I wanna see that! The official "doesn't merit its own thread" movie trailer thread

[Maximus]

early reviews great for Silence

http://www.slashfilm.com/silence-early-buzz/

[Katy Lied]

I admit to googling Marshmallow Desert. I was overrun by Freakin Pinterest Dessert foodies.

[Walter Sobchak]

I forget. Are you the one whose head explodes if we go OT?

Pretty excited for Marshmallow Desert. What's not to love about a collaboration between Christian Bale and Larry David and Roman Polanski? Co-starring Zooey Deschanel and set in 17th Century Mongolia, MD is loosely based on Heidegger's book of the same name. Hardened by the gypsy life in the Mongolian highlands, takhi herder Rostanze (Bale) sets out to win his cousin's hart (Deschanel) by performing live-action comedy skits in front of the King (also played by Bale). The court jester (David) jealously guards his position and a brutal competition ensues.

I'd include a trailer for the film, but I'm too goddam lazy.

Has anyone read the book?

[falafel]

I forget. Are you the one whose head explodes if we go OT?

I'll help you smooth it over, Katy.

[Katy Lied]

I forget. Are you the one whose head explodes if we go OT?

[Walter Sobchak]

Has Anyone read this book, Silence by Shusaku Endo?

No, but did you read the thread title?

[Katy Lied]

Pretty excited for Silence. What's not to love about a collaboration between Scorsese and Andrew Garfield and Kylo Ren? Okay, a collaboration between Scorsese and Daniel Day Lewis and Benicio Del Toro, the original team. Oh well. And set in 17th Century Japan, and based on Endo's book of the same name. Father Rodrigues watches as his Christian converts are tortured until he recants.

Wikipedia gives us this passage about the book:

Rodrigues' journal depicts his struggles: he understands suffering for the sake of one's own faith; but he struggles over whether it is self-centered and unmerciful to refuse to recant when doing so will end another’s suffering. At the climactic moment, Rodrigues hears the moans of those who have recanted but are to remain in the pit until he tramples the image of Christ. As Rodrigues looks upon a fumie, Christ (who has hereto never spoken to the priest) breaks his silence:
“You may trample. You may trample. I more than anyone know of the pain in your foot. You may trample. It was to be trampled on by men that I was born into this world. It was to share men’s pain that I carried my cross.”

Has Anyone read this book, Silence by Shusaku Endo?

[Topper]

That looks good!

Yes it does.

Anybody else want to see Suicide Squad?

It looks like a guilty pleasure.

[PaloAltoCougar]

Not much of a trailer yet, but this article about the November release of Bad Santa 2 has me cautiously optimistic that the sequel may be pretty good. The first movie was certainly only for, uh, select audiences, but I found it very entertaining. I'm glad the same actor is back to play Thurman; read the side bar about him. Three days after the actor graduated from college he got a call from the director to "get in shape, or the opposite of shape." He apparently succeeded, as Billy Bob Thornton observed: "It's just creepy," says Thornton. "His voice is deeper but he looks exactly the same, just a big version of Thurman, like someone put an air hose (in him) and blew him up."

This will mean an evening out with my demented sister, not with my wife.

[creekster]

90% was referring to the percent of population (mostly baby boomers) who originally saw the Sturges' film -- orsaw the Cheers episode which referenced it and rented the VHS tape. I'm assuming 99% of the population have never heard of the 7 Samuari, unless they stumble across it on a Netflix deep dive. Both are excellent

Both are good but the Sturges film has a much better theme/soundtrack.

[Art Vandelay]

Would that be the John Sturges Magnificent Seven? or the Kurosawa Seven Samurai?

90% was referring to the percent of population (mostly baby boomers) who originally saw the Sturges' film -- orsaw the Cheers episode which referenced it and rented the VHS tape. I'm assuming 99% of the population have never heard of the 7 Samuari, unless they stumble across it on a Netflix deep dive. Both are excellent

[Katy Lied]

(even if 90% of America has never seen the original)

Would that be the John Sturges Magnificent Seven? or the Kurosawa Seven Samurai?

[Sullyute]

It's always tough to remake a classic (even if 90% of America has never seen the original. Though this cast looks promising.

That looks good!

[Art Vandelay]

It's always tough to remake a classic (even if 90% of America has never seen the original) Though this cast looks promising.

[Armenag]

No idea if the movie will be any good but thought this was a great trailer for Kicks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWV2hK4HVEk