Remember when summer movies were just plain fun? No need for dark and dreary, just adventure and excitement? No need for deep and poignant emotion, but an excuse to escape the heaviness of real-world problems for two hours? Only one of the new preview releases seems to have that escapist romp vibe, and that film is The Lone Ranger. Nothing serious there–just a goofy Western throwback with just a bit pulled from the classic original. And Johnny Depp doing the kind of crazy characterization that earned him an Oscar nomination in the Pirates of the Caribbean series. Who cares if they don’t have futuristic special effects and instead rely on a good old-fashioned train chase scene for their action and adventure? To us it just looks like fun. Check out this fun and action-packed new trailer for The Lone Ranger:
But you can’t have just one trailer and call it a trailer park so we have three more you may or may not want to check out. Next up is the new longer preview for Man of Steel. Man of Steel is starting to crystallize as a film that has a strange casting problem. First, the lead, Henry Cavill, doesn’t seem to carry the mantle of Superman from any previews yet released–the zip, pizzazz, charisma, kindness and power of Christopher Reeve will forever be the comparison for anyone daring to fill the shoes of Clark Kent and his caped alter ego. A chin dimple doesn’t make Superman. Continue reading
