Trailer Trash Tuesday

In which I talk about some of the best/worst trailers.



Footloose


This trailer is lacking three things:
1. Kevin Bacon
2. Glitter
3. Kenny Loggins aka the man responsible for the best parts the of Footloose AND Top Gun soundtracks.

Other than that, I think Footloose has a pretty well made trailer. It’s clearly not going to venture away from the original formula (pretty sure Ren wore the same outfit to his first day of school in the 80’s version and drove the same car) but that doesn’t really bother me because the original is still entertaining and charming, even if it’s a little cheesy. A well-done remake of an 80’s dance flick is still better than most films. I also appreciate not using gimmicky 3D like certain other dance films *cough* Step Up *cough.*

Fun fact of the day: Footloose is loosely based on events in tiny Elmore City, Oklahoma (population: 756) where dancing was banned for almost 100 years.





Bunraku


Isn't a trailer supposed to explain what a movie is about? That trailer is a jumbled mess.  A cowboy, a samurai, Ron Perlman with dreadlocks, karate, Demi Moore, and the bad guy from Bad Boys 2.  I didn't know it's possible to put all of those in one trailer.  Furthermore, having a unique visual style is one thing but Bunraku’s visuals look like a combination of B-movie CGI and backdrops from a high school play.

If you’re still holding out hope for Bunraku, allow me to quash it with two facts: its director, Guy Moshe, doesn’t even have a Wikipedia page and Josh Hartnett’s mustache looks stupid. Speaking of Josh Hartnett, what happened to him? I thought Hollywood Homicide would be a career-maker!

Now for this week’s Trailer Trash Throwback:

The Halo series has generated some awesome videos including Deliver Hope and ODST.  They not only made me want to buy Halo games but also want to enlist in the UNSC and kill some aliens.  This Halo 3 Trailer is the best of the bunch:

AHH, the aliens must pay, Master Chief should be canonized, and everyone should have their own space armor!  Almost five years later I still get excited every time I watch that.