Trailers

If you’re a 14 year old girl (or just someone who watches ANY tv) you know that vampires are VERY hot these days. Between Twilight to True Blood it seems like all women are looking for in a man is a brooding countenance, pale complexion, and fangs. Whenever something gets this popular it’s inevitable that people will start making fun of it. And I say “Rock On”. In this case literally.

Suck seems to have a pretty conventional story, up to a point. A struggling band is taking their last shot at stardom, hitting the road playing dives for uninterested drunks. They need something to catch people’s attention and get them listening, saving them from having to get real jobs. That’s all pretty standard. The twist is that they all become vampires, and by doing so, get famous. Along the way the meet Iggy Pop and Alice Cooper. Honestly, this thing could be a train wreck of epic proportions. Or it could be a classic “so bad it’s good” cult favorite. Check out the trailer:

Suck played at the Toronto International Film Festival, but it doesn’t seem to have a wide release date set. For more information check out the movie’s official site.

A second trailer is out for Iron Man 2, and while it still looks good, I’m starting to think it might suffer from a common action movie sequel disease: villain overload. Check it out:

Iron Man 2 swoops into theaters May 7th.

If you’ve seen any of the trailers for Kick-Ass you know the basic premise: a regular guy with no powers decides to be a super hero. Woody Harrelson’s new movie has basically the same premise, only he appears to be crazy. I have to be honest, this looks like a train wreck, but it could well be a very entertaining train wreck:

Defendor is out now in limited release.

The more I see of this movie the more I think it’s going to live up to its name. Here’s another red-band trailer, which primarily uses profanity to get its status, and shows a ton of violence and smartass comments:

Kick-Ass comes to theaters April 16th.

You could say that M. Night Shyamalan has been a little hit-or-miss since his breakout film The Sixth Sense. Unbreakable was unspeakably bad. Signs was alright, if a little corny. I seem to be one of the few people that actually liked The Village. And his last film, The Happening, was universally derided and considered one of the worst films of the year.

So why am I bothering to post the trailer to his new movie, The Last Airbender? Because it actually looks pretty good, and looks nothing like his previous films. Check it out:

The Last Airbender comes to theaters July 2, 2010.

So far this movie, about a regular guy who decides you don’t need to have super powers to be a super hero, seems to be living up to its name. There’s a red band international trailer out now, and it shows plenty of ass-kicking action. Check it out:

Kick-Ass storms into theaters April 16th.

This is the third trailer I’ve seen now for the remake of Clash of the Titans, and I’m still not sure where I stand. On one hand I have the nostalgia for the original, absurd though it may be. On the other hand, this looks like it might not completely suck, which is rare for a remake these days. So I’m a bit torn. Check out this international trailer and let me know what you think:

Clash of the Titans storms into theaters March 26th.

Everyone knows The Wire was pretty much the greatest television show ever, right? If you haven’t seen it you should really stop reading this and go watch it. All five seasons worth.

Finished? Good. Now we can discuss. So now you know the first couple of seasons revolved around a drug kingpin named Avon Barksdale. Series creator David Simon loosely based that character (as well as his foot soldier Bodie) on a real Baltimore kingpin of the same name. Now there’s a documentary coming out about the real Avon Barksdale. It features the man himself, being interviewed by Wood Harris, who played him on TV. Check out the trailer:

Honestly, the trailer makes this look like it’s part bad documentary and part bad America’s Most Wanted recreations. But being a big fan of The Wire I think I have to check it out.

For more info head to Nah Right.

I would go on a long rant about how Hollywood needs to stop churning out craptastic adaptations of beloved old TV shows, but it’s late, I have a cold, and the NyQuil’s kicking in. So let’s just watch the ridiculous trailer for The A-Team and ponder how the hell anyone thought the guy that made the absolute disaster of a movie that was Smoking Aces could possibly be qualified to make a movie based on such a classic show:

BTW, I can’t decide if this is a trailer for The A-Team or a promo for the next batch of ridiculous movie myths they’ll try out on Mythbusters. “Hey Jaime, do you think it’s possible to survive a plane explosion by riding it out in a parachuting tank, then be able to shoot down planes with that tank?” “No Adam, that’s just fucking stupid. But we get to blow something up, so let’s try it!”

The A-Team smears poo all over a movie screen near you June 11th.

So far, with what I’ve seen from Kick-Ass, I’d have to say it’s appropriately titled. The tale of a normal schlub turned would-be superhero, without any powers, looks quirky, exciting, and fun. There are two new trailers out for it. The first is fairly normal. The second is a red band, and it is FAR from normal. Check them out:

Red Band “Hit-Girl” trailer

Kick-Ass comes to theaters April 16th.