Everyone know that the best thing about going to the movie is the coming attractions, right? Not sure why that is, but its true. ("It's better than being in a real movie, even!"--Really Rosie) I saw a heaping helping of preview on Sunday. So looked like flaming pieces of crap, and I'm doing my best to forget that I saw them, but here's the cream of the current crop:
A Pixar film, which promises good things. (I try very, very hard to forget that Pixar is Disney, which I consider Evile.) Set in the ocean, so there will be lots and lots of water. I think I'd advise those with suggestible bladders go *before* the show, and forgo the soda.
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
Look, it's another ocean movie! This time they've got a boat. Dreamworks, and therefore not Disney in the slightest. The bit I saw looked funny and well animated.
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Um, ok another movie on a ship. And more Disney. And Jerry Bruckheimer. (Those two together spell much unhappiness for me.) However, the cast has got Orlando Bloom, Johnny Depp, Keira Knightly, Jonathan Pryce, and Geoffery Rush! I have a felling this will be another Man in the Iron Mask movie for me (two hours of my life I will never get back) but I may have to go see it, ifI can manage cheap or free, just for the cast.
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
A movie, based on a comic book, based on assorted literary figures. There is great potential in this one to thrill or disappoint on many levels, especially for those who are sticklers for faithful adaptation. We shall see and hope for the best. (And there may be some more ocean, as we have Captain Nemo's Nautilus speeding under the waves.)
I can't say if there is be more ocean, but we've got more comics. Specifically, a movie of a comic that also had a cheesy 70's tv show. Don't make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry. Hulk smash!
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
A sequel to a movie of a campy 70's tv show. Brilliant. The trailer looks promising. Will it be as fun as the first one?
A remake of a 1960's heist film, shades of Ocean's Eleven. Again, there is a stellar cast, so I'm praying this on is as good as it looks.
Finally, I saw this trailer once again. (Yes, I also saw Chicago for the third time on Sunday. It was raining, what can I say?) I'm still liking the look of it.
Trends I noticed:
*Seafaring of one sort or another.
*Adaptations, remakes, and sequels (sometimes more than one of those at a time).
*Pulling from the past.
*Predominately male casts with "token female" characters.
Yup, hold your hats, folks; it's summer blockbuster time.
