1. Designated Survivor — Strictly speaking, this was in the media fluff stuff they were running before the trailers, but it still looked kind of interesting. I don't know if it looked interesting enough to shoe-horn into our TV schedule, but …
2. Snowden — I wasn't ever aware before that Edward Snowden's tale was actually a romance. Weird. Probably not on my list.
3. King Arthur: Legend of the Sword — … and the Giant Elephant That Got Away from Minas Tirith. Really, guys? This looks like someone said, "What if we redid the Arthurian tale with ALL the CGI?" Nah. I'll stay at home and rewatch Excalibur.
4. Doctor Strange — Try and stop me from seeing this. Just try. Hadn't seen this particular trailer before, but it's even more trippy than the first.
5. The Great Wall — This might have been more interesting if the trailer hadn't been in 3D in a non-3D theater. That said, I'm not sure I need to see another movie about (I presume) how some White Guy traveled to a foreign land and was instrumental in some mighty feat that the Non-White People couldn't handle.
6. Magnificent Seven — I was most amused by my 16-yo daughter being outraged that they were remaking the classic. I can't say I disagreed with her. There's nothing particularly wrong in the trailer, but there's nothing that seems to be artistically compelling to have been done (unless giant explosions and a check-the-box diverse cast are artistically compelling). Will probably see it some time, but not in a theater.
7. Assassin's Creed — Is that the actual backstory behind this franchise? Because that's nutso. That said, it looked pretty cool. For a video game movie.
8. War Dogs — Ah, yes, the laff-riot world of Middle East arms deals. Such zany cut-ups! Pass.
9. Dunkirk — Hard to judge based on the very brief trailer, but I suspect it will not be a happy movie. Pass.
So, in short, one movie I will see, a couple I will likely view through streaming at some future date. Not much of a haul.
Well, a reminder to re-watch Excalibur is always nice.
Anáil nathrach, orth' bhais's bethad, do che'l dé'nmha.
I seen that movie and we had no trailers… Lol
For the Great Wall, the Chinese marketing team is just trying to attract Europeans and Americans. There are five heroes in the movie. Four of them are Chinese, and one of them is Matt Damon.
I will be seeing the movie where the wi-fi password is "Shamballa."
🙂
Yes, +Dave Hill, Assassin's Creed is basically "what if the guy in 12 Monkey's killed people?
Sort of.
+Colm Buckley I don't know that I've ever seen it written in what looks like Celtic — but I've had the phonetic version memorized since a movie theater in 1981. 🙂
+Harold Chester Ironically, I'd be a lot more interested in watching it without Matt Damon. But I'm probably not a typical American there.
+Dave Hill , I understand why they did it, and sadly, I think they have correctly read the sentiment of the majority of American and European audiences.
I can see one reason, and only one, for the Magnificent Seven remake. It's an awesome story, but Yul Brynner? Steve McQueen? Charles Bronson? Nobody younger than us knows those names.
However, ears perk up when you mention Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt. Those names will attract eyes, and a curious few could get interested enough to watch the classic western. An even smaller number could possibly be even intrigued enough to track down Seven Samurai.
I'm not a huge fan of reboots but I can see the reasoning behind it when it comes to inserting names and faces that are relevant to new audiences. Now will the new movie live up to the classic? Fingers crossed.
I was looking forward to King Arthur… and then I saw the trailer. Nope. Dammit. Ruined.
+Marty S. You are probably correct — 50 years is probably enough time to allow for a remake. Sadly.
I am actually less irked myself over there being a remake, than the nature of the remake itself. While there will inevitably be changes, the changes I see aren't necessarily for the better.
But, then, I've also come to learn that there can be a vast difference between a trailer and an actual film, in both directions.
On a similar remake note, we saw a fluff piece before the trailers on the new Ben-Hur. Which has inspired me to watch the original with my daughter.
+Dave Hill It's Old Irish (Old Gaelic), could be translated roughly as "Breath of serpent, charm of life and death, your spell is made (or, your spell of making)".