Some trailers I've seen recently, and my thoughts on them. (Links are
to youtube. Opinions are thoroughly personal.)
Girls Trip:
yup, it's just the Hangover and Bridesmaids formula lightly
modified: black women can have films about them behaving badly too!
(Has anyone done the black men version of this, and did they get shot
by the cops in the first five minutes?) If you're tempted by this,
just remember that these are probably the best jokes.
The Forever Woods:
decent CGI birds, otherwise looks like post-apocalyptic soap opera (or
is it a fake apocalypse?).
Home Again:
Alice is…
infected by space bugs.
No, that would be fun. Looks like something of a rehash/imitation of
Trainwreck, but hey, might just possibly work. Maybe.
Kill Switch:
"is it safe"? Of course it's not fscking safe, nobody tells stories
about cheap clean energy if it's safe. With bonus FPS-style footage
because that always goes over well.
Good Time:
yeah, the American bail system is broken in a number of interesting
and easily fixed ways, but is that your point or just backdrop to
amateurish heist antics? Can't tell from this.
Fear Inc.:
"yeah, paying total strangers to scare me and my friends without
getting my friends' consent, that sounds like a really great idea":
our sympathetic protagonist, ladies and gentlemen. Plus generic
scares.
Message From a Mistress:
anything other than absolutely rigid monogamy is TOTALLY UNSUSTAINABLE
and IT WILL KILL YOU. (Also known as the CSI meme.) Probably better
never be alone with a member of the opposite sex, just to be on the
safe side. Or a member of the same sex for that matter.
Okja:
a girl and her gengineered mutant hippo-pig. Given Snowpiercer, this
will probably be distinctly less good at sending its Big Important
Message than the director thinks it is, but could be worth seeing
nonetheless.
The Glass Castle:
this is going to be hard work, but even through the polish added by
the trailer it looks as though it might be that rare thing, a serious
important film that I actually appreciate. Great cast, too.
From the Land of the Moon:
Cotillard does Cotillard as brilliantly as always, but the underlying
story looks awfully trite.
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