Reviewing Recent Trailers

Every so often I like to make a post about upcoming films, sharing interesting trailers and discussing my opinion on how I think the film will be. This is one of those posts.

Film: Parkland

Directed by: Peter Landesman

UK release date: 8th November

Being Landesman directorial debut, Parkland looks like it could be one of the less hyped films to look out for in Hollywood this year. Based on the shooting of JFK, the film follows in the footsteps of some of the most talked about films of 2012, ones based on real life events, with films such as Argo, Zero Dark Thirty & Lincoln all basing their narratives on real events, and all getting Best Picture nominations at the Oscars, Parkland seems to be an interesting look at the effects of the shooting on a variety of people including a photographer and a doctor.

Film: Pompeii

Directed by: Paul W.S. Anderson

UK release date: 28th February (2014)

Although the film is released a while away, the hype for it is huge. The trailer for this historical action film doesn't really give much away, but it tells of a young man's journey to save his lover and his friend in the days leading up to Mt. Vesuvius' eruption. With the eruption of the volcano being evident simply in the film's title, I think that Pompeii has the capacity for a huge build up of tension and excitement throughout, and with a lot of fans of Kit Harington due to his success on Game of Thrones already on board with the film, the film should see a lot of sell out cinemas over the opening weekend.

Film: The Book Thief

Directed by: Brian Percival

UK release date: 31st January (2014)

Based on a massively popular historical fiction novel, The Book Thief has amassed thousands upon thousands of fans over the years of it's publication, with it set to hit the big screen in a few months time, the adaption will be highly anticipated by many, and as all adaptations are, highly criticised by many. The trailer looks interesting and without giving too much of the story away, possibly to encourage book sales until the movie's release, looks like it is set to be a poignant and heartbreaking story of a young girl caught up in the destructiveness of World War 2 Germany. 

Film: Her

Directed by: Spike Jonze

UK release date: 31st January (2014)

Genuinely looking to be one of the most interesting films to come out in a long time, the trailer for Her is so capturing that I feel it is needed on this list. The plot looks to intriguing and saddening, the cast is filled with some of the most terrific actors and actresses around at the moment and the style seems so delicate and pure. If you go and see one film a year, go and see this film, I have really, really high hopes and I know that it will be brilliant.