Luke does this on his site every so often. Where he discusses upcoming movies, and his level of excitement for them, based solely on the trailer. Thought I'd give it a shot:

1) Hellboy: If it wasn't for Guillermo Del Toro directing this movie, I wouldn't be interested in seeing this movie at all. I think the trailer looks pretty cheesy and like your typical summer blockbuster. Looks like a combination of 'X-Men' and 'The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.' I'm not really interested in seeing this movie though. Maybe if I get bored, then I'll go check it out.

2) Kill Bill Vol. 2: Even if the second volume didn't have a trailer, I'd still be chomping at the bit to check out this movie. I loved the first movie, and am eagerly awaiting the second volume. The trailer I saw doesn't really give away much in regards to plot and exists mainly as a reminder to people who already saw the first movie that another movie was due to come out. But I liked the style of the teaser trailer I saw with Uma driving her car against a black and white backdrop. I'd see this movie regardless of how good the trailer is.

3) Man On Fire: Every single trailer I've seen of this movie has made me want to see the movie more and more. This is a movie where Denzel Washington plays a bodyguard for a young girl in Mexico City. After she gets kidnapped by some sort of underground crime organization, Denzel goes into uber bad ass mode and sets out to hunt down anyone who may have had anything to do with the kidnapping. I've always liked Tony Scott as a director, and I think that both Christopher Walken and Denzel Washington are two of the greatest actors around. I particularly like Denzel when he goes into bad-ass mode. Denzel as bad ass makes for far more entertaining acting than when he plays human as deity that he's known for. I think the movie looks pretty good.

4) Greendale: One of the movies that I'm most looking forward to this spring/summer is "Greendale." Both written and directed by activist/rocker Neil Young, 'Greendale' appears to be a movie that isn't afraid to wear it's pacifism and politics on it's sleeve. It's hard to tell what the movie is about based off the trailer, but it appears to be a political movie set entirely to the music of Neil Young. It also looks like a pretty good combination of social activism from the sixties, and modern day sensibilities. Can't wait to see this one.

5) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: There is no movie that I'm more looking forward to than this movie. I'm a HUGE Michel Gondry fan, and think that he can turn even the smallest thing into a visual treat. The trailer is okay I guess. It doesn't really give much away, but also doesn't really show enough at times to make the movie appealing on a mass level. As judging from the trailer, I think they're relying on a strong word of mouth to sell the movie.

6) I, Robot: This trailer looks ridiculous. The movie looks ridiculous. It looks like Will Smith has gone back into summer blockbuster mode. There is nothing in the trailer that really makes me think that the movie is going to be anything new. It looks just like your typical big budget, Will Smith shooting up robots type of movie.

that's about it for now. more to come later i spose.

:-|

matt out