I have to say none of the films opening this week really grab me. An axe-wielding, undead-slaying American ex-President sounds like fun, but the reviews for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter have been less than kind. The Jean Reno comedy Le Chef could be tasty, although the trailer makes it look rather bland. And as for Step Up 4: Miami Heat… well, I haven’t seen the other three, so I can’t really comment – but how good could the forth film in this series really be?
Here are all the trailers, so you can decide which (if any) you think is worth seeing:
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Explores the secret life of one of the greatest US presidents, and the untold story that shaped a nation. Visionary filmmakers Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov (director of Wanted) bring a fresh and visceral voice to the bloodthirsty lore of the vampire, imagining Lincoln as history’s greatest hunter of the undead.
Le Chef
Jacky Bonnot (Michaël Youn) is an aficionado of haute cuisine. He is self-taught, very talented but stubborn. Star chef Alexandre Lagarde (Jean Reno) is in serious conflict with Stanislas Matter, the new CEO of the group that owns his restaurant, ‘Cargo Lagarde’. Matter is plotting to have him lose one star in the next edition of the Guide, and therefore to replace him with a young “modern” chef who advocates a chemical, molecular cuisine which is more profitable for the food industry. Matter begins by laying off members of Lagarde’s team, one by one. Worse yet, Lagarde has run out of ideas for future creations for his new menu which the Guide’s critics will soon be coming to taste and judge. Alexandre is desperately looking for an assistant to help him manage the restaurant’s two daily sittings. Then one day, as luck would have it, he meets Jacky.
Step Up 4: Miami Heat
Step Up 4: Miami Heat is the next installment in the worldwide smash Step Up franchise, which sets the dancing against the vibrant backdrop of Miami. Emily (Kathryn McCormick) arrives in Miami with aspirations of becoming a professional dancer and soon falls in love with Sean (Ryan Guzman), a young man who leads a dance crew in elaborate, cutting-edge flash mobs, called “The Mob.” When a wealthy business man threatens to develop The Mob’s historic neighborhood and displace thousands of people, Emily must band together with Sean and The Mob to turn their performance art into protest art, and risk losing their dreams to fight for a greater cause.
GF*BF
GF*BF portrays the turbulent and rapid social change that has taken place during past 30 years in Taiwan through the perspectives of three intimate friends struggling with their own complex relationships.
Any of these take your fancy?
