Via Filmick we have the UK trailer for All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, a little horror movie that has been getting some positive reviews.
My faith in the capacity of teen slasher films to be good and to escape the bad cliches of the genre is endless. So I’m very hopeful the Mandy Lane will indeed be one of the more interesting entries in this beloved (by me anyway) genre, and that it will have something new to say.
And by and large the trailer is promising, focusing not so much in the killing but instead turning it’s eyes towards the characters and their interactions. I also love the choice of music, which is sweet and contrasts well with the tension going on the screen.
David Cronenberg’s films aren’t always good, but they are always interesting. So I’m definitely looking forward to this film. The trailer makes the movie look a little too typical, but I’m sure Cronenberg will deliver something unexpected.
I’m very interested in this movie because of the talents involved and because there is a real dearth of good women centric films out there. But the trailer doesn’t do it for me. A little too confusing, and it fails to really establish any of the characters and doesn’t let us make any emotional connection with them.
I understand that this being an ensemble piece makes things a little more complicated, but you still have to convey a clear message with any trailer. And I don’t think this one does it.
Man, doesn’t this trailer make you want to go out of the house right now to experience some nature?
Well, actually I’m pretty comfortable in my chair right now, but it definitely makes we want to see a movie where some guy goes out of the house and experiences some nature. Preferably on DVD. So I don’t have to get out of the chair.
I have to admit, I hadn’t even heard of this movie before I saw the trailer linked over at FilmIck. Seems like an entertaining kids movie, the kind of thing my younger self would love, but will probably have very limited appeal with teens and adults.
Oh man, this is great. I don’t think there are any scenes in the trailer that didn’t make me laugh.
Andy Samberg seems to have managed to create a character that is ridiculous and a bit stupid, but still very lovable. That is something that Will Farrell does very well, although Will’s characters also tend to be a bit obnoxious, something that Rod apparently isn’t.
I’m getting a Dodgeball vibe from this movie: stupid but hilarious. It’s always possible that they put all the good stuff in the trailer, leaving nothing good in the movie itself. But if that is not the case this could turn out to be a real treat.
The new Simpsons Movie trailer is here, and it looks awesome. It has the two things I wanted to see: lots o laughs and hints of a story with a seemingly big scope. Epic even.
Now, I love The Simpsons and have been sold on this movie since it was announced, so take my enthusiasm with a grain of salt. But if spider-pig doesn’t make you laugh hard, you are dead in the inside.
I’m a big fan of Noah Baumbach’s The Squid and the Whale. The film manages to be both really sad and really funny, without ever hitting a false note. Making people and their interaction seem as real as he did in that movie is very hard, and something we rarely see.
This will be his second movie as a director, and it seems to thread a somewhat familiar ground, also dealing with dysfunctional families. However, I get the feeling from the trailer that this movie will be somewhat lighter than The Squid and the Whale, which was quite heavy in parts. The use of Jack Black adds to that feeling. He is a very good comic actor, but doesn’t strike me as someone that would be able to deal with heavier material very well.
Regardless, I’m still very anxious to see this one. Unfortunately it doesn’t have a release date yet, but it should open at some point during the fall.
As someone who tends to like very offbeat comedies involving quirky, socially awkward characters, I’m looking forward to being able to see Rocket Science. But the trailer makes me feel that this movie will be more of a niche thing, without so much mainstream appeal, unlike Little Miss Sunshine or Napoleon Dynamite. That is not a bad thing, of course. Not every movie has to appeal to everybody.
The trailer is also not quite as funny as I hoped it would be. And it’s perhaps a little more confusing than it needs to be. But it still looks interesting. Let’s hope the movie is even better.
What’s up with Sam Jackson’s voice? After watching the trailer a couple of times I got used to it, but it was very strange at first. Hopefully it will work in the movie.
As for the rest of the trailer, well, this is the type of story that could be really interesting or really boring. Rod Lurie, the director, did a good job in The Contender, which similarly had a story that could go either way. So I’m hopeful. And the trailer didn’t strike any notes that felt false or too cheesy. But this is definitely not a sure thing.
