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Movie Media: Blindness, Starship Troopers 3: Marauder, [REC], Quarantine, Iron Man, The Spirit, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Outlander

Written by Chris Beaumont
Published April 25, 2008
Part of Movie Media

Welcome back to the Movie Media column featuring trailers, posters, and clips for upcoming films. Some are nice and fresh and some aren't. However, they all have something in common: for better or worse, they all caught my attention. If there is a poster or trailer you think I should check out, be sure to let me know.

This week's movie goodies include media for a horror remake and its as yet unreleased original, a new global thriller, stills of a hero, a direct to DVD, and more!

Blindness - Poster, Trailer

I first saw this trailer a week or so ago on the big screen. I have to say that after my "What is this?" reaction, I am really looking forward to this. It looks creepy, eerie, and just really good. It tells the story of an infection that has no symptoms other than blindness. It seems to affect near everybody and there is no cure. It stars Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Gael Garcia Bernal, Sandra Oh, and Danny Glover. Fernando Meirelles directs, following up the excellent The Constant Gardener. It is a tale adapted by Don McKellar from a novel by Jose Saramago. I like how the poster is set up to look like an eye chart.

Starship Troopers 3: Marauder - Trailer

The first Starship Troopers was a blast of sci-fi action. It was not exactly a good movie, but it was definitely fun. The second, direct to video, film was decent, it was nowhere near good, but it was watchable. Now we are faced with a second sequel, and it looks awful. I understand that this clip is meant as a propaganda video, but it still looks bad.

[REC] and Quarantine - Trailers

It's not often that I pair movies up, but these two deserve it. You see, [REC] is a Spanish language thriller that was bought by an American studio to be remade before it came out in Spain. On top of that, the producers have been paid not to release it in the States prior to the remake finishing its run. Quarantine is the remake. Whether or not either of these will be any good is all up in the air. I am afraid it will suffer from Cloverfield/Blair Witch/Diary of the Dead comparisons based on the camera style. Despite those potential issues, both trailers look like they could provide fun, claustrophobic horror experiences. I look forward to finding out.

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Christopher Beaumont spends much of his time writing about entertainment when he isn't sitting in a movie theater. He is known around the office as the "Movie Guy" and is always ready to talk about his favorite form of entertainment and offer up recommendations. Interests include science fiction, horror, and metal music. His writings can be found at Draven99's Musings and Draven99's Media Center.
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Movie Media: Blindness, Starship Troopers 3: Marauder, [REC], Quarantine, Iron Man, The Spirit, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Outlander
Published: April 25, 2008
Type: News
Section: Video
Filed Under: Video: News
Part of a feature: Movie Media
Writer: Chris Beaumont
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