Trailer Talk Thursday: The Hangover Part II and Everything Must Go

Hey everyone, Travis of The Movie Encyclopedia here with another edition of Trailer Talk Thursday where I bring you the latest trailers to hit the silver screen.

Now I was bombarded with trailers this week (hey it happens every so often) and there were a few that caught my eye. That said I usually only do one or two a week so not every trailer gets its time in the spotlight. That or my opinion of the trailer is so minute that I can't really write an entire article on them. A few that come to mind are The Three Musketeers in 3D, Mr. Poppers Penguins, Midnight in Paris and Sympathy for Delicious, all which have come out recently. Three Musketeers looks like Medieval Resident Evil (even comes with Victorian Mila Jovovich), Penguins looks like a decent kids movie, Paris looks like yet another Woody Allen movie I'll probably see eventually but not on my immediate "to see" list and Delicious looks like a heartfelt, preachy film that some will probably love or hate depending on their opinion of a higher power.

With those out of the way I did see two trailers that I think are worth talking about more in detail: The Hangover Part II and Everything Must Go. 

First up...Hangover Part II-

 Before I was a film blogger I was just your average journal blogger who talked about his everyday life. That blog is dead and gone now that I have TME but I always kept the transcript of one post: a review of The Hangover. To date that is the earliest review I ever remember publishing. It looks laughable compared to my stuff now but I'm sentimental. I digress.

The Hangover Part II is the follow up to the mega surprise hit The Hangover. I don't know what it was but that film was lightning in a bottle, both commercially and critically and it launched the career of Zach Galifianakis, as well as helping Bradley Cooper and Ed Helms become household names. The Hangover is now a 21st century classic in the minds of people and so it came to no ones surprise that they were greenlighting a sequel.

A Teaser was released about a month ago and it caused a roar of cheering and applause when I first saw it at my local theater. I know I'm excited but I'm cautious. After watching the full length trailer, my caution seems more rational then it was before: it seems like more of the same. Now that's not a bad thing per se but sometimes being too similar can be the downfall of an otherwise good movie. I mean you have the guys getting drunk, waking up with mysterious things on them and in their pockets, losing someone and not knowing where he is and there is an animal wandering about. Add in Chang, the small crazed gangster from the first movie and it really seems like a rehash of the original.

But I'm optimistic that it will be good, I did laugh a lot, so without further ado here is the trailer:

Next up...Everything Must Go-

I like Will Ferrell I really do. Having said that I do get somewhat tired of him when I see him in the same role over and over. That's why I was happy when Stranger Than Fiction came out, a film that let let him be funny but also let him show his dramatic side. He can do drama well when he wants to and I think he's a better actor when he does mix it up. Everything Must Go, his latest movie, seems to luckily be going down that STF track.

Based on a short story by famed author Raymond Carver, Ferrell plays Nick, an alcoholic car salesman who has lost his job, his house and his wife, all within a short span of time. So what does he do? He lives on his front lawn, refusing to get up and leave. But of course that is against the law, or at least in the town where the movie takes place, and is forced to hold a yard sale, thereby killing two birds with one stone: letting him live on his lawn and getting rid of some of his stuff he doesn't need anymore.

After watching the trailer I'm optimistic but the early reviews leave me less so. Critics have seemed to not like the movie saying Ferrell is too "one note" and can't handle being a serious actor but I think I'll reserve judgement until I see the film for myself.

Here is the trailer:

But these are just my opinions. Tell me what you think in the comments below and I will see you all next week on Trailer Talk Thursday.