Monday, November 27, 2006

A trip to the trailer park

Quick rundown of my take on the movie trailers out there now.

HELL, YEAH

300: "Sin City" meets "Gladiator/Kingdom of Heaven/Braveheart." Looks like some mighty fine killin' here, and I'm digging the washed-out colors.

The Good Shepherd: Saw this trailer for the first time Saturday, and the story of how the CIA started seems rather epic. What a cast, too.

Reno 911!: Miami: I've seen the TV show only a few times, but it's pretty funny, and this movie version of doofus cops thrust into action looks equally hilarious.

Spider-Man 3: Between the stellar track record of this franchise and this deep, dark installment, Take Three clearly is a must-see.

SURE, I GUESS

Night at the Museum: I'm only a bit ashamed that I laughed at Ben Stiller bumbling around a museum where exhibits come to life after dark. The big concern: All the funniest parts were in the trailer.

Curse of the Golden Flower: More high-flying martial arts in ancient times, a la "Hero" and "House of Flying Daggers," neither of which I've seen. (Not on purpose, though.) Looks like some decent large-scale battle scenes, to boot.

Alpha Dog: I thought Emile Hirsch was OK in "The Girl Next Door," and he seems ready for prime time here as a punk who takes a kid hostage.

HMMMM ...

The Pursuit of Happyness: Will Smith is in danger of getting way too weepy in this story of a father trying to improve his lot in life. Not a fan of the shaggy hair or the incorrect spelling, either.

Blood Diamond: No offense, Leo, but after "The Departed," this tale of people chasing a priceless diamond seems a bit of a comedown, no matter how much you run around Africa.

Dreamgirls: I still don't know if this is based on The Supremes or not, but the music sounds good.

Turistas: Yet another low-grade horror film. But hey, at least they threw in a little Latin flavor.

UM, NO

Rocky Balboa: Really ... this is a joke, right?

Ghost Rider: First, nobody cares about this comic book. Second, the flaming skull looks way too cheesy. Third, isn't Nic Cage a little old to be playing superhero?

Apocalypto: So let me get this straight, Mel ... Jews are evil, but Mayans are just fine?

1 Comments:

At 10:50 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I would rather have Nic Cage play Johnny Blaze instead of Superman (iam jealous that he got to name his son after supps, there is noway the mrs. would let that one be pulled off).
No Rocky vi? Sly made it to try to redeem for that god awful crapfest of 5. In fact, I don't think they even consider the events in 5 to happen.
Why would you pay to see Wil Smith in a movie equivelant to a male Lifetime movie?

 

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