Trailer Hitch
By BOP Staff
May 13, 2010
David Mumpower: I'm going to go against the group here and say that I loved this trailer. In good storytelling for established properties like the Predator mythology, there are certain beats that need to be hit. This ad does so effectively, first establishing that all of the people brought together have been chosen for their remarkable skill set in the field of...well, murder. No, there isn't a Grammy Award for that (and if there were, Simpsons Boogie would win it) but this identifies the players without individualizing them. As such, we can only guess whether Morpheus from The Matrix, Venom from Spider-Man 3, Boyd Crowder from Justified or Adrien Brody dies first. Since Adrien Brody is in the clip the most, I'm guessing it won't be him. Since Boyd Crowder is only in a (great) TV show, I'm expecting it to be him. Whatever the circumstance, once the clip hits the next beat by spinning the wording, it reveals that they are no longer predators on their world but instead prey on another world. I'm hooked at that moment in the ad. In addition, there is a money shot with the three-pronged laser pointers all lining up on Brody's flak jacket. I'm inclined to believe that this is another Sin City-sized hit for Robert Rodriguez.
Beastly
Josh Spiegel: Oh, boy, does this look unnecessary. Granted, considering that it's got Vanessa Hudgens as the beauty, and Mary-Kate (or is it Ashley?) Olsen as the evil witch, it doesn't look that great to begin with. But...why is there a new version of Beauty and the Beast to begin with? Why is the Beast in this movie not a beast, but merely the son of the Eric Bana character from Star Trek? Just...why?
And, also, this may be the beginning of Neil Patrick Harris not making gold out of every project he's involved in.
Curt David: I'm not a big fan of movies that involve high-school students falling in love (especially if the movie also involves dancing, horses, or is based on a Nicholas Sparks book). Teenagers shouldn't even fall in love. They are too young and if there was a sequel to any of those movies the main characters would break up when they went to college. With that said, if I was forced to watch a teenage romance movie, I would appreciate some type of hook. Maybe a little science fiction. Maybe something a little unrealistic so I don't gag at how serious the high-schoolers are taking each other. Beastly is going to add the plot of Beauty and the Beast to a typical high school romantic movie, which has to be better than just a typical high school romantic movie. Right? That's why I'm going to support this movie (in this column, I'm not going to actually pay to see it).
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