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Wheeeeee!

That makes up for that Burning Plain crap. Damn, now I want to fight zombies on roller skates.

Full blown Psycho-Woody on a Zombie Killin' Rampage! I have had a li'l pudgy for this movie since the first trailer was posted and cannot wait to shriek with glee when it hits the old Googolplex!
And I love Ellen Page... and Roller Derby Girls... so, y'know, suck it, haters.

At first I wondered why the Whip It poster repeats the name of the film so close to the primary type treatment. Then I remembered, "Hey, I'm a graphic designer. I bet I know exactly why they did that." Ten bucks: the studio was concerned that certain people may not be able to read the type with the image-based fill, but the designers were unwilling to give it up completely. Classic client/designer relationship. The result is, of course, confusing and awkward. Well done all around.

I don't think that counts as "whining" so much as "bitching." And this is Pajiba - you can't outlaw bitching here.

I'm glad I'm not the only one to think that Jesse Eisenberg is basically Michael Cera, but with more acting ability and comedic timing. Think we could hire him for the Arrested Development movie instead? C'mon, they've replaced people in the past!

As a general rule, I don't do anything related to roller derby. Those women scare me. I may give this one a chance.

Agreed, vercordio. They're trying to do too much at one time - strip it down to the bare essence.

Even at One-Sheet size, I'm not sure if the image filled title shows enough of the performers in each letter to pay off.

In a poster that was ONLY the image filled title text, it might work, because then it would be huge and alone.

That whined, I do look forward to this film in an Adventureland/Zombieland kind of way - probably won't be a masterpiece, but it might be somewhat entertaining and it has a promising cast.

I could not agree more with Mr. Roth. Everybody wants some and I want some too. Zombieland looks awesome.

What a great "No Whining Wednesday" this is! It's like it is Zombie day on Pajiba.

First, the Burning Plain trailer gets hijacked into a "everything is better with zombies" thread. And now this.

What a great fucking Wednesday this is turning out to be.

Wa Wa Wa ... trade news is glum to nil ... wa wa wa ... layers of excrement ... wa wa wa ... the trailer is only two-minutes long ... wa wa wa

whiner

Jesse Eisenberg, don't ever narrate again. I was never partial to your face, and now I can't stand your voice.

Sorry, I had bitchflakes for breakfast. WHAT?

Dudes - Juliette *awesome* Lewis is in the derby flick too! Happy Dance!

Why do I have a sneaky suspicion that Woody Harrelson dies in Zombieland? Is it just me? I'm just thinking that because anyone who is that badass is expected to die.

Well...unless you're Bruce Willis, Sylvester Stallone , or Arnold Schwarzenegger...wait a damn minute, why do I see Stallone is in development on Death Wish? Charles Bronson is the shit asshole! Don't fuck with him!

vercordio >> I suspect your assessment is correct, although I find it amusing that the repetition also invokes the Devo song more pointedly.

I hope these movies aren't opening on the same day here in Australia. I'd hate to be forced to choose.

Don't really know what the parameters are for No Whining Wednesday, but if it is what it sounds like... won't thus be, like, the quietest post ever?

That being said:

Ellen Page looks beautiful and sympathetic here. Which may be tough to do in, like, a roller-combat movie. I love her.