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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Trailer: It Casts a Spell

There have been teasers and glimpses before now, but WB has finally released the full two-and-a-half-minute trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows , and it is chock full of Harry getting all up in Voldemort’s face. I haven’t been this excited for a movie starring Ralph Fiennes and a midget since In Bruges !

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Trailer: It Casts a Spell

The Little Fockers Trailer: Robert De Niro Gets a Boner

Confession: The original Meet the Parents is still one of the funniest mainstream studio comedies to come around in the last 10 years. And the sequel — well, it was a sequel : Bigger — Barbara Streisand and Dustin Hoffman, come on down! — louder and in need of a cut. So what to make of film three in this unlikely billion dollar franchise? That depends on your tolerance for Viagra jokes.

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The Little Fockers Trailer: Robert De Niro Gets a Boner

The Red Trailer: Helen Mirren, Bad Ass

There are a number of reasons why the new trailer for Red — about a retired CIA agent who calls his old team back together to stop an assassin — looks derivatively boring, not the least of which being: Didn’t Bruce Willis and Morgan Freeman already make this movie? It was called Lucky Number Slevin , and it stunk of warmed over Tarantinoisms and madcap violence. Not even wild horses could drag me — wait, is that Helen Mirren firing a massive machine gun at a moving car? One second, let me click over and pre-order tickets.

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The Red Trailer: Helen Mirren, Bad Ass

The Green Hornet Trailer: On Second Thought, Maybe This Isn’t So Bad?

Despite a litany of bad buzz , there were always two reasons to remain hopeful about The Green Hornet : Seth Rogen is — for all intents and purposes — very funny, and Michel Gondry is a genius. Like a legitimate genius. And so the preconceived notions that The Green Hornet has to be terrible — which in large part derived from nothing more than the change of a date on the calendar — get left behind within 30 seconds of watching the new trailer. Remember who you’re dealing with here!

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The Green Hornet Trailer: On Second Thought, Maybe This Isn’t So Bad?

Voyage of the Dawn Treader Trailer: Do Not Mess With Tilda Swinton

And you thought Harry Potter was the only British children’s book adaptation hitting theaters this year! The first trailer for the next chapter in the Chronicle of Narnia series has hit the Web, and amid all the talking lions and glowing swords, there is one thing that cannot be debated: Tilda Swinton will haunt your dreams.

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Voyage of the Dawn Treader Trailer: Do Not Mess With Tilda Swinton

The Tangled Trailer: Pull Your Hair Out

Did you watch How to Train Your Dragon and think, “Gee, if only Disney had made this film, but without dragons and charm”? Then say hello to Rapunzel Tangled , the next non-Pixar film from Disney that will probably disappoint and lead to Cars 4 or Toy Story 7 . Wait, it’s in 3D? Oh, never mind — this thing is going to make a boatload.

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The Tangled Trailer: Pull Your Hair Out

The Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Trailer: Twilight

Lest you think the MTV Movie Awards only provided profanity and vagina lights, there was also a new teaser trailer for Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows . And, would you look at that: Harry Potter’s all grown up!

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The Flipped Trailer: Stand By Me

It’s been a while since a movie trailer was able to use Sha Na Na, The Crystals and The Rascals as irony free music cues, so for that reason alone you should be interested in Flipped . That it could also possibly be a return to form for director Rob Reiner — legitimate question: when was the last time he made a good movie? — and will likely make you cry tears of happy are only added bonuses. And hey, is that Aidan Quinn?

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The Flipped Trailer: Stand By Me

Farewell, Old Christine

Warner Bros. TV has officially pulled the plug on The New Adventures of Old Christine . After CBS surprisingly canceled Christine last month, ABC toyed with the idea of reviving the Julia Louis-Dreyfus series but could not afford the license fee. The network opted out of reviving the other hit that CBS canceled unexpectedly, Ghost Whisperer , last week. [ Deadline ]

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Farewell, Old Christine

The New Dinner for Schmucks Trailer: Table for Two

When the first trailer for Dinner for Schmucks appeared in the spring, it was slightly underwhelming. Or, as underwhelming as something featuring Steve Carell and Paul Rudd could possibly be. Still, it felt like anything but a big summer release. Schmucks seemed like the type of spring comedy that Carell ( Date Night ) and Rudd ( I Love You, Man ) specialize in. How could Paramount make this thing look bigger ? Well how about by adding a Patrick Stewart sound-alike voiceover and Edvard Grieg’s “In the Hail of the Mountain King”! Say hello to Dinner for Schmucks , v.2.0.

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The New Dinner for Schmucks Trailer: Table for Two