Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Trailer Talk: Morning Glory, Scott Pilgrim, Life As We Know it

We're sorry we've been down for the past 24 hours, but things have been pretty hectic, and honestly, not too much has happened. We still have plenty of trailers to sink into, so lets dive in, starting with Morning Glory. I become a little hesitant when I think of the idea of a J.J. Abrams produced comedy, especially one starring Harrison Ford and written by the writer of The Devil Wears Prada. Still, there is potential in this project, because we have several skilled actors at work here. The problem is the story, which, right now I can predict most of the events that are likely to happen.

I'd be a little more interested to see the film if Abrams' regular composer, Michael Giacchino, were composing. Unfortunately he isn't, and the trailer doesn't reveal anything close to comedic or romantic genius. This is just one of the instances in which we'll have to see how critics respond to it, and how much they decide to bash it.

Then there's Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, which looks a hell of a lot more interesting now that we have a full trailer. The teaser trailer gave us a taste of the hilarity of the story, but now we actually have some more dialogue to go along with the action. We may have seen Michael Cera in this role before, but he does it so well it works. Edgar Wright seems to have found a way of containing the comic book's spontaneity and lightness without detracting from the story. Here's hoping it works out, because the film, as it is right now, looks amazing.

And to top everything off, we have a trailer for the Katherine Heigl comedic failure that isn't Killers, Life As We Know it. Basically, a happy couple has a baby, and then they're killed in a car crash. So who takes care of the baby? Their two best friends who have been listed as godparents, and they're nothing alike. No, this film isn't a tragic drama. This is a comedy, and it's meant to draw tears and laughs. It doesn't. It really upsets me that people are laughing at such a tragic plot like this without even making it funny. What kind of depressing world do we live in when we die, and Katherine Heigl raises our children? If that's what happens when I die, I'm taking my kids with me.

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