I was amazed at the number of trailers I caught over the weekend for films I actually wanted to see. I’m usually rolling my eyes or, better yet, taking a refreshment and/or bathroom break, but I lit up a little bit.
The new “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” materials could really do no wrong for a guy like me at this point, though I’m dreading that release more and more. The whispers are ugly. Still, even if all the good stuff is in the trailer — it’s a hell of a trailer. Even fluff like “The Proposal” looks appealing at this point. And I’m totally on board for “Observe and Report” (which reminds me I need to address “Eastbound and Down” at some point).
All of this is a long way of coming to that new “Terminator Salvation” trailer I’m sure you’ve all seen by now. Maybe I’m alone, but this is one of the most exciting trailers I’ve seen in a long, long time. Of course NIN’s “The Day the Whole World Went Away” is put to great use throughout, but I was a little surprised at the idea of spilling a major plot point maybe a minute into the thing (which might not be that big of a spoiler in this age of AICN obssessive pre-release plot excavation — I can’t keep up).
Anyway, I’ve been amped up for the film for a long time, despite the expected lingering atmosphere of anxiety. I think we dodged a bullet with “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,” a film I actually respect quite a bit, but the potential for outright disaster is right there in front of our faces on this thing. Here’s hoping…