"If you want a second-by-second analysis..."

Yes. Yes already!

I see the trailer concentrates more on the Scat vs 6 romance thingy than on the satirical elements, but I can live with that. If that's how they're going to get bums on seats, so be it.

What's the name of the main song used in the trailer? I know the song in the beginning is "They" by Jem.

Looks really cool Max! When is the release date?

This looks amazing :D Can't wait!

Also - Will you be making a cameo appearance in the film Max?

This looks absolutely amazing! And I would say that even if I wasn't a member of your fan-site, I mean blog.

I want to change it to read 'based on the cult novel by Max(x?) Barry'. Is that so hard?

Looks great, really looking forward to seeing the talking version of the book that made me decide to major in marketing, all the way back in 2000. I would say that I am well read for someone that doesn't read and I have easily read syrup more times than any other, with the love hexagon being a close second. I often find myself tracing a preconceived notion back to something i read in your book (creepy, right?). I'm still having a hard time with a fuller figured, blonde, 6 but I'm sure ill get over it. Scat looks about right so thanks, to whomever, for that. Will you make it to the premier?

Favorite part - "From the Cult Novel Syrup".

I agree, totally love Shiloh as Scat, totally miss the dark hair on 6 and L.A. though. I'll get over it, I'm sure. And I like the idea of the X, you've obsessed over this much longer than we have :)

Great trailer! I too worried that there was too little focus in the trailer on the marketing after its awesome beginning. But reading Max(x?)'s reassurances, ah so'd me. Great music editing too. Loved the cast, though I, too, had a different prevision of 6. Max should fit right in, visually. Congrats, Cult Author!

Love it. So that's a "teaser" I guess b/c it doesn't have the MPAA approved for all audiences crap??

BTW, it would be called a red band trailer b/c he says a bad word in the first 10 seconds. But then, it's a teaser...can't wait!

I honestly wasn't sure if Syrup could translate well onto the big screen, and seeing this trailer...I still feel that way some. Maybe its the heavy emphasis on the romance angle which, while still prominent in the book, strikes me as odd. The thing I liked about the book is how atypical and one-sided it was. No matter hard much Scat pushed, the most he ever seemed to get out of 6 was slight admiration. Even towards the end, when she finally got emotional, you still weren't quite sure if it was a scheme or not. In the trailer, it looks too heavy handed, and a bit cliched, unless the scene of them having hot steamy sex on a table is just one of Scat's fantasies. And did she pull a gun on him?

Consider me the odd man out, but I will reserve final judgement for when I see the film.

Sorry Max.

Now that I've actually had a chance to see the trailer... colour me confused, I'd say. I know the love story was there and a big part of the story, but the corporate hijinks is what made this story different from others, at least in my mind. I'd really like to see more in the trailer about that side because otherwise this just looks like a romance set in a vaguely corporate world... but then I suppose this is a teaser? Plus, I really wanted to see the design of the Fu*k can :D

I don't remember it being a relationship drama..

@roger... I was thinking the 'hot steamy table sex' scene was @, an anti-6 automaton twisted by Pete's evil, jumping on Scat. You don't get a good look at her face but I know she was supposed to look like 6, except blonde. Of course now 6 is blonde so should @ be a brunette?

will there be a lot of overvoice or will all the story telling be left to dialogue? it seems like the best parts of the book were Scat thinking through his issues or making observations. Maybe they cast a sidekick that Scat contstantly talks to about his problems, and his genius.

So, has the product name and company been changed for the film? This is probably the only driving question I have. Otherwise, I can't wait to see it.

ooh! i'm excited now!
i love the book so i was so worried that it was gonna be a disappointment. but the trailer looks good! :D

"Not as good as the book" Oh wait, still a bit too early for that, isn't it? :P

This looked better than I thought it would. Syrup is one of my favorite books of all time, and it actually heavily influenced my own creative ventures. I was kind of worried that a movie might damage the credibility of the novel if it wasn't executed well. But this trailer reminded me of the 2005 movie "Thank You For Smoking," which is a film that also heavily influences much of my work. The Christopher Buckley novel is excellent, but I thought the film was superior. And because this trailer reminds me of TYFS, my uneasiness regarding the Syrup film has mellowed considerably. But blah, blah, blah.

^^ 'Thank You For Smoking' is exactly what I thought of when I first heard of the movie really going ahead. I wanted Eckhart to be Scat!

I don't know how I came to this conclusion, but Lou Reed's "Turn Off The Light" matches up with the trailer eerily well.

@Tim,
I know the first scene is with @ in the office, but the second scene is clearly Scat and 6 in her apartment, I'm guessing after their confrontation in the rain.

@roger,
oh, the 2nd table sex scene... I didn't catch that there was more than one... guess you can't have enough steamy table sex. Could it have been Cindy? There are so many blondes in this story now it's hard to tell who is supposed to be who. If it is steamy table sex with 6 than I agree, that is disappointing. The unrequited sexual tension helped drive the story for me. Look what happened after John Travolta and Cybil Sheppard sealed the deal on moonlighting; killed it. Like the great Barry once said, it's not the naked woman that is exciting, it is the possibility of the naked woman--- so similarly it is with sex on screen, at least in my experience.

I am hoping the steamy sex is Scat's dream while sleeping on the floor, ala The Tourist (Depp version).

willis, not travolta.

This makes me want to read the book again.

Maaaayyyy have just re-read Syrup because of this...

...In less than two days...

...What flavour of Kool-aid shall we toast you with Max(x?) :D

He ghost-wrote the entire thing. Gotcha ;)

Hi,

The trailer looks awesome. Read this book many years ago, and although I only remember parts of the plot now, I remember I really enjoyed it. Since then I've been working with branding and CRM. Questions: 1) Is the main focus in the movie about the love story or the marketing/business plot?, 2) Don't remember the trailer-scene where Scat tries to escape with 6 over his shoulder. Is that in the book or did you write that for the screenplay? 3) Which character is Brittany Snows portraying in the movie? Thanks for the replies. Really looking forward to the movie!

PS

I first took that scene to be one of the many times Scat retrieves the clothes that have been thrown out of the window after him, but now you have me wondering...

Anyhow, can't wait to see the movie, it looks terrific!

Congratulations, Max! It looks amazing. Quite proud of you.

I cannot wait for this movie! Must reread the book first though. I totally agree the romance had to remain, without that it wouldn't work, balance is all Hollywood.

I hope it's a huge success Max(x). Though even a "cult success" to match the "cult novel" they say it's based on would be kinda cool...

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