Heading to the theater to see Disney’s WALL-E this weekend, I knew I’d be subjected to previews for a few of the Mouse House’s other illustrious confections. But I had no idea of the heinous atrocity the movie gods were going to put before me: the trailer for Beverly Hills Chihuahua. Have you seen this doggone mess?
The clip opens with voice-over from a ferocious-sounding guy who calls himself "Papi," paired with lush images of mist-filled jungles, waterfalls, and ancient ruins that denote some sort of historical-type pic. "Who am I?" Papi (voiced, apparently, by George Lopez) asks. "The question is: What am I?" Natch, he’s a chihuahua! Cue dancing hordes of tiny dogs. Lots of ‘em. Synchronized stepping. All around the Aztec structures. Wearing funny little feathered sombreros. And then we’re subjected to a rap track that sounds a little like Will Smith album filler, circa 1998. (I’m not crazy—it has that "Miami" vibe, right??)
Now I love Chihuahuas as much as the next person (who didn’t get a little attached during the Yo Quiero Taco Bell and Paris Hilton-Tinkerbell crazes?), but a schlocky flick all about the little rascals, with a tagline of "50% warrior. 50% lover. 100% chihuahua."? Seriously? Check out the embedded preview for yourselves, PopWatchers, and then tell me: How did this film get made? Or is it possible the trailer is all part of an elaborate practical joke by those mischievous suits at Disney? What say you?
Guess Disney’s film division needed to produce something to ensure they don’t have to pay too much in taxes.
I saw the trailer before Wall-E, as ell, and cringed through the entire thing. It just looks so… DUMB. I mean, I know it’s for children, but apparently not for smart ones.
The song sorta sounds like Mambo #5…remember that one?
I saw this trailer when I went to see “Prince Caspian” and the little girl next to me sang along the whole time. Unfortunately, I think it’s real & soon these commercials will be invading our homes through our TV’s.
I seriously shuddered, like, had physical convulsions when I saw this trailer before WALL-E. I was so glad WALL-E was so good that it made me forget the trailers that came before it (Bolt and something about Despereaux as well), which were all groan-inducingly bad. Why do theaters do this? Just show the movie we want to watch! Why subject all of us to the horror of stuff like this?
I saw the trailer before Prince Caspian, and I’m pretty sure I dropped a few IQ points after. I think even as a kid, I would have been offended by it…
Okay, I will admit that the first time I watched this on itunes I knew it must be a joke. But I also have to admit that that song is addictingly peppy.
My friend showed me the trailer on youtube after she saw it before Prince Caspian. I had to watch it several times and then look it up on IMDb before I was convinced that it was not a hoax. I was, and still am, at a loss for words over this “movie”.
Well, this couldn’t be worse than the Benji movies, could it? I mean, those movies sucked out loud. Disney in the 70s really reeked.
When I saw this before Wall-E, a felt a piece of my soul die. Thankfully, Wall-E mended it perfectly.
In all fairness, I know some people who worked on this movie, and they say this trailer is not indicative AT ALL of the actual film.
We saw this trailer before Prince Caspian, and despite the fact that I feel that I’m fairly knowledgeable about upcoming movies, I was thinking, “What the…?” (Oh, now I have that “Chihuahua!” stuck in my head.) Fortunately, we were about 10 minutes late to the showing of WALL-E, so we missed the trailer that time. Based on the trailer, no way am I seeing the movie.
WHAT? WHAT’S THAT? I’M SORRY, I CAN’T HEAR YOU OVER THE BLARING RACIAL STEROTYPES!
Oh, no, I’m pretty sure they’re serious. These CGI talking animal movies must do well enough, cuz they keep making them. “Cats & Dogs”, “Underdog”, “Alvin & The Chipmunks”, “Garfield” 2x!, etc. This one looks egregiously stoopid, though.
What racial stereotypes??