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The Dark Knight Rises (July 20, 2012) Trailer #3
I label this my favorite trailer of an upcoming movie this year. I’ve been a fan of the series, as well as the games (no, I didn’t read too many Batman comics, sorry comic fans), and I never imagined the effect this trailer would have on me. Nolan is obviously at the top of his game at this point, and I really hope the movie lives up to its expectations. Never has a trailer stirred up so much emotion and excitement in me. Maybe its my love for the character this Batman trilogy creates, or maybe its my film obsessed portion of my brain. Either way, this trailer is probably the thing that stuck most with me when I watched Avengers (review possibly up soon).
One thing I loved about this trailer also: When the previews were shown, everybody in the theater was talking. When this came on, everybody shushed each other, and it was dead silent. The most amazing thing I’ve seen in a movie theater, and its never happened to me before. I’ve never seen a trailer gain that much respect from its audience.
BREAKING NEWS: NEW QUENTIN TARANTINO MOVIE!
Starring (so far): Christoph Waltz, Jaimie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Kerry Washington.
In a nutshell, Foxx is a slave attempting to be free in order to save his wife, kidnapped by Calvin Candie (DiCaprio’s character). In order to free himself, he employs the help of German Dr. Schulz (Waltz). That’s all that is known so far. It’s supposed to be a sort of spaghetti-western, focusing on pre-Civil War south conditions.
This already has me excited. A new Tarantino movie is always a must see. Apparently it’s also coming out Christmas day.
The Half: Photographs of actors preparing for the stage” by Simon Annand
Definitely one of the more interesting photo galleries. Annand takes photographs of actors/actresses at the point called The Half, which is an announcement signifying that the performance starts in 35 minutes, and it is the point of no return. It’s an interesting view into a world we don’t normally see.
(Source: crianbruz)
“Are you kidding me with those eyes?”
I’m surprised to see a film like this from the director that made both Night At The Museum movies. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, those movies were entertaining, but not in the way this movie is. It was interesting to watch, at least for me. What started as basically Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots eventually involved into a father-son story. It was never about the robots, it was about the people, and I really like that.
The movie is a melding of so many traits we’ve seen in so many other movies. Underdog fighter, father-son distorted relationship, amateur rising to the top, father in serious debt. These ideas are old, but that doesn’t mean its not entertaining. The movie works mostly because of the actors. Hugh Jackman as Charlie Kenton is, as always, very good. He plays a retired boxer, and he does it well. His performance is hard headed, filled with regret, wasted potential. Dakota Goyo plays the son Max Kenton, and he’s as hard headed as his father. Evangeline Lily takes a role as the love interest (as seen in every movie). Her acting I thought was the best for being a sideline character. She played her admiration really well, and she’s the one that sold the story as believable to me.
All these actors work together to make the film believable, and interesting. Without this acting, the movie would have come off as another boring action flick. Instead you were rooting for the people to find happiness, closure, and at the very least to not go down without a fight. I suppose credit should be given to the movie itself. It was a solid movie, great cinematography throughout. A little too much rock’n’roll music for my taste, but it did highlight the action. The CG was well done. Believable, and the addition of actual robot props helped.
If made differently, this movie would have been a disaster. Instead the movie focused on the people rather than the robots, and in that way the film succeeded, and I was glad to see actual emotion. With this movie however I face a dilemma. Often times when I watch films I picture how I would have filmed it instead. And when I watched Real Steel, so many scenes played out differently in my head. I couldn’t resist Scorcese-like illusions to compare robot boxing to Kenton’s boxing career (which ended badly). I played things out differently in my head, and by that the movie wasn’t as good as I wanted it to be. Still, it’s a good movie. Don’t let my habits destroy its potential, because it has alot.
[8/10]
Best: It focused on the development and the emotions of the characters, and didn’t become some robot massacre-fest.
Worst: Like I said before, the movie felt differently than I wanted, and I just couldn’t handle it sometimes.
The great Cary Grant.
He always had a good screen presence.
(Source: mephistosastaire, via moosethecoolest)
