It's been a while since I've talked about trailers, but it's time to return to this. First trailer is for The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017), directed by Patrick Hughes, who is a completely new director to me. I have never seen any of his movies, and I've heard of only one of them.
Put shortly, the story is about a bodyguard (Ryan Reynolds), who's job is to protect a hitman (Samuel L. Jackson) who is supposed to testify at the International Court of Justice.
The trailer fails to give a right image of the movie. There's like no information abou the story there, it's just action, explosions and swearing. But from browsing Patrick Hughes' filmography, The Hitman's Bodyguard might be exactly that. My favourite thing about the trailer is the play on the song I will always love you.
But it does seem absurd and hilarious that Samuel L Jackson would be protected by Ryan Reynolds.
The whole movie just seems like mindless action comedy, and that's about it.
Now the other trailer I'm going to talk about is for Atomic Blonde (2017). It's apparently based on a graphic novel, and it's directed by David Leitch. According to IMDb he's also going to be directing Deadpool 2, and he has directed some scenes in John Wick. Leitch seems to be best known for being a stuntman.
Atomic Blonde is about an MI6 agent who goes to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate a murder of a fellow agent.
I had seen some parts of the trailer before, but not the whole trailer. Those small pieces had already made me interested, because the movie seemed like it's going to be amazing visually. Also the cast seems incredible, if a bit white.
The trailer is extremely well done, the music has been chosen well, because it already captures the viewer and makes them think that shit,, I want to see that movie.
While The Hitman's Bodyguard seemed kind of mindless, Atomic Blonde seems like it's going to be a surprisingly clever. I'm definitely going to go see this once it comes out.
I've been procrastinating on these trailers, and I have so many trailers on my subscriptions I still haven't watched, which is kind of sad. I've mostly been busy while watching random movies with friends and National Novel Writing Month. I finished my story and ended up with over 72 000 words.
Also last night I went to see Ennio Morricone and the Czech National Symphony Orchestra live. It was astonishing. I would've done an independent post for the concert but I have no footage of the concert so I feel like just me telling it was amazing isn't worth a full post.
But let's watch some trailers!
First one I want to talk about is Old Stone, the first full-length feature film of the director Johnny Ma. It's a psychological thriller about a taxi driver battling bureaucracy and legal manipulation in China.
The trailer is extremely dark. You can see it's going to be extremely thrilling and agonising, while also it seems artistic. It reminds me of is Oldboy by Chan-Wook Park, mostly because of the dark almost brutal shade the trailer has.
I'm not one hundred percent sure what it's going to be about. The plot summaries online are very short, and everything else that's on the trailer is there very quickly and shortly. But still, this movie seems astonishing. It seems brutal in a psychological way and political and just everything that makes a perfect thriller.
Apparently it has come out in USA already, I just hope I'll have the chance to see it in theatres here in Finland as well, but also I think it's just going to end up on a DVD with little publicity, so I'll look forward to renting it.
The next trailer I thought seemed interesting is for Nobody Walks in L.A., which seems to have come out in April already, so I have no idea why the trailer is on my subscriptions. Like why did the channel decide to upload it now? Did it come out on DVD recently? What? Anyway it's about two friends who walk around L.A. Yes, seriously, that's the plot it seems. They talk about their lives and rediscover the city and each other. Sounds lame right?
But wait, if I'm so cynical, why would I want to talk about it? Well, it caught my eye, and if I'd only choose movies I'd be 100 % into, these would be boring. "Oh this movie seems awesome! I'd go see it!" "Oh this movie seems awesome!" over and over again. Who'd care?
To be honest the name of this movie is the reason it caught my eye. It's a bit long, sure, but it's also the kind of name which people notice better than a movie that has a one word like Stone. Seeing a movie titled Stone and Nobody Walks in L.A., which one would you be more interested? Also for some reason the name and the start of the trailer made me think of an amazing Netflix Original series called Flaked.
Eventually the idea of two people is boring if nothing really happens, but it also seems calming. Like It feels like this is the kind of film that makes you feel good about life and it gives you new energy and positive attitude. It doesn't necessarily do all that, but the trailer is so light and fun... It's like sunshine, which is something we need in dark December (holy shit, it's December already?). The trailer makes promises and you hope the movie is able to make those promises come true. Like there will be conflict, but eventually after 93 minutes everything is okay. And I think that's exactly what I need right now, and which is why I definitely want to see this film.
Reasons I'd watchOld Stone: It is a dark, brutal psychological thriller, and that's the best kind! And if you're not afraid to watch movies in a foreign language (and obviously that note is for everyone who doesn't speak Mandarin), go see this. I have a feeling it's going to be amazing, yet it's probably not going to receive the attention it deserves, so give it attention.
Reasons I'd watch Nobody Walks In L.A.: It seems light and fun yet deep, and like the whole movie is going to bring sunshine into my life. It's exactly what I need right now, since it's always dark outside and I don't know how my life is going to turn out. It's like this movie might make everything okay.
It's time for me to officially write down some of my Trailer Thoughts. I have done this earlier, but those trailers and thoughts I just shoved at the end of a review of the last Harry Potter movie, and they are hard to find on their own.
Also since this is my first Trailer Thoughts post, I'll give myself some rules. I won't post two posts about trailers in a row. Reviews are what mostly drive this blog, so they come first. Also I'll just try not to have a review and a trailer thoughts posts like one after another, I'll try to have more reviews.
I'll mostly find these trailers on YouTube. Right now I'm following four different channels posting news and trailers and stuff about movies. I'm going to look through my subscription and take the trailers that seem most interesting, because there just is too many trailers for me to write about all of them. These posts would be way too long for that. I'm always looking for more channels, though, so if you know a channel, recommend it to me, and I'll be happy.
First trailer I'm gonna talk about today is Live By Night. The movie will come out in 2017, and it's directed by Ben Affleck.
This movie is simply about a group of people living in the Prohibition Era, and their dealings with the world of organised crime.
First of all, who here is surprised that Ben Affleck is going to star in the movie he also directed? Because he keeps doing that.
The atmosphere of the trailer is weirdly mysterious. It's caused mostly by the amazing cinematography and the music, which is perfect and well-chosen for the trailer, but also by the way the trailer is edited. It makes you wonder what is going on, and who is the main character, and yeah, mostly, what is going on? It's intriguing.
But while trailers are trying to trick everyone to just go see a movie, I know already I won't like this kind of action movie. I'm really picky about action, because I want it to be more than just people shooting guns at each other while exciting soundtrack is playing in the background. Yes, Live By Night seems more than that, but it's the type I hate. It's old and there are gangsters, and I know I won't enjoy that. But still, Ben Affleck has made interesting movies before, so I might go see this. I don't know yet. Everything depends on whether or not it hits the theatres in my hometown.
The second trailer is for the movie Collateral Beauty. It's coming out this December, and it's directed by David Frankel.
Will Smith plays a man who after a tragedy starts writing letters to Love, Time and Death.
The cast of this movie is incredible. That was the first thing I notice: Will Smith stars in this movie, and he is one of my favourite actors, which definitely makes me interested in this movie. Will Smith is brilliant, and it's a crime he hasn't gotten an Academy Award already. Well, maybe this movie will change that. Also this movie features another one of my favourite actors, Edward Norton. I'd never miss an opportunity to see two of my favourite actors working with each other.
The very plot of this movie makes it clear this movie will get so many nominations. It's clear this movie will be so deep and also I know I will cry watching this movie. The idea is weirdly abstract - this man will meet Death and Time and Love and talk to them and write letters to them. It seems brilliant.
Oh I will definitely go see this if it comes out, and cry in the theatres. Reasons to go see Live By Night: Probably will be a great action movie, the cinematography seems incredible and Ben Affleck is a great director.
Reasons to go see Collateral Beauty: The cast is amazing, and this movie will win some awards. Also you will definitely cry (if you let yourself to)
Written by: J.K. Rowling (novel) & Steve Kloves (screenplay)
Harry, Ron and Hermione are trying to find and destroy mystical and dangerous items known as horcruxes to finally destroy lord Voldemort.
Yes, I know it took me a while to watch all the Harry Potter movies, longer than I hoped. I haven't really watched other movies in between, because I wanted my blog to seem more or less clean with all the Harry Potter movies in a nice bundle. But to be fair, that was ruined by my Halloween post and the post with my shorter reviews from October. Still, I did manage to finish what I started, but honest to god I hope I never start anything like this ever again.
This movie is bullshit! There is so many useless scenes and they make me angry! They decided to make two movies out of one book, they cut many scenes out and then come up with scenes that don't exist and make no sense. I'd ask, but I know why: money. Two movies make more money than one. The people behind these films don't care about story telling they do this thinking about dollar signs - or pound signs, since it's a British film.
The original novel is so sad. There are so many significant deaths of characters you never feared would die. And in the movie those scenes are butchered. You briefly see someone dying - or you don't even see them dying, they just are dead all of a sudden. It's a lousy way to do this, because the emotional response from the audience isn't as great as when reading the novel.
First part had the tale of three brothers that was so beautiful and amazing. The second part has nothing beautiful. Everything is million times faster and all the important pieces of information are lost. It's annoying!
I don't know if I can express my anger and frustration towards the series any better. Everything is wrong, and there are so many weird and awkward scenes that just don't go with the original story. The only thing that brings life to this movie is the cast, but many actors and actresses are now seen for maybe five minutes and that's it. They should've given more thought to how this movie is going to go down. Agh!
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2 / 10
Anyway, because this post sounds really angry, I want to bring up something else to talk about. Something I'm rather excited about.
I know I haven't talked about trailers ever, but I'm going to start that. Mostly because I want this blog to be more than a movie review blogs, I want to talk about movies in any way I can. Hence, I'll start talking about trailers.
There are two trailers that I want to talk about, because I'm really excited about. The first trailer is for Logan.
First of all, I've loved X-Men since I saw X-Men First Class, and then all the others. While people are of course getting annoyed of Wolverine being everywhere, he is my favourite character, and Hugh Jackman is the perfect person to portray him. Also there's this feeling I have that this might be the last time we do see Wolverine in a movie, or at least in a movie where he'd play a major role.
Why do I feel like that? The whole trailer gives off that kind of vibe, like this is going to be something... ultimate. That this is all going to end. It's mostly the song Hurt, which suits the trailer amazingly.
Also it seems like Logan is going to be everything I ever wanted from a superhero movie. It's going to be violent and dark yet deep and hopeful. Yes, people have been saying that "Man Of Steel did it first" and blah blah blah, I don't care. I don't like Superman, I didn't like that movie, but I know I liked The Wolverine, and if James Mangold is directing Logan, this will be amazing.
Now the other trailer... It's also a superhero trailer, but the whole vibe is different:
I don't like Batman in general. Batman is boring and angsty. But ever since I saw The Lego Movie, I've loved Lego Batman. Lego Batman is fun. Lego Batman is the other thing I've wanted from a superhero movie: a ridiculous comedy. And the LEGO Batman Movie is perfect for my sense of humour.
I love Will Arnett, and he was born to play Batman... At least animated Batman. But the whole cast is amazing. I love Michael Cera in the trailer. Also it's amazing to get to see hear Arnett and Cera working together again.
I have no idea what this movie is about, but it sounds and looks amazing, and I am super excited.
