Oh Sex and the City. I have absolutely no intention of seeing this film. I was never into the show. Now that I got it out of my system, why is there this overload of crap for this film? People are making it seem like it’s the second coming, organisming their way to May 30th. (Shouldn’t have put those two references in the same sentence.) Are people really that starved for it or just wanting to see a fashion show of clothes they can’t ever dream to afford? I am sick to death of reading and hearing about it. In case you feel like me and can live without you can go to see The Strangers staring Liv Tyler and Scoot Speedman. Both trailers are below.
So that was the question I was posed the other day. Honestly I think it’s a draw. Neither was spectacular and neither was bad. I enjoyed The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian for what it was worth. You get to relive the days of yonder when those of yester year speakth Shakespearian. There were also the great battles scenes. My favorite was between throne stealer Telmarine king Miraz and King Philip. I was really into it; so much that I wanted King Philip to finish him off but then came back to the reality I was watching a Disney film and not Gladiator or Mortal Kombat. Ho hum. Then there is the great Indian Jones; professor by day, adventurer by night. Shia LaBeouf is determined he is going to be a star huh? I knew from about 20 minutes in that little twist. Anyway, Indian Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull offers everything a die hard Jones’ fan would love. It also made me remember what is so lovable about the Indian series which is the humor brought forth in all the films. If nothing it stayed true to that. I will say things got weird at the end. Maybe George and Stephen’s appetite for other worlds went a little overboard. Maybe things do make more sense from their eyes; explaining how really Niagara Falls and Earth’s other wonderments came to be…
Speed Racer is next out the gate along with What Happens in Vegas staring Ashton Kutcher and Cameron Diaz. Can I predict another great weekend for Iron Man? Click here for Trendy’s Speed Racer highlight in Trendy Reel’s Summer Movies Feature. Trailers are below.
… and the first movie out the batch is Iron Man. You can check out the trailer below along with Trendy’s preview which is apart of Trendy Reel’s Summer Movie Preview. Also in theater’s today is Made of Honor staring Grey’s Anatomy’s Patrick Dempsey.
Ah Speed Racer. The 60s cartoon has hit the big time. Well at least the big screen. Here is a very short, quick history lesson on Speed Racer. The cartoon original generated from Japan and was given the name Speed Racer for the American/English version. Speed Racer’s car is called the Mach 5. Can’t have a Speed Racer movie without Racer X and Trixie. Wow. How do I know these things? Now about the movie. It stars Into the Wild’s breakout lead actor Emile Hirsch as Speed Racer. Christina Ricci plays girlfriend Trixie with Matthew Fox as Racer X. The film was directed and written by the Wachowski Brothers and produced by Joel Sliver after the numerous changes of hands since 1992. Industry buzz was that Zac Efron and Shia Labeouf both auditioned for the role of Speed Racer and Vince Vaughn was rumored to be producing and staring as Racer X until the Wachowski Brothers picked it up. Ok now that all that technical stuff is out the way, I have to say I am not too excited about this. First I think the major reason it is just seeing the light of day after ten years of trying to get it to the cinemas is the fact that it’s hard to adapt such a cartoon to be portrayed by real , breathing people. I compare it a studio trying to bring Popeye and Olive to a theater near you. It necessarily can’t work. Speed Racer was shot completely in front of a green screen for that reason. I don’t know if this will work or not, but we all shall see. Trailers for the movie are not up to par in my book and movie goers might opt to go see Iron Man instead. Too bad as Warner Bros. has shelled out a lot of money for advertising. So in the next month or two expect an array of Speed Racer collectibles to hit the markets from toys to video games. This may or may not fair well opening weekend but I do not expect it to knock Iron Man from the number one spot. In conclusion, some things are better left to the drawing boards…
Check out the Speed Racer Trailer below. Go! Speed Racer Go!
It’s almost that time of year. SUMMER MOVIES! Seriously, looking at the impressive film role call, it’s non stop from May until the end of August. Hope you all have a nice savings going as this looks to a great season for big movies. I will from now until the start of the season in May with the release of Iron Man on May 2nd will do my own little pre-review of the films set to hit theaters this summer. I think there will be enough films for everyone’s taste. Below is a list of the big blockbusters for the summer/release dates. Highlighted are the ones I will without a doubt be plucking out $10 to see. Stay Tuned and Happy Easter!
May
Iron Man - 5/2
Speed Racer -5/9
What Happens in Vegas - 5/9
Chronicles of Narnia Prince Caspian -5/16
Indian Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - 5/22
