Trailers! Trailers! Trailers! #1

Here's the thing. I finish my write-up on the new Justice League trailer, post it and then get on with my life. Now, there's a whole bunch of trailers that've been released. So,

SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING

Honestly. my thoughts on this trailer are almost the exact same as my thoughts on the last trailer: this movie contains the best Spider-Man costume made for a movie. Michael Keaton's probably going to kill as the bad guy, and the high school setting feels like a nice change of pace. With that said, there is some new stuff here worthy of discussion. First, Peter losing the suit and having to use what's essentially a DIY version of it is an interesting plot development and I'm curious to see where it goes in the actual movie. Second, that plane fight looks pretty intense. Color me excited!

A GHOST STORY

From the get-go, two things stick out to me. One, the aspect ratio. In case anyone's wondering, yes, I've heard the whole film is shot like this and that it serves a purpose to the film's broader themes. Two, yes, that is Casey Affleck dressed as a stereotypical "white sheet with holes for eyes" look of a ghost in a non-comedic context. The idea of building a serious drama around a ghost that looks like this is a tough sell; that having been said, keep in mind the people behind this. For starters, A24 has proven that letting people fulfill their creative vision has more often that not worked out for the better with films like Swiss Army Man, Under the Skin and countless others. Besides, David Lowery is a serious player in the indie scene; aside from that, he's proven to be the only filmmaker to do a live-action Disney remake that was a genuinely great movie (seriously, if you haven't seen Pete's Dragon yet, go watch it). This one's already been screened at Sundance a few months ago and the buzz has nothing but positive. So, definitely keep this one on your radar.

IT

I'll be frank for a moment. This trailer was kind of a disappointment. Granted, some would say that holding out any hope for a film that's already given the world this gem of a meme would be extremely foolish.

From the looks of it (no pun intended), this looks like a subpar version of a James Wan movie. Despite this version of Pennywise actually having a pretty creepy design, none of what's shown of him here actually looks scary. In some respects, it (again, no pun intended) looks about as silly as Tim Curry's work in the first time they tried to adapt this book. The stuff with the kids looks pretty interesting, though. Overall, I'm hoping for the best on this one, folks; but, if it sucks, I won't be surprised that Warner Bros. decided to dump this one in September.

So, those are my thoughts on some recent trailers. Agree? Disagree? Talk amongst yourselves in the comments below. Anywho, I'm off to do something that doesn't have to do with movie trailers.