The first full-length trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man has arrived (maybe Sony didn’t want to spend Super Bowl money on it), and it predictably paints a new, more modern picture of his origin story. Beyond that, it doesn’t really feel all that different than previous Spidey flicks. In other words, we haven’t seen anything yet that has convinced us that this franchise was worth rebooting.
Check out the trailer after the break, and let us know what you think in the comments and/or on Facebook and Twitter.
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I was almost too preoccupied watching my beloved Giants Win the Super Bowl to notice the debut of this awesome Avengers trailer. Almost.
The extended cut of the trailer is available after the break.
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Unless you’ve been living in the desert of Tatooine you know that Star Wars: The Phantom Menace is being re-released in 3D next Friday. Lucasfilm is really marketing it to the kids, too. Just think, there’s an entire generation of kids who have only known Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series and have never seen Star Wars on the big screen. Maybe they’ve never even seen the prequels. They’re a prime demographic to focus marketing towards. However, if they’re trying to attract the same kids watching The Clone Wars, they’ve missed a beat.
The Clone Wars stars incredibly talented voice actors and often features pretty heavy and dark material. A war is spreading across the galaxy. Kids that watch the series are used to seeing an edge. The trailer for The Phantom Menace is voiced with a peppy, after school special tone that just rings as laughable. He actually says, “Chill out, Artoo.” Huh? It might be one of the most ridiculous bits of voiceover work ever. And keep in mind that I actually like the movie, so I’m not transferring feelings of hate.
I understand going after the younger crowd but give them some respect. View the trailer in all its silly glory after the break.
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If you are a fan of The Hunger Games, you were probably thrilled to hear that a new trailer for the fight-to-the-death movie has been released. One minute later, you might have been left feeling underwhelmed. The trailer is really a television ad that reuses not a small amount of footage from the first (and awesome) trailer. You get glimpses of some new scenes; there’s a little of Caesar Flickerman interviewing Peeta and then Katniss, a touching moment between Cinna and Katniss, and an interesting twist on the story behind the mockingjay pin. Even with some rehashing, it still made me more excited to see the film on March 23rd.
Watch the trailer after the break.
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After several production videos and teasers, HBO has finally delivered on a full-length Season 2 trailer for Game of Thrones.
Watch it after the break—and don’t miss the premiere on April 1st.
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In the past, Exploding Rabbit Games released Super Mario Bros. Crossover, which allows you to play the game as a multitude of different Nintendo characters. Now they’ve announced an upgrade called Super Mario Bros. Crossover 2, which will improve on the existing game with a few new playable characters (Luigi, Proto Man, Mega Man rival Bass) as well as new abilities and updated graphics that allow users to switch between NES, Super NES and Gameboy modes.
The game is slated for release in the first quarter of 2012. Check out the trailer after the break.
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The Hunger Games trailer was recently released, and fans of the series were thrilled. One of these fans decided to recreate the trailer with Lego bricks. It took two days to put everything together and film it.
Pay tribute to the trailer after the break.
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The first trailer to Ridley Scott’s pseudo-Alien prequel Prometheus has arrived, and it looks more prequel-y than the filmmakers let on. I guess it’s supposed to be something of an original story, but we get the feeling that this is going to be considered as a straight-up addition to the Alien franchise.
From the official synopsis:
A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.
Watch the trailer after the break.
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Dear Peter Jackson: thank you for a full two and a half minute trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey for Christmas. The movie is a year away, but this is a fine beginning. The trailer captures the light, adventuresome tone of the book in just the way I dreamed it would. Really, in the way I knew it would. Jackson and his team have earned every ounce of the faith fans put in them.
The trailer shows all the dwarves, Bilbo, Gandalf, Galadriel, cave trolls, and the stunning landscape of Middle Earth. Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield especially made an impression. In just his few seconds of screen time, he showed how he is owning the character. He leads the dwarves in a somber song about the Misty Mountains, and it will give you goosebumps even after the fifth viewing (or fifteenth – not that I watched it so many times). Jackson carefully blended these new aspects with the familiar. Gollum makes an appearance and so does the One Ring.
I can’t wait to see more. Is it December 2012 yet?
Watch the trailer after the break. Bonus points if you know the names of all the dwarves.
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If you weren’t fortunate enough to see the Dark Knight Rises prologue before Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, you can now get a taste via the first official trailer. It looks like it will be an awesome conclusion.
Check it out after the break.
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