Trailer Roundup Week 2
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By Darian Scalamoni |
Hello again everybody and welcome back to Trailer
Roundup! The weekly column where we showcase movie trailers released this week.
Not as many as last week but still a solid amount of trailers came out this
week so without further ado…
Star
Trek Beyond (Trailer 2)
Starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana,
Idris Elba
I must say as a predecessor that I have never seen any
of the previous Star Trek installments but I do plan on watching them at some
point. Having said that, this trailer is MUCH better than the first one showed
for the third film in the Star Trek rebooted movie universe. After the first
two movies were directed by JJ Abrams (Star
Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens, Super 8), the series has been taken
over by Justin Lin (Fast Five, Fast &
Furious 6). In the first trailer, it seemed like a Fast & Furious movie
within the Star Trek universe which scared a lot of fans and critics alike for
the upcoming movie due on July 22nd of this year, but, this trailer
is much more polished and at least (in my eyes) seems to be in the spirit of
the previous films. It’s always nice to see Simon Pegg show up in anything so
it’s good to see him return as well as most of the previous characters. We also
get a better look at Idris Elba’s villainous character in this trailer. It made
me very excited to want to catch up on the previous movies and it was a well
done trailer.
8/10
The
BFG
(Trailer 2)
Starring Mark Rylance, Rebecca Hall, Bill Hader
The first trailer for this film left me intrigued but
ultimately wanting more, but THIS trailer for the new Steven Spielberg (Saving Private Ryan, Jurassic Park) movie had me begging to
see this adventure. In Spielberg’s second straight film with now Academy Award
winning actor, Mark Rylance as the BFG (or the Big Friendly Giant), it tells
the tale of a little girl befriending the giant who is teased by other giants
because he doesn’t eat little boys or girls. This trailer shows how
heartwarming and magical this film will be, as well as showcasing the true pleasant
nature of the BFG with Sophie. Good news as well that this movie was very well
received at the Cannes Film Festival. Look out for the film when it releases
worldwide on July 1st.
9/10
Ghostbusters
(Trailer 2)
Starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate
McKinnon, Leslie Jones
Oh boy, this film looks like a mess. Though this
trailer is a tiny bit better than the first, it is sad to see that in reality,
this female led reboot of the 80’s classic looks like garbage. This trailer had
one positive to it and that was, the effects. The effects on all of the ghosts
actually looks fantastic but other than that, I don’t know how this movie is
going to work. The humor hasn’t hit even a little bit in either trailer and
now, with this new coming attraction, it basically gives away almost all of the
movie in terms of plot. I wish that this film would work because I am a big fan
of McKinnon and Wiig, but I have to be honest with my readers and based on
these two trailers, I would NOT waste my money on this movie.
3/10
Popstar:
Never Stop Never Stopping (Trailer 2)
Starring Andy Samberg, Imogen Poots, Sarah Silverman,
Tim Meadows
Comedy trailers are pretty straight forward in terms
of judging it; if the preview makes you laugh and the plot seems like something
you’re interested in then it’s usually a decent trailer. The thing that the
Lonely Island is able to do in this trailer is break out hilarity in a unique
way by showing some great gags but holding back their amazing supporting comedy
guests such as Bill Hader, Maya Rudolph and even Martin Sheen. I’m a fan of the
Lonely Island comedic shtick, so I’m on board with a feature film created by
the trio of musical comedians.
7.5/10
Don’t
Think Twice
Starring Keegan-Michael Key, Gillian Jacobs, Mike
Birbiglia
Time for an indie. Mike Birbiglia stars, writes and
directs this film about improv artists trying to make it in the world and make
it on a sketch comedy show similar to SNL.
Birbiglia, if he looks familiar to anyone, is great in the Netflix series, Orange is the New Black. He’s joined by
great comedic talent who also has dramatic range in Keegan Michael-Key, famous
for being on his own incredibly successful sketch comedy show, Key and Peele. Along with them, Gillian
Jacobs, best known for playing Brita on Community,
plays Key’s girlfriend and another improv comedy player. This movie looks to
have tons of potential and I am excited to see more.
8.5/10
Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turles: Out of the Shadows (Final Trailer)
Starring Megan Fox, Will Arnett, Tyler Perry, Laura
Linney
Another movie that spurned into a franchise, though I
didn’t see the first TMNT produced by Michael Bay, I am a huge fan of the
property of heroes in a half shell. This film looks to play more towards the
old cartoons in terms of action pieces and humor; the more I see previews for
this movie, I anticipate it more and more. The turtles look to be in true
spirits, the introduction of Casey Jones (perfectly casted with Arrow’s Stephen
Amell), along with the first looks at villains Rocksteady, Bebop and Kraang are
amazing moments for turtle fans everywhere.
8/10
Equity
Starring Anna Gunn, James Purefoy, Alysia Reiner
I am a huge advocate for women being showcased more in
media, including film and television; this trailer shows a film that does just
that. Anna Gunn is in the forefront, known best for playing Skyler White on Breaking Bad, she tries her first
leading role after the unbelievably successful show. Unfortunately, I don’t
think she is leading lady material. With a meaty plot that has Gunn at the
forefront in a female-driven Wall Street film, written and directed by women,
it surely takes charge of that in its marketing technique. I think that was the
wrong idea as it distracts the viewer from the movie trailer as a whole. To go
along with that, Gunn was tremendous in her time on the Emmy darling for AMC,
but, she doesn’t seem primed to demand that same type of screen presence on the
silver screen. This trailer is a pass for me, as well as the movie as a whole.
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