Thursday
30Oct2008
Trailer - Adam Sandler in 'Bedtime Stories'
Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 4:19AM
I saw this trailer first before, of all things, Saw V.
Yeah, that's hitting the target. Nice aim, Mr. Vice President.
Trailer courtesy of Movie Web 
I suppose it could have some laughs, but Bedtime Stories, in which the stories he tells his niece and nephew become real when the kids embellish the tales (I guess they must believe the stories or some such crap), and Sandler finds himself trapped in a torrent of gumballs and other imaginative situations. My fear is that what you see here is what you get in the movie: You're all winners, have some good, clean fun, and enjoy yourself. Seriously, Disney is grossly misrepresenting the real world to an entire generation of kids.
Trailer courtesy of Movie Web
As I said, it could be fun or it could be Disney's The Kid. We'll find out on Christmas. Tough to knock that supporting cast, though, with Kerri Russell, Guy Pearce, Russell Brand, and Jonathan Pryce.
Reader Comments (2)
"My fear is that what you see here is what you get in the movie: You're all winners, have some good, clean fun, and enjoy yourself. Seriously, Disney is grossly misrepresenting the real world to an entire generation of kids."
Is that really a fear? Disney's grossly misrepresenting the real world? Isn't that what Disney does on a routine basis and has done since its inception? Or perhaps you feel that high pitch talking black mouse is entirely realistic. Disney isn't misrepresenting anything they're simply spinning off a fantasy tale per usual and I'm sure the parents of said kids will keep them grounded in reality if the harsh world we live in, as routinely depicted on newscasts, doesn't do so already.
Perhaps my sarcasm needs to be more direct, if that's possible.
I don't care what the message is - that's a joke - but what I fear is that the trailer is exactly what we'll see in the movie, with goofball jokes and a play-it-safe approach. I think the concept has a lot of promise, but the trailer seems rather dumbed down.