Trailer Talk Three: It Came From Beneath The Sea!

You know the drill by now. Hayley’s seen lots of previews. Here are her opinions. With links to the actual trailers this time so you know what the buggering blazes I’m on about.

The Boat That Rocked

It is a well known fact amongst my friends that I hate Richard Curtis movies with an unadulterated fury, pure and unbridled. I even hate Love Actually, which is apparently tandamount to shovelling puppies into a furnace. And yet, even though my filmic track record with Mr Curtis is deep into minus marks territory, I can be guaranteed to see his films as soon as they come out. Because the trailers always look like so much fun that I can’t help but to be lulled into a false sense of security, with a little voice in my head whispering tantalisingly, “Come on, you’re bound to love this one. Look at that caaaaaaaaaassssst.” And look at that cast indeed – Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Kenneth Branagh, Nick Frost, Rhys Darby – ridiculously talented and funny people. And the subject is illegal pirate radio stations in Britain in the 60’s. Sideburns everywhere! So I shall be trudging into the cinema on opening day, hoping against hope that Curtis has finally made a movie that I won’t want to kill myself during.

Look for yourselves! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnQc3lO4JDs (really, if a lot of the movie involves Bill Nighy dancing around like that, I’ll be a happy woman)

Monsters Vs. Aliens

With such an amazing comedic voice cast lined up – Will Arnett, Hugh Laurie, Reese Witherspoon, Rainn Wilson, Seth Rogan, Paul Rudd, STEPHEN MOTHERFUCKING T. COLBERT (as the President, fittingly enough) – this movie better be so goddamn awesome that I end up spontaneously combusting into my popcorn from joy. Using the trailer as a guide, signs are pointing towards an explody outcome. 

I can’t seem to find an internet version of the trailer I’ve seen where the audio is actually in sync with the visuals, but I’m sure you’ll deal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipNYLBnv6Dg

I also like this one ‘cos it has more Stephen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHv0JMo6puo

Coraline

I am guaranteed to eat up any film adaptation of the work of Neil Gaiman, and if you combine Gaiman with stop-motion animation directed by Henry Selick (dude who directed The Nightmare Before Christmas), and bundle it all into trailer as deliciously creepy as this one, it’s like presenting me with a most delicious filmic cake. A cake of AWESOME, shall we say.

Gather the children round and scare the bejeesus out of them here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO3n67BQvh0

Defiance

Lines from the trailer of this quite boss-looking WW2 thriller are repeated across my workplace with quite manic glee, particularly “Everyvun vill vork, there are no exceptions!” and “Ve vill protek you” (the last must be said while clutching someone’s shoulders and staring directly and most seriously into their eyes, thus upping the lols). Maybe it’s just Daniel Craig’s Polish accent that’s gotten everyone overexcited, although frankly it’s quite nice to see a historical film actually do accents and I’ll probably see it based on that little courtesy alone.

Ve vill become varriors! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIO8OI0JP50

The Pink Panther 2

WHY DOES THIS MOVIE EXIST?!?! I mean, jeebus, I’m not even much of a fan of the original Pink Panther movies, but if there’s one thing I rail against more than anything is Hollywood mining it’s past for remakes that should never have been made. And to do it twice! And this one doesn’t even have Kevin Kline in it, so really what’s the damn point? I’m not linking this one out of care and respect for your sensibilities.

Love The Beast

A documentary film about a Hollywood actor and his car. VANITY PIECE, OH LORD, STAY AWAY! I can hear the masses screaming in horror. Wait wait wait! Would it make a difference if I mentioned that the actor in question is Eric Bana, and that the car is a Ford XB Falcon coupe that he modded up over twenty-five years in order to race in some of the most dangerous car racing competitions in the world? That it’s a film about the love a simple car can inspire, especially if it is the centralising aspect of some great friendships? I don’t know if I’ve just been overly conditioned from watching far too many episodes of Top Gear and thusly find stories about men and their cars ultimately inspiring, but I haven’t been so moved by a trailer in ages. A trailer for a car movie! I’m as surprised as you are.

You can watch it here: http://www.lovethebeast.com.au/ (love love love the irony inherent in using Arcade Fire’s “No Cars Go” as part of the soundtrack).