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The YA Trailer Watch
Catch it here first! We are on the lookout for the freshest, hottest and coolest YA trailers as they come out, with the bare basics laid out for your enjoyment. Watch this space and enjoy, coming soon to a theater near you!

GOD HELP THE GIRL


Summed up as: Emily Browning in a non-creepy movie for a change, about a cutesy girl trying to make it as a cutesy singer.
Coolest thing about the trailer: The Skins’s Olly Alexander and Hannah Murray (also of Game of Thrones) show up too.
We also like: The soundtrack for the trailer. Is that Emily singing?
Worth seeing opening weekend? For the folksy Britpop lover in all of us, sure.
 

KITE 

Summed up as: A super badass-looking revenge fantasy based on the celebrated anime, starring India Eisley (of Secret Life of the American Teenager).
Coolest thing in the trailer: Samuel L. Jackson’s ‘aha’ moment—just before pulling the trigger.
Other coolest thing: The Inspector Gadget-style gun in a handbag.
Worth seeing opening weekend? In a word—yes. This looks gorgeous. And we do love a good revenge story.

OUIJA 


Summed up as: A pretty standard horror movie treatment, this with the gimmick of a Ouija board.
Scariest thing in the trailer: The eyes rolling back in the head is pretty cool, as is the mouth-sewn-shut-with-dental-floss moment.
Dumbest thing: The overused trappings we see in every one of these flicks: the scary noises, shadows in the window curtains andOF COURSE the creepy doll heads…
Worth seeing opening weekend? Not really, but we’ll give it a go for the cast: SLOTAM’s always-hot Darren Kagasoff, Bates Motel’s Olivia Cooke, and The Fosters’ Bianca Santos.

LAGGIES


Summed up as: Keira Knightley teams up with YA queen Chloe Moretz for a coming-of-age and then falling-behind movie about a young woman who avoids having to make tough life decisions by hanging with a bunch of high schoolers.
Best thing in the trailer: The always-appealing Sam Rockwell.
Most annoying thing: How we are supposed to believe that Keira Knightley can be this directionless soul in a rut.
Worth seeing opening weekend? Not so much.

GOTHAM


Summed up as: The villains come out to play in this enticing teaser of the Batman prequel TV show.
Best thing in the trailer: Catwoman and Penguin look fun.
Hottest thing: The O.C.’s smokin’Ben McKenzie of course, playing James Gordon!
Worth seeing opening weekend? We’re there!

MAY IN THE SUMMER 


Summed up as:Alia Shawkat continues to buck expectations with this second collaboration with director Cherien Dabis, after 2009‘s Amreeka.
Best thing in the trailer: Alia Shawcat, obviously.
Craziest thing: Alia Shawcat’s hair, obviously.
Worth seeing opening weekend? This tale of a soon-to-be-married woman at the crossroads of family, faith and identity in modern-day Amman, Jordan looks undeniably interesting.

 

ANOTHER ME


 

Summed up as: Game of Thrones’ Sansa Stark, aka Sophie Turner, gets into it deep as a young woman hounded by…herself. Oh, and hottie to end all hotties Gregg Sulkin is in this as well.
Coolest thing about the trailer: Aside from the curious premise, the soundtrack and audio effects here are pretty cool.
Dumbest thing in the trailer: We could do without the cliche haircutting scene.
Worth seeing opening weekend? We might give this one a shot, just for Sophie and Gregg.


 

THE YA TRAILER WATCH

Catch it here first! We are on the lookout for the freshest, hottest and coolest YA trailers as they come out, with the bare basics laid out for your enjoyment. Watch this space and enjoy, coming soon to a theater near you!


WISH I WAS HERE

Most exciting thing in the trailer: Definitely the weird video game part with the cute little floating space robot.
Weirdest thing: Definitely the weird video game part with the cute little floating space robot!
Did they show too much? For once, they didn’t show nearly enough; after watching this you still might not know what the film is about. But that’s not a bad thing in this case at all.
Worth seeing it opening weekend? After Braff made major headlines with his move to fund this movie on Kickstarter, he set a precedent that has allowed other films—like the Veronica Mars movie—to get made as well. So this one is worth the watch!
Special Mention: True to form, director and star (and co-writer) Braff used music by his favorite band, The Shins, in the trailer. We are fans.


22 Jump Street

Most exciting thing in the trailer: Explosions and college parties.
Weirdest thing: Jonah Hill in Cure-style drag. Even one second is enough.
Did they show too much? Yes, but they probably needed to in order to put together a decent trailer.
Worth seeing it opening weekend? A sequel to an already questionably good original? Don’t think so.
Special Mention: We are happy to see cutie Dave Franco here again, even if it’s behind bars.

GIRL MEETS WORLD


Most exciting thing in the trailer: Topanga’s momentary reveal!
Weirdest thing: Cory’s nose?
Did they show too much? No, we want way more!
Watch the premiere or TiVo it? Watch it, definitely. This has been 15 years in the making…

NEIGHBORS


Most exciting thing in the trailer: Zac Efron topless, whom Seth Rogen refers to as looking like “something a gay guy designed in a laboratory.”
Weirdest thing: Dave Franco trying to impersonate Al Pacino.
Did they show too much? Absolutely. This is a red band trailer, and between the dildo fight and a naked Seth Rogen, the gross-out moments are plentiful.
Worth seeing it opening weekend? Go for it!

DOLPHIN TALE 2


Most exciting thing in the trailer: Definitely the sea turtle and the pelican.
Weirdest thing: The shot at the end with the big dolphin and the little dolphin holding ‘fins’.
Did they show too much? Nope, but if you want to know more you can google the ‘true’ story.
Worth seeing it opening weekend? As far as sequels go, we’re going to go with this one being rentable. Or Video-On-Demandable.
Special Mention: Nice seeing Mae Whitman here, of Parenthood and Arrested Development fame.

WHEN THE GAME STANDS TALL


Most exciting thing in the trailer: The football!
Weirdest thing: The title card that says, “It’s not about sports”
Did they show too much? Not really—it isn’t super clear, but this one doesn’t seem to be about the underdogs winning. It’s about a high school football team with the longest winning streak in history—151 wins—so…this is about the overdogs winning?
Worth seeing it opening weekend? If you like sports movies that are “not about sports” then this is definitely your ticket.


X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST


Most exciting thing in the trailer: Wow that’s really hard. The entire friggin thing!!

Weirdest thing: The sentinel’s eyeballs look pretty silly/weird, no?

Did they show too much? No. Like a good trailer, this leaves us wanting more!

Worth seeing it opening weekend? Uh, duh: this film marks the return of the original franchise director Bryan Singer, plus a union of both the original ‘older’ cast and the younger set from First Class. Sign us up!

Special Mention: While the snippets alluding to new mutants are tantalizingly short, we do get a nice mini-intro to the origin of Quicksilver, aka Pietro Maximoff.


For those of you still mourning the death of Jean Gray/Phoenix from the original X-Trilogy, fret not! We have the exclusive teaser below for Season 2 of Eli Roth’s creepy Netflix thriller HEMLOCK GROVE!


Most exciting thing in the trailer: Famke Janssen!

Weirdest thing: Famke Janssen.

Did they show too much? At 13 seconds, this is the classic definition of a teaser. And we love the music and the graphics.

Worth watching asap? If you liked the first season…(it had a polarizing effect, so only some of you will bother with this. But we think you should!

 

IF I STAY


Most exciting thing in the trailer: Tough to say – this Sliding Doors meets The Lovely Bones formula has been done before. But gotta love Chloe.

Weirdest thing: Buying the actress who plays Chloe’s mother as Chloe’s mother.

Did they show too much? Yes, since it seems like something we’ve seen already.

Worth seeing it opening weekend? For those who loved the YA book by Gayle Forman, absolutely.


THE SIGNAL


Most exciting thing in the trailer: The Matrix-style Laurence Fishburne reveal.

Weirdest thing: The beautiful, evocative cinematography.

Did they show too much? Since it’s difficult to discern exactly what this film is (Andromeda Strain ripoff? Yet another creative take on zombie genre? Aliens? Dystopia?), the answer is no. This was the breakout sci-fi hit at Sundance, and we want to know more.

Worth seeing it opening weekend? That depends—are you geek enough?


the-ya-trailer-watch

Catch it here first! We are on the lookout for the freshest, hottest and coolest YA trailers as they come out, with the bare basics laid out for your enjoyment. Watch this space and enjoy, coming soon to a theater near you!


WISH I WAS HERE

Most exciting thing in the trailer: Definitely the weird video game part with the cute little floating space robot.
Weirdest thing: Definitely the weird video game part with the cute little floating space robot!
Did they show too much? For once, they didn’t show nearly enough; after watching this you still might not know what the film is about. But that’s not a bad thing in this case at all.
Worth seeing it opening weekend? After Braff made major headlines with his move to fund this movie on Kickstarter, he set a precedent that has allowed other films—like the Veronica Mars movie—to get made as well. So this one is worth the watch!
Special Mention: True to form, director and star (and co-writer) Braff used music by his favorite band, The Shins, in the trailer. We are fans.


22 Jump Street

Most exciting thing in the trailer: Explosions and college parties.
Weirdest thing: Jonah Hill in Cure-style drag. Even one second is enough.
Did they show too much? Yes, but they probably needed to in order to put together a decent trailer.
Worth seeing it opening weekend? A sequel to an already questionably good original? Don’t think so.
Special Mention: We are happy to see cutie Dave Franco here again, even if it’s behind bars.

GIRL MEETS WORLD


Most exciting thing in the trailer: Topanga’s momentary reveal!
Weirdest thing: Cory’s nose?
Did they show too much? No, we want way more!
Watch the premiere or TiVo it? Watch it, definitely. This has been 15 years in the making…

NEIGHBORS


Most exciting thing in the trailer: Zac Efron topless, whom Seth Rogen refers to as looking like “something a gay guy designed in a laboratory.”
Weirdest thing: Dave Franco trying to impersonate Al Pacino.
Did they show too much? Absolutely. This is a red band trailer, and between the dildo fight and a naked Seth Rogen, the gross-out moments are plentiful.
Worth seeing it opening weekend? Go for it!

DOLPHIN TALE 2


Most exciting thing in the trailer: Definitely the sea turtle and the pelican.
Weirdest thing: The shot at the end with the big dolphin and the little dolphin holding ‘fins’.
Did they show too much? Nope, but if you want to know more you can google the ‘true’ story.
Worth seeing it opening weekend? As far as sequels go, we’re going to go with this one being rentable. Or Video-On-Demandable.
Special Mention: Nice seeing Mae Whitman here, of Parenthood and Arrested Development fame.

WHEN THE GAME STANDS TALL


Most exciting thing in the trailer: The football!
Weirdest thing: The title card that says, “It’s not about sports”
Did they show too much? Not really—it isn’t super clear, but this one doesn’t seem to be about the underdogs winning. It’s about a high school football team with the longest winning streak in history—151 wins—so…this is about the overdogs winning?
Worth seeing it opening weekend? If you like sports movies that are “not about sports” then this is definitely your ticket.


X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST


Most exciting thing in the trailer: Wow that’s really hard. The entire friggin thing!!

Weirdest thing: The sentinel’s eyeballs look pretty silly/weird, no?

Did they show too much? No. Like a good trailer, this leaves us wanting more!

Worth seeing it opening weekend? Uh, duh: this film marks the return of the original franchise director Bryan Singer, plus a union of both the original ‘older’ cast and the younger set from First Class. Sign us up!

Special Mention: While the snippets alluding to new mutants are tantalizingly short, we do get a nice mini-intro to the origin of Quicksilver, aka Pietro Maximoff.


For those of you still mourning the death of Jean Gray/Phoenix from the original X-Trilogy, fret not! We have the exclusive teaser below for Season 2 of Eli Roth’s creepy Netflix thriller HEMLOCK GROVE!


Most exciting thing in the trailer: Famke Janssen!

Weirdest thing: Famke Janssen.

Did they show too much? At 13 seconds, this is the classic definition of a teaser. And we love the music and the graphics.

Worth watching asap? If you liked the first season…(it had a polarizing effect, so only some of you will bother with this. But we think you should!

 

IF I STAY


Most exciting thing in the trailer: Tough to say – this Sliding Doors meets The Lovely Bones formula has been done before. But gotta love Chloe.

Weirdest thing: Buying the actress who plays Chloe’s mother as Chloe’s mother.

Did they show too much? Yes, since it seems like something we’ve seen already.

Worth seeing it opening weekend? For those who loved the YA book by Gayle Forman, absolutely.


THE SIGNAL


Most exciting thing in the trailer: The Matrix-style Laurence Fishburne reveal.

Weirdest thing: The beautiful, evocative cinematography.

Did they show too much? Since it’s difficult to discern exactly what this film is (Andromeda Strain ripoff? Yet another creative take on zombie genre? Aliens? Dystopia?), the answer is no. This was the breakout sci-fi hit at Sundance, and we want to know more.

Worth seeing it opening weekend? That depends—are you geek enough?