Some trailers I've seen recently, and my thoughts on them. (Links are
to youtube. Opinions are thoroughly personal. Calibration:
Hatreds are the cinders of affection.)
Fast and Furious 9:
if this were animation I might enjoy it. Doing this stuff with actual
human bodies just triggers something in me that says this is wrong,
people don't bounce like that.
For Life:
as a film it would be too short to do justice to the subject matter,
but I might enjoy it. As a series pitch it doesn't grab me.
Radioactive:
perhaps a bit too "visionary" to be a proper biography (and curing
cancer really wasn't on anyone's list of goals when so many other
things killed so many more people), but as a sort of Marie Curie
Greatest Hits it might work.
Minions - The Rise of Gru:
I loved the first film, but for me the magic vanished with the second.
Meh.
Spiral (Teaser):
The police story might be interesting, the horror story absolutely
not.
Resistance:
Maybe? Has some potential, anyway, even if I find Eisenberg's face
very distracting from any role he plays.
Slay the Dragon:
so you managed to make gerrymandering illegal in one state. Yes, good
news, but it seems like such a tiny victory…
The Iron Mask:
By all accounts, not only is this fairly rubbish, you've seen most of
the Schwarzenegger and Chan bits right here in this trailer.
The French Dispatch:
looks more self-indulgent than enjoyable, but I know people who will
probably like it.
Cut Throat City:
doesn't appeal to me, with the too-conventional plot against the
interesting backdrop, but it might work. Certainly a solid cast.
The Green Knight:
I have strong feelings about the story… and I don't see very much of
the story here.
Vivarium:
now that's how horror should work, not jump scare nonsense but actual
gut-deep terror. Pity it's Eisenberg, whom I can't take seriously.
Dream Horse:
not really my thing, but looks nicely done, particularly by Collette.
Run:
hmm, might work; the trailer tries to make it look like conventionally
boring horror, but doesn't quite succeed.
Blithe Spirit:
not a play I love, but the adaptation looks good.
Rumble:
might be fun, but there's nothing here to pull me in.
Candyman:
how tiresome can you get? I suppose it's 21 years since the last one
oozed out into cinemas.
The High Note:
will probably appeal to people who aren't me.
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