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August 7, 2007
Can We Get Our Money Back for Crappy Trailers?
Before catching The Simpsons this past weekend, this LAist poster had to sit through -- not just one -- but four lame ass trailers. Usually, you get a 50-50 chance of seeing at least one good trailer...because, now call us crazy, but isn't the purpose of a movie trailer to entice people to actually go see the film? At the very least, aren't we supposed to say, "Yeah, the trailer's the best part of that movie..."
But no way could you say that about these four gems:
>>>Mr. Bean's Holiday. We like British humor. Loved Hot Fuzz. Monty Python? Sure, why not. But we just don't get Mr. Bean. He's a weak Inspector Clouseau rip off who mumbles and bungles his way through Europe.
>>>Daddy Day Camp. This trailer forces folks to scratch their heads and wonder what happened to Cuba Gooding Jr.'s post-Oscar career. We thought nothing could be worse than Boat Trip. But then we saw an outhouse explode and a daycamper throw up on Cuba's shoes in this trailer. High-sterical stuff!
>>>Alvin and the Chipmunks. Speaking of lack of careers, why would Jason Lee (who starred in all those Kevin Smith films and Almost Famous) chose to be in this remake? Especially in this trailer, where Alvin takes one for the team and eats a nugget of poop. 'Nuff said.
>>>Rush Hour 3. This trailer has a number of items going wrong, including: (a) We see buddies Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker singing "Lady Marmalade" in a car. (b) We hear witty wordplay on race: Jackie: "I think he's speaking French." Chris (to the perp): "You're Asian. Stop humiliating yourself!" (c) It's a Brett Ratner film.
We'd rather see the same trailer for Superbad over and over again for the 20 minutes before a movie than be subjected to any of these straight-to-video-worthy stinkers again.
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i dunno, i thought that the alvin trailer was funny
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Daddy Day Camp looked so funny! He's a dad, but he has no nature experience! Hahahahaha. Toilet explosions are funny! The fat white guy in this movie reminds me of the fat white guy in Daddy Day Care... and he was funny too, so this should be HI-larious!
And obviously you don't get the humor in Rush Hour 3. Jackie Chan is CHINESE! He can't speak English well! Accents are funny! Ahahahahaha! And Chris Tucker is black! Can Chinese people and black people be friends? They're get into craaaaazy situations. I can't wait!
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The original David Seville was an Armenian American whose real name was Ross Bagdasarian. His stagename was inspired by the place he was stationed at during his service in the U.S. Army during World War II.
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When I was little, I always thought the cartoon title, "Alvin and the Chipmunks" was misleading--Alvin's already one of the chipmunks. They should have called it David and the Chipmunks.
I was literal and weird.
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okay, i will fully agree with you that the mr. bean movies are atrocious. but if you seek out his original material, in short sketch-length, i think you might change your mind. he's one of my favorites, but i can't stand the movie.