The Road trailer 2

I actually never posted the original teaser or the first trailer for The Road.  I have been keeping track of this movie, but it’s just taken sooo long to come out.  It was supposed to come out last fall, but apparently someone didn’t have confidence in the movie.  So they delayed it until March or something.  Now they’ve regained confidence in the film and it’s being released this fall for the next Oscars.  Here’s hoping this doesn’t happen again.

I tried to read this book.  My cousin insisted that I read it, she said it was extremely emotional.  So I gave it a try.  I didn’t get far.  I can handle tragedies, they’re great, but I guess I need poetic tragedy.  This apocalyptic, unending tragedy is just too much.  So I didn’t get through the book.  I still want to see the movie.  I figure I can handle an hour or three of sadness.

Click poster to watch trailer.

From YouTube.

Or try Movieweb.

- izi

Avatar trailer

I figured it out!  I figured out why people have been so standoffish about supporting this movie.  It’s the Uncanny Valley.  I won’t pretend that I knew much about this crazy theory, I heard about it in a 30 Rock episode.  It essentially says that humans are ok with robots, cartoons, and some CGI, but there’s a point when we feel a subconscious dislike for something that appears real but isn’t.  Here’s how it was explained to me:

Tracy: Tell it to me in Star Wars.
Frank: Alright. We like R2D2 and C3PO.
Tracy: They’re nice.
Frank: And up here, we have a real person like Han Solo.
Tracy: He acts like he doesn’t care, but he does!
Frank: But down here we have a CGI Storm Trooper or Tom Hanks in the Polar Express.
Tracy: I’m scared! Get me out of there.

I think that Avatar is stuck down in the uncanny valley.  But don’t worry, you can overcome your natural dislike for realistic unreality… right?

But let’s discuss this trailer.  It incorporates a lot more of the story and appears to be quite complicated.  I don’t fully understand who’s on which side or what Sigourney Weaver’s job is.  But we shall see.  By the way, who wasn’t impressed with John Cameron’s career?  I always forget about how many successful movies he’s made.  Not that I actually like his movies, but he must be extremely rich.

Sorry about the strange picture, but there are only two posters for Avatar, and I already used the good one.  Click on this oddly shaped picture to watch the trailer.

From Yahoo.  (At the time of posting this site wouldn’t allow Canadian’s to watch the trailer.  I don’t know why it isn’t working, but it makes me mad.  That’s racism.)

Or try Trailer Addict.  (Sorry about the Thai subtitles.)

Or try Empire.

- izi

Green Zone trailer

Here’s an odd one.  This is a movie about an elite, rogue soldier fighting against his own government and uncovering multi-layered conspiracies.  It stars Matt Damon and is directed by Paul Greengrass.  I won’t be the first person to say that this is essentially a Bourne prequel.  It most definitely isn’t but it might as well be.  That’s not to say that it isn’t worth watching, I absolutely loved the Bourne movies, and especially the last two (the ones Mr. Greengrass directed).

This movie is something about W.M.D.s and Baghdad, I don’t really know, I have no interest in war stuff.  It also starts Amy Ryan, Greg Kinnear and Brendan Gleeson.  I kinda wish Amy Ryan wasn’t a successful film star, but Only because I want her to go back on The Office.  Brendan Gleeson appears to be playing an American in this movie.  That should be interesting.  I love the guy, especially his accent, but without the accent I’m afraid he might just come off as extremely effeminate.  We shall see.

Click the picture to watch the trailer.

From Yahoo.

- izi

Agora trailer

Agora’s looking like it’s going to be my second favorite movie of the year.  It’s a perfect storm of interesting things.  I am in love with all things Roman, Greek and Egyptian, naturally Alexandria is one of my favorite historical settings.  I love religious conflicts like the one in this film, and as a good Christian I naturally root for the Pagans.  The two stars are wonderful.   The Fountain is one of my favorite movies ever, and Rachel Weisz is a big part of the reason why I loved the movie.  She’s just so earnest and lovable.  Max Minghella looks like he’s going to be a good actor too.  Likely he’s always going to be referred to as his fathers son, but I think he’s going to be in some great movies in the future.

Click poster to watch trailer.

From Twitch.

- izi

Spartacus: Blood & Sand trailer

Obviously this is nothing more than a 300 knock-off, but hey, I loved 300.  Plus this one has Lucy Lawless, and I’ve missed Xena since I last watched it 5 or 10 years ago (I’ll bet I’d hate it if I watched it now.)  By the way, this is a mini-series not a movie.

Click picture to watch trailer.

From YouTube.

Or try IGN.

- izi

Inglourious Basterds trailer

Click poster to watch trailer.

From Trailer Addict.

Or try Fandango.

Or try YouTube.

- izi

The Pacific trailer

Click link to watch trailer.

The Pacific trailer.

From YouTube.

Or try The Hollywood Reporter.

- izi

Agora Teaser

Click poster to watch teaser.

From YouTube.

Or try the Official Site.

- izi

Inglorious Basterds teaser

Click picture to watch teaser.

From Yahoo.

- izi

G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra TV-Spot

Click poster to watch trailer:

From Apple.

- izi