Trailer Blazer: 'Evan Almighty,' 'Ocean's Thirteen,' 'Chuck and Larry'

furry_tom Mon, Apr 2, 2007 at 01:53 PM EST

Wow, for disliking the guy, you've seen more of his movies than I have. I didn't bother with Erin Brockovich, Full Frontal or Solaris (I'm generally against movie remakes to begin with and Tarkovsky did a good enough job with the original, even with the deathly slow beginning, that I steered clear).
But I have to disagree over Traffic. I thought there was a lot of good stuff tucked away in there: the "write two letters" monologue, the interplay between Don Cheadle and Luis Guzmán and it taught me how to freebase.

Blurb Mon, Apr 2, 2007 at 01:33 PM EST

The Limey was alright but not amazing. A distant little indie story.
Traffic was overlong and overrated. Drugs. Trafficking. Bathed in orange, Michael Douglas rages.
What's up with the hype over Erin Brockovich? Ugh, as conventional as they come.
Kafka was the worst excuse for entertainment ever.
The most pointless idea: let's remake Solaris! With. George. Clooney.
I'm having difficulties trying to remember a more pretentious and irritating film than Full Frontal.
Out of Sight is inferior to Jackie Brown (which came out almost a the same time but was a critical flop), though it does have a decent script, and marks the first and last decent performance from JLo, stripping down her 'diva' and putting on a 'cop'. Again, style over substance, way too overrated, and quite forgettable.
Finally, Soderbergh's "indies": Sex, Lies and Videotapes, Gray's Anatomy and Schizopolis - all bland, pseudo-intellectual fair than dims in comparison to the works of his contemporaries.

furry_tom Mon, Apr 2, 2007 at 10:14 AM EST

Sorry Blurb, but I don't think hope has a chance with three millstones like these around it's neck.
You don't like Soderbergh though? Not even The Limey or Traffic?

Blurb Mon, Apr 2, 2007 at 09:43 AM EST

Hope floats. Barely.
I hope that "Ocean's 13" will actually have a decent heist, and not just a bunch of A-list actors hanging out, attempting to out-cool each other. I hope that this film will finally justify all the hype around Steven "Boring" Soderbergh, and prove that he can make an amazing film.
I hope that "Evan Almighty" will be more than simply an 1 hr and 22 min extension of the trailer. I hope that Steve Carell can outwit the big-budget industry by peppering the cliched script with his own puns, ala "Anchorman" or "Virgin"...
I hope that "Chuck and Larry" won't turn out so petrified of its own subject that its PC-ness will be its most offensive factor. I hope that it won't be too scared to stick to its convictions, and that Payne will take it one step further and make it both a poignant and laugh-out-loud experience. Somehow, the presence of masterclass director Dennis Dugan (known for poignancy) makes me doubt that.
Hope floats. Barely.

furry_tom Mon, Apr 2, 2007 at 07:20 AM EST

Wow, who knows if Evan will get the ark finished or if the animals will come or if it'll set sail. Wait, I do.
Maybe Payne is doing something for the studio so they'll bankroll another project for him later?

Middento Mon, Apr 2, 2007 at 12:06 AM EST

Is anyone else a little twitchy that the idea for Chuck and Larry comes from Alexander Payne?

Mozz Sun, Apr 1, 2007 at 01:58 PM EST

sorry, but all three trailers look like crap... and the Evan Almighty trailer... was the the entire movie... cause frankly it felt like it.

Mike Sat, Mar 31, 2007 at 01:35 PM EST

The trailer for Evab Almightly that was shown Thursday evening during "the office" on TV revealed WAY to much plot detail. I feel that I sat through the whole movie.

jon Fri, Mar 30, 2007 at 09:29 PM EST

Clearly you didn't watch the trailer for Chuck & Larry b/c they are FIREFIGHTERS, not cops.