December Movies

December Movie Trailer Review

By: Nicolette Karter

        So this is a review of some of the movies coming out in December. I’m doing them all at once mostly because I’m not sure when I’ll be able to see the upcoming films (that come with a vengeance this time of year) or how many. A lot look good based on the trailer & synopsis of each.

        LES MISERABLES This looks fantastic. I’m a bit biased because I love musicals, but this looks like it’s also well made as a movie, musical numbers or not. The actors in the film are talented & dedicated, and based on the songs in this trailer, they can sing too.

        PARENTAL GUIDANCE I love Billy Crystal & Bette Midler, so those two as a married couple babysitting their grandchildren will bound to be awesome. Marisa Tomei (who I also love) plays the mom of said kids, who’s somehow both going on a business trip & in the trailer shown with her parents & kids a lot. Anyway, it looks really funny.

        PLAYING FOR KEEPS This looks like the kind of movie you get dragged too, & don’t hate it, but don’t love it either. It looks predictable (which isn’t always bad), but here it makes me exasperated.

        THIS IS 40 The “sort-of-sequel to Knocked Up” looks hilarious. Paul Rudd & Leslie Mann are both very brave & funny actors, & this seems to be one of those sequels that are just as funny as the original; though that could be because it’s more of a spin-off than a sequel.

        THE HOBBIT I’m sure that for people who are fans of the series (both books & movies) this looks good, but I honestly haven’t even seen any of the movies. I can’t rightfully say if this looks like it stays true to the books, but my friend said that it seems to be pretty accurate to the other movies. And based purely on the VFX of the trailer, the movie looks like it will be well made.

        THE GUILT TRIP Seth Rogen invites his mom Barbra Streisand on a road trip for work, and what insues looks hilarious. On their own, each actor is funny, & while this will have some stupid humor in it, I don’t think there’s enough to be put off by.

        DJANGO UNCHAINED Jamie Foxx is awesome, and this looks really good. It seems like it’s one of those movies you & your friends will get excited about talking about over dinner after watching it.

        All in all, most of the movies coming out the rest of 2012 look pretty good. A lot of really well made movies come out in November & December because this is when movies get Oscar recognition more so than the other times of the year, so it’s hard to keep up with all the good movies (& the sucky ones that are somehow always in the theaters) this time of year.