Some trailers I've seen recently, and my thoughts on them. (Links are
to youtube. Opinions are thoroughly personal.)
The Exchange:
yeah, but has the basic problem that the female character is the one
who's actually interesting, and yet the film wants us to care about
the boy.
Star Wars - The Last Jedi:
it may be perverse of me, but the thing I dislike most about this
trailer is what they've done to the Imperial March. Apart from that,
fairly decent bloodless beat-'em-up action with cod philosophy
attached, and the same old mistakes being made.
Thoroughbreds (Teaser):
as usual for a teaser it only gives a rough idea of what's going on,
but so far it looks like another attempt at modern noir without any
soul.
Blockers:
useless pathetic parents spy on their children instead of talking with
them, and try to interfere with their lives, and this is funny.
My Blind Date With Life:
well, as least it's a different sort of comedy, but still not likely
to be my thing.
The New Mutants:
I remember not being excited by these guys the first time round. If I
didn't know it was about superheroes I'd think it was just more
generic jump-scare horror.
Black Panther:
this is what it takes to have a black protagonist in a superhero film:
a film that's all about an experience of blackness that's entirely
unrelated to real life. I suppose it's better than no black
protagonist at all. And black villains too, of course, because we
couldn't have any suggestion of a race war.
12 Strong:
more dick- and flag-waving unquestioning patriotism from Bruckheimer.
Not only has he done better before, he's done this better.
Acrimony:
pretty boys will do you wrong and break your heart. And if you try to
change that, you're the villain. Even with Tyler Perry's involvement
this might actually be trying to say something original.
French Waves:
a laudatory history of techno. (Only a tiny subset of "electronic
music", says the bitter old Tangerine Dream fan.)
Jim & Andy The Great Beyond:
if you were fascinated by Man on the Moon, here's the next chapter.
Blue Planet II:
does what a trailer should, lets the flm speak foritself.
The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards:
broken people can find happiness, apparently. But somehow it doesn't
grab me.
Journey's End:
yes, in case you were waiting for the news, war is still hell. But now
with young and pretty actors.
Phantom Thread:
Daniel Day-Lewis plays as Christopher Lee. Might work even so; there's
solid acting here.
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