I should know better...

[quasigeostrophy]

...than to poke around Apple's movie trailer site. There are several things coming out I want to see of which I wasn't aware before. And there are some that leave me scratching my head, as I'd expect.

- Shrek 2 I was writing off, knowing nothing about it other than the obscure "2" poster, but adding John Cleese to the cast as well as Antonio Banderas as Puss in Boots? I'm curious.
- Troy. Already on my list.
- Alien vs. Predator. Just when you thought they'd had enough, they dig into the video game well. Not going there. [Edit: I have been corrected that this also pre-existed as a Dark Horse comic. I still think the movie idea is cheesy. Sue me.]
- King Arthur. I'm very curious. Kiera Knightley plays Gueneviere. A Jerry Bruckheimer production, so the score is, as expected, by Hans Zimmer and will probably sound like the score from The Rock, just like Pirates of the Caribbean's did.
- The Stepford Wives. I love the original with Katherine Ross, and was expecting this to be a remake, with current special effects and such. From the trailer, it's being presented as a comedy, with Nicole Kidman and Matthew Broderick. And it's directed by Frank Oz. Must. See.
- Of course, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban goes without saying. I'd already seen that trailer.

Comments

[sistercoyote.livejournal.com]

Alien vs. Predator was a Dark Horse comic book before it was a videogame.

Just sayin'

I've made a date with myself to go out tonight and watch the new Johnny Depp movie - the one about the writer? - there's the title Secret Window

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

Shows you how up on the comic book industry I am. :-)

Oh, and

[sistercoyote.livejournal.com]

You probably ought to see this trailer as well.

Re: Oh, and

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

SEE - The unbridled fury of Animala. *whimper*

SEE - The Sensuous Dance of the Aliens.

WTF? That looks like a riot. Pity it isn't out on DVD.

[sistercoyote.livejournal.com]

You might want to talk to daehith - she's seen it.

[lysana.livejournal.com]

The Arthur flick looks to be visually interesting but potentially risky to see with people who know the history of the time. Some of the bits are already being shredded in academic pagan circles. That said, I got to see the weapons master for it present the trailer at Pantheacon. You might know of him as Nasir from "Robin of Sherwood."

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

Yeah, "visually interesting" is my hook to seeing it. I know enough of the general history, but I'm sure you could pick apart plenty more errors than I. :-)

I could have used a weapons master this past weekend - I'm such a maladroit even with stage swords. :-)