New ‘Superman Returns’ trailer in QuickTime
For those of you keeping count, this is the second full trailer for “Superman Returns.”
I’ll finally admit that I’m starting to get excited for this movie. Yeah, I know, I talked some crap on it back in like November, but this honestly does look good.
Head over to Apple’s trailers page to check it out in glorious HD QuickTime.
You have plans for May 26
Just in case you were planning to not see “X-Men: The Last Stand” on May 26, I submit for your approval the theatrical trailer. Prepare for lots of hot mutant-on-mutant violence followed by mutant crying and then pure glee. If the trailer is any indication (I know, trailers are rarely any indication), this one will beat out “X2”, which itself was an anomoly in that it was clearly better than the original film (which wasn’t bad either).
I’m finding it harder and harder to get excited about the recent glut of comic-film adaptations, but the gems like “X2” and “Batman Begins” keep me coming back for more. I’m predicting another winner for the X-Men series.
NASCAR and trailers go together
“Kicking and Screaming.” “Bewitched.” “The Producers.” “Curious George.” Sadly, the common theme to all those tragedies is the name Will Ferrell. That’s a fucking slump.
(Side note: I haven’t seen “Bewitched,” “The Producers,” or “Curious George,” but ya know…)
If it wasn’t for Ferrell’s brilliant cameo in “Wedding Crashers” I might have moved on from him at this point. Something about Chazz Reinhold and his cries for meatloaf tugged at my heart though.
Why is Ferrell insisting on taking a heavy plunge into family movies all of a sudden (Don’t forget the cheese that was “Elf,” albeit pretty funny cheese)? Sure, it’s profitable, but he’s in danger of losing his base — those people who still get the urge to watch the “More Cowbell” sketch every other day.
Well, there’s hope around the corner because Ferrell’s next project is “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.” And the trailer is out.
She’s back…stock up on Kleenex!
It’s been a while since Sharon Stone was the star of my fantasies. But the 47 year-old star of Police Academy 4 and Catwoman might be heading back to the dreams of men. Footage from the movie BASIC INSTINCT 2 has hit the web. This footage will NOT be seen on any trailer played in theaters in the United States. I’m not even sure I would call this a trailer. It is more like a long collection of clips from the film, and many of them appear unfinished and/or crappy. The upside of sitting through the shlock is getting to see Sharon buck naked, engaging in certain adult activities multiple times. Enjoy!
‘Nacho’ appetizer
Sure. “Nacho Libre” trailer, courtesy of Ain’t It Cool.
Mission: Don’t screw this up
The trailer for “Mission: Impossible III” can now be viewed over on Yahoo!
I think the most shocking revelation of “M:I 3” is not that it was actually made, which in itself is remarkable considering the second accounted for the biggest drop-off in sequel history since “The Two Jakes,” but that indie gods Philip Seymour Hoffman (From Capote to Cruise?) and Billy Crudup signed on to take part. J.J. Abrams of “Lost” and “Alias” fame also came on board to write and direct.
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You guys saw “M:I 2,” right? … I’m even afraid to watch this trailer after that debacle.
What would make this movie for me is if they actually got Ben Stiller, in his full Tom Cruise mode, to make a cameo in the movie and say, “This mission just got a hell of a lot more impossibler.” (Watch here if you have no idea what I’m talking about.)
Well shiver me timbers, it’s a sequel!
The only thing better than all these holiday movies are all the trailers for next summer’s big budget blockbusters that appear with them. Yahoo! has the trailer for Disney’s latest theme park ride to become a movie, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest.
It doesn’t look terrible. In fact, it looks pretty much like more of the first one. The original wasn’t the best movie ever, but Johnny Depp is infinitely entertaining as Captain Jack Sparrow, and Keira Knightley is hot beyond hot. The squidbeard guy in the trailer looks really cool, but I can’t help thinking that I’ve seen him somewhere before.
Unfortunately Keith Richards won’t be making an appearance, as was originally planned, but while it’s always fun to laugh at the Rolling Stones, I don’t think he would have contributed much to the movie.
They’re filming this one and a third one simultaneously, so you can expect even more swashbuckling in 2007.
‘Superman Returns’ teaser hits THEATERS
Okay, so with in all due respect to the esteemed Chris Coleman, I must offer a differing opinion of the release of the teaser for “Superman Returns,” which is hitting theaters yesterday and today, in front of “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.” I am just now home, after seeing that movie, and said teaser. Here in Los Angeles, we are 3 hours late, so forgive the tardiness. Before we talk about the teaser, a little backround:
I have never been a big fan of Superman myself. The character, as Chris mentions, is too powerful. It is too easy for him to be heroic and dashing. He doesn’t have the same flaws that Spider-Man or Batman have. For this reason, he can be a bit of a dull guy.
Clark Kent is not the most interesting character either. I mean, would you rather be a millionaire playboy like Bruce Wayne, or would you rather schlep your way to the office to be a reporter like Clark Kent? Most people would choose to be Bruce in a heartbeat. Unfortunately, you cannot be Bruce without being Batman, and you cannot be Clark without being Superman. They are the same person. And this is the part that gets tricky. The immortal Christopher Reeve put it best in an interview. (I will have to paraphrase.) He basically said that Batman has a cool car and all, but Superman… he can fly. Continues after the jump »
‘Superman Returns’ teaser hits the Web
If anyone’s run out of idea, it’s movie studios. Thankfully comic book publishers have got their backs.
I’ve never been a huge fan of Superman. He’s just a little too one-dimensional as a character for me to really care about. He can basically do anything, and nothing can hurt him. What are the chances that the bad guy in the movie will get his hands on some Deus ex Machina Kryptonite that will somehow weaken Superman? I’d say pretty good.
Batman is great because he doesn’t have any powers, just zillions of dollars. Spider-Man is a loser’s loser in real life. The X-Men are universally reviled by those the people they’re trying to save. Even Aquaman’s disabled.
Anyway, the trailer for the new Superman movie is out. I’m not impressed. Your mileage may vary.
Oh, and if you hit the full screen option, it’ll open in Quicktime Player and change your resolution, which will resize all of the windows on your screen. Not cool.
Superman, you’re not exactly my hero today.
Respek to Broken Kode for the heads up.
New Kong trailer is king
The (presumably) final trailer for “King Kong” hit the Internets on Thursday, in glorious HD Quicktime.
I’ve got to say that I’m finally excited for “Kong.” Not that I wasn’t already planning to see it, but now I know that I’m willing to wait in line and maybe miss a few hours of work to be first in line. The teaser trailer never really did much for me. The dinosaurs were originally quite unimpressive, but it looks like Peter Jackson has been spending his time well. Kong has even gotten a makeover since the last trailer.
Another little bonus that I discovered today, that everybody else probably knew, is that Andy Serkis plays Kong. Sure, he “plays” the ape in the sense that he “played” Gollum, but you get the idea.
Go check out the dizzying number of sizes and formats for the trailer, along with the “A Look Inside” featurette.
