Jason King10 Trailers to Whet Your Appetite
March 13th 2009 21:43
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Due to my first night of insomnia in about 5yrs I thought I would catch up on some trailer viewing. Sometimes the trailer can give away an entire movie or show you all the good bits. But one thing can be said about trailers - they are the marketing genius that can whet your appetite and leave you wanting more. For example, The Unborn trailer was sensational but the movie was appalling and all the good bits were in said trailer but that trailer made me get off my butt and watch the film on its day of release. Now that is powerful because I can be one lazy so and so. 
Anyways - I have found 10 amazing trailers for films releasing this year. You be the judge. I have rated each trailer out of 5 stars and will be keen to see how my reviews for these films go when they do come out. How many of these films have suckered us in through the brilliant editing of the trailer. I could not get a trailer for Avatar as James Cameron has failed the first nine trailers made by his editing team. He does not feel that any of the trailers made so far actually capture the essence of his film in 3mins. Special thanks to www.traileraddict.com for the emeddable trailers.
Pandorum
From the creators of the Resident Evil film franchise comes Pandorum, a terrifying thriller in which two crew members wake up on an abandoned spacecraft with no idea who they are, how long they've been asleep, or what their mission is. The two soon discover they're actually not alone - and the reality of their situation is more horrifying than they could have imagined. Stars Ben Foster, Dennis Quaid and Cam Gigandet
JK Trailer Rating: 4 Stars - Releases 4 September 2009 (USA)
Drag Me to Hell
Director Sam Raimi returns to the horror genre with Drag Me to Hell, an original tale of a young woman's desperate quest to break an evil curse.
Christine Brown (Alison Lohman) is an ambitious L.A. loan officer with a charming boyfriend, professor Clay Dalton (Justin Long). Life is good until the mysterious Mrs. Ganush (Lorna Raver) arrives at the bank to beg for an extension on her home loan. Should Christine follow her instincts and give the old woman a break? Or should she deny the extension to impress her boss, Mr. Jacks (David Paymer), and get a leg-up on a promotion? Christine fatefully chooses the latter, shaming Mrs. Ganush and dispossessing her of her home.
In retaliation, the old woman places the powerful curse of the Lamia on Christine, transforming her life into a living hell. Haunted by an evil spirit and misunderstood by a skeptical boyfriend, she seeks the aid of seer Rham Jas (Dileep Rao) to save her soul from eternal damnation. To help the shattered Christine return her life to normal, the psychic sets her on a frantic course to reverse the spell. As evil forces close in, Christine must face the unthinkable: how far will she go to break free of the curse?
JK Trailer Rating: 4.5 stars - Releasing 28 May 2009 Could this be THE ONE??
I Love You Man
Peter (Paul Rudd) gets introduced to the "Temple of Doom" by Sydney (Jason Segal), a special room for men only. To push the fact, Sydney has a jerk off station. Odd comedy - should get the regular Paul Rudd/ Seth Rogan crowd.
JK Trailer Rating: 2 stars - Releasing 28 May 2009
Public Enemies
In the action-thriller Public Enemies, acclaimed filmmaker Michael Mann directs Johnny Depp, Christian Bale and Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard in the incredible and true story of legendary Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger (Johnny Depp) the charismatic bank robber whose lightning raids made him the number one target of J. Edgar Hoovers fledgling FBI and its top agent, Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale), and a folk hero to much of the downtrodden public. No one could stop Dillinger. No jail could hold him. His charm and audacious jailbreaks endeared him to almost everyonefrom his girlfriend Billie Frechette (Cotillard) to an American public who had no sympathy for the banks that had plunged the country into the Depression.
JK Trailer Rating: 5 stars - Releasing 2 July 2009
State of Play
Based on the BBC mini-series of the same title, a team of investigative reporters work alongside a police detective to try to solve the murder of a congressman's mistress. Stars
Rachel McAdams, Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Robin Wright Penn, Jason Bateman, Helen Mirren & Jeff Daniels.
JK Trailer Rating: 4 stars - Releasing 28 May 2009
Orphan
The tragic loss of their unborn child has devastated Kate and John, taking a toll on both their marriage and Kate’s fragile psyche as she is plagued by nightmares and haunted by demons from her past. Struggling to regain some semblance of normalcy in their lives, the couple decides to adopt another child. At the local orphanage, both John and Kate find themselves strangely drawn to a young girl named Esther. Almost as soon as they welcome Esther into their home, however, an alarming series of events begins to unfold, leading Kate to believe that there’s something wrong with Esther—this seemingly angelic little girl is not what she appears to be. Concerned for the safety of her family, Kate tries to get John and others to see past Esther’s sweet facade. But her warnings go unheeded until it may be too late…for everyone. Stars Peter Sarsgaard, Vera Farmiga, Jimmy Bennett and Isabelle Fuhrman
JK Trailer Rating: 4 Stars - Releasing 24 July 2009
Splinterheads
The trailer for Splinterheads. Splinterheads tells the story of Justin Frost, a slacker whose life is turned upside down when a traveling carnival rolls in to town for the summer, bringing with it an outrageous crew of carnival workers, who call themselves 'splinterheads' and earn a living by hustling an endless stream of townies out of their hard-earned cash. When Justin begins to fall for one of them, a striking, street-smart con-artist named Galaxy, he finds that there are a few people in his life complicating his pursuit of his dream girl: a love-sick police sergeant who happens to be his mom's ex-boyfriend, his 116-year-old grandfather who is the newly minted "World's Oldest Living Man," his best friend and current employer Wayne Chung, and Galaxy's insanely jealous, belligerent carnie boyfriend Reggie.
JK Trailer Rating: 2.5 Stars - No release date as yet
500 Days of Summer
This is a story of boy meets girl, begins the wry, probing narrator of 500 Days of Summer, and with that the film takes off at breakneck speed into a funny, true to life and unique dissection of the unruly and unpredictable year-and-a-half of one young man's no-holds-barred love affair. Stars Joseph Gordon Levitt, Zooey Deschanel
JK Trailer Rating: 4 Stars - No release date as yet
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
They are calling this a teaser trailer for The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, but it looks like a behind the scenes sneak peek from Director Terry Gilliam and a look at some of his previous films. He gives us a glimpse at some of the production designs and artwork for the film. Currently in post-production, Parnassus should be arriving at a theater near you sometime in 2009. This is the last film of Heath Ledger that was not completed. Heath's character will then change into Johhny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Ferell. It looks truly Gilliam style and while it is no where near complete it looks like it could be good.
JK Trailer Rating: 3 Stars - No release date as yet
Battle for Terra
The trailer for the Battle for Terra. The film tells the story of Senn (Justin Long) and Mala (Evan Rachel Wood), two rebellious alien teens living on the beautiful planet Terra, a place that promotes peace and tolerance, having long ago rejected war and weapons of mass destruction. But when Terra is invaded by human beings fleeing a civil war and environmental catastrophe, the planet is plunged into chaos. During the upheaval, Mala befriends an injured human pilot (Luke Wilson) and each learns the two races are not so different from one another. Together they must face the terrifying realization that in a world of limited resources, only one of their races is likely to survive.
JK Trailer Rating: 4 Stars - Releasing 1 May 2009 (USA)
Anyways - I have found 10 amazing trailers for films releasing this year. You be the judge. I have rated each trailer out of 5 stars and will be keen to see how my reviews for these films go when they do come out. How many of these films have suckered us in through the brilliant editing of the trailer. I could not get a trailer for Avatar as James Cameron has failed the first nine trailers made by his editing team. He does not feel that any of the trailers made so far actually capture the essence of his film in 3mins. Special thanks to www.traileraddict.com for the emeddable trailers.
Pandorum
From the creators of the Resident Evil film franchise comes Pandorum, a terrifying thriller in which two crew members wake up on an abandoned spacecraft with no idea who they are, how long they've been asleep, or what their mission is. The two soon discover they're actually not alone - and the reality of their situation is more horrifying than they could have imagined. Stars Ben Foster, Dennis Quaid and Cam Gigandet
JK Trailer Rating: 4 Stars - Releases 4 September 2009 (USA)
Drag Me to Hell
Director Sam Raimi returns to the horror genre with Drag Me to Hell, an original tale of a young woman's desperate quest to break an evil curse.
Christine Brown (Alison Lohman) is an ambitious L.A. loan officer with a charming boyfriend, professor Clay Dalton (Justin Long). Life is good until the mysterious Mrs. Ganush (Lorna Raver) arrives at the bank to beg for an extension on her home loan. Should Christine follow her instincts and give the old woman a break? Or should she deny the extension to impress her boss, Mr. Jacks (David Paymer), and get a leg-up on a promotion? Christine fatefully chooses the latter, shaming Mrs. Ganush and dispossessing her of her home.
In retaliation, the old woman places the powerful curse of the Lamia on Christine, transforming her life into a living hell. Haunted by an evil spirit and misunderstood by a skeptical boyfriend, she seeks the aid of seer Rham Jas (Dileep Rao) to save her soul from eternal damnation. To help the shattered Christine return her life to normal, the psychic sets her on a frantic course to reverse the spell. As evil forces close in, Christine must face the unthinkable: how far will she go to break free of the curse?
JK Trailer Rating: 4.5 stars - Releasing 28 May 2009 Could this be THE ONE??
I Love You Man
Peter (Paul Rudd) gets introduced to the "Temple of Doom" by Sydney (Jason Segal), a special room for men only. To push the fact, Sydney has a jerk off station. Odd comedy - should get the regular Paul Rudd/ Seth Rogan crowd.
JK Trailer Rating: 2 stars - Releasing 28 May 2009
Public Enemies
In the action-thriller Public Enemies, acclaimed filmmaker Michael Mann directs Johnny Depp, Christian Bale and Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard in the incredible and true story of legendary Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger (Johnny Depp) the charismatic bank robber whose lightning raids made him the number one target of J. Edgar Hoovers fledgling FBI and its top agent, Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale), and a folk hero to much of the downtrodden public. No one could stop Dillinger. No jail could hold him. His charm and audacious jailbreaks endeared him to almost everyonefrom his girlfriend Billie Frechette (Cotillard) to an American public who had no sympathy for the banks that had plunged the country into the Depression.
JK Trailer Rating: 5 stars - Releasing 2 July 2009
State of Play
Based on the BBC mini-series of the same title, a team of investigative reporters work alongside a police detective to try to solve the murder of a congressman's mistress. Stars
Rachel McAdams, Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Robin Wright Penn, Jason Bateman, Helen Mirren & Jeff Daniels.
JK Trailer Rating: 4 stars - Releasing 28 May 2009
Orphan
The tragic loss of their unborn child has devastated Kate and John, taking a toll on both their marriage and Kate’s fragile psyche as she is plagued by nightmares and haunted by demons from her past. Struggling to regain some semblance of normalcy in their lives, the couple decides to adopt another child. At the local orphanage, both John and Kate find themselves strangely drawn to a young girl named Esther. Almost as soon as they welcome Esther into their home, however, an alarming series of events begins to unfold, leading Kate to believe that there’s something wrong with Esther—this seemingly angelic little girl is not what she appears to be. Concerned for the safety of her family, Kate tries to get John and others to see past Esther’s sweet facade. But her warnings go unheeded until it may be too late…for everyone. Stars Peter Sarsgaard, Vera Farmiga, Jimmy Bennett and Isabelle Fuhrman
JK Trailer Rating: 4 Stars - Releasing 24 July 2009
Splinterheads
The trailer for Splinterheads. Splinterheads tells the story of Justin Frost, a slacker whose life is turned upside down when a traveling carnival rolls in to town for the summer, bringing with it an outrageous crew of carnival workers, who call themselves 'splinterheads' and earn a living by hustling an endless stream of townies out of their hard-earned cash. When Justin begins to fall for one of them, a striking, street-smart con-artist named Galaxy, he finds that there are a few people in his life complicating his pursuit of his dream girl: a love-sick police sergeant who happens to be his mom's ex-boyfriend, his 116-year-old grandfather who is the newly minted "World's Oldest Living Man," his best friend and current employer Wayne Chung, and Galaxy's insanely jealous, belligerent carnie boyfriend Reggie.
JK Trailer Rating: 2.5 Stars - No release date as yet
500 Days of Summer
This is a story of boy meets girl, begins the wry, probing narrator of 500 Days of Summer, and with that the film takes off at breakneck speed into a funny, true to life and unique dissection of the unruly and unpredictable year-and-a-half of one young man's no-holds-barred love affair. Stars Joseph Gordon Levitt, Zooey Deschanel
JK Trailer Rating: 4 Stars - No release date as yet
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
They are calling this a teaser trailer for The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, but it looks like a behind the scenes sneak peek from Director Terry Gilliam and a look at some of his previous films. He gives us a glimpse at some of the production designs and artwork for the film. Currently in post-production, Parnassus should be arriving at a theater near you sometime in 2009. This is the last film of Heath Ledger that was not completed. Heath's character will then change into Johhny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Ferell. It looks truly Gilliam style and while it is no where near complete it looks like it could be good.
JK Trailer Rating: 3 Stars - No release date as yet
Battle for Terra
The trailer for the Battle for Terra. The film tells the story of Senn (Justin Long) and Mala (Evan Rachel Wood), two rebellious alien teens living on the beautiful planet Terra, a place that promotes peace and tolerance, having long ago rejected war and weapons of mass destruction. But when Terra is invaded by human beings fleeing a civil war and environmental catastrophe, the planet is plunged into chaos. During the upheaval, Mala befriends an injured human pilot (Luke Wilson) and each learns the two races are not so different from one another. Together they must face the terrifying realization that in a world of limited resources, only one of their races is likely to survive.
JK Trailer Rating: 4 Stars - Releasing 1 May 2009 (USA)
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