Hey guys! Just thought I would share with you my thoughts on the new Zootopia trailer.
Here’s the actual trailer
Long and short of it is I didn’t really like this trailer. It’s more of a clip than a trailer and I didn’t think it was that funny. It was like a joke on the Simpsons that gets stretched out way beyond where the gag needed to be. It doesn’t make me very hopeful for the comedy of the film. I’ve always felt it looked a little Chicken Littleish, which makes me very nervous and this trailer didn’t calm my nerves in that regard. I hope it will be good but so far nothing I’ve seen from Disney has won me over on this film yet.
What did you guys think of this trailer? Are you excited for Zootopia?
So I wasn’t going to do a review to the Finding Dory teaser trailer released today but after some rest felt well enough to put out a few thoughts. If you haven’t subscribed to my channel I’d really appreciate it and if you like the video please give it a thumbs up. Thanks!
Basically the trailer is more of a clip than a regular trailer. It gives us a scene with Nemo finding Dory sleep-swimming because she is remembering her parents. One of the interesting things is that clearly Finding Dory is going to take place very soon after Finding Nemo because Nemo is still little in this film. That surprises me a bit but it makes sense when you think of all the stimulation Dory received while looking for Nemo. She was able to remember details like PT Sherman and so perhaps her brain is remembering lots of things it had forgotten.
There is a little side of me that is nervous about this film. It’s just a worry that side characters like the recent Minions can’t uphold their as the lead to their own movie. Now I think the team behind Finding Dory is a milion times stronger than Minions but there’s still that worry.
However, I am mostly excited to see Marlin, Nemo and Dory back in the ocean on an adventure. I love the oceanscapes of Finding Nemo and can’t wait to see how beautiful the ocean looks again. The cast they have on board looks great including returning favorites like Ellen Degeneres, Albert Brooks and William Defoe. And we have new characters voiced by Diane Keaton, Eugene Levy, Ty Burrell and Ed O’Neil. Andrew Stanton is back directing and writing (a lot of people forget that Nemo was nominated for Best Screenplay not just Animated Feature Film). So, hard to not get excited about such talent involved on every aspect of this film.
Really I think the trailer was more for people outside Disney and Pixar fandom who aren’t aware of the project and to just introduce to them that the Finding Dory is coming next June.
What did you think of the trailer?
If you haven’t had a chance to watch it here it is
So I might have cried a bit at a movie trailer today. Yep full on nerd tears. Tonight the new Star Wars: Force Awakens trailer dropped during halftime at Monday Night Football and this trailer was epic in the truest sense of the word. It did everything you want a trailer to do. We got to see and hear from new characters. We got little nibbles of stories but no major plot points. We got to see the old and new school players (except for Luke!). It had great music. Showed the great cinematography and all the practical effects. The battle sequences look awesome.
We know there are scenes with real heart where both Finn and Rey are learning from Han Solo (initially a doubter) about the force and the Jedi and we can assume the Jedi is stuff of legend and basically gone. We see Leia and Han that seem to be embracing about something sad. We see Kylo Ren take off his mask and wield his light saber at Finn in some kind of fight. He is a disciple of Vader and has Vader’s mask- wants to be like Vader.
I was also thrilled to see Rey looking like a strong and lead character in the story. As we discussed in my recent Phantom Menace review/discussion none of the Star Wars films have passed the Bechdel test but I feel this time with Rey, Lupita Nyongo’s character and Leia we might actually do it. I think Rey might be the Luke Skywalker of the this trilogy which would be amazing.
I can’t even tell you how excited I am to see this movie! I already have my tickets purchased for Dec 17th and I will probably see it again Dec 18th in IMAX.  Even at the worst with the prequels Star Wars is a battle of good verses evil and an entire world to become absorbed in. It’s about harnessing a spiritual force greater than yourself and not allowing doubt or fear to enter your heart. How many movies can say that? You have your Harry Potter or your Lord of the Rings but to me at least Star Wars trumps them all.
Here is my trailer reaction. It’s not that great but I was so excited my brain left me. There’s a lot of squealing but some of you may find it fun. Follow me on periscope by the way @smilingldsgirl (and on all other social media like snapchat, instagram etc).
My favorite of all the trailer reviews I saw was this one. It captured how I felt at least.
I was a little surprised we didn’t get the rating yet because I had heard we might but maybe the MPAA isn’t done with their review yet. I figure it will be PG-13 but it would be fine at PG because then more kids could see it but I think with those battles it will be PG-13.
So what did you think of the trailer? Are you excited and did you buy your tickets like so many of us did? Is there a spot in the trailer that stood out to you more than others Let’s share and nerd out together! 🙂
The poster looks pretty awesome too! Counting down the days…
Hey guys! I got a chance to watch the Jungle Book trailer today and it was pretty good. It wasn’t as jaw droppingly awesome as some people had led me to believe out of D23 but it looked good. Then again, the folks at D23 saw over 3 minutes of clips including clips of Christopher Walken as Louie and Bill Murray speaking as Baloo.
I’m really excited about this video because I’ve been conquering the behemoth that is Adobe Premiere. Normally I pick up a software with ease, even software that is tough for others I get very quickly. But Premiere has been very difficult for me to learn. I used a few lectures from Lynda.com but mostly through playing around with it and not being intimidated. Today’s breakthrough was I learned how to place still images within the video and I don’t even need a green screen! Hooray!!! (I know it might sound like it but it was really hard!).
Here is the actual trailer.
I’m most hopeful they will change the ending because I hate that in the original animated film. I am also curious how much of the music they are going to use. I wonder if it will be like in Cinderella where she just hummed a few of the songs but they weren’t ever sung as musical numbers.  If they are going to move away from the musical they must be embracing the book more because there isn’t a ton of story to the original film. I just hope they get it right because they are playing with fire because ending aside I love the original film.
What did you guys think of the trailer? Are you excited or cautiously optimistic like I am?
This is just the week of the animated trailer release! Today we got the Kung Fu Panda 3.
I may be in the minority on this one but I am not a fan of this trailer. To me it is more of the same from Dreamworks. A bloated celebrity voice cast, lots of lame jokes and cheap sentimentality.
Kung Fu Panda was charming with a solid script if not particularly original story (Basically the Ugly Duckling meets Karate Kid). It had just enough humor and sweetness to carry the day and I enjoyed it.
I know some on this blog disagree with me but I thought Kung Fu Panda 2 was a significant upgrade. Not only was the animation much better (some of Dreamworks best) but it ditched a lot of the humor for a pretty cool quest story. The villain was very creepy and I loved the way we actually got to see the Furious 5 fleshed out. Instead of being background for Po we saw why they were legends and got to get their personalities, weaknesses and strengths. It was pretty fun.
So after that big step up to get a retread of the first one is a major letdown. I mean how many times have we gotten the estranged son trying to bond with his Dad scenario…so much so they made fun of it in Toy Story 2. I always try to have an open mind and it is just a teaser but my initial response was definitely not excitement for Kung Fu Panda 3.
It looks interesting although I worry they are making the characters too old. I don’t picture Peanuts characters going to school dances and things like that. What makes Peanuts funny is they are little kids thinking these deep contemplative thoughts. That said, I like the style, voicework and I think it looks like a cute movie.
Then we got a new trailer for Hotel Transylvania 2
Adam Sandler is one of my least favorite people in entertainment but I enjoyed the first Hotel Transylvania. It’s not that original but a cute fish out of water kind of story with some good jokes. I think this new one looks even better with Mavis’ baby not being a monster and them having to move. This makes Dracula upset and doing anything to keep them there. It probably won’t be a masterpiece but I think it will be fun.
Finally we had a trailer for one that hadn’t been on my radar called The Secret Life of Pets.
This one does not look like my cup of tea. It feels a little Toy Storyish but instead of toys its animals and those copycats have been terrible (need I remind you of last year’s Hero of Color City…).   And I think the whole pets are alive usually is a bad idea (think Cats and Dogs which is awful). It could be like Over the Hedge which I thought was strong for first 20 minutes and then loses its way. The voice performances look solid but the project looks tired, so I’m not looking forward to this one. This is also really long for a teaser trailer.
So which out of the 3 are you looking forward to most? I would rank them 1. Hotel Transylvania 2, 2. Peanuts, 3. Secret Life of Pets
Big news today in the Disney world! We got our first teaser trailer for next year’s Zootopia.
Up until now I had seen the image of the fox and rabbit but that’s about it. I still kind of wish it was more like the concept art we got early on but I was charmed by the teaser. I think it looks really funny and clever.
The only thing that makes me a little bit nervous is I hope they don’t go overboard in trying to be ‘hip’ and ‘cool’. Some of the character designs bring back nightmares of Chicken Little but I trust John Lasseter wouldn’t let that happen again. I also hope it isn’t too ‘shreckish’ with winky jokes only parents would get. I hate that.
But worries aside I feel really positive about the trailer. I think it is something different. Disney hasn’t done anthropomorphized in a while and the voice talent should be good. Over all I’m excited about the project. Especially because it is coupled with the more traditional Moana. Something for everyone.
