April 21, 2005

A bounty hunter, two mooks, and the return of Uwe Boll

Posted by pete at April 21, 2005 6:37 AM

Stop yer grinnin' and drop yer...well, you know...it's preview time again.

Here are some more trailer for coming "attractions," complete with redundant commentary:

Domino
We get it. Your name is Domino Harvey. And you're a bounty hunter. I'm still confused as to how any of that allows a 105-lb girl to fire two machine guns (one a fully automatic M-16) without getting knocked into a wall.
Ah well, it's a Tony Scott film, so don't expect anything to be onscreen long enough for your brain to coherently process it.

Bloodrayne
Boll strikes again: she feasts, lusts, and slays? What a woman. Not only do we get an "army of vampires" riding around in broad daylight and Michael Madsen earning alimony money, but Sir Ben Kingsley himself to add that needed touch of class.

Wedding Crashers
You have to hand it to Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn. Besides Jack Nicholson and Samuel L. Jackson, I can't think of any actors who have had such a lucrative career playing themselves. Can the presence of Chrisopher Walken break up the monotony? Will audiences care?

Howl's Moving Castle - I don't know how that magnificent bastard Miyazaki is going to top Spirited Away, but I can't wait to see him try.

That's enough for now. I don't see the need to subject you to the new "kid friendly" Revenge of the Sith TV spots.

Hey, leave the trailer commentary to the professionals!

I agree that the RotS TV spots aren't worth the time it took me to view them. They're so weak it's not even funny, especially coming after what so many considered to be strong trailers. Oh well. At least they were short.

By the way, Wedding Crashers vaulted into my top five movies to see the moment I saw the trailer. I maintain the comedy clique of Stiller/Wilson Bros./Ferrell/Vaughn is almost unparrelled in comedic history. Their movies are never all out home-runs but they're always at least solid doubles.

--Chris

--Posted by Chris on April 21, 2005 8:53 AM

But when are they going to release Pom Poko on DVD?!

Howl's Moving Castle looks like another brilliantly beautiful accomplishment; I'm eagerly awaiting it.

--Posted by Greg Morrow on April 21, 2005 9:26 AM

But when are they going to release Pom Poko on DVD?!

Not a problem, provided you've got a region-free player.

--Posted by Pete on April 21, 2005 10:49 AM

I'm with Pete on this one. The stiller/Wilson Bros./Ferrell/Vaughn teamings are usually sub par in my own estimation. I can think of many other comedy team ups that result in actual laughs opposed to nods acknowledging where the jokes are supposed to be.

--Posted by a. greene on April 21, 2005 11:05 AM

It would be better if it was Uwe Blab instead of Uwe Boll. But mine may not reflect the opinion of the masses.

--Posted by pbr on April 26, 2005 3:32 PM



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