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How to Make a Lame Trailer for 'Train Your Dragon'
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I gave How to Train Your Dragon the benefit of the doubt with its first trailer. Well, sorta. I don't think Jay Baruchel is a great choice to voice the main character and said so at the time, but I thought some of the visuals in the upcoming DreamWorks animated flick were pretty good. Good enough, anyway.
But a new trailer is out now, and it's just bad. Worse than that, DreamWorks is equally insterested in reminding you that it's the company that sold you and your kids movie tickets to see Shrek, Kung Fu Panda, and Madagascar. And the music they use here makes it seem like this film has already accomplished something. Way too regal for me. It's the right style for part of this trailer, but it's still a bit much, especially when weighed with everything else going on here.
There's a little bit of new footage,
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Second trailer for How To Train Your Dragon
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In November, we brought you the first trailer for DreamWorks’ latest animated feature, How To Train Your Dragon. Where that trailer seemed to rely on the legacy of Dreamworks animation, featuring clips from Shrek and Kung Fu Panda, the latest trailer gives you a further glimpse into the film. See the trailer after the break:
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New How To Train Your Dragon Trailer
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Dreamworks Animation today draws on its rather lacklustre back catalogue to convince you to part with your hard-earned cash for its latest effort, How to Train Your Dragon.
From the studio that brought you Madagascar (hmm!), Shrek (er!) and Kung Fu Panda (actually, we kinda liked that one) comes an all-new animated tale about one boy and his fire-breathing buddy.
The film may actually turn out to be quite good but the latest promo to hit the interweb fails to convince, particularly as it has to turn to Dreamworks fair but hardly legendary previous output to bolster its release.
Anyhow, take a look at the new trailer below and let us know what you think in the comments section...
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New Trailer for 'How to Train Your Dragon' Unveiled
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Dreamworks Animation has released a new trailer for adventure movie "How to Train Your Dragon". Opened with footage from the studio's previous animation films, such as "Shrek" and "Kung Fu Panda", the video gives a preview to Hiccup's ups and downs in training an injured dragon until the two become friends.
Based on the book by Cressida Cowell of the same title, the film is set in the mythical world of burly Vikings and wild dragons. It follows Hiccup, a Viking teenager who doesn't exactly fit in with his tribe's longstanding tradition of heroic dragon slayers. His world is turned upside down when he encounters a dragon that challenges him and his fellow Vikings to see the world from an entirely different point of view.
Providing the voices for "How to Train Your Dragon" are Gerard Butler, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Craig Ferguson, Kristen Wiig and America Ferrera among many others.
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'How to Train Your Dragon' - Second trailer for the Paramount film.
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See the second trailer for Paramount/DreamWorks' "How to Train Your Dragon," featuring the voice talents of Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, America Ferrara, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Craig Ferguson, Kristen Wiig and T.J. Miller.
From the studio that brought you “Shrek,” “Madagascar” and “Kung Fu Panda” comes “How To Train Your Dragon” -- an adventure comedy set in the mythical world of burly Vikings and wild dragons, based on the book by Cressida Cowell. The story centers around a Viking teenager, who lives on the island of Berk, where fighting dragons is a way of life. Initiation is coming, and this is his one chance to prove his worthiness to his tribe and father. But when he encounters, and ultimately befriends, an injured dragon, his world is turned upside down
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New Trailer for How To Train Your Dragon
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According to this new trailer for How to Train Your Dragon, DreamWorks Animation has a proud tradition of quality filmmaking that dates all the way back to…2001. I do find it a bit amusing since it recalls Disney trailers that do the same thing except they can reach all the way back to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. However, Shrek, Kung Fu Panda, and Madagascar are their three highest-grossing franchises so it makes sense that they would sell How to Train Your Dragon as the continuation of films that appeal to families and make lots and lots of money.
Unfortunately, the trailer doesn’t sell the film nearly as well as the previous one and relies far too heavily on Mr. Movie Voice. You want to tell me the touching story between a Viking boy (voiced by Jay Baruchel) and his dragon? Then show me. The dragon is clearly
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Latest How to Train Your Dragon Movie Trailer Hangs on Dreamworks’ Dubious Animation Legacy
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I can understand Pixar trading on the legacy of the Toy Story films, Monsters Inc. and so on - even Cars, which I know many critics aren't so kind on - but Dreamworks Animation trying to draw hype out of their back catalogue? Admittedly they've put the weight on the more successful Shrek and Madagascar franchises, as well as the actually-rather-good Kung Fu Panda, and not such cine-excrement as Shark Tale or Bee Movie, but isn't the consensus that the Dreamworks branding on a toon is best taken as a warning, not an encouragement?
Ah well. They're proud anyway, and so they've stitched together a few legacy clips and a self-aggrandising voice over of spurious exaltation for the top of the new How to Train Your Dragon trailer, which you can see after the break. It seems to be a leak, and not an official release so catch it while
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- Brendon Connelly
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New Trailer For ‘How to Train Your Dragon’
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Following on from the first official trailer at the start of last month, a new trailer has been released from Dreamworks Animation’s latest animated family adventure, How To Train You Dragon. This one highlights the experience of the movie a lot more than the first trailer, (i.e. the scenes of the dragon flying etc.) instead of the slapstick and cutesy one-liners we’re used to from Dreamworks’ animated fare.
How to Train Your Dragon is set in a mythical world where Vikings and dragons have been at odds with one another for thousands of years, and killing dragons is an everyday occurrence for Vikings. It centers on a young Viking boy named Hiccup (voiced by Jay Baruchel) who one day befriends an injured dragon instead of killing it as he’s supposed to, much to the embarrassment of his father (voiced by Gerard Butler). The film comes to
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- Ross Miller
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New How To Train Your Dragon Trailer Has Heritage
28 December 2009 9:58 PM, PST
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DreamWorks isn.t Pixar. They.ve made Shrek, Kung Fu Panda, and then a bunch of other mildly entertaining movies which are mostly useless unless you.re looking for something to shut up your kids. But all of those movies, even the bad ones like Shrek the Third, have made a mint and so DreamWorks is using its past success as a means of convincing you to see their new effort, How to Train Your Dragon. It.ll probably work, but I.d rather see more of their new fire breathing creation.
Still the new How to Train You Dragon trailer does contain at least some actual Dragon footage and even an occasional viking, wedged in after clips from Madagascar and Shrek. Watch it below:
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The Spy Next Door Movie Trailer
24 December 2009 11:00 PM, PST
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Relativity Media just released this new movie trailer for the upcoming comedy “The Spy Next Door” by director Brian Levant (Are We There Yet?) and starring Jackie Chan (Kung Fu Panda, Rush Hour), George Lopez and Billy Ray Cyrus (Hannah Montana).
Synopsis: Former CIA spy Bob Ho (Chan) takes on his toughest assignment to date: looking after his girlfriend’s three kids, who haven’t exactly warmed to their mom’s beau. And when one of the youngsters accidentally downloads a top-secret formula, Bob’s longtime nemesis, a Russian terrorist, pays a visit to the family.
Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie news and more from “The Spy Next Door”.
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- Brian Corder
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The Notable Films of 2010: Part Five
23 December 2009 10:10 AM, PST
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Hippie Hippie Shake
Opens: 2010
Cast: Cillian Murphy, Sienna Miller, Max Minghella, Emma Booth, Lee Ingleby
Director: Beeban Kidron
Summary: Follows the love story of Oz editor Richard Neville and Louise Ferrier. Neville and his cohorts launch the London edition of Oz amidst the 1960s counterculture and are subsequently put on trial for distributing a sexually explicit issue.
Analysis: One of the most troubled productions in Working Title's history, 'Hippie' began development back in 1998 but failed to get beyond script stage both in 1999 and in 2002 when "Elizabeth" helmer Shekhar Kapur was attached to direct. Filming finally got underway late 2007 with director Beeban Kidron in charge and shooting seemed to proceed without issue aside from feminist author Germaine Greer being vehemently unhappy about being depicted on film.
Actually the film scored quite a bit of free press for a skinny dipping scene where full-frontal shots of actress Sienna Miller shooting the sequence
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- Garth Franklin
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Paramount 2010 Preview: Synopses and High Resolution Images from She’S Out Of My League, Morning Glory, Shutter Island, How To Train Your Dragon, More
18 December 2009 3:33 PM, PST
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Paramount has released the synopses and a bunch of first look images from all of their 2010 releases. Some of the first look images are from Morning Glory (Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton), She’s Out of My League (Jay Baruchel, Alice Eve), and How to Train Your Dragon. In addition to the first look images, they’ve provided us with high resolution versions of a few images that have you may have seen and the first synopses from Dinner for Schmucks, Megamind, and Morning Glory. Everything is after the jump so take a look:
Click on any image for a high resolution version. The films are listed below in order of release.
“Shutter Island”
Paramount Pictures Presents
A Phoenix Pictures Production
In Association with Sikelia Productions and Appian Way
A Martin Scorsese Picture
“Shutter Island”
Co-Producers Joseph Reidy Emma Tillinger Amy Herman
Executive Producers Chris Brigham Laeta Kalogridis Dennis Lehane
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- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
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'Iron Man 2,' 'Shutter Island' and 'Shrek 4' are Part of Paramount's 2010 Movie Preview
17 December 2009 3:57 PM, PST
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Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks have released their 2010 picture preview, which includes nine upcoming films including Shutter Island, Iron Man 2, Shrek Forever After and The Last Airbender. Along with the preview we have five brand new images not to mention select new images that were recently released such as the poster for Shrek and new images for Iron Man 2.
All the cast, director and synopsis information is listed over the course of the next few pages as well as all the release dates for 23 upcoming films. Gallery links have been added for all films and remember, the links open in a new browser window so just close the new window to return to this article and continue the preview.
Shutter Island
February 19
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Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Williams, Emily Mortimer, Patricia Clarkson and Max Von Sydow
Director: Martin Scorsese
From Oscarandreg;-winning director Martin Scorsese,
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Shrek Forever After Teaser Trailer and Poster
17 December 2009 3:51 PM, PST
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The fourth and final Shrek movie, Shrek Forever After, now has a teaser trailer and a poster. I’m not sure if I’m excited about the new promotional materials or that it’s the last one being made. It’s the latter. DreamWorks Animation may be moving on with sequels to the successful Kung Fu Panda, but not before one last withdrawal from the Shrek bank (now with 3-D premium bonuses).
The story is a fairy tale rehash of It’s a Wonderful Life where Shrek “falls victim to a terrible curse” by the evil Rumpelstiltskin and sees what Far Far Away is like without him. Mike Myers returns to voice the lovable ogre, along with Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, and Antonio Banderas, who is getting his own spin-off when Puss in Boots comes out in 2011.
Take a look at the teaser trailer and poster below:
Shrek 4 is
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Bits 'n Pieces: 'Drive Angry', 'Fright Diner' and More
17 December 2009 1:02 PM, PST
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Various stories popping up on Variety over the past few days that we feel warrant a bit of attention.
First up we have a bit of sad news, actor Conrad Fowkes, who some may remember as a short term contract player from the original Dark Shadows and long-time secretary/treasurer of Actors' Equity Assn., lost his battle with cancer Dec 14th at the age of 76.
Summit entertainment has picked up distribution rights to Patrick Lussier and Todd Farmer's (My Bloody Valentine 3-D) revenge thriller Drive Angry 3-D starring Nic Cage, about a 'tough-as-nails man who speeds through the desert, hunting down the man who kidnapped his granddaughter and killed his daughter.'
Kung Fu Panda writers Ethan Reiff
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Barry Sonnenfeld to Direct Animated Adaptation of Gil’S All Fright Diner
17 December 2009 11:48 AM, PST
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Variety reports that DreamWorks Animation is looking to produce an adaptation of Gil’s All Fright Diner. The 2006 novel by A. Lee Martinez tells the story of a vampire and werewolf, who happen to be friends, that stop by a diner one night to only end up having to deal with zombies and having to save the world. Barry Sonnenfeld (Men in Black, Get Shorty) is attached to direct the project from a script by Cyrus Voris and Ethan Reiff, who previously wrote Kung Fu Panda for the studio. The writing duo also wrote the upcoming Ridley Scott directed Robin Hood.
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Barry Sonnenfeld Adapting Gil’s All Fright Diner for Dreamworks Animation
17 December 2009 12:43 AM, PST
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Dreamworks Animation is looking to adapt the fantasy novel Gil's All Fright Diner by A. Lee Martinez. They've tasked Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris with the writing duties --- a pair that has seen story credits for Kung Fu Panda and the upcoming Robin Hood, and they also created/exec-produced the TV series Sleeper Cell. Barry Sonnenfeld is currently attached to direct.
The novel centers on a vampire and werewolf who happen to be friends, and come upon an all night diner after running low on gas. There they discover that the diner has a recurrent zombie attack problem, and are enlisted by the diner manager to help out. They soon find out that zombies aren't the only supernatural phenomenon occurring around the diner, and ultimately have to help stop a local couple from summoning the old gods --- which has the potential to end the world.
I could see
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Vampire & Werewolf Take On Zombies
16 December 2009 11:02 PM, PST
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Barry Sonnenfeld is attached to direct "Gil's All Fright Diner" for DreamWorks Animation says Variety.
The story revolves around a vampire and a werewolf. Here, they are mismatched partners who battle zombies and try to save the world, after they stop in a diner in the desert that is a conduit for the supernatural.
Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris ("Kung Fu Panda," "Robin Hood") are set to pen the script from A. Lee Martinez's novel. Kirk De Micco was the first writer on the book.
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Barry Sonnenfeld to Direct Gil's All Fright Diner for DreamWorks
16 December 2009 10:48 PM, PST
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Nothing like taking the kitchen sink approach to a project, which is what it sounds like A. Lee Martinez did when writing the novel Gil's All Fright Diner about a vampire and werewolf who team up to fight zombies after stopping at a diner in the desert that is a conduit for the supernatural.
Now, thanks to the success of The Twilight Saga, of course any project that even hints at a vamp/lycan collaboration is a hot ticket, so DreamWorks Animation has snapped up Kung Fu Panda scribes Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris to write an adaptation of Gil's All Fright Diner.
Barry Sonnenfeld (The Addams Family/Addams Family Values) is attached to direct.
According to Variety there's an odd couple aspect of the story [about] this vampire and werewolf who team to save the world from an ancient demon and his modern ally, a high school cheerleader who wants to be famous.
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Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris Will Write Gil's All Fright Diner
16 December 2009 8:32 PM, PST
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According to Variety, DreamWorks Animation has tapped Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris (Kung Fu Panda) to pen Gil's All Fright Diner. The script will be an adaptation of the A. Lee Martinez novel. Barry Sonnenfeld is attached to direct. centers around a vampire and a werewolf. They are very mismatched partners who fight zombies and try to protect the world, "after they stop in a diner in the desert that is a conduit for the supernatural." Kirk De Micco was the original writer on the project.
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