Trailers: Valentine's Day, Everybody's fine, The Blind Side and Solomon Kane

Let me first introduce you to two trailers of what I call feel-good movies.

The first is called Valentine's Day.



To me this looks like the American version of Love... Actually. That being probably my favorite comedy with a great ensemble of stars Valentine's Day with a similarly big ensemble might bring some good laughs and touch our hearts.

The second feel-good movie is Everybody's fine.



Starring Robert DeNiro as a father who travels to his kids who did not visit him for a traditional weekend this film surely is going to be a nice movie for the holidays with your family.

Also starring Kate Beckinsale, Drew Barrymore and Sam Rockwell, who looks very much like he could be DeNiro's real son it has everything going for it that is necessary to be good.

The Blind Side with Sandra Bullock had its second trailer released which just made me want to watch this film even more. I am interested in the story of this young boy.



Now for the end it gets a bit scarier.

Solomon Kane co written by the write who brought us Conan is certainly worth a look. Set in a "fantasy world" with a hero similar to Constantine defying demons and the devil himself.

Solomon Kane looks a bit like Gabriel Van Helsing in Stephen Sommers movie but no offense to Hugh Jackman, Kane here looks much cooler and the story is way darker than Van Helsing was. This is fantasy for grown-ups.

Trailers: The Wolfman, Daybreakers and Cirque du Freak - The Vampire's Assistant

As I am a big fan of Supernatural and horrific creatures I thought I will post a section with upcoming movies in this genre.

First there is The Wolfman:

This film has a truly great cast starring Benicio Del Toro, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Hugo Weaving and Emily Blunt.

The transformation effects and the make up looks very good. I wonder a bit if the story will be compelling and gripping but we will have to wait and see.

Take a look at the trailer.



The next movie I would like to present is Daybreakers

In a world where almost everyone is a Vampire and human beings are harvested for blood when will there be not enough blood to feed the population?

Starring Ethan Hawke, Sam Neill and Willem Dafoe I cannot wait to see this simple allegory of water shortage just with Vampires. I found the setup and the look of the movie very interesting



The third film I want to introduce is Cirque du Freak - The Vampire's Assistant

A film with a more comedic approach to the supernatural being of the Vampire is presented here.

A boy bored with his life visits a traveling Circus and becomes involved with one of the stars who is a vampire. He agrees to becoming a vampire and stars a new life with new challenges, powers and enemies.

Starring John C Reilly, Willem Dafoe, Ken Watanabe and Salma Hayek and directed by Paul Weitz this movie looks like it is going to be fun. Take a peek.

Trailers: Amreeka and The Blind Side

To show you that my interest is not only in action movies here are two examples of drama I find quite intriguing

First the trailer of Amreeka



A film about a Palestine family who comes to America and start living their life. Dealing with racism, discrimation and a very different way of life and sense of culture they are trying to adept to their new home.

Watching this trailer made me feel interested right from the start.A mix of comedy and drama, a perfect way to spend the evening and have a talk afterwards.

The next film I would like to draw your attention to is The Blind Side



Based on a true story and the book The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game it tells the story of a homeless African American who is taken in by a rich family.

He learns to adjust to his new environment and has to face a new reality, being a student and candidate for a football scholarship.

Sandra Bullock's portrayal of the adopting mother just based on the trailer is heart warming and understanding.

I usually don't like her very much but here she convinced me. Be ready to shed some tears.

Trailer: Inception

Christopher Nolan is back with a new movie: Inception



It is only a short teaser but it certainly looks enticing to my eyes.

Starring Leonardo Di Caprio, Marion Cotillard, Ken Watanabe, Cillian Murphy and Michael Caine this movie is high on my list to watch. I have always liked Nolan's films (Memento, Insomnia, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight) and as of late I have enjoyed DiCaprio's performances (Blood Diamond, The Departed)

Can't wait for a trailer to see more about this project.

Trailers: The Book of Eli and Alice in Wonderland

Here are 2 more trailers I have taken a look at in the past weeks:

The Book of Eli with one of my favourite actors Denzel Washington:



It is a post apocalyptic time where one man tries to cross America protecting one book which is the key to the survival of humand kind.

Washington looks like he had some special martial art training for this role.

I like apocalyptic and utopian movies such as Equilibrium and can't wait to find out more about this film.


Another movie I would like to have you a peek at is Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland:



One of the directors whose vision and films I constantly enjoy is Tim Burton.

He is once again teaming up with Johnny Depp (another one of my favourite actors) who is playing the Mad Hatter.

This is the 7th time Burton and Depp colaborate in a film.

I have to admit I never read the children's book by Lewis Caroll but I saw the old Disney movie.

I am expecting a very good movie for kids and adults alike.


Just so that you are informed about the release dates of the movies I have posted here:

• Legion: January 2010 (USA), March 2010 (UK)

• Alice in Wonderland: March 2010 (international)
  

• The Book of Eli: 15th January, 2010 (UK and USA)

• Law abiding citizen: Oct 2009 (USA) and Nov 2009, (UK)

• AVATAR: 18th Dec, 2009 (international)

Time and dates may change and can vary depending on where you live, e.g. I would not bet that the dates are the same for Cyprus or Germany but give a rough estimate.

Trailer: AVATAR

I have seen the trailer and here you can watch it now as well:



I have to say that I really like the trailer and I cannot wait to see the whole film.

I last had this kind of anticipation when I watched the trailer for Star Wars Episode 1.

There is hardly any dialogue except the sentence "This is great" and it truly is. The pictures speak for themselves here and they are simply magnificent.

The music fits perfectly and I wonder whether it is an excerpt of the Score by James Horner or if it was written specially for the trailer. It might be a piece from somewhere else, too. As I said. I don't know.

As always some people like the trailer some don't. I have read comments which say that the Na'vi look too cartoonish and the trailer looks too much like CGI. I could not disagree more.

Cameron needed the new CGI technology to tell his tale on the distant planet Pandora. And what a tale it will be.

Without CGI the humanoid alien race of the Na'vi could not have been shown as they were intended. Much bigger than humans, I believe the average is 8 feet tall, they have very different proportions of leg and torso. A human could not have been stretched this long and still look realistically. :)

Also the planet and its flaura and fauna just look breathtaking.

The trailer is only in 2D but already had a great effect so I wonder what it would be like to watch the movie in 3D. I can only hope to get the opportunity here in Cyprus.

Mark it in your calendars. 18th December, 2009 is the day the probably most anticipated movie this year, if not this decade, will be released.

Trailers: Law Abiding Citizen and Legion

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I just saw the trailer for Law abiding citizen with Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx.

It certainly looks interesting. The premise being that the justice system works in favor of the criminals and the victim (Butler), here being the husband of his murdered wife and father of his murdered daugher, takes matters into his own hands. While one of the murders gets to run free as he made a deal with the district attorney (Foxx) Butler is not happy with the outcome and starts to punish himself.
Having had special training as he worked for the DoD comes in handy and reminds me of the recently released Taken with Liam Neeson but the outcome is as different as could be. While Neeson’s character simply tries to finds his kidnapped daughter and uncovers a ring of prostitution Butler does not draw the line there. After “punishing” the murderers he continues.
While I am not a big fan of Butler I like the way the trailer unfolds the story and I am curious as to how the film ends.


I have also taken a look at Legion.
Having first seen the Red Band trailer yesterday which is a much longer version that the Green band Trailer I saw today I have to recommend to only watch the Green Band trailer. The Red Band trailer is giving too much away while the Green Band Trailer leaves more room for expectations.
Therefore I will only post the Green Band here.

An apocalyptic story in which the arch-angel Gabriel comes down from heaven to protect the an unborn child which represents the last hope of man.
Gabriel says:" The last time God lost faith in man he sent a flood. This time he's sent angels."
I think it is safe to assume that there are two agendas and Gabriel, who is fighting the army of angels to protect the humans is not on god's side.

At first I thought it looked a bit like Matrix meets God’s Army but I have to reevaluate that. It actually looks more like Rambo meets God’s Army and in fact Rambo is being mentioned as reference of pop culture in the trailer.
I certainly plan to watch this movie, if not in the cinema then later on DVD, as I am interested in the backstory of it. What reasons does each side have to either protect or kill the child? How come god lost faith in men once again? How are the references to the Book of Revelation in the Bible?
There will be lots to discuss with my friend Steve as well.