Our lame ass booking agent somehow had us out on the road with a Friday night off. Just terrible. The upside, as it so often is, was an opportunity to visit the local cineplex. Here are the previews they offered.
SKYLINE -- Vaguely familiar looking actors fight vaguely familiar looking CGI aliens in a very familiar looking plot line. US (upside score) 1. SS (Secret score) 3.
UNSTOPPABLE -- I mean, I dunno. It's based on a true story, so I guess somebody said 'it has to be a movie'. But, sight unseen of course, it kinda seems like it didn't have to be a movie at all. With Denzel and his favorite director Ridley Scott, it might be an entertaining bad movie instead of just a straight-up bad movie. So I'll give it an extra point. US 2. SS 3.
DUE DATE -- The first preview I saw for this just looked terrible. This preview looked a lot more promising. But really, and it pains me to say this, both Robert Downey Jr. and Zach whateverhisnameis are seeming already past their own personal best before dates. And I'd consider myself a fan of both. Still, with the 'Old School' director at the helm, it should be worth two hours of your life. US 6. SS 4.
MEGAMIND -- It looked good, I suppose, but it's hard to really get behind animated movies. Whenever people argue that the 'best animated movie' contenders should also be up for the 'best movie at large' Oscar, I always think, 'for real? it's a cartoon!' I like the (voice) cast, and the trailer looked entertaining, so I'll probably go if the options are this or a horror movie. US 5. SS 5.
HEREAFTER -- The saddest looking movie, like, ever. There is almost zero chance this will be bad. But also seems pretty unlikely it won't be a giant buzz kill. US 8. SS 7.
RED -- If your idea of a good time is watching Bruce Willis smirk, then by all means. US 2 (give it an extra point just cause a couple cast members seem to have enough common sense to avoid movies that are this bad, so maybe it's better than it seems). SS 5.
All in all, a very disappointing selection of trailers. Again, I blame the booking agent.
Monday, October 11, 2010
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