The O.G. Thanksgiving trailer featured in Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino's spectacularly indulgent Grindhouse (2007) double-bill (and later split into two separate films; Planet Terror and Death Proof, respectively) was perhaps the best thing helmed by Eli Roth, in my opinion. Evidentally, I wasn't alone in thinking this way as calls for Thanksgiving to be made into an actual movie like Machete has eventually winded up a reality after sixteen years.
Sadly, this new Thanksgiving trailer lacks the saturated and scratchy charm of the original trailer (along with John Harrison's classic Creepshow score). The replacement of vintage filters for a more contemporary and generic look are the least of my concerns, however. What it truly lacks are the humour and mean spirited nastiness from the original. Hopefully, the feature film will prove me wrong.
This has always been the proverbial ace up the sleeve in Roth's career; no matter how lacklustre the 2010s and early 2020s have been for him, Thankgiving has always been considered his potential comeback film.
Time will tell whether Thanksgiving is a turkey or not, but Damien Leone's Terrifier 2 already set the benchmark in what brutal, holiday themed slashers ought to be like today, and Thanksgiving really needs to serve all the trimmings in sharing a spot with Art at the table.
Thanks for introducing me to Ana de Armas, though!
Ana de Armas is the only thing I remember about that Blade Runner sequel.
ReplyDeleteYou watched any old Doctor Who on iPlayer yet then?
Watched Blade Runner 2049 once and found it a pointless sequel. Amazed how some folk consider it on par with its ground breaking predecessor.
ReplyDeleteNot checked iPlayer this month, are there any classic era episodes available now?
Jared Leto in the Blade Runber sequel might be the W.O.A.T villain.
ReplyDeleteYeah, they've got hundreds of the 1963 to 1989 episodes on now (and the Paul McGann movie.) All thats missing are the lost William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton episodes + the very first story which there's some sorta legal tussle over.
Have you seen House of Gucci? Leto is hilarious in that.
ReplyDeleteSeason 1: The Daleks: Dead Planet. I’ll start from there.
Cheers! Didn’t know there were 42 episodes in Season 1!!!! Going to take some time.
ReplyDeleteHard to believe Hartnell was only in his mid fifties when he played The Doctor, he looked so much older.