Weekly Trailers

Weekly Trailer Compendium

Though the trailer for American Assassin doesn't bestow the viewer with any kind of plot and story giveaways, this will still be on my "To Watch" list as Michael Keeton stars.  Keeton is another of my favourite actors who I still trust to interesting roles in interesting movies.  What the trailer does give the audience is a basic outline of the action they can expect.  However, this doesn't appear to be up to the standards of similar films, such as the Bourne saga.  I just hope my trust in Keeton is not unfounded...

Then there's the third trailer for Kingsman: The Golden Circle.  Though shorter than the previous two - and containing pretty much the same footage - there's a nice sequence of an unknown person having their identity points, fingerprints and teeth, altered... so who is this person and how lethal are they to the Kingsman and the World?

This still has my attention and I'm looking forward to watching the movie.

"He's comin'...  He's comin' to collect..."  Frank Castle makes his Netflix appearance in this teaser trailer.  Looking at the trailer and the poster they have released it looks like Netflix may have got the character of The Punisher generally spot on, though the real proof will be in the episodes.  Most of my favourite comic book heroes are the normal people who take on their demons as well as the villains.  As such The Punisher is in my top three... in fact, he's joint second with Moon Knight - while Batman roosts at the number one spot.  So I am really hoping that Netflix does the character proud.

Oh dear, Molly's Game really does look like a boring couple of hours.  It may be just me, but when the trailer just shows Molly's character in a dark light - she ran an illegal poker game, had dealings with the Russian Mafia, and is being brought up before the Federal Court - it's hard to find anything worthwhile in this story.  Why should I care for this Molly?  Then there's the acting which verges on boring to bad.  There are times in the trailer that the actors appear uninterested in their character and the lines they are giving.  Idris Elba looks to be in major frown mode for his role as the lawyer, though he shines out as one of the better actors in this movie.  The other being Kevin Costner.  This trailer really doesn't entice me to watch the film - it actually has the opposite effect on me... this is one film to miss.

Rememory has an interesting concept on the murder mystery.  Gordon Dunn has invented a machine that can record peoples memories... will it be able to help piece together his mysterious death?  Even though the film stars Peter Dinklage as the would-be investigator the trailer has me a little worried that the story could be bogged down with the tech.  The trouble with stories like these is that they need to moderately realistic.  Others, like Transference, didn't take the concept far enough and the bits it did use were so unrealistic the movie suffered.  I am hoping that this film does better as I really do like the idea behind the story.  The acting looks strong, so fingers crossed.

The "Dr Strange" Thor Ragnarok trailer is pretty awesome.  Though you've seen most of the clips before in the first trailer the way they have been clipped together in this Japanese trailer, along with the soundtrack gives it a new feel.  There are times when I thought Godzilla or The Power Rangers would explode onto the screen.  I wanted to see the film before I watched this trailer.  The urge is still there, though I now have a huge smile on my face.

What with the new Punisher trailer and now the new Defenders trailer I think I may have to cough out some cash to subscribe to Netflix.  Sigourney Weaver's appearance in the cast has added a new strength to the series.  Though The Defenders looked interesting it's Weaver's presence that could quite easily pull me in, like a mouse to a piece of cheese on a mousetrap.

So The Killing Of A Sacred Deer looks to be one beautifully filmed movie.  The trailer is full of classy and very professional camera work.  Even the poster screams style - I hope it won't overpower the story.  There's also enough about the story to pique the viewers' interest, though it took a few views to get mine.  It's the haunting song that gets under your skin and nestles there like an irritating rash.  Evidently, one of the main characters Father has died and it looks to be the doctor's fault...  what kind of retribution will they be looking for.  This is one to watch if you like psychological thrillers, though I think I'll wait for the BluRay.

I like Willam Dafoe and I do like films and stories about coming of age through the trailer for The Florida Project isn't really offering anything new to the genre.  This looks like it would be worth a watch on a cold winter's Sunday afternoon, while in the arms of your better half - but I won't be rushing to watch.

The film to miss this Halloween...  Tyler Perry's Boo! 2 A Madea Halloween.  Both Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence did the whole dressing up as a woman so much better than this.  Whereas Murphy and Lawrence also had the use of makeup to create "the image" while Tyler Perry just slips on a nasty looking dress and a nastier looking wig - it's soo bad that you know it's a man in a wig.  As a horror fan, I will be missing this film, and truth be told, if Jason, Michael, Chucky, Leatherface, Pinhead, Freddy, and every other movie monster was coming down the street, knives, machetes, and razors shining in the moonlight, with chainsaws roaring and Madea coming the other way I would seriously consider running into the Monster Mash...

Okay, I'll admit it... I like Adam Sandler movies.  Though they often times contain the same humour and look to come off a conveyor line they still make me laugh, and for that I am glad - and sometimes their soundtrack is pretty awesome.  With The Meyerowitz Stories, it looks like Sandler has gone back to acting, leaving the outlandishness behind for awhile.  Though this didn't really pay off for him in Spanglish he did a brilliant job with Seth Rogan in Funny People so I am hopeful this will be an enjoyable film.  Especially because the cast includes Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, Judd Hirsch, Sigourney Weaver, and Ben Stiller.  Looks to be a Lazy Sunday Afternoon Flick.

There's enough talent in Literally, Right Before Aaron to make this a must watch romantic comedy... however, something about the trailer is driving me away from the film.  Though, I like and respect most of the cast the trailer makes the film appear a little too Foo-Foo and MEH! to get me excited enough to watch.  The story offers plenty of opportunities for great comedy, though none of it appears in the trailer - everything seems superfluous and candy-coated.  If I did watch this it probably would be when it came onto telly and only then if nothing else of interest was on... I wouldn't even record it for later viewing based on this trailer.