Category: Film Previews

I’m not sure whether I would want to watch this or suffer through Walk Like a Man again. Think Like a Man Plot Summary: After influential author Steve Harvey writes a book that exposes man’s deep secret of action with women, the men decide to get back at their girlfriends. Release Date: March 9, 2012…

When they start going through the stars of the film, look away for want of avoiding serious plot revelations. A Little Bit of Heaven Plot Summary: A successful advertising agent is diagnosed with cancer and attempts to come to terms with the prognosis while handling the people in her life who seem to be handling…

Not looking half-bad, is not the same as looking half-good. Ice Age: Continental Drift (trailers #2 & #3) Plot Summary: Although the dinosaurs have arrived, our ice age crew is back for another adventure as the Pangaea begins breaking up threatening to send them all to new and differing climes. Release Date: July 13, 2012…

A performance as bland as snow. Snow White and the Huntsman (trailer #2) Plot Summary: A dark, realistic interpretation of the fabled story of Snow White. Release Date: June 1, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: N/A Commentary: See Previous Preview Rating: B Commentary: I can still sense the acting debacle Kristen Stewart brings to the table.…

Jack Black makes a comedy that doesn’t look entirely stupid. Bernie Plot Summary: A charismatic preacher becomes manservant and lover to a wealthy older woman whose death looks rather suspicious. Release Date: April 27, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: C Commentary: They did such a garish design in order to play the dual hand-holding/hand-cuffing motif? This…

Vampires and tween musicals aren’t a good combination. I Kissed a Vampire Plot Summary: A musical about a high schooler who finds himself struggling with his new identity as he emerges as a vampire amidst the emotional roller-coaster of post-puberty existence. Release Date: March 30, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: C+ Commentary: The design work is…

“From the creator of ‘Paranormal Activity’” is extremely misleading. Chernobyl Diaries Plot Summary: A group of tourists find the ultimate thrill ride, touring the wasteland surrounding Chernobyl. Their thrill ride gets more intense when the unexpected denizens of the area start hunting them. Release Date: May 25, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: B- Commentary: I’m not…

There’s a point where bizarre is no longer bizarre, just irritating. Dark Shadows Plot Summary: Tim Burton brings the campy daytime soap to the big screen. Release Date: May 11, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: C Commentary: When the last gothic-styled comedy hit the marketplace (Addams Family), the design work of the advertising was impeccable. Here,…

Fairy predictable isn’t the best, but can be mildly entertaining. Life Happens Plot Summary: When a young woman has sex knowing that she doesn’t have a condom and ends up pregnant, a little white lie about being a mother prevents her from securing the man who may love her the rest of her life. Release…

Pixar’s first female heroine looks like she may be everything we’ve come to expect from Pixar. Brave Plot Summary: A Scottish fairy tale about a brave young girl. Release Date: June 22, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: N/A Commentary: See Previous Preview Rating: B Commentary: It’s not a trailer, it’s a clip. However, they still shipped…

Can you go home again? Frankenweenie Plot Summary: Tim Burton takes on a feature length version of the short film that set him on a course towards fame about a young boy who attempts to resurrect his late, beloved pet like Dr. Frankenstein raised his monster. Release Date: October 5, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: B…