Tammy
With the film finally being released next Friday, New Line Studios bring out this, the last trailer for the film. And now that I've seen all the trailers and teasers, it's easy to say that it's a film not worth seeing. As I've mentioned before, it's typical McCarthey fodder following Bridesmaids in 2011. It wasn't funny the first time or the second (Identity Thief), and certainly isn't here.
The Expendables 3
With the trailer stating that this is the final chapter, it leaves me relieved as it looks no different to the previous instalments, which too put me off. It's simply another instalment of "out of work classic actors club", further proved by the box office results of all of these actors in recent years. Even new addition Harrison Ford is having a rough time, hence an appearance here. It does have a crowd, but I'm not a member of it.
Guardians of the Galaxy
In this, the final trailer, the atmosphere is changed in comparison to the first two advertisements. Whilst it does initially rely on past Marvel hits and follow the usual dark tone of various superhero trailers, it does give an insight to the actual characters outside of the comedic aspects. Plus, Zoe Saldana finally shows off her acting chops after being mute in previous trails. The comedy at the end with Rocket (Bradley Cooper) and Star Lord (Chris Pratt) is great, and it remains a film I look forward to this summer.
Let's Be Cops
"Oh boy, this looks fun", I'd say if it was actually funny or worthy of my time. It's incredibly unfunny to the point that it makes me look at the world and wonder "is this really what we call entertainment?"
The Judge
Robert Downey Jr's first major role since Iron Man 3, the trailer does open with another one of those jokes which makes everyone but me laugh, which did make me worry about the quality of this film. And whilst it does have a simple "father-son reunion" storyline going on, it does do it in a new way, and may well be an appealing film. Downey's performance looks stellar, as does the rest of the cast, and it may be a surprise hit.
The Inbetweeners 2
I'm probably one of the few British teenagers not to like The Inbetweeners. The 2011 film was poor despite all the popularity amongst my fellow adolescents, and here it looks no different. With previous character development right out the window, some terrible sex jokes and even some sound clips from a 1950s back-catalogue, it verges on the cringeworthiness that made the first film so lovable. Heck, there's even a joke which is already outdated in the form of parents being unable to use computers. An insta-pass.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
This is the trailer I've been looking forward to. It doesn't play on the unoriginal story of a truce being broken, and instead on how the apes themselves break said truce. The scene with one of the apes and the two guards is excellent stuff and came right out of nowhere. Add some beautiful motion capture design and performances, it could be the surprise hit of the summer.
The Good Lie
Well, this looks no different to any other modern true story trailer. Add some oddly chosen music, poor (and possibly racist) comedy and a rather wooden Reese Witherspoon, it does put viewers like myself off. It probably doesn't help that Witherspoon was apparently arrested during filming, which could further keep away potential consumers.
The Wedding Ringer
Hmm, what do you get when he try to modernise The Wedding Crashers with current hot talents Kevin Hart and Olaf the Snowman? Why, another racist comedy, that's what! No laughs, barely any coverage on the likes of Kaley Cuoco (odd considering how popular her flagship show The Big Bang Theory is), and it's very hard not see Josh Gad without seeing his infamous snowman from Frozen. Perhaps a step too big for Gad, but on par for Hart.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Ahead of Michael Bay's incoming Transformers: Age of Extinction comes the new trailer for everybody's favourite group of anthropomorphic turtles, taking a leaf out of The Amazing Spider-Man 2's publicity by including similar music, shots, and even dubstep (because nothing dates a film like dubstep). The turtles still look weird, Shredder has been turned into a Transformers-meets-Silver Samurai from The Wolverine, and Megan Fox remains as emotionless as ever. It does look like it's trying to follow Christopher Nolan with all the Batman links, but it really doesn't work. And just because you make a joke about the whole aliens rumour, Bay, doesn't mean you can be let off the hook.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part One
Oh boy, this is risky. Whilst not a trailer per say, it is the first look we have to the penultimate instalment to the Hunger Games series, so it easily got the internet abuzz. And as someone who didn't like Catching Fire or the first Hunger Games, it easily came as on par with those two films. Does Peeta's (Josh Hutcherson) involvement confuse me? Yes. Am I intrigued as to what will happen? No. It's obvious for even those who haven't read the books like myself. Will I see Part One? Maybe; just to give it a chance.
Pudsey: The Movie
It seems clear that both itv and Simon Cowell are begging for more money outside their reality TV show line-up, as they bring the Britain's Got Talent-winning dog in a 90 minute "comedy". How can you tell a British film is bad? Add certain text, a specific voice over, and the director of Horrid Henry: The Movie being a reason to watch it. Heck, the film can't decide whether the animals should talk or think what they want to say! David Walliams clearly doesn't fit in the role either, likely cast because he's part of the show. It's a simple money-making scheme to follow suite with 2014's Postman Pat, Mrs Brown's Boys and The Inbetweeners. It seems the only good British film to come out of this year will be Paddington, but even then it's in trouble due to Colin Firth dropping out.
Into the Storm
This looks like a mix of Twister and Transformers, in which it involves natural disasters but to the point that it's absurd. The director can't make up his mind whether it's a found footage film or not, the destruction porn is straight out of a Michael Bay film, and performances do seem to be on the lower end of the spectrum. For a first trailer, it really isn't giving out much hype.
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