Today we kick things off with a trailer for the French foreign language film Mesrine, Killer Instinct and follow it up with trailers for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and Woody Allen’s You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger. We also have a poster to go along with yesterday’s trailer for Faster.
MESRINE, KILLER INSTINCT
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Plot Summary: The first part of a pair of films about the legendary French gangster who completed more than two dozen heists and escaped four high security prisons. Release Date: August 13, 2010 |
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Rating: B Commentary: Lots of action, wonderful song choice and plenty to suggest this might be one hell of a ride. |
Rating: C- Commentary: It might sell in France where the character is fairly well known, but the studio may want to go with something a little more creative to pique interests of American audiences. |
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Trailer Link: Apple Trailers Oscar Chances: I don’t know when it was release in France or if it is eligible, but it could be a contender for Best Foreign Language Film and, if well received it could also contend for a Best Actor nomination. |
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THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER
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Plot Summary: The third film in The Chronicles of Narnia series finds the kids returning to Narnia to help save the kingdom once more, this time upon the royal ship The Dawn Treader. Release Date: December 10, 2010 |
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Rating: B- Commentary: I saw this originally in its 3D version and lamented at yet another “made for 3D” family film to continue the tedium. The scenes do paint a vivid portrait of a handsome film, but with the history of the previous two films, one shouldn’t expect too much. |
Rating: C- Commentary: A big lion and a small mouse. What’s the point? A portrait of the ship on the sea of flowers would have been more tantalizing. This is just bland and lacking in excitement. |
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Trailer Link: Apple Trailers Oscar Chances: Technical categories are always possible as this series has gotten a few nods, but I can’t see it getting more than Art Direction, Costume Design and Visual Effects at this point. |
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YOU WILL MEET A TALL DARK STRANGER
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Plot Summary: The latest relationship comedy from Woody Allen featuring a washed-up writer, his conflicted wife, an divorcee looking to find love again, a talented musician and a host of others. Release Date: September 22, 2010 |
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Rating: C Commentary: The voice over for the trailer wasn’t the standard, high-quality one typically associated with such trailers, thus making the whole thing feel a bit cheap. The premises presented aren’t even that interesting, so with two strikes against it, it may not do very well. |
Rating: None Commentary: I don’t review placeholders. |
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Trailer Link: Yahoo Movies Trailers Oscar Chances: Woody is always a potential in the Original Screenplay category, though hasn’t really been in consideration for some time. His actors are also always up for thought and have about the same track record. |
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FASTER, poster #1
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Plot Summary: An ex-con seeks revenge against the man that betrayed him and his brother resulting in his brother’s death, but is pursued by both a cop and a hit man. Release Date: November 24, 2010 |
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Previous Preview: Faster |
Rating: C+ Commentary: If it weren’t for how dark and foreboding the poster looked, this would be an abject failure. A faux tattoo of the film title isn’t in the least bit original. |
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Trailer Link: See Previous Preview Oscar Chances: See Previous Preview |
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