Movie Trailer Review, Episode 13

Went and saw The Simpson’s Movie last night and it was just exactly what you would hope for in a Simpson’s movie.  I loved it.

Alvin and the Chipmunks

Remember Alvin, Simon, and Theodore, right?  Well remember them again thanks to computer animation!  The film was directed by Tim Hill who has worked heavily on SpongeBob SquarePants… so that’s good.  However the film was written by Don Rhymer who has a laundry list of writing credits including Deck the Halls, Big Momma House 2, and The Santa Clause 2.  They got Jason Lee in there as David Seville, and I guess that supposed to help the Gen Xers feel better about this film.  Bottom line is that it was a crappy trailer for a crappy B grade Hollywood film.

Bee Movie

A bee learns that humans eat honey and decides to take action.  This film has a lot of big names, Jerry Seinfeld, Renee Zellweger, Matthew Broderick, John Goodman, Chris Rock, and my personal hero Patrick Warburton.  The directors Steve Hickner and Simon J. Smith are nobodies, and the writers Spike Feresten and Barry Marder are even worse.  But enough cast and crew analyzation, the trailer was pretty funny.  It’s always cool to see Jerry Seinfeld in something.  I doubt I’ll see this film, but it could very well be a winner.

The Game Plan

The Game Plan, The Pacifier, Mr. Nanny, and Kindergarten Cop… what do these films have in common?  They all have hulking actors get their lives thrown upside down by the introduction of a child to their life.  Oh goody.  The Game Plan pits Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson against a seven year old daughter that he didn’t know he had played by Madison Pettis.  I am a big fan of The Rock as is everyone at Schalicto.com World Headquarters (and it’s subsidiaries floor42online.com and yoyowiki.org) and I think he’ll tackle (so to speak) this roll with charm and fun.  And Madison Pettis seems like a plucky little kid that should be fun to watch.  I’m going to go ahead and say that I will not be seeing this film, but I hope that it is better than The Pacifier.

Horton Hears A Who

This film looks amazing.  Dr. Seuss’s classic story of the Whos down in Whoville and Horton the elephant who thinks he hears them has come to the big screen under the direction of former Pixar animator Jimmy Hayward.  This looks like an honest adaptation of one of the great children’s stories.