We feel bad after throwing so many bad movies at you last week, so to make up for it, here are four fantastic movies and only one terrible one. Can you guess which is which?
"Bobby" MGM Release date: Nov. 17
This is quickly turning into a theme, but the sheer size of this cast is amazing, so much that it's difficult to keep track of them all as they flash across the screen. However, William H. Macy is in it and that's money in the bank right there. The story revolves around 22 people who were at the Ambassador Hotel on the day Bobby Kennedy was assassinated there. There isn't much to the trailer aside from the cast, but it still manages to pique interest. Moreover, it's directed by Emilio Estevez! That's just incredible. And no, that was not sarcastic. This movie will be great.
"The Good German" Warner Bros. Pictures Release date: Nov. 22
George Clooney can do no wrong! He's really hit his stride in the last couple of years. The trailer looks gorgeous and has a great feel to it, as a black and white film like "Goodnight and Good Luck." Directed by Steven Soderbergh, "The Good German" follows George Clooney as a military journalist in post-war Berlin drawn into a murder mystery involving his former mistress and his driver (Cate Blanchett and Tobey Maguire, respectively). Whoever cut this trailer did a great job with the pacing, keeping it suspenseful and taut throughout the two-and-a-half minutes. This film cannot come out fast enough.
"Grindhouse - Planet Terror" Dimension Films April 6, 2007
The Eagle had the pleasure of seeing this trailer when it was briefly leaked onto the Internet last week. Granted, it was only Robert Rodriguez's half of the picture (Quentin Tarantino is directing the other half, with a completely different story and starring the one and only Kurt Russell), but it was enough to sell me on the idea. In essence, this is their homage to 1970s exploitation films - lots of sex, lots of death and lots of violence, oftentimes intermingling in bizarre yet wonderful ways. Rodriguez's half, "Planet Terror," centers around a world being taken over by zombies, while Tarantino's follows a stuntman serial killer whose weapon is his car. The real treat for fans will be the fake trailers dreamed up by the two directors and placed in between their films as an intermission. This is going to be one to see on opening night.
"Hot Fuzz" Rogue Pictures No release date scheduled
Fans of "Shaun of the Dead," rejoice! The much-anticipated follow-up from director Edgar Wright and star Simon Pegg has finally released not one, but two teasers. This time around, Pegg plays a London cop who's so good at his job that his peers conspire to transfer him to a tiny hamlet in the country. With Nick Frost as his bumbling partner and an all-star British cast, including Bill Nighy and Timothy Dalton, this movie looks to be a solid continuation of the comedic pairing of Wright and Pegg. Those who saw "Shaun of the Dead" should be on the lookout for a clever reference to that film here and those who haven't seen "Shaun of the Dead" should do so immediately. Be sure to catch this once it hits cinemas stateside.
"The Messengers" Sony Pictures No release date scheduled
For some reason, this trailer was only available for viewing between the hours of 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. As a favor to you, gentle snowflakes, The Eagle put in the due diligence and watched it. So how many times does this plot need to be redone? A family (husband, wife, teenage daughter and toddler son) move from the big city to an old farmhouse in the country. Obviously, the house is too quiet, but it's "home" now, so the parents won't listen to their kid, even if she has bruises that appear from nowhere. Now for the big twist - the boy can see dead people! Who'd have thought of that - a child seeing dead people? Oh, and those dead people aren't very nice. Isn't that just like the dead? Hilarity and masterfully done horror ensue as the movie progresses to its climax when ... some clich?d ending occurs. The only thing truly terrifying about this movie is the prospect of it making money. That and Dylan McDermott's absurd facial hair.
