{"id":69084,"date":"2015-04-08T09:00:42","date_gmt":"2015-04-08T16:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/?p=69084"},"modified":"2015-04-16T18:40:27","modified_gmt":"2015-04-17T01:40:27","slug":"trailers-impossible-maggie-pixels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/trailers-impossible-maggie-pixels\/","title":{"rendered":"The Trailer Park: Beat the Summer Heat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Trailers for this summer&#8217;s big movies are coming out quicker than I can keep up, but so far the hottest season of the year promises to be a real scorcher with several highly-anticipated features. This collection is just a smidge of the blockbusters I&#8217;m excited to see.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;Maggie&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Since retiring from being California&#8217;s governator, &#8217;80s action icon Arnold Schwarzenegger has made a somewhat gradual return to the big screen with only mild success. His last four films all failed to be the type of thundering, bombastic comeback he may have needed. <\/p>\n<p>While fans wait for the next &#8216;Terminator&#8217; and &#8216;Conan&#8217; installments, the muscular Austrian pacifies anticipation by indulging in some fashionable zombie mayhem. Based on the preview and the premise, I&#8217;m intrigued. The movie looks like a very stylish and thoughtful horror drama from first-time helmer Henry Hobson, whose only other credits are for miscellaneous work on various productions. Also, from the looks of it, Schwarzenegger could potentially deliver a touching performance as the protective father who refuses to abandon his zombie daughter to mandatory quarantine. <\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wt-video aligncenter\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AQ5Vz8qE8R8?wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<h2>&#8216;Pixels&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Let&#8217;s just for a moment ignore all the potentially negative aspects of this big-budget production. Yes, it stars Adam Sandler and Kevin James and is directed by Chris Columbus \u2013 all of whom desperately need a box office hit about now. Set that aside and admit that this film&#8217; concept is outrageously awesome, especially for those of us who grew up playing these classic arcade games. <\/p>\n<p>I love this trailer. It makes the movie look like it&#8217;ll be barrels of pixelated fun. Granted, the premise appeals to my inner child, imagining how freaking cool it would be to play these games in live-action mode, but from the looks of it, the bloated sci-fi action comedy has everything we&#8217;d want from a summer blockbuster. As stupid as it sounds that James plays the President of the United States, I&#8217;m more enthusiastic about the idea of Sandler and Peter Dinklage playing rival arcade champions uniting to save Earth from an 8-bit apocalypse.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wt-video aligncenter\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YIb51YR0ItA?wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<h2>&#8216;Mission: Impossible &#8211; Rogue Nation&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Is it just me or is anyone else still fuming about the fact that the first three &#8216;Mission: Impossible&#8217; films were released on Blu-ray with only legacy Dolby Digital audio rather than lossless surround sound? I just need to vent my continued disapproval of Paramount&#8217;s decision, especially in light of another &#8216;M:I&#8217; installment in this summer. <\/p>\n<p>After Brad Bird&#8217;s surprisingly entertaining &#8216;Ghost Protocol&#8217;, I honestly didn&#8217;t think Tom Cruise would make another franchise entry, let alone try to top the insane stunts and action. However, based on the preview, it would appear that &#8216;The Usual Suspects&#8217; and &#8216;Edge of Tomorrow&#8217; writer Christopher McQuarrie (who also directed Cruise in &#8216;Jack Reacher&#8217;) promises even wilder espionage exploits with even crazier death-defying feats. <\/p>\n<p>The addition of Alec Baldwin is one thing, but I like the return of Ving Rhames as Luther. The only thing I might hesitate about is another story in which the IMF has disavowed Ethan Hunt, who must once again go rogue. Even so, I&#8217;ll see this on the big screen and hope for the best.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wt-video aligncenter\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/adhnmQdYhrs?wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p><em>For more of the latest movie trailers, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/latest-trailers\/\">check out our trailers page<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trailers for this summer&#8217;s big movies are coming out quicker than I can keep up, but so far the hottest season of the year promises to be a real scorcher with several highly-anticipated features. 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