Trailer Park: Supernatural Shenanigans

There's a certain magic to the movies, though sometimes that magic is more literal than others. Let's talk precognition, lycanthropy, vampires, near death experiences, and the wrath of God. It's supernatural shenanigans week on Trailer Park.

The Invisible
A teenage boy is beaten nearly to death and he finds himself somewhere between life and death. No one can see him and he can't effect objects around him. Will his body be found in time? Based on a Swedish film from 2002 called Den Osynlige, this looks to be an entertaining thriller. The bit where our hero is told the nature of his predicament by an old man who is in a similar situation seems like overly convenient exposition, to say nothing of being reminiscent of Ghost, but the rest of the preview held my attention. I especially liked the idea that this teen horror film doesn't seem to adhere to teen horror conventions, at least from what I can see here. Scott Weinberg had this to say about the trailer.

The Reaping
When an Oscar-winner is the star, studios tend to use the term "supernatural thriller" rather than "horror movie." In either case, Hilary Swank, stars as a professional debunker of religious phenomena who comes across a small town suffering the biblical plagues that were brought down upon Egypt, including rivers turning to blood, locusts, frogs, etc. Definite creepiness at work here, and the preview sells it nicely. This trailer's been out for awhile, but with the film's release coming up on April 5 I thought it worth a look. Here's Martha Fischer's take on it.

Next
Nicolas Cage plays a man who can see the future and the government needs his help to prevent a nuclear catastrophe. The idea seems solid, and the scenes from the film are exciting, but there's something about the trailer's overwrought presentation that turns me off. It's doing a hard sell, and I'm finding that annoying. Still, the movie looks like it could be an entertaining bit of fluff with lots of big explosions. Scott Weinberg talked about the trailer here.

Perfect Creature
As much as I love horror movies, is there really anything new that can be done with vampires? I dare say this one seems to have a different take on things, being set in 1960s New Zealand, but in an alternate history in which vampires and humans have lived together in harmony for three hundred years. Vampires are the next step in evolution. Suddenly the peace is broken when a single vampire begins preying on humans. Now, I got all that from the official synopsis, not the trailer itself which is a little sketchy on details, but the film looks amazing.

Skinwalkers
A mother and son are sought by two warring factions of werewolves because the boy can help end the werewolf curse forever. Either that or they're after the Milkbones he's carrying in his pocket. You don't get a real good look at our furry friends here, which for me is a big selling point for this type of movie. If the werewolves look anything like the ones in Dog Soldiers, then I'm happy. If they look like Seth Green's character Oz from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, then I'll say no thanks. Still, I think there's potential here, and I'll be checking this one out. Scott Weinberg saw this trailer too and had this to say. Now check out the trailer yourself right here:



And don't forget to check out these trailers recently added to AOL's Moviefone:

• Color Me Kubrick - John Malkovich in a true-ish story about a man who impersonated Stanley Kubrick.
  
• The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair - A documentary about an Iraqi journalist who was falsely accused of plotting the assassination of British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
  
• Slow Burn - Ray Liotta plays a district attorney who descends into a murky world of lies, seduction and gang violence.
  
• Poison Friends - A French film about the politics of friendship between three college students.
  
• Skinwalkers - A mother and son are sought by two warring factions of werewolves.
  
• Full of It - A teenage boy's lies mysteriously start coming true.
  
• Year of the Dog - A woman finds romance after the unexpected death of her dog. Have a look at this one right here:
  
  
  
• Private Fears in Public Places - A story about six people searching for love in Paris.
  
• The Ultimate Gift - A man must complete twelve tasks before receiving his grandfather's inheritance.
  
• Next - Nicolas Cage plays a man who can see the future.
  
• Vacancy - A couple realize the murders they are seeing on their motel room TV took place in that very room.
  
• My Brother - Two brothers and their undying love for each other.
• The Last Mimzy - The two siblings find a mysterious toy, then begin to develop amazing powers..
  
• Resident Evil: Extinction: The third film in the series based on the popular horror video games.