Trailer Park: July 23
I'll be back with the Weekly Billboard hopefully this weekend, but now I'd like to take a look at a few trailers and give you my two cents about them. To make things easier and to satisfy my OCD, I will categorize them.
Exciting:
King Kong - Peter Jackson has pre-Village M. Night Shyamalan status with me right now. I'm excited for anything his name is on. Though to be honest, I'll probably be excited for whatever M. Night's next one is.
Grizzly Man - Admittedly, this is the animal show nerd in me that's excited. But even if I wasn't an animal show nerd, this looks really interesting.
Chronicles of Narnia - Zimm might've had my head if I didn't include this one, but seriously...it looks really good.
Intriguing:
Red Eye - I like a trailer where it looks interesting but doesn't give anything away. This is one of those. It's a Wes Craven movie, but it doesn't seem like your regular Craven stuff.
The New World - The Pocahontas story, eh? Hm.
The Edukators - Looks German, but I'm not positive. Interesting idea.
The Warrior - A British film that doesn't look British. I thought this was an Asian movie at first.
Mirror Mask - Did they really need to start the trailer with quotes from reviews? I think the trailer spoke for itself pretty well.
Transporter 2 - I may be in the minority here, but I really enjoyed the first Transporter. Maybe it's because I'm a Jason Statham fan, but still.
I Don't Know...:
Waiting - Some parts of this look really funny, and others look really gross. And the fact that hot dogs are a central theme makes me really nervous. What gives me hope is some of the more underrated actors in the cast (I can't remember their names, but if you've seen Ed or American Dreams, you know who I'm talking about).
The Baxter - Funny, or big-screen version of Stella? Only time will tell.
Flightplan - Where's Jodie Foster been, anyway? Do I already know the ending of this movie? Is it The Forgotten on an airplane? I hope not.
The Brothers Grimm - Matt Damon and Heath Ledger...I like those two (usually)...but the plot...geez. I don't know. Could be really good or really bad. I don't know if "passable" is a possibility here.
The Skeleton Key - I do love a good thriller. Is this one? It looks like it's either good, or another one of the Ring clones we've seen over the last few years.
Okay, This Just Looks Bad:
Stealth - This is a movie about a stealth bomber with a mind of its own. No, seriously. I'm not kidding. Also, Jamie Foxx is in it. Comparisons with post-Oscar Cuba Gooding may begin......now.
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo - It's movies like this that make me kind of glad that I don't have press credentials yet and I don't feel obligated to review this.
Into the Blue - Jessica Alba was in a really good movie with Sin City. Unless she's in the sequel, I don't ever expect to see her in another good movie again. This one looks like it might have some fun scenes, but most of the time you're just shaking your head.
There are more, but it's getting late. What are you looking forward to/dreading? How do these look? Add your own two cents.
Exciting:
King Kong - Peter Jackson has pre-Village M. Night Shyamalan status with me right now. I'm excited for anything his name is on. Though to be honest, I'll probably be excited for whatever M. Night's next one is.
Grizzly Man - Admittedly, this is the animal show nerd in me that's excited. But even if I wasn't an animal show nerd, this looks really interesting.
Chronicles of Narnia - Zimm might've had my head if I didn't include this one, but seriously...it looks really good.
Intriguing:
Red Eye - I like a trailer where it looks interesting but doesn't give anything away. This is one of those. It's a Wes Craven movie, but it doesn't seem like your regular Craven stuff.
The New World - The Pocahontas story, eh? Hm.
The Edukators - Looks German, but I'm not positive. Interesting idea.
The Warrior - A British film that doesn't look British. I thought this was an Asian movie at first.
Mirror Mask - Did they really need to start the trailer with quotes from reviews? I think the trailer spoke for itself pretty well.
Transporter 2 - I may be in the minority here, but I really enjoyed the first Transporter. Maybe it's because I'm a Jason Statham fan, but still.
I Don't Know...:
Waiting - Some parts of this look really funny, and others look really gross. And the fact that hot dogs are a central theme makes me really nervous. What gives me hope is some of the more underrated actors in the cast (I can't remember their names, but if you've seen Ed or American Dreams, you know who I'm talking about).
The Baxter - Funny, or big-screen version of Stella? Only time will tell.
Flightplan - Where's Jodie Foster been, anyway? Do I already know the ending of this movie? Is it The Forgotten on an airplane? I hope not.
The Brothers Grimm - Matt Damon and Heath Ledger...I like those two (usually)...but the plot...geez. I don't know. Could be really good or really bad. I don't know if "passable" is a possibility here.
The Skeleton Key - I do love a good thriller. Is this one? It looks like it's either good, or another one of the Ring clones we've seen over the last few years.
Okay, This Just Looks Bad:
Stealth - This is a movie about a stealth bomber with a mind of its own. No, seriously. I'm not kidding. Also, Jamie Foxx is in it. Comparisons with post-Oscar Cuba Gooding may begin......now.
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo - It's movies like this that make me kind of glad that I don't have press credentials yet and I don't feel obligated to review this.
Into the Blue - Jessica Alba was in a really good movie with Sin City. Unless she's in the sequel, I don't ever expect to see her in another good movie again. This one looks like it might have some fun scenes, but most of the time you're just shaking your head.
There are more, but it's getting late. What are you looking forward to/dreading? How do these look? Add your own two cents.
Tha Docta's two cents. | 12:54 AM
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