New Trailer: The Avengers

 

 Title: The Avengers

Date Released: 1st May 2012 (Singapore)

Synopsis: When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as SHIELD, finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins.

"Read more" for the trailer and a trailer analysis clip from IGN to find out who the enemy is!

The Avengers Trailer

The Avengers Trailer Analysis

Note: The main enemy is Loki (Thor's brother). So looks like the bulk of the movie will be about Thor confronting his brother, yet again. How did he survive the fall in the latest Thor movie and how did they come back to Earth after having their portal destroyed is beyond me. I did not read the comics so I have no idea. But no matter, I believe this is going to be an explosive movie. All the previous Marvel movies have led up to this Marvel superstars show.

New Movie Trailer: Red Tails

If you know who George Lucas is, you'd want to watch this movie. If you haven't, you'd want to watch too when you realise that he's the mastermind behind LucasFilm's very successful Star Wars series. We pretty much have not heard much from him recently until now. He is back to produce Red Tails, a World War 2 movie about African American pilots battling their enemies and race discrimination back home. This movie is about dogfighting and features some really impressive visual effects. Feel excited now? "Read More" to view the trailer.



Release Date: Estimated 19 January 2012 (Singapore)

Note: This being a George Lucas' LucasFilm production, the visual effects job naturally went to Industrial Lights and Magic, the best visual effects studio in the world. And I can say, based off the trailer, the visual effects are just fantastic.

Red Tails Trailer:




Source: YouTube

Coming Soon: John Carter (Video)

Title: John Carter

Release Date: 7 March 2012 (Singapore)

What's with that weird symbol you say? What's so important about this "John Carter"? Beats me. But look at that small word above the J and O. It's "Disney". So being a Disney movie and with a title card looking this awesome, it could only mean 2 things - this movie will have sword fighting (think Pirates of the Caribbean) and it will rock so hard that people will start dressing up like the lead characters again.. Right? Right...? "Read More" below to check out the trailer.


Synopsis: Civil War vet John Carter is transplanted to Mars, where he discovers a lush, wildly diverse planet whose main inhabitants are 12-foot tall green barbarians. Finding himself a prisoner of these creatures, he escapes, only to encounter Dejah Thoris, Princess of Helium, who is in desperate need of a savior.


PS: At least there's sword fighting but I don't think people will start dressing up like John Carter after all. Lol.




Source: YouTube

Coming Soon: The Amazing Spider-Man (Video)

Title: The Amazing Spider-Man

Release Date: 5th July 2012 (Singapore)


On July 20, 2011, the world was given a glimpse of The Amazing Spider-Man movie, nearly a year ahead of its release. 2 theatrical trailers were released. Confused about whether this movie is a new deal or a sequel to the last 3 Spiderman movies? "Read More" to view the trailer and find out more about the history of the movie.

The last Spiderman movie was just shown in 2007 and it only took 5 years for a reboot of the movie. Wondering why? Here's a quick not-so-boring background explanation.


Sony Pictures, who wanted to milk the spiderman series as much as possible cause that's how they make easy money, had plans for a Spiderman 4 and even had their greedy sights on a Spiderman 5 movie. However, the original Spiderman movies' director, Sam Raimi, couldn't agree with Sony Pictures on the plot's creative development. Basically that means how the movie story should be told. Raimi, eventually have had enough, told the Sony Pictures execs to F off and quit, taking Tobey "Spiderman" Maguire and Kirstin "Mary Jane" Dunst with him, thinking that Sony is screwed about making a Spiderman movie without Spiderman.

Sony and its partner, Columbia Pictures, said "meh, we can easily find replacements" and hired a new cast and crew. Too stubborn to let the cash-raking spiderman die and instead of continuing the series with the new crew, which would turn out utter rubbish to see a sequel where Peter Parker is played by a different actor, Sony decided to reboot the series as The Amazing Spider-Man. It's also confirmed that this would be the first in a new series.

NB: This movie is not a retelling of the first 3 movies, they are a new story altogether. The focus will be of Peter Parker developing his super powers. Plus there's no Mary Jane in this one.. :(

Teaser shot of Andrew Garfield as the Amazing Spiderman

Teaser poster

Source: YouTube.com

New Movie Teaser: The Dark Knight Rises (Video)

The Dark Knight Rises is the last film in the Batman trilogy by director Christopher Nolan and continues to star Christian Bale as Batman. It is stated for a July 2012 release. The trailer below is only a teaser, no actual story is revealed. "Read More" to view the teaser.

The Dark Knight Rises teaser poster

The Dark Knight Rises Teaser:





Source: YouTube

New Movie Trailer: Sherlock Holmes A Game of Shadows

Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law are back after two years to star in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.
"Read More" to view the trailer.


Singapore Release Date:
15 December 2011


Synopsis:
Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr. Watson join forces to outwit and bring down their fiercest adversary, Professor Moriarty.

Trailer:





Note:
The trailer for Sherlock Holmes A Game of Shadows uses the exact same music as the first movie trailer. The song is Unstoppable by ES Posthumus. =)

Sherlock Holmes Trailer:


ES Posthumus - Unstoppable



Source: YouTube

New Movie Trailer: Puss In Boots 3D

People familiar with Dreamworks' pet series Shrek will be delighted to know that one of its characters, Puss In Boots is getting his own spin-off film, which chronicles the events that lead up to Puss in Boots meeting up with Shrek. Called Dreamwork's Puss In Boots, the film has been teased since April and will hit the screens at the end of 2011. "Read More" to check out the trailer.


Singapore Release Date: 24 Nov 2011

Teaser Trailer:





Theatrical Trailer:




Source: YouTube

New Movie Trailer: Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol (Video)

The fourth movie of the Mission Impossible series is debuting this December and the trailer is finally released. Tom Cruise is back as Ethan Hunt. One of the producers is JJ Abrams, by the way, one of my favourite directors. "Read More" to view the trailer.


This movie will be released in Singapore on 15 Dec 2011.

Here's the synopsis according to IMDB:
"The IMF is shut down when it's implicated in the bombing of the Kremlin, causing Ethan Hunt and his new team to go rogue to clear their organization's name."


Trailer here!





Source: YouTube, IMDB

New Movie Trailer: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (Video)

With just a month left till the premiere of the very last Harry Potter movie, no clips or images have been shown yet and fans are awaiting impatiently for glimpses of the final movie.

Wait no more, for Warner Brothers have just released the trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 yesterday. Read more to view the trailer.














This is it, the trailer for the 8th Harry Potter movie, a full decade since the Sorcerer's Stone debuted in 2001.

Enjoy.




Edit: Oops. This is actually the second trailer that was released. The first one was released back in April 2011. I actually posted it on my facebook but I had forgotten about it (probably cause it received little attention then when the Harry Potter season was still 3 months away). So anyway, here's the first trailer.




Source: YouTube

New Movie: Real Steel

I feel that Transformers is getting a bit old. The 3rd installment of the movie is coming out on 1st July 2011 but I'm hardly excited. However, this movie, starring Hugh "Wolverine" Jackman, looks more captivating. Like Transformers, it also features robots fighting each other. It is set to debut in Oct 2011.

New Movie Trailer: Green Lantern (Video)

Come 2011, yet another comic book character is hitting the giant screen. Just a couple months back, at Comic Con 2010, . the Green Lantern movie was officially announced. Among comic book fans, a Green Lantern movie is highly anticipated, proven by the loads of fan-made Green Lantern movie trailers found on YouTube (admittedly, some are pretty impressive).

So DC Comics and Warner Bros have teamed up to bring what the fans wanted. Here's the official debut of the Green Lantern movie trailer. Hit the main post for the trailer.

Titanic 2 is neither a sequel or a good movie (video)

There are some movies that should be made and others not. Unfortunately Titanic 2 is of the latter. While its name may fool people to think that it is a sequel of the 1997 James Cameroon's Titanic, this movie is of no relation to that most successful blockbuster of the 90s. The movie was released in August 2010.

The story goes like this. The Titanic went down in April 1912 after striking an iceberg whilst on its maiden voyage. And 100 years later, on April 2012, some smart company decided it was a great idea to recreate the ship, name it Titanic 2 and sail its maiden voyage on the same day, same time and along the very exact same route. Unfortunately, in the middle of the journey, global warming caused the Arctic icecap to breakaway, which sent a tsunami filled with icebergs heading towards the Titanic 2 (surprise surprise). Needless to say, the icebergs hit the ship and sank it. That's really all to it.

Just how bad is this movie? An average rating of 2 out of 10 from 1357 voters should suffice to say. I haven't watched this show though I've caught bits of it on YouTube, thanks to a very kind person who decided to upload the entire movie. I've watched the trailer and it was already enough to put me off. It is very obvious that the film is a low budget production. Apparently, many people felt the same way. The trailer below has over 3300 dislikes vs 600 likes. Judge for yourself and leave your comments below.

You can follow the links below if you want to read more.



Sources:
1) Internet Movie Database (IMDB)
2) Wikipedia

The Chronicles of Narnia - Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Coming out 9 December 2010.

The official trailer of the Chronicles of Narnia - Voyage of the Dawn Treader was released a couple of weeks ago and already I'm all excited to go watch the movie. I admit I've not read the story books or anything, but I don't need that to enjoy the movie when it comes out.

**Warning: Geeky stuff below**
I really love the trailers for the Narnia series, especially the Lion, Witch and Wardrobe one. However this trailer really struck me because, unlike the Prince Caspian trailer, used the same elements, which I absolutely loved, as the first one. From now on, I'm only talking about the similarities between the Lion, Witch and Wardrobe trailer and the Voyage of the Dawn Treader trailer..

The title animations such as "This Christmas", etc etc, used the same fly in style with snow background and a small flare right at the end when it sets in. Also, the end title reveal where they show the movie title, uses the same music as the Lion, Witch and Wardrobe trailer title reveal. The format is also the same for both trailers, with Aslan roaring before the title flies in and the Narnia logo is constructed, followed by the subtitle twirling in by the individual letters..

I also like Aslan's voice.. Really cool. Haha. Yup, if you had read thru all that, I think ur expression would be (O.o)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 MTV Trailer

The MTV release trailer of the upcoming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 will come out on 18 Nov 2010.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 will come out in July 2011.

FYI. The first Harry Potter movie,  The Sorcerer's Stone, came out in 2001. Could it be a coincidence that the last movie is to come out in 2011? So that the Harry Potter series comes a full ten years? Or is it that the studio just wants to prolong the excitement? Regardless, the Deathly Hallows movies look set to create an epic ending. Its definite must watch for both of them.

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Can't wait for this movie to come out. Watched all 3 of the previous ones. ^.^

3D Movies at Singapore Discovery Centre

I went to watch Clash of the Titans in 3D at the Singapore Discovery Centre.
Why?
1) $7 ticket everyday, compared to $10 - $12 at GV and Cathay.
2) 5 storey-high screen
3) Most comfortable 3D technology (RealD compared to Dolby 3D)
4) Empty cinema
5) Free parking
NB: Only Shaw Lido and CCK and Singapore Discovery Centre, uses RealD tech to showcase 3D movies in Singapore. Unlike GV and Cathay, which uses Dolby 3D, RealD uses circular polarisation to bring out the 3D effects, so the 3D glasses are much lighter and more comfortable to wear for long periods of time, and the images are not dimmed too much.

The 5 storey-high screen. I�m at the 3rd floor seat.

The 5 storey-high screen. I�m at the 3rd floor seat.

The 3D glasses. A little worn out though but doesnt affect the view much.
At the end of it, I say its worth the money to watch a full length 3D movie at SDC cause of the reasons above, although the projection was slightly dimmer than I thought was comfortable. The cheap $7 ticket for a 3D movie, regardless of which day you watch, is really attractive. But of course, with that amount of money only, don�t expect top notch quality stuff, though it decent enough for most people. The only drawback I say is that you cant book tickets in advance, but the cinema is rarely half full anyway.
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