Transformers: Dark of the Moon Teaser Trailer

So, the teaser trailer for Transformers: Dark of the Moon was just released. Check it out here: http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/transformersdarkofthemoon/

Wait, what? A trailer for a Michael Bay film without slow motion or big explosions?

The tone and feel was what I liked most about the trailer. It inspires a sense of wonder, achievement, and discovery - as opposed to mindless destruction. Seems like Spielberg stepped back in for this one. Also, I really liked how the wrecked ship is littered with dead Transformers. Some of them blend in so much that you're not sure if it's a part of the ship or part of a Transformer. Neat.

Compared to the second film, I've been hearing from the filmmakers and cast members for a while now how much better this one's going to be. Yes, of course they're going to say that. And yes, almost anything would be better than the second film. But how often do you hear filmmakers and actors openly admit how horrible their previous work was? Almost never.

I think 3D is overrated. However, Michael Bay was quoted saying that shooting in 3D has forced him to cut back on his quick cuts and shaky camerawork. So, ironically, I'm sort of happy he was forced to shoot in 3D.

One thing I hope to see more of in this film is the humor from the first one. The quick, witty dialogue, and funny situations (such as when the Autobots had to hide from Sam's parents). The humor in the second was was dumb and forced. Especially with the Twins.

Reactions to the trailer seem quite positive, which surprised me. This is supposedly the final entry to the franchise - at least with Michael Bay and the cast. I wouldn't be surprised if the studio goes ahead and continues with a new director and actors.

So, the subtlety of the trailer, the fact that everyone openly admits how much the second film sucked, and the fact that 3D is forcing Michael Bay to calm it down are reasons I believe this will be a film on par with the first one.

Thoughts on SALT Trailer 2

Just watched the new trailer for Angelina Jolie's new movie SALT. Check it out here.

Meh.

It looks OK. Solid production values for sure. But the action looks pretty standard. Haven't we seen this story before numerous times? The Bourne series? Fugitive? I'm having a hard time seeing what separates this movie from the others. (What separated Avatar from all the other "stranger in a strange land" movies is, well... look at it!)

Angelina Jolie probably never has to work again. I doubt she's doing this for the money. So there must've been something this intelligent actress saw in the script that compelled her to do it. Perhaps we'll find out.

Whoa

Whoa.

My last post was July 8th, 2008. It was regarding my excitement seeing GORT in the trailer for the remake of "The Day the Earth Stood Still". A movie I was almost alone in looking forward to. Although disappointing, it wasn't without its merits (of which I will maybe talk about in a future blog post).

Anyways. Not that I have any readers, but I would like to express my torment in my futile attempts (up until now) to access this once-lost blog.

In a nutshell, I got lazy only after 4 or so blog posts. Time passed, and I sort of forgot about it. One day I must've felt the urge to write about a film and remembered about this blog. Excited, I headed over to blogger.com and tried signing in with what I thought was my log in information. I failed. I failed over, and over, and over again trying to figure out what account I used.

Silly me, I thought I used a yahoo account. And every time I tried logging in with it, blogger kept telling me I had to use a google account. I kept trying to have it send me emails for a password reset, but it kept saying it would send it to my gmail account. I was CONVINCED I used my yahoo account BEFORE blogger required gmail accounts.

So, months, and months, passed. I tried over and over again. Looked at the help articles and forums to no avail.

Then, just today, at 4:23 PM, I decided to try one more time before creating a new blog with a new account. And then it hit me. I remembered that I DID use a gmail account that closely resembled the name of this blog. Lo and behold, this account did exist and it worked.

So finally, I am back. I am back and I am blogging. Hopefully I'll keep it up now. And hopefully I won't forget my stupid gmail account...