{"id":160048,"date":"2023-02-19T00:00:09","date_gmt":"2023-02-19T07:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/?p=160048"},"modified":"2023-02-19T00:00:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-19T07:00:09","slug":"movie-trailers-seen-before-quantumania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2023\/02\/19\/movie-trailers-seen-before-quantumania.html","title":{"rendered":"Movie trailers seen before &#8220;Quantumania&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So, what sorts of movies do Big Media think will attract possible customers who are there for <em>Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania?<\/em> Here are the trailers we saw this evening:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/a5cf2_movie_trailer_post_image5B15D.jpeg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44058\" src=\"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/a5cf2_movie_trailer_post_image5B15D.jpeg.jpg\" alt=\"Movie Trailer MPAA Notice\" width=\"506\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/a5cf2_movie_trailer_post_image5B15D.jpeg.jpg 506w, https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/a5cf2_movie_trailer_post_image5B15D.jpeg-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/a5cf2_movie_trailer_post_image5B15D.jpeg-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 506px) 85vw, 506px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Super Mario Bros.: The Movie<\/strong><\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>&#8212; This just looks plain silly, but neatly crafted in its silliness. A moderate chance we&#8217;ll see it when it comes out (if my son has any say in the matter).<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Air<\/strong><\/em> &#8212; (a) Who would have thought that the decision of a struggling Nike shoe company to back untried rookie Michael Jordan would lead to so much money being made? (b) Who wants to see a movie about it? (c) So, which is a bigger number, (a) or (b)?\u00a0 (d) Who cares?<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>John Wick 4<\/strong><\/em> &#8212; I saw the first JW film and decided that, while it was fun, it was about all the John Wick I needed for a lifetime.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Flash<\/strong><\/em> &#8212; I&#8217;m more and more convinced that the only reasons this movie is finally being released are (1) it&#8217;s already complete and probably fully depreciated by WB, and (2) James Gunn is too much of a geek to miss the chance to provide a canonical excuse for the DCEU timeline being changed. I have no interest in seeing this in the theaters, but I might stream it some time.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Fast &amp; Furious 10<\/strong><\/em> &#8212; I&#8217;m sure the trailer will excite F&amp;F enthusiasts. I just see a franchise that&#8217;s both winding down and is becoming its own self-referential parody.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Elemental<\/strong><\/em><em> &#8212;\u00a0<\/em>A new Disney\/Pixar flick about a world just like ours, except everyone is made of earth, air, water, and fire. Amusing hi-jinx and a heart-warming forbidden love ensue. Um &#8230; for whatever reason this just didn&#8217;t do it for me.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Guardians of the Galaxy 3<\/strong><\/em> &#8212; This trailer has been out for a little bit, but it&#8217;s nice to see on the big screen. Another sub-franchise winding down to an exit (along with its writer-director), and I am\u00a0<em>very<\/em> interested in how it turns out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We also saw two different segments in the pre-show and an ad during the trailers tied into\u00a0<em><strong>Creed 3<\/strong><\/em>, which I have utterly no interest in.<\/p>\n<p>There was also some pre-show chatter for\u00a0<em><strong>Shazam 2<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/em>which I would be a bit more interested in if they had actually pulled in some of <del>Capt. Marvel&#8217;s<\/del> Shazam&#8217;s classic villains for, rather than &#8230; &#8220;the Daughters of Atlas&#8221;? Which, even with Lucy Liu and Helen Mirren, doesn&#8217;t get me excited.<\/p>\n<p>So, net-net, only one real win for me <em>(GotG 3),<\/em> though some mild interest in a couple of others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time for another review of movie adverts at the movies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":44058,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"both","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":301,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[41],"tags":[1638],"class_list":["post-160048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-media-movies","tag-trailers"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/a5cf2_movie_trailer_post_image5B15D.jpeg.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":160036,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2023\/02\/18\/movie-review-ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantumania-2023.html","url_meta":{"origin":160048,"position":0},"title":"Movie Review: &#8220;Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania&#8221; (2023)","author":"***Dave","date":"Sat 18-Feb-23 11:18pm","format":false,"excerpt":"The final installment of the Ant-Man franchise is flawed but fun","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/media\/franchises\/marvel-cinematic-universe"},"img":{"alt_text":"Ant-Man and the Wasp - Quantumania poster","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Ant-Man-and-the-Wasp-Quantumania-poster-1.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Ant-Man-and-the-Wasp-Quantumania-poster-1.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Ant-Man-and-the-Wasp-Quantumania-poster-1.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Ant-Man-and-the-Wasp-Quantumania-poster-1.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Ant-Man-and-the-Wasp-Quantumania-poster-1.webp?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Ant-Man-and-the-Wasp-Quantumania-poster-1.webp?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":136802,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2018\/06\/18\/movie-trailers-before-incredibles-2.html","url_meta":{"origin":160048,"position":1},"title":"Movie Trailers before &#8220;Incredibles 2&#8221;","author":"***Dave","date":"Mon 18-Jun-18 5:26pm","format":false,"excerpt":"So here's what various companies thought were the movies that would appeal to Incredibles 2 movie-goers. 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