Exciting:
Nacho Libre: Until they do something disappointing, all I need to know is that the director of Napolean Dynamite, the writer of School of Rock, and Jack Black are involved. This looks to be absurdly hilarious.
Intriguing:
The Tenants: To be honest with you, I’m not sure what this is about, even after watching the trailer. That’s a good thing. To me, a trailer should give you a general idea about a movie (not necessarily the plot), and not give anything away. That’s what this one does. It looks like a story about two authors, played by Dylan McDermott and Snoop Dogg. And it’s not a comedy. It’s got something to do with race, but I’m not sure what. And Snoop looks like he can give a pretty good performance here. Definitely worth a second look.
Duck Season: The power goes out, so two brothers find…more creative things to do than just playing “Halo”. Looks to be a good time. And it’s in Spanish and filmed in black & white.
I Don’t Know…:
Silent Hill: If it wasn’t based on a video game, I might put it a category above this, because it looks pretty freaky. But there’s always the potential for disaster when a movie is based on a game. Doom, anyone?
The Second Chance: From the looks of the trailer, it seems to be a movie about a white pastor and a black pastor, where the white pastor goes to the black church and tries to help out in the community…or something. If you notice questionable acting chops in the trailer, that can’t be a good sign. I would expect all the racial clichés in this one. I mean the good kind of clichés, though—the ones where both races find they’re not so different after all, and inspiring music starts to play.
London: Here’s an example of a trailer where I’m not sure what’s going on, but it’s a bad thing. It looks like someone with ADD put it together. Though I really like Jason Statham, so it’ll be interesting to see what the reviews say when this one comes out.
Happy Feet: The fascination with penguins continues. This one’s about animated penguins that sing and dance. And one of them has the accent that Hank Azaria uses in The Bird Cage. That could be good for some laughs in spite of oneself. Other than that, the trailer makes it looks like there’s not much substance to go with the pretty cool-looking animation.
Okay, This Just Looks Bad:
The Shaggy Dog: I’m just going to boycott Disney if they don’t stop making remakes of their old movies. And stop making movies with Tim Allen. This one might be fun for the kids, but it will probably make adults want to shoot themselves in the face. Three guesses as to what song they used in the trailer. (Did you say “Atomic Dog” or “The one with the “bow-wow-wow yippee-oh-yippee-ay” line? You win.)
Nacho Libre: Until they do something disappointing, all I need to know is that the director of Napolean Dynamite, the writer of School of Rock, and Jack Black are involved. This looks to be absurdly hilarious.
Intriguing:
The Tenants: To be honest with you, I’m not sure what this is about, even after watching the trailer. That’s a good thing. To me, a trailer should give you a general idea about a movie (not necessarily the plot), and not give anything away. That’s what this one does. It looks like a story about two authors, played by Dylan McDermott and Snoop Dogg. And it’s not a comedy. It’s got something to do with race, but I’m not sure what. And Snoop looks like he can give a pretty good performance here. Definitely worth a second look.
Duck Season: The power goes out, so two brothers find…more creative things to do than just playing “Halo”. Looks to be a good time. And it’s in Spanish and filmed in black & white.
I Don’t Know…:
Silent Hill: If it wasn’t based on a video game, I might put it a category above this, because it looks pretty freaky. But there’s always the potential for disaster when a movie is based on a game. Doom, anyone?
The Second Chance: From the looks of the trailer, it seems to be a movie about a white pastor and a black pastor, where the white pastor goes to the black church and tries to help out in the community…or something. If you notice questionable acting chops in the trailer, that can’t be a good sign. I would expect all the racial clichés in this one. I mean the good kind of clichés, though—the ones where both races find they’re not so different after all, and inspiring music starts to play.
London: Here’s an example of a trailer where I’m not sure what’s going on, but it’s a bad thing. It looks like someone with ADD put it together. Though I really like Jason Statham, so it’ll be interesting to see what the reviews say when this one comes out.
Happy Feet: The fascination with penguins continues. This one’s about animated penguins that sing and dance. And one of them has the accent that Hank Azaria uses in The Bird Cage. That could be good for some laughs in spite of oneself. Other than that, the trailer makes it looks like there’s not much substance to go with the pretty cool-looking animation.
Okay, This Just Looks Bad:
The Shaggy Dog: I’m just going to boycott Disney if they don’t stop making remakes of their old movies. And stop making movies with Tim Allen. This one might be fun for the kids, but it will probably make adults want to shoot themselves in the face. Three guesses as to what song they used in the trailer. (Did you say “Atomic Dog” or “The one with the “bow-wow-wow yippee-oh-yippee-ay” line? You win.)
