Category: Film Previews

I’m surprised these people are still retired…they’re more competent than the youngsters still working. RED 2, trailer #2, poster #1 Plot Summary: Still retired. Still extremely dangerous. The team gets back together as a new hit is declared on one of its members. Release Date: August 2, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: B+ Commentary: Bringing back…

How many bad puns can you think of to write one-word reviews of this film? R.I.P. is obvious…how about D.O.A.? R.I.P.D. Plot Summary: From IMDb: “A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him.” Release Date: July…

Stealing from the rich to make you feel like the rich. Robin Hood this isn’t. The Bling Ring Plot Summary: From IMDb: “Inspired by actual events, a group of fame-obsessed teenagers use the internet to track celebrities’ whereabouts in order to rob their homes.” Release Date: June 14, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: B- Commentary: The…

The Dark World doesn’t look particularly dark or particularly worldly. Thor: The Dark World Plot Summary: From IMDb: “When Jane Foster is targeted by the denizens of the dark world of Svartalfheim, Thor sets out on a quest to protect her at all costs.” Release Date: November 8, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: B- Commentary: It’s…

Sunrise, Sunset, Midnight. Will there be a fourth film and what will it be called? Inquiring minds want to know. Before Midnight Plot Summary: From IMDb: “We meet Jesse and Celine nine years on in Greece. Almost two decades have passed since their first meeting on that train bound for Vienna.” Release Date: May 24,…

It might actually be something… Much Ado About Nothing Plot Summary: From IMDb: “A modern retelling of Shakespeare’s classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words.” Release Date: June 7, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: C Commentary: The decision to choose this image alone to sell the…

It isn’t at all grown up and that’s why it’s supposedly funny. I’m glad I don’t understand the appeal. Grown Ups 2 Plot Summary: From IMDb: “After having the greatest time of his life three summers ago, Lenny (Adam Sandler), decides he wants to move his family back to his hometown and have them grow…

Armie Hammer is a positive. The rest of the film is a negative…tough decision. The Lone Ranger, trailer #3, poster #2 Plot Summary: As the wealthy begin exploiting the west and outlaws rob trains at their leisure, one man and his Native American sidekick don masks to protect the weak and innocent from all who…

What does Maisie know? What Maisie Knew Plot Summary: From IMDb: “In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents’ bitter divorce.” Release Date: May 3, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: C Commentary: Maisie. We don’t know enough about her. This isn’t enough to give us the design to want…