I would pay the price of a movie ticket to sit and watch 2 or 3 hours just of previews. Wouldn’t you? All the fun of a movie, with none of the boring parts.
Until that day, we’ll have to stick to the Internet and the small screen. And so I present Shira’s Trailer Roundup of trailers for exciting movies or exciting trailers for movies. Because you needed one more thing to do instead of your HW.

Wristcutters: A Love Story

Patrick Fugit, of Almost Famous! Will Arnett, of Arrested Development! Tom Waits, of complete and total awesomeness! And it’s a story about committing suicide, and purgatory, and, I think, falling in love with people? And it has a kickass Ukranian punk song, lowercase letters, and a bunch of those truly beautiful shots that make movies worthwhile. I dare you to watch this and not be charmed.
Why is it never coming to DC?

Ironman
I like comic books, but I don’t know crap about Ironman, so don’t ask me for authenticity here. I know what I like, though, and high on that list is Robert Downey Jr. being snarky, tasteful use of Black Sabbath songs, and cool sound effects. I’m not sure how much I like this whole robot-suit thing, but the trailer is just tantalizing enough, with its aerial shots and pretty girls smiling and explosions and ominous men, that I’ve watched it ten times and I still like it.
Who cares about the movie, I just like watching Downey say, “Ridiculous, I don’t paint.” And flying.

Sweeney Todd
The combination of Tim Burton, Johnny Depp and Sweeney Todd seems so obvious is actually almost surprising it hasn’t been done already.

While the logo looks oddly like the one for Across the Universe, the tone is perfect - black and red, loud attack strings, splotches and horrific London. Add Alan Rickman saying “Lord have mercy on your soul” in his inimitable Alan Rickman way, and a random Sacha Baron Cohen appearence, and I don’t think I’ve ever been more excited.
Depp has so cornered the market on fantastic-ness that it doesn’t even bother me that he more declaims than sings, and that last line, about the body, leading into the music again - boom. I am WAY excited.

[And a stinker, just for kicks.]
P2

From the “making everyday experiences needlessly horrific” school of slasher movies, P2. Girl gets stuck in a parking garage. Her cell phone dies! The lights go out! The guy from American Beauty, who was always kind of creepy, attacks her, or something! IN A PARKING GARAGE! And she just wanted to go home!

This isn’t even the best horror movie trailer to use “Silent Night” this season (that dubious honor goes to the newest Resident Evil, oddly enough).
-Shira Hecht, assistant Leisure editor. Flickr photo from Roadsidepictures.

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