New York Comic Con Rolls out the Trailers

 

NYCC Founder Greg Topalian Introducing Trailers

 

This year’s New York Comic Con features a mix of upcoming movie trailers, bringing a mix of cheers, yawns, and the occasional sideways glance.

First up is an extended trailer for The Green Hornet.  I know reaction is mixed to this film.  The criticisms are many:  nobody wants to see a skinny Seth Rogen being all action-hero; they’re turning The Green Hornet into a spoof; the studio is using 3-D as a band-aid for a bad film.  Whatever…I still want to see it.  There isn’t a ton of new stuff in this trailer:  we meet a ne’er-do-well who takes action when his father is murdered and pairs up with Kato, his father’s mechanic/martial arts expert.  We see a little more of the action and we get a sense of some of the 3-D effects we might encounter.  They clearly want people to see this as a “buddy action-comedy”, in the vein of Lethal Weapon or those Chris Tucker/Jackie Chan movies or Owen Wilson/Jackie Chan movies or …oh, you get the idea… If you weren’t diggin’ the Hornet before this trailer, I doubt this one would do anything to change your mind.  If, however, you like trailers that preach to the choir, then this one is right up your alley.