Quicktime Trailer for Satoshi Kon's 'Paprika'; Opens in the USA May 25th 2007.

I'm expecting the R2 UK DVD to either ship tonight - play.com have a habit of shipping pre-orders out Thursday night, taking two days to wing their way to a U.K address and then arriving on the mat early Saturday morning - or to ship just a couple of days after this USA cinema release, at the point of the date on Sony's UK site, given as late May 2007. Sure, U.K DVDs can be incredibly hit-and-miss, bare-bones too, but an early release of an anticipated movie is welcome... so all those issues kind of get sidelined or go out of the window for many, it seems. Still, this is Sony, so I expect they'll do a good job.

One thing you can see from this further alternative trailer (yes, more footage I don't think we've seen in previous trailers) is the quality in the detail of the animation. Sure, you get a sense of it with those streaming or leaked trailers / footage, but a Quicktime trailer helps a lot. It's been a while since the Japanese one, so I wonder why I have no sense of an impression made upon me from that trailer? I think it may have been a streaming, compressed movie hiding with a Quicktime guise... perhaps. Anyway, this film looks damn fine, and I think this still represents the kind of animation I would love to see more of from Japan - a little more mature, substantial, with better, detailed animation.

'Paprika' Quicktime Trailer for American Release at Apple USA.

Todds Review here.
Ardvarks Review.
Paprika US website here.