Trailer Talk: Lucy, Hercules, Pat, and Sex

First of all, I want to go back to a trailer from the week before, which I forgot to mention in the previous Trailer Talk.

Hercules
That other Hercules film came out in the UK last week to a low box office gross and a ninth position on the charts. And just in time, the trailer for Dwayne Johnson's new project was released onto the internet. I was not impressed. It looks like a different version of the Clash of the Titans franchise, just with a different prospect behind it all. It'll likely earn a high box office gross, but it has nothing appealing to me.

Lucy
I wasn't expecting much for this Johansson blockbuster, with its August release usually suggesting poor quality. But Lucy has a great mix on what the superb 2011 Bradley Cooper film Limitless achieved with its original concept. This pushes it to the level of action, and with a female main star who doesn't rely on a romance or a big male star to help with the box office. It looks like a great film which I look forward to seeing.

Blended
Oh god, why do you do this to yourself Adam Sandler?! This looks like yet another low-quality comedy which attempts to appeal to those who loved the comedian in the 90s, and Drew Barrymore is doing her usual stuff. Add what looks like some possible racist remarks with the Africans (including Shaq), it looks like another nail in the coffin.

Postman Pat: The Movie
I commented on the first trailer with enormous horror, and this second trailer is no better. The animation is poor, they've humanised Jess the Cat so that the other characters understand her, even the Dalek joke is unfunny - and those usually humour me! I feel like this kills what was a strong part of my upbringing. I just hope the same doesn't happen with Peanuts or Paddington.

A Haunted House 2
Did you really commision a sequel to this pile of rubbish?

Sex Tape
Hmm, what kind of couple buys dozens of iPads to their family and friends? Jason Segel and Cameron Diaz, that's who! Another unfunny film revolving around sex and porn. It has a stupid premise, and in turn has a stupid trailer.

X-Men: Days of Future Past
I'm still unsure about the next instalment in the X-Men films. I have an on-off relationship with them, never loving a film but never hating one either. I haven't seen The Wolverine, but this looks like it has a stronger premise, and I do like that they are combing the two worlds of X-Men and First Class together. But there's nothing which really entices me. You don't get much of a charm or appeal outside of seeing these characters together. Perhaps with a future trailer, and I will see the film when it's released in May, but it looks like it relies on flagship character Wolverine (Hugh Jackman)

Shaun the Sheep: The Movie
Films based on children's television programmes don't always work (case of point: Postman Pat), but Aardman seem to have done well with their teaser trailer for an upcoming Shaun the Sheep film, with some humourous moments in just over a minute's worth of footage. Granted, it won't be in the final film, but this small insight allows us to see what humour we have in store. It might be a rather quiet film (the characters mainly grunt, bleat or bark, as seen in this trailer), but I'm sure their actions will bring hilarity.