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by
Ivana Redwine
Let's take a look at movie trailers for selected for December video and
DVD releases.
December
2,
2003
"Pirates
of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" Movie Trailer
Starring Johnny Depp, this action comedy is based on the Disney theme
park ride. The "Black Pearl" is a ship belonging to Capt. Jack
Sparrow (Depp) that is stolen by Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush). Then the men
aboard the "Black Pearl" fall under a strange curse and kidnap
Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley). Sparrow teams with Elizabeth's admirer
(Orlando Bloom) to retrieve the ship and rescue the young woman, leading
to swashbuckling.
December
9, 2003
"Assassination
Tango" Movie Trailer
Robert Duvall wrote, directed, co-produced, and stars in this drama. Duvall
plays John J. Anderson, an American hit man who goes to Buenos Aires to
assassinate a general. In the Argentine capital, Anderson becomes enchanted
with the tango and the dancer Manuela (Luciana Pedraza). As he prepares
to make the hit, Manuela teaches him the tango. The movie isn't so much
about crime, dance, or romance as it is an offbeat character study.
"Bad
Boys II" Movie Trailer
This action movie is the sequel to "Bad Boys" (1995), and Will
Smith and Martin Lawrence are back as hip Miami police detectives Mike
Lowrey and Marcus Burnett. Also, Joe Pantoliano returns as Capt. Howard,
and this time around Gabrielle Union joins the cast as Lowrey and Burnett
try to bring down a drug lord. But the film is really all about chases,
explosions, and killings, and Smith and Lawrence are occasionally funny.
"Gigli" Movie Trailer
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck star in this strange drama, which was critically
reviled and bombed at the box office. Affleck portrays the title character
(pronounced ZHEE-lee), and Lopez plays a lesbian called Ricki. Hired by
a mobster, Gigli and Ricki meet while guarding a kidnapped young man who
suffers from something like brain damage or autism. Lopez and Affleck
engage in lots of repartee as their characters try to sort things out.
"How
to Deal" Movie Trailer
Mandy Moore stars in this drama aimed at girls. Halley Martin (Moore)
is a teenager whose father has recently left her mother (Allison Janney)
for a younger woman. Halley's sister is engaged, but has a troubled relationship
with her fiancé. Halley's best friend (Alexandra Holden) faces
big problems that arose because of her boyfriend. Then Halley finds herself
attracted to a young man (Trent Ford) and must decide what she wants out
of life.
December
16,
2003
"Freaky
Friday" Movie Trailer
Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan star in this comedy, a remake of Disney's
1976 film starring Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster. In the 2003 film,
Tess (Curtis), a widow about to remarry, clashes with her 15-year-old
daughter Anna (Lohan) when the teenager's garage band's audition conflicts
with her mom's wedding rehearsal dinner. But on Friday morning, mother
and daughter wake up to find themselves in each other's bodies.
"The
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" Movie Trailer
Inspired by a comic book, this action-adventure movie assembles a team
to battle an evil villain seeking world domination. The story is set in
the Victorian era, and the league is made up of such stalwarts as Allan
Quatermain (Sean Connery), Captain Nemo, Mina Harker (of Dracula fame),
an invisible man, Dorian Gray, Dr. Jekyll, and Tom Sawyer. In an effort
to prevent a world war, the league travels to a fictional Venice.
"Rugrats
Go Wild" Movie Trailer
Strictly for the kiddies, this animated children's movie brings together
characters from two Nickelodeon cable TV series, "Rugrats" and
"The Wild Thornberrys." Stu Pickles charters a boat and takes
the "Rugrats" gang on a cruise, but they end up marooned on
an island. Then the intrepid Thornberry family turns up, filming a nature
documentary. Due to Eliza Thornberry's special gift, the Pickles' dog
speaks, and he sounds like Bruce Willis.
"Seabiscuit"
Movie Trailer
The undersized thoroughbred racehorse Seabiscuit didn't do much in his
early years, but later started winning big. As the American public coped
with the Great Depression, the horse emerged as a symbol of hope. This
drama tells the interlocking stories of Seabiscuit, his owner (Jeff Bridges),
his trainer (Chris Cooper), and his principal jockey (Tobey Maguire).
The film is based on the bestselling nonfiction book by Laura Hillenbrand.
December
23, 2003
"Alex
and Emma" Movie Trailer
This romantic comedy pairs Luke Wilson and Kate Hudson. Alex (Wilson)
will be killed if he doesn't pay off a big gambling debt in 30 days. His
only hope is to write a novel, and he hires Emma (Hudson) as a stenographer
to help him. The movie shows scenes from the novel with its characters
being played by Wilson, Hudson, and Sophie Marceau. With time running
out, Alex and Emma struggle to finish the novel and fall in love along
the way.
"Anything
Else" Movie Trailer
Written and directed by Woody Allen, this comedy stars Jason Biggs and
Christina Ricci. Biggs plays Jerry Falk, a young comedy writer whose career
is going nowhere and whose relationship with his difficult live-in girlfriend
Amanda (Ricci) has gone badly awry. Jerry turns to the older comedy writer
David Dobel (Woody Allen) for advice, but the young man's troubles deepen
when Amanda's mom (Stockard Channing) moves in with him.
"Jeepers
Creepers 2" Movie Trailer
This horror movie is the sequel to "Jeepers Creepers" (2001)
and brings back the Creeper (Jonathan Breck), a hibernating winged creature
that awakens every 23 years and voraciously feeds for 23 days. This time
around, a bus carrying a high school basketball team and cheerleaders
is disabled on a country road, and the Creeper starts picking off his
victims. Meanwhile, a farmer (Ray Wise) is on the way with a harpoon-like
weapon.
"The
Medallion" Movie Trailer
This is a Jackie Chan martial-arts action movie. Chan plays Eddie Yang,
a Hong Kong cop who teams with Interpol agent Arthur Watson (Lee Evans)
in an effort to apprehend the criminal Snakehead (Julian Sands). Snakehead
kidnaps a young man who is the keeper of a magic medallion and flees to
Ireland. Eddie and Watson follow him there and join forces with another
Interpol agent (Claire Forlani) as they try to set things right.
December
30, 2003
"Northfork" Movie Trailer
Set in the 1950s, the Polish brothers' "Northfork" is a somber
film named after a Montana town about to be flooded as part of a dam project.
James Woods plays one of the men trying to get the last remaining residents
to leave, and Nick Nolte portrays the local priest. There's also a dying
orphan (Duel Farnes) who communicates with a motley group of angels. The
movie is unconventional, visually stunning, poetic, and has the tone of
a requiem.
"The
Order" Movie Trailer
In this horror movie, Heath Ledger plays Alex, a renegade New York Catholic
priest who hears his mentor committed suicide. He goes to Rome to investigate,
taking with him Mara (Shannyn Sossamon), a mental hospital escapee. He
encounters the Sin Eater (Benno Fürmann), a mysterious figure who
is said to be able to absolve abominable sinners through a demonic ritual.
Eventually Alex finds himself caught up in a bizarre conspiracy.
"S.W.A.T." Movie Trailer
Inspired by the 1970s TV series of the same name, this movie is about
the Los Angeles Police Department's Special Weapons and Tactics unit.
Samuel L. Jackson stars as the commander of an elite S.W.A.T. team that
has members played by Colin Farrell, LL Cool J, and Michelle Rodriguez.
After undergoing rigorous training, the team is assigned to transport
a crime boss who has offered $100,000,000 to anyone who can free him from
police custody.
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