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More Trailer ‘Trash*’: Thoughts on the Latest “X-Men Apocalypse” Preview

So yeah – another day, another super intense, action-packed trailer for a superhero cinematic extravaganza! This time the entertainment comes by way of 20th Century Fox and Marvel Studios‘ X-Men.

Here is my instant take (again from simply watching the trailer ONE time).

  1. Lots of ‘splosions: whether they be rockets flying into the sky, or stuff crashing to Earth unleashing unspeakable damage, there was a lot of s*** blowing up in this trailer. Will probably be quite awesome to see on the big screen.
  2. Sansa, is that you? Yeah, yeah I know that she (Sophie Turner) is not playing Sansa but rather a young Jean Grey. However, I cannot tell a lie and so when I first saw the trailer a fleeting thought passed through my head and included the words Sansa and mutant cosplay. Silly me. I must be psyched that Game of Thrones is coming back in a little over a month or something.
  3. I do try … I really try not to fangirl on this blog and keep it 100% legit about the art of cinema — but yeah, Magneto …
* Original gif not mine
* Original gif not mine
  1. Maybe I kinda sorta know what is going on(?) ‘splosions aside, I THINK I have an approximate understanding of the plot (which is intriguing); guess that is the point of a trailer after all, innit?
  2. How many mutants are too many mutants? Now, I do not mean this in a Stryker way, but rather I saw a lot of folks on parade in the relatively succinct 2:30 clip. It looks like an awful lot of folks (and screen time to be shared) is all I am saying.
X-MEN: APOCALYPSE arrives in theaters everywhere May 27, 2016. Let me know your thoughts in the Comments below.
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* Trash in the affectionate meaning of the word.

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“Captain America Civil War”: 5 Takeaways

A little late to the party, but I have FINALLY caught the trailer for the highly anticipated Captain America: Civil War. In case you have been buried under a rock like me and have yet to see it, here it is!

 

Phew!

And now for ILC’s 5 Takeaways from watching the trailer; please note this is an instant take based on viewing the trailer one time. For a detailed analysis, I defer to the plethora of sites out there who have likely taken to the painstaking task of breaking this trailer down frame by frame. So without further ado ….

1. Not so much about Cap. The interesting, perhaps awesome thing about this film from what I can tell is that while it is headlined by Captain America, with its cast of characters, this film for my money, is essentially an ensemble piece and not a standalone.

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2. Black Panther. Looking pretty cool….

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3. Maybe I know a little more than I wanted to honestly. A couple of frames are leaving me to speculate that I now indeed know a few more plot details than is necessary, in fact I feel slightly spoiled. I kinda hope I am wrong.

4. How hype are you for …..

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5. So yeah – I have already purchased the ticket in my head ….

Marvel/Disney, take my coins.

 

What are your immediate thoughts?

 

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Trailer Trash (Talking) Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

So yeah I watched this trailer. My initial thoughts?

  1. Well, I did not laugh this time – that is definitely a plus. When I saw the teaser that was released earlier this year before a film I do not even recall now (maybe Age of Ultron?), was left in tears. The trailer was dark, the voices were mumbled and I had not a clue what was going on.
  2. At least I know what the story is about vaguely. Yeah I know teasers are just that – their objective is to tantalize you enough that you want to know more. But as I stated in item #1 the teaser did not do anything for me.  In fact it initially left me confused. I was like, Where is Lex Luthor? Thankfully this fuller trailer answered that for me.
  3. Why so dark? Again, fully aware that DC’s comic universe is definitely a little bleaker than Marvel-land. Seems like that trend of contrasting styles is continuing in each respective cinematic universe. Side note: kind of funny these dissimilar styles especially when one considers that on television/Netflix the reverse is true with Marvel seemingly going shades darker with programming such as Jessica Jones and Daredevil while DC has gone the CW route with family-friendly Arrow and The Flash.
  4. Wonder … Wonder Woman. Have not been following this production schedule so don’t really know how big a role Wonder Woman actually has in film. There seems to be a lot of ground that needs to be covered in the whole Superman v Batman squaring off, and that says nothing about the insertion of Mr LOOTOUR into the fray.
  5. What is Batman thinking? I get it. You are mad at the damage caused by Superman vs General Zod. But really? Squaring off against an alien? Am curious to see how that works out for him. But it does seem like, according to the trailer, Alfred (Jeremy Irons) is telling him he needs to stop and think for a precious moment.

Ultimately still up in the air about whether or not I am going to see it in the theater …

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Who am I fooling? Sure I am gonna catch this, even if I am bracing for disappointment.

So what are your thoughts?

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