Andrew: Hello readers! We're
back with another weekly preview (sorry for them being sporadic lately) and boy
is this one a doozy. We have a few wide release films coming out such as the
new Maggie Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis film Won't Back Down; the Anna Kendrick led
a cappella film Pitch Perfect; a new animated kids film in time for Halloween, Hotel
Transylvania; and most importantly, one of the most highly-anticipated
science-fiction films to come along in quite a while - the Joseph
Gordon-Levitt/Bruce Willis time travel film Looper.
Sarah, I want to kick
things off with the one we're most excited about, and that's Looper.
It's directed by Rian Johnson, who isn't very well-known to the general
public but he started to make a name for himself with 2005's high
school noir film Brick (also starring JGL), 2008's The Brothers Bloom, and a
couple of well-received episodes of AMC's Breaking Bad. The exciting thing
about Johnson, to me, is that he wrote the film as well and it has a killer
set-up. (More after the jump)
Official Trailer for Looper
JGL plays Joe, an
assassin in the not-too-distant future called a Looper. The way he does his job
centers around the fact that time travel has been invented but has been
outlawed and the only people who use it are the mafia. So the mafia takes
people they want dead and sends them back 30 years into the past, where Joe and
his fellow Loopers are waiting for them and shoot them as soon as they arrive.
Except eventually the mob sends the future version of their assassins back in
time to be killed, unknowingly, by themselves (thus "closing their
loop"). Future Joe (Bruce Willis) is sent back to be killed but manages to
escape and then it's a chase between the old and younger Joe. How awesome does
that sound???
Sarah: Pretty damn awesome, Andrew! This one looks so
intriguing I have to say! Especially because JGL and Willis aren't the only two
actors in this one that I am excited to see. Emily Blunt (The Five Year Engagement),
Paul Dano (There Will Be Blood), Piper Perabo (USA’s Covert Affairs), and Jeff
Daniels. Daniels is quickly becoming one of my favorite "serious"
actors after his amazing role on The Newsroom! I am so excited to see
Blunt is her role as Sara too.
A: I've heard plenty of good
things about the job Blunt does in Looper, so I'm excited to see what
all the hullabaloo is about with her. She's actually said that this film is the
best thing she's ever been a part of. That would come off as pure hyperole if
it weren't for the fact that Bruce Willis pretty much said the same thing. And
this is from the star of Die Hard! Suffice it to
say, VERY excited for Looper.
S: I am actually really
excited to see Hotel Transylvania! I am in the mood for some laughter and with
its all-star cast: Adam Sandler, Selena Gomez, Steve Buscemi (HBO’s Boardwalk
Empire), Kevin James (Hitch) and many more! While it looks
extremely predictable, I also like the concept of Count Dracula running a secret resort as both an escape for other monsters but to also shield his 118-year-old daughter from humans. I'm hoping that it will provide me with some very cheap
laughs. And of course we will be seeing it because people LOVE to know about
the movies that are appropriate for kids.
Official Trailer for Hotel Transylvania
A: Very true. Our most
popular reviews have been for animated films, so along with enjoying a movie
we'll give the people what they want to know! I'm sort of looking forward to Hotel
Transylvania but it really has nothing to do with the voice cast
(though pretty impressive, I will say). I'm more excited because it's the
feature film directorial debut of Genndy Tartakovsky, who's notable for
being the creator, director, writer or producer of such popular
Cartoon Network shows as Dexter's Laboratory, The
Powerpuff Girls, Samurai Jack and Star
Wars: Clone Wars. Dexter's Lab was without a doubt one
of my favorite shows as a kid, so yeah, I'm excited for Tartakovsky's movie.
S: The next one that I am
pretty excited about is Pitch Perfect. Starring Anna
Kendrick (Up in the Air), Brittany Snow (Hairspray), Rebel Wilson
(Bachelorette) and Anna Camp (The Help) as girls in an all-girl college a
capella group. When Kendrick's character comes in, she shakes things up with a
new repertoire the group takes on new life. This "Glee-like" movie
looks to be a fun one! I think that it looks pretty simple, but I'm excited to
see the comedy that Wilson brings to the singing world and to see Kendrick
actually sing.
Official Trailer for Pitch Perfect
A: I might have some guys
asking for me to hand over my Man Card here, but I'm actually looking forward
to Pitch
Perfect, too. I've never been afraid to admit it, but musicals or
movies that use music heavily are certainly my cup of tea. This looks very much
like Glee
but with the talent involved, and in particular the lead role played by Anna
Kendrick, it looks like the singing could be quite good and Rebel Wilson looks
to be pretty hilarious. (Editor’s note: Pitch Perfect is actually in limited release this weekend
but goes wide on October 5th.)
The last film that comes out this weekend is Won't
Back Down, starring Maggie Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis as a pair of
mothers who go up against their principal of their kids' school and the head of
the teacher's union in an effort to make it better. The trailer makes it look kind
of generic and schmaltzy (Kelly Clarkson, anyone?) despite the relative acting strength of its two leads.
Academy Award winner Holly Hunter (who will always be Mrs. Incredible to me) is
also in this movie, though barely in the trailers. What do you think?
Official Trailer for Won't Back Down
S: I think it looks like the
perfect movie for Gyllenhaal, but Davis? She's an Oscar nominee who gave an
amazing performance last year in The Help. I'm a little concerned
that she will give the exact same performance, because it seems like the exact
same character but set in present time. Riddled with cheesy lines (all from the
trailer) I have to say if we don't see this one in theatres I won't be that upset.
A: Agreed. I’m sure both
ladies do a fantastic job but there’s just something about the trailer that
causes it to miss the mark with me. The plot is actually pretty timely considering
the state of schools, especially in bigger cities, but I’m not sure if the
star-power and the marketing will be enough to draw us into the theatre for
this one.
Ok! That about wraps it up for this preview!
Tonight is the night we go to see Looper, so be on the lookout for our
review of that within the next day, and we have a new review of a
documentary/concert movie about my favorite band of all-time, Queen, coming out
later today! So check that out later, and as always thank you for reading!
No comments:
Post a Comment