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Let’s keep this brief.

New movie and series trailers are a dime a dozen, and everyone has differing tastes.

For example, I’m not going anywhere near Monster Hunter, which is a movie title that seems to very accurately sum up the central theme, but it will probably rake in the cash because blockbusters put bums on seats.

Or people will order it to watch at home. Nobody knows what the cinema landscape has in store in the months to come.

Let’s get a little more insight before we watch said trailer, via Engadget:

As you probably expect, it boasts plenty of action — we’re hunting monsters here, after all. Artemis (Jovovich) is the leader of a United Nations military unit that travels through a sandstorm portal to a mysterious world, one that’s populated by monsters. The squad isn’t exactly used to battling huge beasts, so they team up with a man named Hunter (Tony Jaa) to try and take them down.

The group takes on some recognizable monsters from Capcom’s games, including a Diablos and a Rathalos. The games’ signature swords get a bigger spotlight in this trailer: we see a giant one on Artemis’ back and she wields a pair of flaming blades at one point.

Sony has a December theatrical release pencilled in, which is subject to change.

So much action, so little time.

Next up is the limited series The Stand, with this from The Verge:

The Stand remains one of King’s best novels, a massive tome with more than a hundred characters and intertwining plots. It was the subject of a 1994 miniseries (which King also wrote) on ABC that got a bunch of Emmy nods.

I did like Gary Sinise as Stu Redman in the 1994 version but really looking forward to seeing what James Marsden does with the lead role. King will reportedly write the ninth and final episode of the series, with a new coda.

The cast also boasts Whoopi Goldberg as saintly Mother Abagail and Alexander Skarsgård as villainous Randall Flagg. The Stand comes to CBS All Access (or whatever they’re calling it) on December 17th.

If you’re on the fence, it’s worth remembering that King’s 1978 book is about a deadly pandemic that forces survivors to choose between good and evil.

Rather timely, you might say:

I’m not a huge James Marsden fan, but let’s be optimistic and hope for the best.

One trailer that has gone down like a lead balloon is The Watch. Before we touch on why the series is under fire, here’s more on the long wait nearing a conclusion:

Fans of the late Terry Pratchett have been waiting for this one for almost a decade, and it looks like The Watch is finally going to debut early next year.

Based on the Ankh-Morpork City Watch police force from Pratchett’s Discworld series, The Watch stars Richard Dormer as Vimes and Lara Rossi as Lady Sybil Ramkin.

The casting isn’t the issue, though.

Pratchett died in 2015, and The Watch doesn’t exactly honour his memory.

Rhianna Pratchett, the author’s daughter, has gone as far as to say the series “shares no DNA with my father’s Watch”.

Neil Gaiman, who co-wrote Good Omens with Terry Pratchett, was also critical of the liberties taken, saying “It’s not Batman if he’s now a news reporter in a yellow trenchcoat with a pet bat”.

I’ll just drop the trailer here and move along before things get heated:

The series is set to air next January.

Our final trailer is proof that no matter how awful a person you are, if you can draw a crowd, your movie career isn’t over.

Years of being a grade-A doos, and Mel Gibson can still land leading roles, the latest of which is in a movie called Fatman.

It’s confusing:

Is it a dark comedy? Is it satire? Is it some kind of allegory? Or is it just a really bad idea for a movie? Wait for that moment when you realize who Fatman is supposed to be. I won’t spoil, just watch.

Agreed. Just watch:

Oh, I get it.

Fatman is Santa Claus.

Cool, Mel.

Put it this way – you’ve watched the trailer so that you don’t have to watch the movie.

[sources:engadget&verge]