Want versus Need, Movie Trailer Edition

[elfs]

There are movie trailers that cause me to want to see the flick. The Transformers is a good example, as is Live Free or Die Hard. I would like to see those films.

I need to go see Sunshine.

It looks like someone has finally made the first truly smart horror-in-space movie since 1979. Even the trailer shows us that the style, the effects, and the script are solid. Four minutes of amazement.

It probably doesn't hurt that they used a great remix of Curt Mansell's "Requiem for a Dream" as the trailer.

Comments

[solarbird]

But but but but but... reignite the sun?!

[sianmink.livejournal.com]

It's not like the earth's core stopped spinning or something.

Oh wait.

Sunshine has the potential to be as stupid as that. We'll see!

[kenshardik]

What if they drop an artificial black hole into it?

[mo-hair.livejournal.com]

you're right, the trailers look great. but i have seen a ton of movies this summer so far (now that we can take the kids to more than just pixar productions) and i still haven't seen one ad for this movie... tv, print, nothing.

we loved transformers (though for some reason the 4 year old actually SLEPT through it.) though i think it would have been even better if bay hadn't used megan fox. come one.... you can call her a high school student all you want, but she looks like nothing less than a maxim cover girl (or maybe an escort?)

[mo-hair.livejournal.com]

and... it's not playing at any of the theatres near my home. of course.

[lucky-otter.livejournal.com]

It's not in wide release yet. Wait until the 27th.

[lucky-otter.livejournal.com]

I think you mean Clint Mansell. AFAIK, he has never used the name Curt.

Sadly, he's not doing the soundtrack for the film. John Murphy (Locky, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels; 28 Days Later) is doing the soundtrack, along with Underworld. So, I still expect it to have a good soundtrack, but he's no Mansell.

I've gotta agree with solarbird. Reignite the sun? Come on.. the science behind that one is murky at best. At least they didn't go with "the sun is dying because it's old, and we're going to turn it back on with a bomb". Brian Cox, their primary science adviser, was able to convince them not to go down that route.

From the extended trailer, and reading about the critical reaction on Wikipedia, it looks like a great concept (aside from scientific issues) - until there's suddenly this other guy on the ship who wants to kill them all. The horrors of space are much less trite.

[kenshardik]

Today was the grand opening of a shiny new 14-cinema Regal at the maul with stadium seating and digital sound, replacing the crappy 10-cinema Regal with uncomfortable seats and mediocre sound.

Unfortunately, Sunshine isn't playing. But I can go see that wacky Adam Sandler/guy-from-"King of Queens" gay marriage comedy. Wheeeeee.