Trailer - Denzel Washington in 'Book of Eli'

A January release date has long been considered a sign of the apocalypse for a new movie, so it's perfect that the post-apocalyptic Book of Eli opens on January 15th (aka Cloverfield weekend). Now, because of movies like Cloverfield, Paul Blart, and Taken, January is changing its image, so maybe there's no cause for concern. We'll let you judge for yourself with the first trailer released for the film by Apple (through Trailer Addict). It's directed by the Hughes Brothers, who have clearly taken the unsaturated/supersaturated thing seriously to accomplish their vision of the apocalypse. It's probably a smart move, even if unintentional, to separate itself from The Road, a post-apocalyptic movie with Oscar aspirations that looks like it has a much more natural visual perspective. I love the way it opens, and I certainly don't hate the way it progresses, and it's Denzel, who always gets the benefit of the doubt. Take a look: I'm not going into this one expecting the kind of development and storytelling The Road promises, but just that desolate backdrop and plenty of action. It doesn't look like I'll be disappointed on those counts.

Comments

[SEAN]

Oh yeah its not much compared to The Road which I know will solidify Viggo Mortenson as 1 of the greats of his generation, or at least one of the most underrated actor EVER...

This looks promising!!! I'v never seen Denzel do fight sequences like that with a sword EVER!

That was pretty sweet...And we can all be sure Gary Oldman will deliver!

[anybody]

It looks like a Zach Snyder wannabe graphic novel flick to be honest. Not that that's a bad thing I guess but Snyder's films have only been getting worse probably because his style is getting a little played out so a copy-cat approach might not be the best idea. Denzel is the man though...

[Slips]

Looks interesting to me, but I'm a sucker for these post-apocalyptic movies. Nice to see Denzel do something slightly different than his standard fare.

[Brandon M. Sergent]

*facepalm*

Why why why does there ALWAYS have to be some pinup girl in EVERY movie? This trend is doubly hilarious in post apoc films. I guess there's always a ready supply of shampoo and foundation, even in a radioactive post nuclear wasteland.

The Three survivors. Twinkies, Roaches, Maybelline... ?

I swear its like there's a hot-chick federal guideline that says if you make a movie in the US even if it's about an alien species that has no gender, you have to find a way to shoe horn some living eye candy in there.

So anyone wanna place a bet on whether or not the hero has to do something absurdly dangerous and inhumanly heroic to save the princess?

Just once I want the victim princess to be 250 pounds and homely. Right, can't have that, if there is one thing that hollywood has taught us its that the average looking aren't worth saving.

Still, there has yet to be a bad Gary Oldman movie imo, so, I'm down.