Here in 2010 I
want to increase the content in the film section without
trampling on the breezy, but useful info service that Noah
and myself provide on a weekly basis, and one of the ways I
figured out to do so is to do a three-step process I’m
blandly calling The Breakdown.
In it, you’ll find how I thought a movie would turn out
based on trailers, posters and interviews (i.e. the
marketing scheme), how it actually ended up being and what
the lesson of it all is. Should be fun.
Below is my first crack at this mini-feature, so be patient
as it develops. Read on!
The
Breakdown - LEGION
The Impression:
Based on the hokey trailer and boring poster work, I went
into Legion packing the assumption that it was at least
going to be an over the top action flick with the
not-used-enough stylistic edge of God-sent destructo-angels.
The Reality:
Well, there was definitely a God-sent destructo-angel
... and a bit of gratuitous violence, but the marketing plan
on this one didn’t indicate the story would center around a
very boring Sarah Connor-like preggo who finds her faith
during a battle of equally boring proportions. Also, and
this is the most important part, at no point did I get the impression
that Legion would contain the worst Dennis Quaid (he plays
the countrified father of an uninspired Lucas Black)
performance of all time. I mean, Tyrese Gibson was doing
his normal "look how street I am" shtick, and Quaid actually
managed to make him look like a real actor. Talk about hard
to do!
The Lesson:
Even if it looks like it could be fun, it probably isn’t.
- John Laird
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