Animation/Thriller — Directed by Richard Linklater
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson, Winona Ryder

In suburban Orange County, California in a future where America has lost the war on drugs. When one reluctant undercover cop is ordered to start spying on his friends, he is launched on a paranoid journey into the absurd, where identities and loyalties are impossible to decode.

Wow, this trailer looks damn cool! Like a graphic novel come to life, with live action photography overlaid with animation - quite weird, yet damn cool. And with a cast like this, what could possibly go wrong? I like Keanu. He might not be the world’s best character actor, but if they only keep him from trying to be too normal, or British, he should be fine. Downey is always good. Yeah, always. He’s one of my all-time favorites. Woody is always great too, and I’ve always had a sweetspot for Winona. It is based on the novel by Philip K. Dick and his own drug experiences. Wow! I really hope it’s as cool as it looks. Can’t wait for March 2006, when it’s (hopefully) getting released.

Watch the trailer: Click here!

The fourth Batman explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark Knight’s emergence as a force for good in Gotham. In the wake of his parents’ murder, disillusioned industrial heir Bruce Wayne travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice and turn fear against those who prey on the fearful. He returns to Gotham and unveils his alter-ego: Batman, a masked crusader who uses his strength, intellect and an array of high tech deceptions to fight the sinister forces that threaten the city.

Oh man. Seems Batman now have a ’sensei’ who taught him his combat skills. Yes, Hollywood is gearing up to unleash yet another Batman on us, and by the looks of it, it will blow you away. Not in the good sense, as it being good, rather the opposite. Michael Caine as Alfred? Liam Neeson as his Sensei? Well, all of these would be allright, and probably is, but Christian Bale as Batman?!? I remember he sucked ass in American Psycho, or maybe it was just the movie that was shit? Anyway, this really looks bad. Not as bad as Fatgirl in the last Batman movie, but still. They should let Bruce rest in peace. There’s no need to resurrect him.

Yeah, you guessed it - I didn’t like the trailer. It’s supposedly a darker Batman, but it still seems to have the crappy love shit woven into it, just to get the female audience. Batman should be all action, and no stupid love-interest. That’s not how I remember him. A lovesick lonely boy. If anything, he’s a fully grown male that thrives on action. Nothing more, nothing less. He’s not a X-Men wannabe with a leather fetish. He’s Batman! That should be enough!

There might be one redeeming factor - it’s directed by Chris Nolan, who made the excellent Memento a couple years back. So all might not be gloom, but I’m not having high hopes…

You can watch the trailer at over here.