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Trailers:MoneyBall? More Like Broke Brad Pitt
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"Remember this shit at Christmas!!" from the shotgun scene.
And who can forget the instant classic "Next time, I'll deflate all your balls". I had my own internal standing ovation at that moment. They had to know what they were doing with the movie. When Randy Couture says "It's not easy being green" it made no sense and every character in the scene looked at him with a WTF? expression. It's like they were mirroring the audience reaction to cheesy lines in old action movies.
I actually think it's an approach that works great for trailers. I don't necessarily want to know the plot point-for-point in the trailer -- the Inception trailer had me hooked right away because it seemed super intriguing. It piqued my curiosity.
The thing that bothers me is when the whole movie isn't much more sophisticated. Like Transformers 2 (whose trailer had me somewhat excited to see the movie, despite my better instincts).
i don't need the plot spelled out to me, but i do need to know the premise
Inception's first trailer just had me going "huh?"
this was my first thing i saw of Inception:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGuwA04z9Ro
aside from "your mind is the scene of the crime", which doesn't even tell you anything
it's just a bunch of random special effects shots!
this didn't intrigue me, it made me groan and ignore Inception until the second trailer came out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSyQ3K0xnYg
this intrigued me a little more. I was like "Okay, this looks like an actual movie with a plot and characters and not just some SFX company's demo reel"
i still didn't quite get what the movie was about. something about dreaming and idea-stealing? but at the very least i was intrigued
then the third trailer came out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziixLbLKBXU
this trailer is amazing. if you consider trailers minor works of creative art all on their own, distinct from the films they promote (which i do), this trailer is a work of art
it tells you what you need to know. Inception is a heist movie, but the heist inside the mind. It's an ensemble cast, and a rather fantastic one at that, and some of the characters clearly have their own backstory stuff going on that is larger than just the heist story (turns only to be true of Dom, but whatever)
but that first trailer? That first trailer, which some might call simply a "teaser" because it doesn't really tell you anything, i just find those kind of annoying.
Like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdaMGcOyfjM
There's a new Kung Fu Panda movie coming, and in case you didn't see the first one, it's animated and a bit silly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU6Djgf0gNo
Animated superhero a bit past his prime.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWw0ov-cAUg&feature=related
Batman's back and he's better than ever (hey laah, hey lah, Batman's back)
Obviously if the Inception teaser was all anyone got, no one would have seen it. But early release teasers aren't meant to be full trailers. They spark interest/curiousity and get brand recognition in early, so when they can put out a more thorough trailer, people are already interested.
Be thankful. Legion was fucking terrible. To quote a reviewer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrIiYSdEe4E
Was that a power armour suit attacking a bi-plane?? I don't recall seeing the future flashes in previous trailers, and now I am prepared for damned near anything to happen at any time in that movie.
And I'm glad to hear I dodged a bullet on Legion. I admit my standards are pretty lax in regards to interest, but when it comes time to actually pay to see something, I'm not disappointed often. Only a handful of exceptions come to mind. The Avengers, Species 2, The Last Airbender and Season of the Witch come to mind.
I am curious about Cowboys vs Aliens, though. But I haven't read the comics and I feel like i should have.
We'll see!
Also, a bit late here, but:
Paul Bettany was in Master & Commander. He was the doctor.
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He's also the voice of JARVIS in both Iron Man movies.
If that counts.
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Scream 4
It looks like a parody of Scream 1 (which is somewhat appropriate). Which should at least put it above any of the Scary Movie films. Based on the trailer alone I'm not really excited, but if it is doing what I think it is I am really looking forward to it.
All the Screams have been great - decent.
Exactly. Viewed through that lens, yeah, 4 looks like it really has potential. If this was a trailer for Scream 1 I'd pass it off as likely rubbish and wait for DVD.
(Also: I cracked up at the "Name the remake of the groundbreaking..." response).
Because that show is called 'Roots'.
Yeah, the point of resistance almost always seems to be pushing the enemy to the genocide or ignore point, and hoping like hell they have a conscience.
Why I fear the ocean.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP6zhpST3Ro
super powered kids being murdered....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYfn4CqChqo
Suing the Devil...then having him walk into the courtroom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZJ0TP4nTaE
Matt Damon breaking the rules
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3U9RsXeJ3w
and to finish...Bradley Cooper with superpowers....;-)
Master and Commander!
MASTER AND COMMANDER
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzG4K2m_j5U
"You were given these powers for a reason." "They're here." "I'm not going to let anyone hurt you. "I'm not leaving." "You can't stop what's coming." "If they kill you we are all gonna die." "You're more powerful together." "You have no idea what I'm capable of."
Really unique and interesting dialogue there.
All those trailers are terrible.
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What happened to Malcolm McDowell's career? Maybe they paid him 8 TRILLION DOLLARS?
Cowboys versus Aliens because it looks like it takes itself too goddamn seriously
LA because we just had Skyline and it was fucking horrible the first time
Yeah. Could have been so awesome, and then yeah.
ARGH I can't stand her
Its a movie from my country.
OFC its going to be like that, all the ppl who control the purse strings are hardcore christians.
It sets a new standard, my God.
Well the guys that produced Skyline did the special effects for Battle: LA. And they were sued for making Skyline while they were doing the effects for Battle: LA or something like that. At least that's what I read.
There are many similar shots in the trailers of the two, however the shot with him and his girlfriend when he leaves is straight out of Independence Day.
Ahh now that was a good bad movie, I'm hoping this one is like that one but I just have a feeling it's going to suck on every level because it takes itself incredibly seriously
What's really bad is I was really into it for the first half of the trailer. McDowell as Satan, awesome! It was looking to be a really funny movie. Then BAM! Here's a bunch of hardcore serious religious stuff.
It also looks like it may have an anti-"elitist" slant with all the people defending the devil.