{"id":3728,"date":"2011-03-04T02:42:25","date_gmt":"2011-03-04T02:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2011\/03\/04\/a-seemingly-impossible-bit-of-movie-alchemy-2\/"},"modified":"2011-03-04T02:42:25","modified_gmt":"2011-03-04T02:42:25","slug":"a-seemingly-impossible-bit-of-movie-alchemy-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2011\/03\/04\/a-seemingly-impossible-bit-of-movie-alchemy-2\/","title":{"rendered":"A seemingly impossible bit of movie alchemy"},"content":{"rendered":"

For Moving Pictures<\/span>, I reviewed the improbable Rango<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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In a seemingly impossible bit of movie alchemy, director Gore Verbinski (\u201cPirates of the Caribbean: At World\u2019s End\u201d), with the aid of Johnny Depp, masterfully combines \u201cChinatown,\u201d Sergio Leone\u2019s Man with No Name films and the best of Looney Tunes into the hilarious and entertaining \u201cRango.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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While borrowing liberally from a variety of sources, the screenplay by John Logan (\u201cSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street\u201d) melds all the disparate elements into a cohesive and thoroughly original story. In the visual-effects firm\u2019s first animated feature, the magnificent ILM animation sparkles, granting each beautiful scene lush details and the countless characterizations a unique vision.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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Verbinski, who along with Logan and James Ward Byrkit conceived the story, brilliantly establishes the tenor of the tale within his terrarium from the outset: Four owl mariachi-band narrators break the fourth wall and, like some Greek tragedy\u2019s chorus, eventually become immersed within the story itself. Then Rango puts on a manic one-man, one-act show co-starring a nude, headless doll and a windup fish, both inanimate.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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Read more at Moving Pictures<\/span>.<\/a><\/p>\n

A seemingly impossible bit of movie alchemy<\/a> was originally published on The Geek Curmudgeon<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For Moving Pictures, I reviewed the improbable Rango. Quote: In a seemingly impossible bit of movie alchemy, director Gore Verbinski (\u201cPirates of the Caribbean: At World\u2019s End\u201d), with the aid of Johnny Depp, masterfully combines \u201cChinatown,\u201d Sergio Leone\u2019s Man with … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n