Comments on: Watch: First Trailer For Spike Jonze’s ‘Her’ Starring Joaquin Phoenix; Arcade Fire Providing The Score

By: fred

fred — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:19:30 +0000

I love both the writer/director and lead actor in this, but it does look pretty corny and sentimental. Spike is apparently a bit of sentimentalist and that's unfortunate. As the great Paul Fussell said, "Sentimentality is the enemy of art." Of course, most film-goers, being half-educated silly Americans, don't really mind, or even love sentimentality, especially if it's packaged with A list actors and directors. But it's a cloying emotional strategy, quite unlike the resonance achieved by the stark avoidance of sentimentality. Watch some European films by masters like Kieslowski, Truffaut or Bergman for starters and you'll learn what adult story-telling on film looks like.

By: Evan

Evan — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:19:30 +0000

Looks great. Joaquin is one of my favorite actors so I will be there the day it opens.

By: ben

ben — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:19:30 +0000

Damn that looks fucking amazing! November can't come soon enough. Hopefully it opens early at the NYFF.

By: d

Fri, 13 May 2016 09:19:30 +0000

Very excited.

By: Frankie

Frankie — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:19:30 +0000

Looks terrible! Only stupid trustfund hipster white kids want to see this. No one else.

By: non_J

non_J — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:19:30 +0000

Ah … another quirky romantic comedy with another endearingly clumsy male lead, just like the writers and the directors. Can hardly wait.

Where's HAL to pull the plug when you need him?

By: ASH

ASH — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:19:30 +0000

Amazing!! Joaquin Phoenix is amazing.

By: RL

RL — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:19:30 +0000

Damn.So good.

By: cirkusfolk

cirkusfolk — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:19:30 +0000

So Spike Jonze's first original screenplay written by himself? His Inception? Also, apparently Spike isn't over his ex as a Yeah yeah Yeahs song plays during the first half of this.

By: not_working_for_them

not_working_for_them — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:19:30 +0000

Looks like the PR staff is out in full force today populating the comments. Can you REALLY create buzz for an apparent flapping turkey? How the mighty have fallen…. Bring back Charlie K.

By: Nik G.

Nik G. — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:19:30 +0000

I'm a big fan of Jonze's work and this actually doesn't look as good as its potential suggests. Too dapper, serious, with hints of generic romantic comedy elements throughout. Hoping that I'm proven wrong when I see it, but I don't get all the enthusiasm from people. The only really great thing about the trailer is Phoenix and his awesome moustache.

By: bohmer

bohmer — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:19:30 +0000

this comments thread is full of miserable people. just saying.

By: Ozzie

Ozzie — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:19:30 +0000

I'm really looking forward to this film. Also greatly enjoyed the music used for the trailer–any idea who wrote the last song? Is it Karen's voice from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs?

By: Fred

Fred — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:19:30 +0000

Poor Lou, you don't have the discretionary insight or confidence to know whether something is ironic or not. Frustrated you resort to plebeian insults. I trust you wear a baseball cap backwards, tee shirts with clever phrases and drink plenty of beer. Best always, Frederich Hegel the fourth.

By: Ross

Ross — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:19:29 +0000

What is the song at the BEGINNING of the trailer? Sounds really familiar but can't figure it out

By: Brett

Brett — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:19:29 +0000

The song is Skeletons by YYYs, on their It's Blitz album

By: Brett

Brett — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:19:29 +0000

The song is Skeletons by YYYs, on their It's Blitz album

By: DG

DG — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:19:29 +0000

If this were anyone else but Joaquin Phoenix I'd be hating on this thing hard. Willing to give it a shot though

By: Fred

Fred — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:19:29 +0000

to D: Yes, Chaplin is an undisputed master of film. I wasn't about to list every great filmmaker. To dispense with the playful tone of high dudgeon for second, I really think Chaplin's sentimentality is of a different sort. He manages to make it poignant and funny so he isn't just a sentimentalist.

Hopefully, Her won't be as corny and sentimental as the trailer. The arc of the story does seem pretty cheesy. But an actor of Phoenix's caliber can make almost anything seem interesting and sublime. He's as good as it gets.

By: Adam Scott Thompson

Adam Scott Thompson — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:19:29 +0000

In the future men will no longer date or court women. They'll just save up their money and buy a programmable, "life-like" fem-bot. Thanks, Japan.

By: ryan

ryan — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:19:29 +0000

Jaoquin Phoenix is DDL 2.0 (see what I did there 😉 for our generation…just the Academy won't see it for another decade or so…..LAAAAAmmmmmeeeee. But the film looks great!!!!

By: M.

M. — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:19:29 +0000

Without diverging in the convulsed mass of bullshit that the Indiewire comments section is notable for … Phoenix looks great, the trailer was engaging enough, sentimental Rom-Com's are in, and expect some Academy consideration.

By: Mathilde

Mathilde — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:19:29 +0000

Anyone knows who sing the last song of the trailer ?
Thanks

By: Sully

Sully — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:19:29 +0000

Yea I need to know the last song too. I know the first two songs but can't find the last one. I tried typing in the Lyrics I've searched and searched and nothing.

By: Sully

Sully — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:19:29 +0000

Ok looks like I've found it. It's called The Moon Song by YYYs Karen O. And the song was written for the movie. Which is probably why I can't find it anywhere