Recap, July 14 - 20: Trailer Trash
Welcome to our first weekly recap! This week, thanks to Comic-Con, so much crazy shit happened that we couldn’t possibly have written a blog post about everything worth talking about. So instead, we’ll be using this forum to spew our thoughts and opinions on things we want to talk about, but wouldn’t otherwise have time to. So without further ado…
New Trailer : Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
Static Cling Release Announced
We’ve been waiting patiently for this to finally drop ever since it was first announced back in 2017… Well we’ve been waiting at least. The 90s was an era of standout cartoons and among all of them Rocko’s Modern Life seemed to stand out the most. This is a show that was written to be age appropriate for kids, but it was really targeting college aged adults as its audience, from it’s age inappropriate jokes (“Oh Baby, Oh Baby, Oh Baby.” Anyone?) to its pointed satire of a modern world gone mad. New Rocko’s Modern Life isn’t something we want in the 2010’s. It’s something we all NEED, and it is long overdue, so when Netflix announced this week that the movie, set in modern times, will be released on August 9th, I nearly shot through the ceiling. Check out the trailer below and definitely save the date for the release on this one.
Dirty Eddie Furlong Is Repeating Himself
Some of the most surprising news to come out of this comic-con week is that the OG John Conner, Edward Furlong, is going to be reprising his role for the first time in the series since Terminator 2 some 28 years ago. Boy, talk about something we didn’t see coming. I mean, Arnie coming back in the last movie (Genesys, a piece of hot garbage) was no surprise as I think the man might actually spontaneously combust if he goes too long without reprising a role. Linda Hamilton returning was pretty surprising but not a total shock, as it made sense to bring back the single most important character in the franchise. But, Eddie? Jesus fucking christ. I could have NEVER in a million years foreseen this return, but holy hell is it welcome. I can totally see his punk attitude from T2 evolving into his actual, real life adult personality. He’s a bit of a shit, but I’m glad Jim Cameron is giving him a second chance…we could be looking at the start of a beautiful Furlong-aissance! And I mean, even if Dark Fate falls short of expectations, it’s still gotta be better than T3.
Ghost Busters Halloween Horror Nights
If you guys are big fans of Halloween, Ghostbusters or BOTH, this was a good week to be alive. Universal Studio’s Halloween Horror Nights announced this week that they would be bringing a Ghostbusters themed maze to it’s Halloween event this year. If you’ve never been, I’ll be the first to tell you that as a die-hard fan of haunted houses and the Halloween season, HHN is the Rolls Royce of spooky attractions. The amount of detail the Horror Nights Team puts into these house is excruciating, so if you’ve ever wanted to be in the Ghostbusters universe, this is your best shot. Expect a lot more cool things coming out of HHN this year, and in the meantime check out this cool little promo for the house!
two new Halloween sequels ?
Speaking of Halloween, let’s talk Michael Myers for a second. While we weren’t too keen on Blumhouse’s 2018 take on the iconic slasher, we have to respect that it paved the way for TWO new sequels. Yes, this week we got confirmation that the studio is shooting not one but two new sequels back-to-back, tentatively titled ‘Halloween Kills’ and ‘Halloween Ends’ to be released in 2020 and 2021 respectively. Jamie Lee Curtis is also supposed to be back as Laurie Strode in both of these sequels, which is promising in our eyes! Hopefully after all three have been released and the story arc has been completed, DemBoys will leave the theater satisfied because right now…meh.
Godzilla on Twitter and Instagram
Toho’s biggest (and also most famous) star is finally on social media and it was a bit disappointing. I was really hoping the posts on these accounts would be a bunch of incoherent keyboard smashing, due to Godzilla’s fingers being to big for even the largest of keyboards, or at the very least for the posts to be written from Godzilla’s perspective. At least these accounts will be a great way to keep up on Tojo Godzilla news and promotions. You can follow them on Instagram here, or on twitter here.
It 2 Trailer
THIS. LOOKS. BADASS. The first trailer, we must admit, left us feeling the opposite of excited for the new installment. This new trailer has rekindled our interest quite a bit. We get to see much more Pennywise fuckery here. I’ve noticed a new trend in Hollywood. It seems as though many studios like to release a bad or boring trailer first, and then follow it up with an actual good trailer. I can’t help but wonder if the initial bad trailer is done intentionally in order to get the word out about the new movie, but without giving away the good parts. It gets people buzzing, or at the very least bitching, either way, they’re talking about it. This then makes the second, better trailer seem all the more badass when it comes out. It’s the film trailer equivalent to the soft-loud sound dynamics that became popular in the alternative and grunge rock scenes of the 80s and 90s. Once again, seeing is believing, so you can check out this trailer.
Well, that’s it for the week. It’s a lot of news like we said and we’d love to hear your thoughts and opinions, did we miss anything? If so sound off in the comments! Catch ya next week dudes.
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