Trailer : King Kong (trailer 7, as its called)
Director : Peter Jackson
In Release : December 14th
Starring : Naomi Watts, Adrien Brody, Jack Black, Colin Hanks, Jamie Bell
Link : Apple.com Trailer

Boom. First shot just gives you what you want. Kong. And the rest shows us this:
Jack Black being serious, Dinosaurs, Giant Bugs, and Kong in New York.

Will I See It ? : Yes. The first frame is convincing enough. Andy Serkis' work as Kong will be fascinating, as will the fact that this trailer isn't even three minutes long, and the film itself is three hours. Should be a blast.

Trailer : Rumor Has It
Director : Rob Reiner
In Release : December 25th
Starring : Jennifer Aniston, Shirley Maclaine, Kevin Costner, Mark Ruffalo
Link : Apple.com Trailer

The trailer starts out with Aniston's character propositioning sex in the airplane bathroom.. for what reason? It doesn't say. That goes nowhere. And then the rest of the trailer leads to the fact that her family is the basis for The Graduate. Hmm ? Why?

Will I See It? : No. The story seems pathetic and only serving the purpose to prey upon Aniston's character being 'weak'. Has Hollywood REALLY run out of ideas ? Even remakes ? Doesn't interest me one bit.

Trailer : Zathura
Director : Jon Favreau
In Release : November 11th
Starring : Jonah Bobo, Josh Hutcherson, Tim Robbins, Dax Shepard, Kristen Stewart
Link : Apple.com Trailer

Dad is going away for the day, and big sis has to take care of them.
So the kids are bored with themselves, and decide to play a game called ZATHURA,
which turns out to be more than just a board game. From the mind of Chris Van Allsburg, the author of the book with the same name and Jumanji, Zathura is aimed for kids who can think beyond the realm of video games and tv.

Will I See It? : Well, I won't see it because I'm not the target audience. I'd probably rent it, but really, this does seem like a great family film for parents and kids - especially young boys with an open mind for fantasy, space, and imagination. Should serve the target audience well before Harry Potter comes out.

Trailer : Bee Season
Director : David Siegel
In Release : November 11th
Starring : Richard Gere, Juliette Binoche, Flora Cross
Link : Apple.com Trailer

A young prodigal speller. An overbearing father figure. Yep, it's a drama written by Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal, who adapted the book by Myla Goldberg. And Bee Season hasn't got much bad or good buzz around it so far..

Will I See It? I don't know. If I had nothing to do and it was the only movie showing that I hadn't seen, probably. But those titles coming right at you, and the pretentious 'love connects us' stuff, AND the song played.. yeesh. It's a bit overdone. I think I'll wait a bit before I consider.

Trailers are annoying when they come before a movie in a theater (or on a DVD or tape). But I'll admit they're better than having Pepsi ads thrown at me in 50 foot glory. :)

On the subject of trailers in general, am I the only one angered to the point of eating my dvd remote by the recent phenomenon of including trailers on movie dvds? This didn't used to be a big deal, when you could hit the 'menu' button to go to main titles (or even better, trailers were listed under 'special features' so you didn't even have to look at them if you didn't want). Lately, they've thrown them up so they appear right after the interminable Interpol warning, forcing you to hit the fast-forward button to get past the buggers. Fast-forward is for VHS! YARGH!

YARGH I SAY!

How about when the little "hand" or "line through a circle" comes up and WON'T LET YOU FAST FORWARD PAST THE TRAILER?

BOGART YARGH!

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