Trailer Talk: The Final Danish Lobster Concussion

The Final Girls

A pastiche on the typical slasher horror tropes made popular across the later half of the 20th century (and in some cases is still used today), this comedy horror film does feature some level of appeal for its approach, but not so much in the comedy element with typical humour and basic conventions which it tries to make fun of. Intrigued, yes, but not enough to go out of my way and see it.

Ashby

There's very little to be said for this trailer for Ashby aside from the somewhat uneven shifts between genres and tones, with the whole thing coming across as light despite some obvious drama, action and character beats. Pass.

Kill Your Friends

Very little footage present, but what little we see for the upcoming black comedy does show promise, with possibly strong performance from lead Hoult. That being said, I would prefer to see more footage and have at least a basic idea of what the film's actually about before I rush out to see it.

Love the Coopers

More often than not, these kinds of festive ensemble comedies fail than succeed. No matter how big the names present are, they aren't well-received and are quickly forgotten about for both the remainder of the season and indeed future holiday seasons - so it should be no surprise that Love the Coopers does nothing to rectify that. It has a simple purpsose which I'm sure it'll fill (that being 'be a Christmas film'), but unlikely in any other areas.

Goosebumps

Much has changed since the release of the first trailer for this adaptation of the childrens' book series and my initial interest in it. The first was the blatent similarities to fellow Sony Pictures feature Pixels, which to date remains as one of the worst films of the year. The second is the still-unpolished special effects, which look no different to the first teaser earlier this year. And now even the jokes are becoming a little more unfunny, as though they blew their lot in that first delve into it. How disappointing.

Concussion

Despite not being anywhere near a novice on any sporting topic, and having difficulty when it came to the critically-sensational Foxcatcher back in January, Concussion does have some level of interest to it. Maybe it's due to the fact that the sport in question is used less as a direct topic and more of a cause for the story at hand, or maybe just by how well Will Smith disguises his voice. That being said though, I would likely only catch this in passing rather than see it opening day. It may have intrigue, but not that much.

Macbeth

Another look at Macbeth, and my opiniomn remains unchanged from before. Sorry.

The Danish Girl

Released on cue with its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, this first look for the next Redmayne awards contender does show promise in both the acting and screenplay fields, with direction appearing to be not half-bad either. That's very little to say that hasn't already been said by pretty much everyone else already.

The 5th Wave

Here's the thing - I like Chloe Grace Moretz as an actress and a person, and she has had some memorable performances in the past (most notably the original Kick-Ass back in 2010). But it's hard not to admit that she has some terrible casting choices in the past few years, with this new rendition of The Host (also adapted from a YA novel, unsurprisingly) showing little sign of change to her filmography. I can only hope that she gets a better role stat, because right now she's in a rough patch.

The Lobster

A dystopian future where, if you don't fall in love under a set number of days, you turn into an animal (presumably of your own choice)? Okay, I'll bite. Initially not peaking my interest due to some of the casting choices, such as lead Colin Farrell, it was only now whule working on this very Trailer Talk that I've given it a chance, and I'm glad I did, for it looks on the verge of being good, if not a little weird.

Our Brand is Crisis

Well, this came out of nowhere, and I'm not enitrely sure what to say about it. Certainly, it's appealing and I'm enjoying Sandra Bullock's performance as Jane Bodine, but its rare comedy beats falter it and story-wise it doesn't have anything new.

Demolition

Jake Gyllenhaal continues his rise in acting credentials, as shown by his rise in popularity since 2013's Prisoners and reaching its peak in Oscar-snub Nightcrawler (which I've still yet to see, to my dismay), and teams up with the man who got Matthew McConaughey an Oscar and Reese Witherspoon a nomination in a role which likely won't get him one. The most it'll likely earn is better knowledge as to where to get bulldozers from.

Krampus

Well this is a rarity - a horror movie with some innovation to it! Granted, it ends up with a general haunted house vibe to it, but with what comedy preceeds it and the festive theme to it all does at least make it stand out from the crowd. Heck, even I have some interest in it now, and I tend to avoid the genre!