I have disliked this trailer since the first moment I saw it, which is why I’ve been avoiding the review of it.  I just think it is too blah.  There isn’t anything terribly intriguing that would make me want to see the film.  The effects are nothing special.  The plot has been done before, so it’s nothing to write home about.  I was never very taken with the escaping witch series, but at least the old-school films had something eerie about their style and tone.  I still think fondly of those films because they creep me right out.  This new rip-off looks much too slicked up and sassy; it’s lost any of its old appeal.

I also find it weird that The Rock (or as I like to call him, The) tends to talk to himself a lot through the film.  I feel like he’s got a little bit of schizonphrenia, which makes him as awkward as the aliens.  The trailer author chose to splice big action cut scenes (explosions, car crashes, UFO’s taking flight) in between witty remarks of The talking to himself.  That just made me feel weird.  What’s worse, the catchy phrases aren’t that hilarious!  The only example of his wit that I found at all amusing was his remark reminding the adorable twins that they crash landed. 

I don’t feel like this trailer leaves anything to the imagination.  I can pretty much guess exactly whats going to go down, and personally I’d rather watch Monsters Vs. Aliens, which at least is a new twist on a tired old plot.  The sloppiness of this trailer makes me cringe whenever I see it, it’s just too predictable and bipolar.

All in all, no amount of The’s sexiness can make up for shlock.

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