Not Much to See in 'Mirrors' Teaser
Filed under: Horror, Thrillers, Mystery & Suspense, 20th Century Fox, Movie Marketing, Trailers and Clips
Ever since the first details have slipped out about Mirrors, Alexandre Aja's follow-up to High Tension and The Hills Have Eyes, I can't say there's been any vested interest on my part to see the end result. After all, those films were grisly pieces of work, and while I would respect Aja for deciding to mix it up with something a bit more psychological, the central premise of "vengeful reflections" is one that I've yet to see the suspense in, particularly in the wake of a certain SNL Digital Short (attached after the jump for your enjoyment).
The film's new teaser trailer has shown up over at Yahoo! Movies, and as unfair as it may be to judge a full-length feature on the merits of these whopping forty-five seconds alone, there's nothing here that indicates to me that the oh-so-spooky reflections of Kiefer Sutherland, Amy Smart, and Paula Patton are going to send chills up my spine come August 15.
Then again, it doesn't help that a demotion to the role of mall security guard doesn't stop my mind from automatically associating Kiefer with his gun-toting, voice-raising '24' hero, Jack Bauer. As such, feel free to wake me up if Aja opts to bring either Elisha Cuthbert and/or a cougar into the works. Now THAT's suspense, my friends!
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6-12-2008 @ 4:09PM
Peter Hall said...
The trailer is fairly weak sauce, but then again so was the original film it is based on. I can already see the changes made, which can only benefit, and at this point I trust Aja implicitly.
It is getting rather tough to separate Bauer, though.
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6-12-2008 @ 4:29PM
William Goss said...
Naturally, the international teaser marks a slight improvement: http://www.foxfilm.se/trailer.jsp?id=117
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