The computer generated elements look absolutely beautiful, even in Quicktime. The colors looked amazingly vivid, so it seems that at the very least the movie will be very pretty on the big screen. In particular I found the flying beings that the Aliens were riding, and the lush vegetation to be absolutely striking.

But I found it very jarring as it switches between the computer generated elements and the live action. Cameron has said that the split will be about 60/40, however the trailer does not seem to represent that ratio. In this teaser, I think that it looked like the computer elements were tacked on – it did not seem like they were all of one world. This especially struck me in the scene where the aliens are awaking in some sort of laboratory (just past half way).

I hope that Cameron is able to pull this off, but as of now I’m not entirely sure if I’m going to be buy into the hype. I am interested in seeing a full length, conventional trailer that makes some more of the real plot points evident. Reading summaries of the plot online, it seems on the surface to be an archetypal story.

I realize that the tail is entirely fictional, however I really worried about being able to overcome the backdrop that the story takes place. I am hoping that I can turn off my ‘historical accuracy detector’ throughout the film. I am in love with movies like the Longest Day, which retell what happened without using too many creative liberties with the history.

Tarantino has said that the film is “”spaghetti western but with World War II iconography”, and watching the trailers leaving me wondering how clearly it comes across in the film. Quentin hasn’t let me down yet, however I hope that he is back in his amazing Pulp Fiction form, compared to his most recent effort, Deathproof.

I will post my thoughts after I see it (probably on Sunday) and I’m looking forward to it, good or bad.