ELFQUEST: A FAN IMAGINING Trailer

[filkertom]

The other day, we linked up to the teaser to this. Now here's the whole thing.

I am torn. I think they've got the look and feel down. Those ladies are exceptionally hot. And I'm having all kinds of wicked thoughts about some of the images.

Maybe I'm not torn.

Thoughts?

ETA: Yeah, I think we all agree that the biggest problems were [a] excessive eye makeup and [b] a distinct lack of male elves. I, too, would love to see Cutter and Skywise done this way. The real trick would be some of the trolls -- Picknose and Two-Edge especially.

Comments

[saganth.livejournal.com]

Pros: Good technical execution. Good costuming, lots of pretty ladies. Make-up for me was not an issue.

Cons: Lack of male elves. Lots of repetitive poses and shots - felt like watching the worst parts of the original Sar Trek movie at times. And was anyone else disturbed by the fact that NOBODY SPOKE? It felt like "We're cutie cosplay girls, we're here to look pretty and sexy and we'll never ever bother you with talking!" Part of this lack of speech, and the male humans/female elves total ratio, lended a vague sense of watching a non-explicit trailer for a porno.

Conclusion: Overall a good fan film/trailer, better than many tend to be, but not as good as it could or should have been. And I say this as someone who's never read Elfquest. I'm glad I watched this, but if this were an actual trailer for an actual film, as a way of introducing me to the world of Elfquest, I'd be disappointed and more than a bit disinterested in bothering to see the full film, based on what we see and do not see or hear here.

[misterseth.livejournal.com]

Let's not forget that these elves can 'send'.

[saganth.livejournal.com]

Um, as I said above I've never read Elfquest, so I have no idea what you're talking about. So how can I forget what I don't know in the first place??

[misterseth.livejournal.com]

Sending is a form of telepathy for the elves

[starcat-jewel.livejournal.com]

I think they were trying to suggest it, with the eye effects and voice-overs. Needs work, though.

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

I will point out for all and sundry that you can read the entire saga online at http://www.elfquest.com (the Flash intro is a loud wolf's howl, so be ready). What you want is the Original Quest. (You can go directly to http://www.elfquest.com/gallery/OnlineComics3.html and bypass the intro.)

[morpheus0013.livejournal.com]

Re: the poses and shots--I wonder if the repetitiveness of that is why I had the impression they had recycled actors. I kept feeling like I was seeing the same four women over and over in different costumes.

[saganth.livejournal.com]

I was wondering that too actually, but I wasn't sure. Still not sure.

[james-the-evil1.livejournal.com]

None of the credits were repeated.