Late by a day, but this is SO worth it. SO worth it. I am joygazm’ing. And by all rights, if you aren’t by the time this trailer is done, there is something really, fundamentally, wrong with you. (That or you’re one of those strange people that thought Wanted was a self-indulgent over-violent pile of dung — in which case there’s still something fundamentally wrong with you. :P)
There doesn’t appear to be a YouTube version of it available yet, so zip on over to Yahoo! and watch this. In my eyes, it is very well done. Wesley looks just about as pathetic as I would expect him to, and Angelina.. well, who can complain about her? And I had no idea Morgan Freeman was going to be in the movie. Joy joy!
My faith in this film is at fantastically renewed. Keep watching to see if they screw it up.
Not a lot to say this week, so I’m just going to get right to it.
GONE BABY GONE
A lot of people do not like Ben Affleck as an actor. Whether it be Reindeer Games or Pearl Harbor, they simply don’t think he can act. I don’t necessarily disagree, but, I still have this weird fondness for the guy. Perhaps it’s just because he’s best friends with Kevin Smith. somehow making him purely by relation a ‘common’, likeable guy. Thankfully, for some, Ben Affleck is not acting in this film — better or worse, he’s actually directing it.
And for his directorial debut, he’s picked.. what appears to be a rather emotional, powerful, story. And WOW, does it ever pack a lot of star power. Morgan Freeman alone can carry ANY picture, but then they just go crazy, and add Ed Harris! ED HARRIS! Come on people. This should be amazing — and seeing as it’s in theaters now — we’ll find out soon enough!
There’s been a lot of talk in the area of comics recently regarding violence against women, and misogyny in general. Violence against Black Canary, Tigra. Walking a line between general ’super villain’ violence, and some deeper hidden hatred of women. Didn’t it all start with Sue Dibny? I think so. Anyways. What I’m wondering is, if there’s going to be any sort of backlash in movies in regards to this. Maybe there already has and I’m just missing it, but I don’t remember hearing anything about it.
None of this is to say that this movie, this trailer, is misogynistic. I just started thinking about it. I wondered if the roles were reversed, would the movie have any merit? Would it be compelling? Would it work?
Don’t know. As is, the movie seems rather scary. In a … this could happen, my god is Wes Bentley ever creepy kind of way.
Every once in a while, when things get rough and you’re not sure how to carry on, that something comes out of the blue and entirely reminds you why you do what you do. In this case, of course, it’s post and semi-review trailers. I get to share links to trailers I think are good (or in some cases, very bad), and give you an idea of why I think it’s good, or, why the movie based on the trailer is going to kick ass.
Things have been, and kind of are, rough for me right now. But this first trailer here … swear, I have watched it 100 times. Over and over. It is flat out incredible.
I hope you agree, and I hope it gives you reason to continue visiting The Trailer Park.
JUMPER
This trailer is flat out the single best trailer I have ever watched. No kidding. I went in with absolutely zero expectations, having never even remotely heard of the movie or the book (books?) it is based on. I didn’t even know what it was about. After watching it for the first time, I watched it again. And then again. And then again. Like I said, probably 100 times by now. I shared it with the people at work, just because I’m that astounded by it.
In a nutshell, there are people in the world that are “Jumpers”. They can teleport at will. Short-range, long-range. Any distance, they can cover it in the blink of an eye. But there are repercussions to it, and so some people are sort of “policing” the Jumpers, with weapons that are suited to them. The trailer doesn’t actually _explain_ a lot; after about 30 seconds, the trailer basically jumps into uber-fast paced mode and you just have to sit back and enjoy it.
It is amazing. And I should stop talking, and let you enjoy this.
I know I missed another couple of weeks. There’s no excuse. My life took a header, spun a little out of control, but now I am fully back on track. I quit my job, and I’m finally settled in to my new one. And it’s going extraordinarily well. That I didn’t leave my previous job earlier — by, oh, the 2nd day I was there — is a matter of huge confusion for my brain.
But I’m here. The Trailer Park is back on a weekly schedule. And good thing, because there’s two interesting trailers for me to talk about.
Enchanted
Disney has been … I would like to say Hit & Miss, just to go with that standard phrase ‘n all, but there has been one hell of a lot more misses then there has been hits lately. They’re churning out sequels at a greater pace then ever — some, to movies that are decades old. Who actually wanted Bambi 2? Or Pocahontas 2? Even their original films as of late have been huge stinkers — so much so, that I can’t even think of the titles of them. They were that bad.
And then Enchanted comes along. And it’s the strangest mixture of an original movie and a nostalgic sequel. The basic premise is … the fairy princess and the handsome prince leave the animated 2d sing to the birds world, and enter.. ours. I didn’t think it would appeal to me, but it made me chuckle more then once.
It’s proof that Disney may still have it. That at the very least, makes it worth checking out.
It’s going to be confusing. Strange. Odd. Weird. Hard to follow perhaps.
But it’s going to be amazing. I know this for a fact. And how do I know this? What divine intervention allows me to see into the future and know without the slightest shred of doubt that this movie will burn itself into your brain and leave an impression that lasts for years if not decades; will inspire conversations with friends and strangers; will be questioned, torn apart, and all-around blow the minds of everyone who partakes in the pleasure of watching this?
“I want to be a comicbook artist.” This was my goal for many, many years. It’s a fine goal but it lacks clarity. Why? Well, what type of comicbook artist do I want to be? Want sort of fame level and size of fan base do I want? Do I want to paint comics or just draw them?
“I want to be a penciler for Marvel, DC or Dark Horse, with at least a one year contract”
or
“I want to help self publish a 120 page comicbook, for which I’m the penciler.”
These are specific goals. They have a more defined end to them and therefore are easier to define a path to get to them. The first goal is so vague that it’s hard to tell if I have reached my goal or not.
The second thing about a goal is it needs a timeline. This is very hard to do and will take much practice to get right. Take some time to really think about your plan and what sort of timeline will work for you. If your first date doesn’t work out for you, don’t give up! Reset your date with your new knowledge and try again.
The third thing is make it attainable. You want a goal that is challenging enough that it will keep you interested and engaged. Also it should be challenging enough that when you complete it, you feel better and stronger for having done so. But pick a goal that is attainable for you. Don’t fret though if you don’t think you can attain the goals you dream of. Set smaller goals that are of the same vein! As you complete these “lesser” goals you WILL become stronger and one day that goal of painting that Avengers graphic novel will seem more then in reach!
So be specific, set a date and make it just out of your reach (so that your forced to grow to reach it) but not so far out of reach that you leave yourself floundering for years on end. (Boy, do I know about that! lol)
