TRAILERS
Sounds fancy.
It's the first James Bond adventure with Daniel Craig in the lead.
Sounds familiar.
It was the first book written by Bond scribe Ian Fleming.
Back to basics, is it?
Yep! Perhaps prompted by the recent Batman rethink, the Bond producers are
restarting the franchise with a story that effectively outlines how Bond
became Bond, James Bond.
I see. So how does it look?
Very cool. It begins in classic black-and-white, evoking memories of old
film noirs and 60's espionage thrillers, before slamming into the Bond theme
in full colour. Lots of great-looking stunts and gorgeous women, all set to
a conversation between Judi Dench's M and Craig's 007.
Hopefully this will get the Bond series back on-track after the
increasingly convoluted and silly Brosnan era.
Yes, the producers are obviously paying attention to the success of Jason
Bourne and Jack Bauer with the public, and this looks like a great mix of
old and new that should please fans and bring those who left the franchise
post-Goldeneye.
Pirates Of The Caribbean II - Dead Man's Chest - Trailer 2
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A-har, me hearties!
Ye-es, o-kay...
'Tis I, Cap'n Jack Sparrow!
Yes, Johnny Depp and company return for more sea-faring supernatural
action. If you liked the first one, you'll go nuts for this.
Excellent! What's in the trailer?
Plenty of sword fights, cool ships, Cap'n Jack on fine form, a wonderful
pirate crew that are half sea creatures, and an attack by a giant squid!
Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight!
Shut up now.
Finally!
Yes, the trailer has been a long time arriving, hasn't it!
Okay, we all know what this is. So spill it.
It looks fantastic - great visuals, a playful Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor,
Kate Bosworth looks suitably do-able, Routh really impresses visually (I
hope his acting is up to task, too), while everything else looks just fine.
There are only some minor nit-picks -- the John Williams theme is thankfully
used, but badly edited just when it's about to kick into top gear, and there isn't
much emphasis on plot just yet. But, hey, this is still a wonderful glimpse!
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