Dan Silver: I want to mock Darling Companion. I want to point out that it’s a film about a lost dog named Freeway (because he was found on the side of a freeway). I want to make snide comments about how the trailer feels like a Cialis commercial and should only air during breaks in Bass Masters or The Ellen Show. I want to say all these things ... but I just can’t, because Darling Companion is the latest film from Lawrence Kasdan, the writer of iconic scripts like Empire Strikes Back and Raiders of the Lost Ark and writer/director of classics like Body Heat, The Big Chill, Silverado, and The Accidental Tourist. I feel the same hype surrounding a new Terrence Malick film should be equally placed on a new Kasdan film. So, yeah: It’s safe to assume that this film is going to be more than a bunch of near geriatrics trudging through the woods looking for a lost dog. It’s also important to point out that Kasdan had assembled a killer cast — he even was able to convince his male muse Kevin Kline to step back into a leading role. Really looking forward to this one.
Rembert Browne: To quote Daniel Silver, "I want to mock Darling Companion." That's where my quoting of Daniel Silver ends.
Dan Silver: When discussing the Wrath of the Titans trailer, the predictable snide critiques would most likely revolve around how the filmmakers have clearly channeled their inner “Michael Bay-hem” to forgo any sense of story and just create an orgy of computer rendered havoc OR how it’s now clear that any producer can play dress-up with such venerable performers as Ralph Fiennes and Liam Neeson if you pay them enough OR even how the best part of the trailer is the use of Marilyn Manson’s “Sweet Dreams”. Even though all this is true, the pieces of the trailer which stood out most to me were how fresh and unsoiled the film’s female lead (Rosamund Pike) looked. She’s in four shots (at :59, 1:08, 1:35, and 1:36) and in each one she almost sparkles. For a film that is supposed to take place in the sand and dust enveloped ancient Greece, she looks like she’s just walked out of her trailer after taking a shower. It’s immensely distracting. But ultimately, who cares right? Although beautiful and talented, audiences are not coming to the theater to see her. They're buying their ticket to see a two sided, sword wielding monster tear people down on a battlefield.
Rembert Browne: Silver, I’m so glad you brought up that two-sided monster, because it’s actually the only thing I have to discuss regarding this horrible trailer. Just curious, is that the first two-sided monster in the history of film? If not, I want to see any past films with two-sided monsters, ASAP. Judging by its skill set, agility, and complete disregard for life, it seems pretty unstoppable, so if this movie actually contains a plot where two-sided monsters are defeated, it better be by a four-sided monster. If not, I’m calling shenanigans and spinning out of the theater.
