Trailer Trash!

Here we are again with another update of new trailers...I have some little Easter treats for you today!

Attack the Block

Up first is 'Attack the Block', which is so unbelievably ridiculous it's amazing. When the synopsis on IMDB reads...

"About a teen gang in South London defending their block from an alien invasion"

...you know it's going to be good!!

Arthur

Now unless you've been living under a rock for the last 6 months you'll know that Russell Brand and Dame Helen Mirren are starring in this remake of Dudley Moore's 1981 classic. It has recieved a bit of a panning from the critics but I'm still excitied about seeing it, what with loving off Russell Brand my obsessive want to recreate the Dame's career!

Thor

Another Natalie Portman delight to feast on! Directed by Kenneth Branagh, this 114 minute long Action Adventure Drama is set to be a bit of a box office smash. It's been highly anticipated for quite some time. I'm dubious but intrigued to see what this film has to offer.

X-Men: First Class

Jaaaames McAvoy, Yessirree! With the mixed reviews of 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' it's going to be so interesting to see how this film does in the box office and with reviews. The trailer looks ok but I'm not overly taken with it at first watch...we'll see!

To follow will be a little review on Scream 4!

The Lincoln Lawyer 28/03/11

Way back on the 9th February, I saw the beginning of this trailer and immediately thought 'MatthewMcConaugheyterriblecheesyromcomfest' (hash-tag that bad boy). But after giving it a chance and watching it fully I was so excited to see this adaptation of a Michael Connelly novel in it's full glory; and in it's full glory it certainly was.

McConaughey puts in what I see as a massive career-best performance in his lead role as Mick Haller. Haller is a charismatic and charmingly arrogant criminal lawyer who has bagged a rape and assault case. The defendant is Louis Roulet (Ryan Phillippe), a rich kid from LA who's family will pay through the nose to get his name cleared as quickly as possible.

With many twists and turns in this intelligent and engaging script and strong performances from all of the cast (with notable mention to the fantastic as ever Marisa Tomei in her role as Maggie McPherson) this film is a credit to the original novel and an amazing watch. I 100% recommend.

Limitless 23/03/11

When I heard about this film I was determined to see it on the release date. The trailer drew me in as soon as I saw it, and it obviously did countless others; myself and HOM (my friend Honoria, she will now be known as HOM) had to cinema hop to find a showing that wasn't sold out.

"What if a pill could make you rich and powerful?"

This fascinating concept draws attention immediately. I know from writing that you can often hit bumps in the road, 'writers block' as it were, is a frustrating situation to experience. But what if you could just take one tiny little pill to rid yourself of this never happening again? To be able to access and utilize 100% of your brain capacity and to be able to reach potential and goals you never thought achievable?

This film is visually beautiful and the Italian Stallion that is Bradley Cooper is stylish and charismatic in his leading role. Robert De Niro is, as always, in control and brilliant in his supporting role.

Although the script is somewhat uneven, the fast paced nature and the engrossing concept captivate the mind for the duratation of the film. I don't think 'Limitless' quite fulfills it's potential as an amazing action thriller but I think it comes pretty damn close.

I would definitely recommend this film, not only to drool at the Coop but to witness this impressively executed version of a far fetched idea.

Tell No One

This subtitled French Thriller was a lucky find.

A couple of weeks ago I was in the mood for a shhityerpants Horror fest. My work colleague explained the plot of this film and I had to get my hands on it. Not being the gory horror film I was initially searching for I thought it would leave me feeling unfulfilled but it was one of the best foreign films I have ever seen.

I think there's something about French films that make them a little bit exciting; there seems to be very little boundaries they have to keep within or rules that they have to stick to which makes the outcome quite unpredictable.

There are so many twists and turns I don't want to give away the plot so I will just urge you to go and rent it!

Battle: Los Angeles 16/03/11

After reading a fair amount of pretentious and negative reviews about Battle: LA I was quite sceptical about going to see it. Films of this nature regularly get panned by critics. Being someone who can take or leave alien based, end of the world-esque movies you can imagine that I was going into the theatre thinking I knew exactly how this would work out for me.

The film launches straight into the action with a helicopter full of marines being attacked by an unknown enemy, in the background we see mass destruction. These scenes of terror are then switched to 24 hours into the past, showing us a happier Los Angeles before the attack.

From here, we follow a group of marines in their mission to rescue civilians from an area of LA that has been attacked and invaded before it is bombed in an attempt to wipe out the enemy.

Cynical views of the way this film is flashed back suggest that it is a vain attempt to create character development. I however disagree. I think character development is extremely difficult to create in action films, and often it flops spectacularly, but in my personal opinion, I don't think that is the case here. Now, I am not saying the character development matches up to that of a Drama genre film, for example, but for an action film I think this is a cracking effort. As for opinions that ram down your throat that you will not care about characters being killed off and you do not care about any character relationships, I also disagree.

Throughout the whole 116 minutes of this film, the tension created was incredibly intense and I was on the edge of my seat the whole time.

It shot to first place in it's first weekend at the US box office taking an extremely impressive $36m and in no way is this a surprise after having seen it.

Trailer Trash!

I haven't written a trailer post for a loooong time and among the next few are some good and some very bad...

I will start with the very bad and ease you into the awesome.

Tomorrow when the War Began

I'm in total danger of being a bitch here but this looks bloody awful! This movie will be released on the 8th of this month. Judge for yourselves...

Fast Five

I will HAVE to watch the first four (completely unaware that there was a fourth?!) of the Fast and Furious series before seeing this when it is released on the 22nd. Obviously it is vaguely ridiculous but a mindless action film every now and again never hurt anyone...

Your Highness

Franco, Portman and McBride...it's like heaven in a film! Man crush, girl crush and comedy crush all rolled up into a luscious humour fest! Cannot wait and if it's shit I do not know what I will do with myself...

Scream 4

One of the most highly anticipated horror movie sequels in years. There are so many different versions of this trailer, and I am literally so excited to see it. Also, aside from all the resident non-murdered Scream characters there are a few additional newbies, including Adam Brodie (lush) unfortunately it looks as though he will meet a slashy demise...

Film Releases - March 2011

• 30th March - Mao's Last Dancer
• 25th March - Wake Wood
• 25th March - The Eagle
• 25th March - Sammy's Adventures
• 25th March - Forget Me Not
• 25th March - Faster
• 25th March - Country Strong
• 24th March - Dirt! The Movie
• 23rd March - Limitless
• 18th March - You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
• 18th March - The Lincoln Lawyer
• 18th March - Submarine
• 18th March - Route Irish
• 18th March - Ballast
• 18th March - Anuvahood
• 16th March - Chalet Girl
• 13th March - No Woman, No Cry
• 13th March - Little Big Boy
• 12th March - Allegience
• 11th March - The Resident
• 11th March - The Company Men
• 11th March - Living in Emergency
• 11th March - Life Goes On
• 11th March - His & Hers
• 11th March - Hall Pass
• 11th March - Fair Game
• 11th March - Cummings Farm
• 11th March - Battle Los Angeles
• 10th March - The Space Between
• 10th March - Terry
• 5th March - Seconds Apart
• 4th March - Unknown
• 4th March - The Tempest
• 4th March - The Adjustment Bureau
• 4th March - Rango
• 4th March - Patagonia
• 4th March - Ironclad
• 4th March - Client 9 : The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
• 4th March - Babies
• 4th March - Archipelago
• 4th March - Age of the Dragons
• 3rd March - The Horse Boy
• 2nd March - Eleanors Secret