Tag: trailer
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A Bit Boring, Bottom Line
Public Enemies Review Listen, Michael Mann made Heat and he can pretty much coast for the rest of his career and I would still think he’s a genius. But really in many of Mann’s films there’s a sort of clinical closeness that’s distancing, he’s not the type of filmmaker that you’d expect to see a…
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Really Intriguing SFX Work, District 9 Trailer
While the story presented in this trailer may seem like a heavy handed allegory, the FX work, particularly of the ship, I found absolutely stunning. Check it out for yourself. http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/district9/ -Dan Benamor
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Crank 2 Trailer–Enough Said
No really. I vehemently argued against the notion there would be a Crank 2. Friends tried to convince me, “No man, he blinks at the end. He’s alive.” I said no way in hell. I assumed it was budgetary constraints that kept the filmmakers from having Jason Statham simply explode in a million pieces at…
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Is It Just Me, Or Does the New Fast and Furious Look Decent?
Fast and Furious 4 Trailers Consider the original Fast and Furious. The first mega-hit for stars Vin Diesel and Paul Walker, the film pushed them towards careers as solo leads in similarly action-oriented fare. Walker still returned for Fast and Furious 2 (another hit) but skipped the third outing, whereas Diesel hasn’t been in the…
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Terrence Howard pulls a Djimon Hounsou
Fighting-Trailer Watching the trailer for Fighting makes you think of one thing…the trailer for Never Back Down. Here’s the link for Fighting http://www.rottentomatoes.com/dor/objects/964810/fighting/videos/FIGHTING_T1_122908.html Here’s a link for the trailer of Never Back Down http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/neverbackdown/ Let’s compare the two. Never Back Down -About the underground fighting scene -Stars a buff white guy -Weird named love interest…
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Entertainment Things That Merit Attention in 2009
2009 Things To Look For 1. Will Watchmen Be Released? Watchmen has been heavily advertised. It’s a big movie. It’s expensive. It’s probably considered a possible tentpole by its studio. It also may not even get a release date. As has been reported by numerous outlets, Fox has basically said Warner Bros doesn’t have the…
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I Need a Nap
Seven Pounds Review This movie’s promotion, and some of the negative reviews it has received, suggest a pretty exciting movie. A number of critics review basically say they can’t talk much about the plot without ruining it. Which is true. The thing is that gives off the impression there are huge twists in the movie.…