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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Trailer #2 Review

Right Away I can already tell a shift in tone with this movie. The previous trailers showed off a less hopeful vibe to the entire movie, especially with the main lead, Jynn Erso.

I don't think the whole save the father plot was originally planned and that it was added in to the movie during the reshoots this summer. The interesting thing is I do kinda of like this trailer a bit more than the previous two. Something about it felt a bit more Star Wars to me than the other trailers that focused so much on just showing off "things" in Star Wars movies.

My big worry still, is the fallout from the reshoots. Reshoots in modern movies aren't the same standard reshoots from the past. While many will make it seem like this happens to all movies all the time (which isn't totally true), movies today get reshoots purely for marketing and based of of audience reaction. As a result we have gotten more and more movies that feel tonally inconsistent and feel as if this movies were made by a machine calculating numbers.

This trailer was a an improvement and actually gets me interested in see the movie now. The previous two trailers didn't do much for me and I even mentioned how I probably wasn't even going to see this movie. Now that just might change.

If this movies does one thing that I hope it gets right is focusing on the new characters and the dynamic they have, if they have one at all. I think if the film makes it more about the group instead of the "chosen one's" story than this could end up being a great addition to Star Wars.

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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Trailer Review

I don't think this trailer has impressed me as much as it has everyone else. I thought it was fine but there is one looming element that seems to be consistent with this film.

That is, nothing feels new. Nothing is surprising. Just on the trailer alone there wasn't any specific moment or shot that made me get excited that hasn't already been shown in previous trailers. The Darth Vader shot was nice. But I've seen Darth Vader plenty of times. I can't get excited for the return of Darth Vader when Darth Vader never really left...

One noticeable problem with some of the scenes shown was the poor use of CGI. I can only assume its from the reshoots that have been going on the past few months for the film but the CGI just didn't connect well with different shots with great CGI. Hopefully it will look better in the final release but who knows.

I thought the music was just okay. I would've liked the film having its own score instead of just redoing the John Williams themes but clearly not having him compose them. Which can also go along with how the movie looks in terms of cinematography. It very clearly has the modern movie look to it, but does that belong in Star Wars? I just wish there was a bit more style to it, something that reflects the director or cinematographer shooting it.

It does seem like all the side characters are far more interesting then the lead of the film which is concerning. Of course it depends on how the story is told as sometimes it is better to have a more toned down protagonist as they are much more as a vessel for the audience to get into this world.

I can't say that trailer got me excited but who knows, that could be a good thing when the movie arrives.

Thoughts on the first Doctor Strange Trailer! - Doctor Strange Trailer #1 Review

The Doctor Strange trailer is finally here!

It is the time that we start getting some of the less popular characters from Marvel, more importantly, something that is a bit different from the typical style Marvel has been doing for their movies.

Check out the trailer right here - thoughts on the trailer will follow.

I really like the tone this trailer has! It has some horrors elements at some points and then it feels like inception is others! We also very much got the sense of what the movie will be about showing that this will be an origin story once again. I got Batman Begins vibes from it, show his life as a doctor and how he had to go into hiding to find some secret that we don't know about yet. That is when he goes to find some master, which reminds me of the Matrix who teaches him about chakras and things beyond science. The more I think about it that more I realize that this movie is really combining a lot of different movies, but what is different here is that it looks pretty good!

What did you think of the trailer? Especially the tone and the origin they are telling.

Suicide Squad (2016) Trailer Review

Last year we got the first teaser for the upcoming Suicide Squad film, I thought it was pretty interesting at least from what was presented visually. It did exactly was a teaser should do and that it show what the film will feel like tone wise and show the overall visual style of the film.

Today we get the brand new full trailer for Suicide Squad with new footage and better sense of the story of the upcoming villain movie.

We're bad guys. It's what we do. WATCH the new trailer for #SuicideSquad now. https://t.co/v96bE89U16
— Suicide Squad (@SuicideSquadWB) January 20, 2016

We get to see how all the characters are living in Arkham Asylum and they are brought together to take on a new threat. We see all the individual villains and see just a glimpse of their personalities. Also the Joker is there doing stuff. I think compared to the Batman V Superman trailer this one did a good job at not showing us to much.

I think what I am interested in most, is how the Suicide Squad will feel as a team and if the movie can make these character interesting enough to follow them in future films or even see them in other DC movies. I do like the tone and feel of the movie and how it feels much different than your average comic book movie. We will have to ultimately wait and see until the film comes out, but I may actually be more interested in this film than any of the other upcoming DC films.

Suicide Squad releases on August 5, 2016 with Batman V Superman almost around the corner on March 25, 2016.

Star Trek Beyond Trailer Review

The Star Trek Beyond Trailer is here!

The first thing I noticed about the trailer was the lighter tone and feel it had compared to the two previous films. Or at least the trailer those films had, I still remember the Star Trek Into Darkness trailer and how it was so overboard in its seriousness that it kinda put me off in its initial impression. This one takes an opposite approach almost giving it a Guardians on the Galaxy feel at least with the type of music playing during it.

THE OLD STYLE SETS

I like how this film is going back to how the Original TV was in presenting its worlds. You can see the rocky area in one shot could almost pass as a set from the TV Show which is more of a neat thing to see. This is something that was kinda missing in the previous Star Trek films and really wasn't present that much in the older movies as well. But because these films are set as prequels it would only be natural to want to get as close as you can without making it feel dated to what the TV Show was like and I am glad they are compromising.

EXPLORE A PLANET...THINGS GO WRONG

The basic plots of most episodes from the T.O.S. was how mostly the plots would boil down to - Explore a planet, things go wrong.

Now this trailer didn't giveaway too much of the plot but just based on the visuals alone it might actually seem they are borrowing those elements in the plot. You can see the exploration side along with what looks like the alien species that possibly live on that planet. Whether they are all evil and try to take over Earth or maybe they are just made for humans invading their planet is still yet to be known.

FAST AND FURIOUS IN SPACE!

The one thing you can definitively admit with the Fast and Furious movies is that they are super over the top and fun! When it came time to Fast Five the series seemed to go more a action route and actually became better films. If Justin Lin can bring that over to Star Trek we might get one of the most entertaining Star Trek films we've ever had.

I like the trailer it looks fun and could have potential I would like to know a bit more about the plot in the future but for right now, it sold me on seeing the movie!

CHECK OUT THE TRAILER HERE!

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Trailer Review

First impressions of the trailer... I wasn't really crazy about it.

The more I think about the trailer the more problems I have with it. This is essentially one of the biggest films of all time with an event that everyone has always wanted to see. To see how this film will most likely be handled is disappointing to see.

LEX LUTHER

This was a character that everyone seemed to be worried about and while I wasn't as worried as other people this was the biggest surprise and disappoint in the trailer.

In the older Superman movies, Lex Luther was always portrayed on the goofier side which fit the tone of those films. Here with the dark gritty serious tone of the film, its just feels completely out of play and even took me out of the trailer. Even in the trailer his introduction is awkward, I don't know if that was what they were going for or not but it just didn't feel well. Especially knowing that this character is supposed to be the big villain opposite to Superman.

DOOMSDAY

Now when this guy showed up the first thought I had was Abomination from The Incredible Hulk movie. They look very similar and the CGI on this character looks dated which reminds me of that movie more. This is another villain that is supposed to be a great importance to the Superman story and here it just feels like a tacked on Villain just for them to fight for the last 10-15 minutes of the movie. Not much to say other than I guess we will have to wait and see how it is played out in the film.

THE PLOT?!?

This trailer really exposed the main plot of the film. Normally that's is fine for a trailer because we want to knew what the movie will be about to entice us to watch it. But here we get the main plot and more all the way down to plot point by plot point.

The first teaser trailer did a good job at showning us the ideas the film will bring. Like the idea that people will no be split on whether Superman will be a good thing for the world or not. Leading to us hearing the kid of influence that Lex Luther can have on people and even Superman. We also of course had a glimpse at the fight between Batman and Superman, which should've been the only big battle in this film.

Here we get to see essentially the result of the fight between them and the fight the happens immediately afterward. The trailer even ends with Wonder Woman showing up out of the blue with no real context other than...Justice League!