In front of the latest Harry Potter film, the good people at Warner Bros have thoughtfully included no less than five trailers for upcoming movies which, coincidentally, are predominantly Warner Bros / New Line movies.
Sandwiched between the impressive (The Two Towers) and the curious (Rowan Atkinson in a James Bond spoof) were trailers for three films which look simply god-awful. One was for a Hugh Grant / Sandra Bullock romantic comedy titled Two Weeks Notice where Sandra decides to quit her role as personal assistant to a wealthy obnoxious brit (guess who) in order to get him to notice her. Another was for "What A Girl Wants," in which a teenage american girl learns her absentee father is british lord, or something, and flies over the pond, and a hilarious clash of culture and attitude ensues, and ... whatever.
But here's the clincher: a fresh slice of hell called Kangaroo Jack. I dare you to watch the trailer. Bonus points for spotting the near-subliminal frame-and-a-half flash of Christopher Walken about 75% of the way through.
Comments (2)
Oh God. That is awful. At least Cuba Gooding managed to steer clear of this one..
And I completely missed the Walken frames. But that trailer definitely needed more cowbell!
Posted by Bryce | November 22, 2002 8:54 PM
Posted on November 22, 2002 20:54
I kept waiting for it to end (oh god, the pain) but it kept going. I shut my eyes, but the sound just keeps coming. Ah, urgh, hurtful. it'll be over soon, right? These things are only a couple minutes right? The kangaroo didn't just speak did it?
I think I'm going to be sick.
Posted by Jamison | December 3, 2002 7:02 PM
Posted on December 3, 2002 19:02