"We have to stop London before it destroys us."
Trailer Review 005 & Movie Preview 013
Mortal Engines
Written & Produced by Lord of the Rings' Peter Jackson
Chance of Success =
70% with a unique outgoing premise although the strain of YA and the Christmas release could be their main variables that would affect them the most.
70% with a unique outgoing premise although the strain of YA and the Christmas release could be their main variables that would affect them the most.
After seeing the latest full trailer, I now see the trajectory of where the storyline is going whereby it would be another young adult post-apocalyptic flick, for better or for worse. The trailer might be showing off almost the whole arcs of the film but it just shows how big the scale would be, especially considering the premise of cities being eaten by bigger cities and that would be a delight to see unfold before your eyes on the silver screen. The YA craze has die down tremendously over the last few years but a couple of efforts year by year still coming out by big studios and still received well by the audiences in the Maze Runner and Divergent for example, despite how critics assess them critically. I will enjoy the movie nevertheless despite whether or not they are targeted at me but looking at the current climate, I am not sure this would attract the same type of viewers back but the spectacle of war and big moving cities would be interesting in and of itself, bringing people into the cinemas on the visuals alone. I am optimistic of its eventual reception, being an alternative watch during the festive season at the end of the year.
Trailer Effectiveness =
80% for laying down the overall storyline albeit a bit too much, while the visuals and actions certainly would be their calling card.
> my teaser review <
a case for the another YA albeit in a quite an over-the-top world:
+ Highlights +
a novel idea in a moving city roaming a post-apocalyptic world while the inhabitants are fighting each other, which would be best appreciated on the silver screen.
another young adult series that's admittedly much more fantastical than the predecessors but unsure how it will play in today's climate and with the Death Cure ending the Maze Runner trilogy on a downward trajectory, it's not setting them up well to succeed.
- Lowlights -
can be misconstrued as another YA film and being unfairly overlooked.
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- Synopsis -
Thousands of years after civilization was destroyed by a cataclysmic event, humankind has adapted and a new way of living has evolved. Gigantic moving cities now roam the Earth, ruthlessly preying upon smaller traction towns. Tom Natsworthy (Robert Sheehan)—who hails from a Lower Tier of the great traction city of London—finds himself fighting for his own survival after he encounters the dangerous fugitive Hester Shaw (Hera Hilmar). Two opposites, whose paths should never have crossed, forge an unlikely alliance that is destined to change the course of the future.
Cast
Hera Hilmar, Robert Sheehan, Jihae, Leila George, Ronan Raftery, Colin Salmon, Patrick Malahide, Regé-Jean Page, Stephen Lang and Hugo Weaving ...
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