(trailer review) - Superman

 

This trailer might actually break the internet, why? Because Superman is such a beloved character. He has been around for nearly 90 years, and although we have had many different incarnations of the character in TV and film, the logo and the character are recognised globally, so logic will dictate that this trailer will not work for everyone, but as long as the movie is really good, right? Subjective, but here we are. I mean, to not have faith in James Gunn at this point is absolutely absurd, but we will see. Personally, I feel that although he can lean a little too hard on the jokes at times, The Guardians of the Galaxy Trilogy is top-notch. The Suicide Squad is also great and from what I am hearing about Creature Commandos, not to mention how great Peacemaker was. We shall see.

It would seem to me as though through this trailer, we are presented with someone who can do good, will do good, has all these abilities, but because he is who he is, and does what he does, there are people who want to take him down, whether it is because he is not of any help to one particularly party/grouping or another. I say that because the clips show an angry mob throwing cans at his head, Lex Luther calling Superman an 'IT', how the government feels when he steps in to stop a war and not necessarily picking a side. Lois Lane is interviewing him, asking the hard questions, and he is presenting his case that he is not a weapon (he didn't quite say that), nor is he an ambassador for America and Metropolis, he is for the people, and he chooses to save people if he thinks they are going to die. It will be the very people he protects who have some sort of issue with him, and this trailer did not stop showing us how Superman is fighting lots of different adversaries. I am not sure if these clips are part of a montage, but from a Kaiju, the something in a domed helmet, Ultraman?, those things/people at the Fortress of Solitude, Robots, everybody! And in two trailers, you see him laying on the floor defeated, and in this one, you do see him get clapped to the floor where a civilian helps him up, which was really sweet. Seeing more of Guy Gardiner, Mister Terrific and Hawkgirl is great. Luther looks diabolical. I wonder how this will go over with some fans, as in this trailer, you constantly see Superman getting knocked about. Some people will not like that. Something I noticed, though, that David Corenswet looks a little bit like Brandan Fraizer in the 90s in that "Hey buddy, look up here" moment in the trailer. Also, he looks very tall! I am totally sold anyway, and I will not hesitate to see this one Day One.

(trailer review) - Ironheart

There is a very high possibility that this show is going to be trash. I say that because you have to read between the lines and take in all the information you know about the delays, the reshoots, the 4 or 5 years it has taken to get this official trailer out to us, that the MCU has been struggling in the past two phases because the content has been hit and miss due to the corpoerate running of Disney and their change of leadership and mandates. This show was given life when Bob Chapek wanted shows and movies, now now now! I cannot say that I have hope for this due to knowing all this information and feeling some concerns over the handling of the property, which could very well lead to the poor execution of this show, having it been rushed out but, with that said, this trailer has definitely sold it for me. I would not say I am excited and I cannot wait, but I will say, "consider my interest piqued".

Straight off as an introduction or reintroduction (for those who did not watch Black Panther: Wakanda Forever), they show us how book and street smart Riri is, but as we go further into the trailer we see a few snippets of Riri's time in Wakanda as she states she wants to make something iconic. I am guessing that with trying to fulfil her dreams, she needs money, something she does not have, and she leans on and  "befriends" a person who states he can get her money, and is likely the Bad Guy of the show, her benefactor, maybe mentor too. I am not sure where the show will be going because there has been a lot of things that has changed over the years since, 'Armour Wars' being one of them, so I am ultimately wondering, if this is simply a standalone show telling her story of how she has continued since the Black Panther sequel? I mean, displaying her intellect and her skillset is one thing, and it is cool, we saw that, but if the show does not really connect to the larger MCU in some way, why do we want to watch it? I love the fact that she has created an AI that looks lifelike (Maybe a way we can get RDJ back like as an AI construct like in the comics), and if the rumours are true, the guy at the end, if he turns out to be who he has been rumoured to be, it will be really interesting to see where they take that character. The show looks great, magic and technology, but looks can be deceiving. I legit feel that at the moment, Marvel is currently operating on a "we win one, we lose one, we win one, we lose one, we..." distribution structure with their projects, film and TV, until they are fully back on track with quality, but I cannot help to think, unless the armour she creates helps Doctor Doom in some way, why? I'd be surprised if this turns out half decent, but I would definitely want it to be fully decent, and I hope it is.