Trailer Watch

It is here at last. If you haven't gotten to look at the first teaser for Inglorious Basterds, look no further. As psyched as I am for Tarantino's next movie, something about this trailer seems a bit too reminiscent of a certain Cormac McCarthy novel. But seriously, if nothing else, this trailer proves that Tarantino must adapt Blood Meridian into a movie. If you haven't read that novel, press pause on your dvd player and get to the nearest bookstore. But back to the trailer, how creepy is Eli Roth's grin?

Here is another new trailer for you. The Taking of Pelham 123 stars Denzel Washington and John Travolta. I commend this trailer first for its use of "99 Problems." Trailer music is always an interesting selection process. This one has one of the weirdest selections ever. From "99 Problems" we move onto what sounds suspiciously like Explosions in the Sky. Even weirder than the mix of music, is the dialogue between Washington and a woman I assume to be his character's wife. "You do what you need to do, but we need milk." What is this? Bad, bad trailer cutting. This dialogue makes NO sense. Maybe it will in the context of the movie, but not in this trailer. It is refreshing to see Travolta in a serious role, i.e. not Hairsray or Bolt. Finally, does this feel vaguely like Inside Man to anyone else?

This next set of trailers are all serious movies, which is odd, since this is the time of year we get our summer blockbuster trailers. It must be the result of Film Festival Season. Anyways, we have Must Read After My Death and The Education of Charlie Banks. Neither of these look like particularly happy films. Must Read After My Death feels like a Sam Mendes movie, only a true story, which really says a lot about what to expect.

Diego Luna has apparently decided to start producing movies. I'm not really sure what else to say about the trailer for Sin Nombre, other than I'm pretty sure it uses the same music as The Motorcycle Diaries trailer.

Also, the trailer for American Violet hit the internet this week. The trailer starts out weak, but improves as it goes. Still, looks like a somewhat solid film.

Finally, if you are feeling like you want to liquify your brain, I have the perfect trailer for you. Watch the Dragonball Evolution trailer if you dare. I have only one comment: why, Hollywood, why?

~Lauren