Inherent Vice trailer

[kelber at mindspring.com]

I was a little lukewarm on the book, but the trailer looks great. Can't wait to see it! In terms of the music, I know my hopes will be dashed, but wouldn't it be great to see a rendering of Soul Gidget?

Laura


-----Original Message-----
>From: John Bailey <sundayjb at gmail.com>
>Sent: Sep 30, 2014 9:04 AM
>To: David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
>Cc: Perry Noid <coolwithdoc at gmail.com>, Pynchon List <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>Subject: Re: Inherent Vice trailer
>
>Definitely joshin', David.
>
>The trailer could be read as a spoof of Coen Brothers comedies,
>including The Big Lebowski, and other 90s-Gen directors Anderson grew
>up with and has supplanted. The music and editing is Tarantino, not
>Pynchon (that trailer would be more Elephant's Memory and Fapardokly
>and Yummy Yummy Yummy ugh my tummy). The last few sequences also
>remind me of the ending of PTA's Hard Eight, possibly given the
>knock-out treatment here.
>
>The key image, though, is of the kneeling Doc holding his
>nether-regions safe as a fleet of policemen pass by. That's the
>Pynchon this damn flick should aim for. I have great hopes.
>
>On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 10:53 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Looks good to me, music and all.  How Bailey presumes DEFINITELY anything
>> about this film is funny.
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 7:46 PM, John Bailey <sundayjb at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I think it's been edited to make it seem like the kind of movie it's
>>> not. Eg there's not a single hint of weed shown, or anything not
>>> G-rated really. And some of the music choices are DEFINITELY not from
>>> the film itself.
>>>
>>> On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 10:44 AM, Perry Noid <coolwithdoc at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> > Gah! Do I watch or no? I know I'm gonna see it, don't need it to
>>> > convince
>>> > me, but...oh this is painful.
>>> >
>>> > On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 5:31 PM, John Bailey <sundayjb at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> Did I miss this posting?
>>> >>
>>> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUZgOQ186-A
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>>> >
>>> >
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