So many trailers have recently emerged that we can't give them all full Yes No Maybe So treatment ... so let's collect them all in one place after the jump with a single decision on each.
We'll start with what is sure to be a misbegotten thickheaded testosterone fueled retelling of an Oscar winning classic. Even Morgan Freeman in dreadlocks can't make it look bearable...
BEN-HUR
Sweet Baby Jesus, No! They say you can always tell what time period any period piece is filmed in because it always gives the now away. This could not be any more obnoxiously early 21st century if it tried. It looks more like a rip off of 300 than a remake of a religious epic.
Yes. I will get far more enjoyment staring at photos of Stephen Boyd and his homo subtext and miraculously deep cleft chin as Messala for the entire running time of the 2016 movie. I ♥️ Stephen Boyd in Ben-Hur (1959) SO. MUCH.
THE WILD LIFE
No. If you want to die while watching a trailer it's not a good sign for surviving a full 90 minutes.
HIGH-RISE
Yes. On account of Tom Hiddleston. But I did not actually watch this trailer. Never watch trailers to thrillers if you're spoiler averse because they can't help themselves with giving too much a way.
X-MEN APOCALYPSE (TRAILER #2)
Yes. I will be there but I can't promise I'll enjoy it. X-Completist here. I blame my childhood. Still, what I wouldn't give to see the X-Men done as well as they've done The Avengers. (sigh) Yes X2 was a great superhero movie but it was still not really The Uncanny X-Men. The series has never felt much like the comics in the way the Marvel Studio movies always feel like the genuine article in a big screen adventure.
A HOLOGRAM FOR THE KING
Maybe so Leaning Yes. Tom Hanks has been outdoing himself lately but this looks potentially like a complete tonal mess -- why is he shouting Talking Heads lyrics at the beginning? But it features the wonderful Sarita Choudhury and we always like to look at her so that helps with the yes lean. Has anyone read the Dave Eggers novel this is based on?
THE LEGEND OF TARZAN (TRAILER #2)
Yes. But only due to a general weakness (in the knees) for Tarzan movies. BUT I repeat ∞ "why is Tarzan wearing pants?" This is unnatural, nay, deviant behavior for a Lord of the Apes.
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