It’s been a slow week, mostly with me trying to get rid of this stupid cold I’ve been carrying around since the last hostel. Anyway, here are trailers! Trailers always make things better!
Movies
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Sooo … I am a HUGE Jumanji fan. I’ve seen the movie countless times, I never miss it when it’s on TV and even though I feel like it should have scared me, I was just always fascinated by it instead … THIS is not the Jumanji I know … but … (ugh it hurts to admit this) … it looks like SO much fun. KAREN GILLAN IS KILLING IT!
The Greatest Showman
At first this totally gave me The Prestige vibes, but then it got way more uplifting. I want to see this! Everything circus is my jam.
My Little Pony: The Movie
I guess this is happening.
A Bad Moms Christmas
How do these movies keep getting sequels? Didn’t we just talk about this last week?
Columbus
I’d watch almost anything with Haley.
Breathe
Look at Andrew Garfield being amazing again.
Gook
I want this movie in my life! But I am really not into the fact that the title is a racial slur and I am going to have to say it whenever I am talking about the movie.
Ingrid Goes West
Weirdly, this makes more sense to me than the first trailer did.
The Last Face
I think this is Charlize’s actual real life accent that she never gets to use.
The Foreigner
I haven’t seen a Jackie Chan movie in such a long time.
Death Note
We already talked about the issues I have with the casting, so let’s not do this again.
Daughters of Destiny
Documentary of the week.
TV Shows
Marvel’s Inhumans
Uhm … how did I not know Iwan Rheon was in this? Have I been living under a rock?
Insecure (Season 2)
Still haven’t watched the first season, ooops.
What are you watching? What was your latest binge?
What I liked about the “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” trailer is that it reverses the concept of Jumanjii and updates it at the same time. But the problem I have is that, if they’re going to do that, why not do it in an original film? It would be good to see it compared to “Jumanji” as a spiritual successor or companion piece, but instead it’s a straight-up remake, and I don’t get why that has to be the case.
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I agree on so many levels. I also think this would have been fine as a movie with the same spirit as Jumanji but disassociated from the actual franchise. Anyway, this isn’t really a remake, it is supposed to be a sequel.
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Oh I wish you better!! I adored Jumanji!! I used to rewatch it all the time too. You’re right this is nothing like I remember- but you’re right it looks fun!! And I have to admit the trailer made me giggle! Ah yes Greatest Showman gave me the Prestige vibes at first too- but you’re right- this looks like something that’ll be such a feel good movie! Ughh I will never understand this Sequel-for-meh/bad-movie phenomenon!! Breathe made me tear up just from the trailer! I didn’t know that term before- but I am really reluctant to use it- even to say I want to watch this movie!!
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Thanks, it’s not terrible now, but it could be better. Things like that just need time.
We really seem to be on the same wave length for most of these movies. And I really want to see Gook, but I am not sure how smart that branding was haha
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haha true!!
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Thoughts:
1. Jumanji: AAAAAAAAAAH! It looks so good!
2. The Greatest Showman: I’d definitely consider seeing it.
3. MLP The Movie: Will not even consider watching the trailer.
4. Columbus: I thought it was about my hometown. Waah!
5. Breathe: I think I will see this.
6. Death Note: Yeah, it has casting issues, but I think it looks so cool!
7. Inhumans: Um…yes please.
I also saw a trailer for a horror film called Polaroid this week, which I don’t think is new but I’d like to see it (though hoow did they convince the owners of the Polaroid name to let them use it for their film?). And I saw the trailer for Cult of Chucky, which is the millionth film in the Chucky series (honestly, I wasn’t even a fan of the first film).
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I know about Polaroid because of some of the actors in it. Maybe they can use the word because it is so common these days. I think there can’t be any copyright on everyday language and sometimes brand names go over into common parlance or whatever it is called in English. Because I don’t just use the word polaroid for a photo if it is made with technology from that company, but just an instant photograph in general.
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Hmm, I never thought of that. Not only that, but I don’t think the corporation exists as it used to. I think it went bankrupt a couple of times and now i owned by another company, so maybe it has something to do with that.
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Yeah, that could be part of it too.
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Also, I was wrong. The Polaroid trailer came out just a couple days ago. I thought since it’s coming out later this year, it’s an older trailer. My bad.
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Yeah, I knew it was new hahaha
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I didn’t! I had to look it up!
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Why the hell is the casting in Death Note not asian? Definitely not watching
Didn’t even finish watching the trailer! Sigh.
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I’ve had quite lengthy discussions about this when the first trailer came out. Because even if they set it in the US now, there are plenty of Asian Americans who could have filled the roles … but whatever -.-
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Oh. I must have missed that post. Sign.
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No worries. There are so many of them.
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JUMANJI. I don’t know what I’d do without you, I’d probably forever be in my cave, knowing absolutely nothing ahah. I want to watch that for sure ! 🙂
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Hahaha I am sure you’d manage. You’d just find out about it a tinsy bit later.
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I really want to watch Gook. I’ve followed David so for a while on Youtube and he talked about the filming process alot when he’s been on Just Kidding Films so definitely want to give that a watch. Definitely want to also watch Jumanji, love Kevin Hart so much.
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It seems like Gook is such a great movie from all I have seen so far. I’ve followed Justin Chon’s career a bit, so I am really happy to see him do his own thing with this one.
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I’m definitely excited about Jumanji because I loooove that movie, but I feel it’s a bit too modernized as a video game. It’s like they did a modern remake because the original wasn’t cool enough (what a lie). I feel like it won’t be anywhere as good as the original, but I mean, I want to watch it because it’s JUMANJI! (I’m disappointed with the cast of Death Note too, but I might watch it because I’ve always loved DN. Or at least try. Wasn’t there a live action a few years ago?)
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I think this version of Jumanji is supposed to be a sequel and there’s even references to the old one in there. Maybe they’ll explain why it is a video game now? Who knows. I do believe it looks like a lot of fun, it just doesn’t have the Jumanji feel it’s supposed to have.
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