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Trailers. Bridge to Terabithia made me think of Narnia but possibly done well. I had not heard of it before seeing the poster outside the theatre but I am now interested in seeing it. Bee soldiers in formation!
Another longer Transformers trailer, this is the main film I am looking forward to after the immediate batch. It looks like they are trying to take this 'seriously', which is interesting. It looks like it will not have the fun characters (especially the Decepticons) I loved in the original show - more like scary-action-sci-fi than the old cartoon brought to life.
I still have not heard any of the transformers actually speak in the promotional material, which is interesting. It definitely looks as though the focus will be on the humans, with no insider view on the transformers themselves. I have heard rumours they may be intending to franchise these films so perhaps that may change in the future. It also does a job of expressing the alienness of the situation, matching the tagline being used ("Their War, Our World"), by suggesting that the transformers are in large part not even bothering to communicate with the humans they are interrupting. Which seems out of character for the Autobots. I shall try to remember that this is a different thing from the cartoons of my childhood and (perhaps) enjoy it for what it is.
Also finally saw the trailer for Die Hard 4.0. I had not been interested in this film before but now I think I might see it. I also thought it would be neat to see a similar film with a female (and unsexified) lead, but it is worth noting that some parts of the ad, such as Maclean's concern for his daughter, would have struck me as clichéd and stereotyped if the lead had been a woman. Need to turn that sensitivity down a slight bit. Although it is actually a standard feature for male leads too, come to think of it.
Another longer Transformers trailer, this is the main film I am looking forward to after the immediate batch. It looks like they are trying to take this 'seriously', which is interesting. It looks like it will not have the fun characters (especially the Decepticons) I loved in the original show - more like scary-action-sci-fi than the old cartoon brought to life.
I still have not heard any of the transformers actually speak in the promotional material, which is interesting. It definitely looks as though the focus will be on the humans, with no insider view on the transformers themselves. I have heard rumours they may be intending to franchise these films so perhaps that may change in the future. It also does a job of expressing the alienness of the situation, matching the tagline being used ("Their War, Our World"), by suggesting that the transformers are in large part not even bothering to communicate with the humans they are interrupting. Which seems out of character for the Autobots. I shall try to remember that this is a different thing from the cartoons of my childhood and (perhaps) enjoy it for what it is.
Also finally saw the trailer for Die Hard 4.0. I had not been interested in this film before but now I think I might see it. I also thought it would be neat to see a similar film with a female (and unsexified) lead, but it is worth noting that some parts of the ad, such as Maclean's concern for his daughter, would have struck me as clichéd and stereotyped if the lead had been a woman. Need to turn that sensitivity down a slight bit. Although it is actually a standard feature for male leads too, come to think of it.
