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Trailer Scaler: “Journey to the Center of the Earth” and “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor”

July 14th, 2008 · 11 Comments

Not sure what Trailer Scaler means? Go here. 

In this week’s Trailer Scaler, I’m looking at both of Brendan Fraser’s summer movies: Journey to the Center of the Earth and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. This will be the most time I have spent thinking about Brendan Fraser since I was surprised at how he seemed almost natural in Crash. (Almost.)

Let’s get Scalin’… after the jump

In a surprise move, I’m going to review both trailers at once. Crazy! It must be that summer heat. 

The Movies: Journey to the Center of the Earth (out now) and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (opening August 1)

The Buzz: Journey, the latest adaption of the Jules Verne classic, just opened to decent business–not as good as Stay Golden, Ponyboy Hellboy, but much better than Meet Dave, Eddie Murphy’s latest squandering of his Dreamgirls goodwill–and it’s the first live-action movie to be shot in digital 3-D. 

Meanwhile, Tomb is the third Mummy installment. This one doesn’t star Rachel Weisz, who has won an Oscar since the first sequel came out in 2001, but it does give Brendan Fraser a hot son. 

The Trailers: 

(1) Journey to the Center of the Earth

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(2) The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

The Review:

First of all, did anyone think I accidentally linked to the same trailer twice? Don’t be embarrassed: When I saw the preview for The Mummy before Indiana Jones, I thought it was the Center of the Earth trailer, which I had just seen on TV the day before.

So let’s break it down: Both movies are nostalgic action pictures that aim to blend Dust Bowl-era capering with modern special effects. Both trailers feature lots of screaming, and they both rely on sweeping shots that reveal majestic buildings and freaky beasts lurking somewhere beneath the ground.

Both films also pair the Fraze with sassy kids, though one is old enough to shave.

And of course, both movies star Brendan Fraser, an actor who basically gave the same performance in Encino Man and Gods and Monsters, and who definitely could be playing the same character here. (You know you’re watching Encino Man, by the way, if B.F. is pairing his “anxious eyebrow” with his “comical grunt.”)

Wouldn’t either one of these movies have been redundant in the summer that brought us Indy IV, another golden-age-actioner that pairs an older star with a gruff young turk?

And doubling the Mummy/Journey dose doesn’t make the movies more appealing. Bcause seriously, two Brendan Frasers don’t equal one Harrison Ford. Or even half of a Harrison Ford. Isn’t Brendan Fraser, like, the epitome of that “poor man’s” trope? As in… “Brendan Fraser is the poor man’s Harrison Ford.” Or “the poor man’s Russell Crowe.” Or “the poor man’s A-list actor in general.”

So pardon me if I forget to see either one of these movies. Watching the trailers is enough.

The Rating: 2 Indiana Jones action figures, with magazine cutouts of Brendan Fraser’s face taped on.

Tags: Movies · Trailer Scaler

11 responses so far ↓

  • 1 sunny // Jul 14, 2008 at 6:19 pm

    Please… don’t put Harrison Ford or Russell Crowe into the same sentence with this talentless, boring bozo.

  • 2 Mark Blankenship // Jul 14, 2008 at 6:47 pm

    Point taken! Though in my defense, I am saying that B.F. is their lesser…

  • 3 Collin H. // Jul 14, 2008 at 11:01 pm

    Brendan may not make the best of movies, but he just seems like such an affable guy that I keep liking him anyway. Monkeybone may be cinematic cancer, but I’d still totally lend a hand if B.F. needed help moving.

  • 4 Mark Blankenship // Jul 14, 2008 at 11:08 pm

    Awesome! Collin, you are truly a gentleman. And extra points for mentioning Monkeybone.

  • 5 Stephanie // Jul 14, 2008 at 11:53 pm

    How ’bout, “Brendan Fraser is the poor man’s Ben Affleck.” And that’s pretty much a dig at both of them.

  • 6 Blake // Jul 17, 2008 at 3:50 pm

    Food for Thought: Ian McKellan said on Charlie Rose that he wished during the filming of “Gods and Monsters” that he could act as well as Brendan Fraser – do you think Sir Ian was blinded by all the brawn?

  • 7 D L // Jul 19, 2008 at 11:30 am

    Who are you? George Bush? You’re not going to see either film you say, since you’ve seen the trailers. Guess you really are like W. Only read the comics then?

    Fraser is a good actor, and since they constantly compare him to Ford it is hardly his fault. Man is making a living, and a lot people like his work.

    So back to YOU. How do you pass yourself off as a critic of someone’s work if you don’t actually bother to watch it? Small, petty of you I must say. Let me remind you that Fraser makes a heck of a lot more money than you and is laughing all the way to the bank, while you, you poor sod, spend your pitiful day putting down people you don’t know and don’t watch. It must be truly sad to be you.

  • 8 Marystat // Jul 19, 2008 at 1:51 pm

    Can someone tell me what is the point of criticize TRAILERS and not the actual movies? Sheesh. Let’s just shread the movies to pieces just by watching a tralier shall we? Lame!

    Thanks to Blake’s comment here that brings up a great point. I happen to think Brendan Fraser IS a talented actor, so some of his movies hasn’t always been the best, that’s been the same with other great actors. That doesn’t mean the man’s got no talent, and I’ve seen Brendan pull a great performance in a play with a different approach to the same role 7 times. Each time was different! He also got standing ovations every time and great reviews..so this “poor mans” blah blah actor is as ridiculous as reviewing movies BY THE TRAILER only!

  • 9 Mark Blankenship // Jul 19, 2008 at 3:59 pm

    Hello Marystat and D.L.,

    I hear what you’re saying… Seeing a trailer is not the same as seeing a movie. But I’m not pretending I *have* seen these movies. I’m just responding to the first snippets of them I’ve seen.

    A trailer may serve mostly as an advertisement, but it also has a shape, a tone, and a point of view. It is essentially a small film designed to catch my attention. To me, that makes it a perfectly valid thing to analyze.

    In thinking about the trailers for these films, I was reminded of all my responses (both emotional and analytical) to Brendan Fraser. Based both on my previous experience of his work and of my response to those previews up there, I’ve decided I don’t want to see either movie.

    And I’m not saying I can’t be wrong. Lord knows, trailers can make movies look better (or worse) than they actually are. But isn’t everyone who sees a trailer asked to make a judgment about the movie being sold?

    I don’t think–as D.L. suggests–that it makes me “small” and “petty” to decide against a movie based on the preview. That’s exactly the decision a preview is designed to help me make. And the trailers for both these movies offer me things that turn me off.

    I want to explore *why* I react that way, which is why I’m reviewing the previews.

  • 10 D L // Jul 20, 2008 at 9:11 am

    I don’t accept your reasoning. You were harsh on Fraser’s work, yet you don’t intend to see the film. Previews show nothing of an actor’s full scope of a character and work. Do they give Oscars now based on previews?

    I’ve seen Journey and it was a delightful family film. You should be watching the whole film sir, and finding the good in it, what you found as worthy, its weaknessess and what some would enjoy, what others not. A fair reporting. Putting down a particular actor in a film does not show much of your character.

    Now if there are awards on how a preview is presented then write for that group. It is for editing, not on how you feel about a certain actor. Otherwise I just can’t see that as responsible reporting.

    DL

  • 11 Collin H // Jul 30, 2008 at 9:00 am

    But Mark ISN’T reviewing the movie. He’s reviewing the trailer. He is telling the reader how excited he is for the movie based on how he views the trailer.

    If Brendan Fraser doesn’t interest him as an actor, then he is well within his critical rights to include that as a reason as to why he thinks the movies don’t look appealing based on the trailers presented.

    Hell, I thrive on pulpy fanboy movies like these, but I find I have little desire to see them because the trailers are convincing me that I won’t see anything new or interesting in them. If you can’t grab my attention with a trailer, which is tailor made to be exciting and alluring, then what hope does the movie itself have?

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