Seeing two very different movies in the theater this weekend, I had a chance to see an array of trailers. First, for ones that were before How to Train Your Dragon:
- Prince of Persia – Looks like parkour is, appropriately, highly emphasized in this movie. Looks fun.
- Karate Kid – I was not wowed by the idea of this remake. I’m still not, but except for the window dressing changes, it looks like they’re making a pretty faithful remake of the original. That begs the issue of why you’d want to, though watching the original is a bit … painful these days.
- The Last Airbender – On the down side, an older trailer than some of the ones I’ve seen online lately. On the up side, big screen and no caching issues! Woot!
- Megamind – An animated film about a super-villain. Meh.
- Legend of the Guardians – Kay is definitely on the wait list for this one. Talking Owls! Magical Adventures and Quests! It’s got her name written all over it.
- Despicable Me – Another animated film about a super-villain … but this one looks funny.
- Shrek – An intriguing reboot (magically) of the franchise, which may actually give it a bit of freshness again.
- Toy Story 3 – It looks as good the first two … which begs the issue, again, of why.
And before Losers:
- Sex & the City 2 – I am so glad I never watched this show. Or the first movie. Or … anything about it. Bleah.
- Step Up 3 – I would much rather watch the impressive dance numbers than the second-rate Fame soap opera. That they are doing this in 3-D is … an interesting idea. For the dancing, at least.
- Takers – Gritty urban crime caper thing, full of guys trying to demonstrate they are bad-asses. Um, not feeling the interest in this trailer.
- MacGruber – A spoof of the action-spy genre sounds like a great idea. This movies does not.
- Lottery Ticket – Black kid in the ‘hood wins the Lottery, but can’t turn in the ticket (for some improbable reason) for three days. Hilarity, sex, and violence ensue.
- Splice – They created it in a lab! It got loose! And it’s DEADLY! (Yawns)
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