Return of the Blog: Trailer Round-Up

Hi guys! Sorry for disappearing on you, but life got real crazy for a bit there. Let’s talk movie trailers: 

Captain America: Civil War

Ok, so this one has been long anticipated. It was nice to see the beginnings of the Tony/Steve conflict, and it was great to see T’Challa revealed in live action. I’m not super excited yet, to be honest. It’s a solid trailer, but after rewatching it just once, I felt satisfied.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

This trailer took a big gamble by opening with a character scene between Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne, with Lex Luthor interrupting later. I think that the Bruce/Clark tension paid off, and I think that Bruce knows that Clark is Superman. I wouldn’t be surprised if Clark knows that Bruce is Batman.

The controversial part of this trailer seems to be the reveal of Doomsday. I personally LOVED it. The roar before he appears was so exciting to me that I practically leapt onto my couch, Tom Cruise style! I like the look, I like the fact that he’s the villain. I loved the Wonder Woman scene as well, and the Trinity standing together was a scene that nearly made me roll a tear. I’ve waited my whole life for these heroes to meet in live action. I’m beyond excited.

X-Men: Apocalypse

I have been a huge fan of the recent X-Men films, so I’ll be seeing this as soon as I can. As a trailer, it works well. It didn’t excite me as much as BvS, but there were great moments. I want these young actors to do amazing things. I like the look of Apocalypse. I love the iconic Professor X look at the tail end. I think I like this trailer better than the Civil War one.
What do you think? Feel free to fight me on these if you like. 😊

Supergirl 1.2 Thoughts

A week after the events of the pilot, Supergirl finds that she doesn’t know everything. In fact, she makes her share of mistakes. Meanwhile, Cat Grant is demanding that her staff land a Supergirl interview to pull the Tribune ahead of the Daily Planet. She leans hard on Olsen to do this. Kara undergoes fight training with Alex to better hone her skills, while Henshaw seems to be hiding something. In the midst of all of this, Kara’s Kryptonian aunt Astrid reveals herself, and battles Kara.

While not quite as exciting as last week, this is still a great episode. Cat reveals that she started as Perry White’s assistant at the Daily Planet before breaking out as a gossip columnist. Clark Kent and Lois Lane are mentioned. More importantly, the story does go through some feminist perspectives, although certain parts do risk becoming heavy-handed if not handled well. 

I recommend Supergirl wholeheartedly. Go catch up now.

Flash 2.4 thoughts

The team has to scramble to find a possible match for Professor Stein if they want to save him. Two potential candidates come up: Jefferson Jackson, a highly intelligent former football player, and Henry Hewitt, a scientist. After screening both, Hewitt proves to be incompatible with Stein, but does awaken his dormant ability, becoming Tokamak, a villain from the comics who is jealous of Firestorm. Jeff is reluctant to be a part of Firestorm at first, but once he sees that Martin needs him in order to live, he steps up.

Top notch episode, even if Flash was in the background this week. I like the new Firestorm, but I miss Ronnie. The Harrison Wells stuff was intriguing, and it was amazing to see King Shark!

The seed was apparently planted for Wally to be Iris’ brother. Not sure if I’m ok with that, but we will see how it plays out. Looking forward to next week!