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Dragons, Samurai, and Giant Robots. You Will Be Unprepared

By TK | Posted Under Trailers | Comments (54)

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I confess, I’m kind of psyched for Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch. I fear disappointment, since Snyder’s last film, Watchmen, I found to be thoroughly underwhelming. I enjoyed 300, even though it was totally ridiculous, and pretty much feel the same about his Dawn Of The Dead remake. But Sucker Punch looks like Snyder basically just let his imagination go completely berserk, and I can appreciate that. It’s basically a comic book movie that’s not based on a comic book — it’s written by Snyder and Steve Shibuya, and I like the fact that it’s basically an original story. Sure, it probably borrows from several sources… hell, it looks like it might borrow from all of them. But it looks entertaining as hell.

Snyder has described it as “Alice In Wonderland with machine guns,” but it’s a bit more than that. Here’s IMDB’s synopsis:

Sucker Punch is a movie about little girl who is trying to hide from the pain caused by her evil stepfather and lobotomy. She ends up in mental institution and while there she starts to imagine alternative reality. She plans to escape from that imaginary world but to do that she needs to steal five objects before she is caught by a vile man. Story is set in 1950’s.

That bit of unfortunately clunky writing aside, it sounds fun. Dustin posted the first character posters (of stars Emily Browning, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, Abbie Cornish, and Carla Gugino) yesterday, and today we have a new one. Of a giant mech. With a bunny painted on it. Click it to enlarge. Trust me, it’s worth it.

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That makes me giggle a bit.

And now we also have a trailer. Unfortunately, it’s only available on the Apple website, since they’re dinks and don’t allow embedding. So click here and check it out, then come back and discuss. It’s got WWII era bombers. And lots of guns. And swords. And big fucking dragons. It also stars Scott Glenn and Jon Hamm, by the way.

(source: Slashfilm)









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Comments

Is this going to be on Playstation 3 or X-Box?

Posted by: Brian at July 27, 2010 9:09 AM

As I've said before, little girls in the 1950's did not imagine alternate realities that looked like this. Pervy old men did.

And anything with Japanese writing on it would have been cheap and plastic in the 1950s.

Posted by: BWeaves at July 27, 2010 9:14 AM

Man, that looks terrible. $120 million on CGI, underage hookers and cocaine; $29.50 and a bus token on writers.

Posted by: Tracer Bullet at July 27, 2010 9:44 AM

this looks like a bunch of videogames dropped in a blender garnished with schoolgirl porn.

such a waste of money and time.

Posted by: idleprimate at July 27, 2010 9:49 AM

why, Hamm, why???
This movie looks utterly abysmal.

Posted by: ninetwenteetoo at July 27, 2010 9:52 AM

I'm a sucker for Zack Snyder's style. Lacks some substance? Sure. But he probably made the best Watchmen you possibly could... and I dare someone to say otherwise.

Posted by: Colin at July 27, 2010 9:52 AM

I think it looks fucking awesome. I will most definitely be seeing this.

Posted by: Thijs at July 27, 2010 9:57 AM

I agree with Colin on this one. I love all of Snyder's work so far - fair enough the substance may be lacking a little but the style and action - perfect.

Posted by: TheChief at July 27, 2010 9:58 AM

Yeah yeah cool visuals as usual, but the two Snyder films I've watched were all about visuals with no depth and heart.

And I will fucking PAY SOMEONE to make a film about kickass women where they're not wearing stupid friggin outfits aimed at men in the guise of 'female empowerment'.

OK, off mah soapbox.

Posted by: Carrie at July 27, 2010 10:00 AM

Why not?

Except damn, Snyder, can you cut maybe two minutes out of your torturous slow-motion sex scenes.

I have yet to go to the movies and not hear giggles all the way through those.

Posted by: twig at July 27, 2010 10:02 AM

Meh. It looks exactly like what it's meant to be. A bunch of flash and no depth. Still, it may be a bit of fun.

Posted by: admin at July 27, 2010 10:04 AM

Why do people keep giving Jamie Chung these acting jobs? Stop encouraging her!

Posted by: sars at July 27, 2010 10:07 AM

Groovin'

I'll be there!

Posted by: magiel at July 27, 2010 10:08 AM

You can also watch it here:
http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/sucker-punch/comic-con-trailer


Holy moly mother of pearl! Mascara, swords, zeppelins, dragons, robo-something or other, face-kicking....jeebus, this looks fantastic!

But, is it only cute, skinny, little girls in teeny-weeny outfits who get to kick ass? Cuz us, um, slightly HEALTHIER gals wanna do it too!!!

Posted by: dammitjanet at July 27, 2010 10:09 AM

I think it looks entertaining enough. I've been a fan of all of Snyder's films thus far. I recognize they have their weaknesses here and there, but this looks right up the man's alley. Dragons, bombers, mechs, zeppelins... What's not to love?

Posted by: Forbiddendonut at July 27, 2010 10:17 AM

Bravo! Vanessa Hudgens SHOULD be rewarded with more work for flashing her bush to the world, even if it was more like shrubbery.

Posted by: , at July 27, 2010 10:24 AM

Wow. This looks super fun.

Posted by: Danielle Lilly at July 27, 2010 10:29 AM

BRING ME A SHRUBBERY!

Posted by: The Knights who say Niii! at July 27, 2010 10:30 AM

Sounds more like Pan's Labyrinth with machine guns to me...

Posted by: Todd at July 27, 2010 10:35 AM

I like movies involving mental asylums, so I'll check it out. However, the CGI appears to lean too far toward "Sky Captain" territory where its fakeness sucks the life out of it.

Posted by: Kballs at July 27, 2010 10:36 AM

I've said it before and I'll keep repeating it like a fucking mantra until you get it: Watchmen was one of the best movies of last year ASSUMING you mean the Director's Cut. If the theatrical release was meh -- and it might well have been, I never bothered to see it -- blame the suits for gutting one of the best graphic novels of all time.

Snyder has a gift for visuals. 300, like Watchmen is an awesome and faithful rendition of the comic. If the story seems shallow, that's because the comic weighs in under 100 pages. The dialogue is mostly verbatim.

So yes, I agree I will see this movie at some point. But lay off Snyder, will you? It's never his fault.

Posted by: Neodiogenes at July 27, 2010 10:41 AM

You had me at "giant mech"

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at July 27, 2010 10:52 AM

Not for nothing. But being skinny/thin does not mean that you are not healthy. It does not mean that you diet incessantly. It does not mean that you work out like a fiend. It does not mean that you must have some sort of eating disorder.

I have been thin my entire life; women, most especially, have been absolutely brutal about it since I hit puberty. They still are. People make unbelievably rude and demeaning comments about my weight to my face.

I was a dancer. I studied martial arts. I work out twice a week. I live an active lifestyle. I eat a normal healthy diet. I am happy with my body.

Please don't assume that because a woman is thin that saying things about her weight will be okay. It is not appropriate. It hurts no matter what your weight is.

Sorry. Just let me climb down of this soap box now. Does anyone have a tissue? I seem to have been foaming at the mouth.

Posted by: androstarr at July 27, 2010 10:58 AM

androstarr, I did not mean to imply that being thin cannot be the same as healthy. Everyone has a different body type and healthy is different for everyone.

I just meant that, for people like me, who have a little more meat on their bones than most of these girls appear to, we'd like some representation too. We can kick ass! We may not flash abs and ass cheeks while we do it, but we'd like the chance to try!

Seriously, every once in a while, a Ripley-built woman is welcome.

Please, accept this tissue, and my abject apologies.

Posted by: dammitjanet at July 27, 2010 11:36 AM

Well it seems to cover every genre and fetish imaginable so it's fun for the whole family!

Posted by: logan at July 27, 2010 11:59 AM

Lords of Acid's "The Crablouse" from 1994 is an odd choice of music.
But whatever. i'm psyched.

Posted by: Scott at July 27, 2010 12:06 PM

The Lords Of Acid track sealed the deal for me.

Sealed it in a sticky goo...

Posted by: Skitz at July 27, 2010 12:42 PM

"Please don't assume that because a woman is thin that saying things about her weight will be okay. It is not appropriate. It hurts no matter what your weight is..."


Mmmmmmm, uhu, you sound like you need a to eat a sandwich.

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at July 27, 2010 1:06 PM

It looks like an anime brought to life. I'll watch it.

Posted by: Lauren at July 27, 2010 1:07 PM

Carla Gugino and battlemechs?

Posted by: BierceAmbrose at July 27, 2010 1:22 PM

The mech with the bunny face did it for me, really. If you want comedy, go for the cute face on the fifty-ton battle machine. Always a winner.

Posted by: The Wanderer at July 27, 2010 1:38 PM

Wow, is seems that BarbadoSlim is in need of a Chuck Norris style roundhouse kick to the face. I would be more than happy to oblige.

@ DammitJanet Thanks. It would be very nice to have men and women of all different body types in movies, and not just as the quirky friend or the lovable loser. I watched Dr. No last night with my husband. Ursula Andress, of the white bikini fame, would not be cast as a Bond Girl in a movie today. She would be considered "too big" to be cast. It made me sad.

Posted by: androstarr at July 27, 2010 1:39 PM

BSlim, I think you used the incorrect word. It's "sammich." As in, "fetch me a."

Posted by: dammitjanet at July 27, 2010 1:39 PM

"Wow, is seems that BarbadoSlim is in need of a Chuck Norris style roundhouse kick to the face. I would be more than happy to oblige."


Won't be the first nor the last, sugartits.

Now, about that sammich...

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at July 27, 2010 1:48 PM

@androstarr....ab-so-frickin-lutely. We need MORE Christina Hendricks types, and LESS Keira Knightley types out there!!!

But, come on! ALL types of men are cast as damn near everything. It's the damn double standard that leaves ALL of us women feeling so inadequate....either you're thin and are considered "sickly" or weak, or "too flat." Or you're a little plumper and are the "buddy" or "whacky best friend." We can't win. If frickin' Jack Black, Kevin James and Vince Vaughn can headline a movie, why can't a woman of certain age/size, unless its a whacky comedy or serious look at fitness?

WAAAAY off topic....cause all I REALLY wanna do is have the chance to jump around and kick somebody's ass!!!!

Posted by: dammitjanet at July 27, 2010 1:49 PM

PB & J, with banana & bacon on deep fried bread with a bee-yah, Archie?

Posted by: dammitjanet at July 27, 2010 1:52 PM

Pretty. So...pretty.

*zap*

Posted by: DeistBrawler at July 27, 2010 1:55 PM

This still looks like shit. Just really terrible anime with the STUPID outfits and girls who look like they couldn't knock over a cardboard stand. I feel like I've seen it all a million times before.

Posted by: figgy at July 27, 2010 2:13 PM

Swords and dragons?! Plots be damned! I fart in the general direction of characterisation! Good actors' mothers were hamsters and their fathers smell like elderberries! All you haters go away or I shall taunt you a second time!

I think I need to stop lay off the Python.

Yeah, that sounded dirtier than intended.

Posted by: Joker at July 27, 2010 2:25 PM

...and the booze. "I need to lay off the Python".

Posted by: Joker at July 27, 2010 2:26 PM

Jenna Malone is the basically the hottest ass thats not in enough movies. I think because she reminds me of a high school crush i just want to rub my junk for weeks.

Posted by: Sad Rockstar at July 27, 2010 2:37 PM

Yes, please. And now.

Posted by: TylerDFC at July 27, 2010 5:16 PM

...just as long as they don't call steampunk.

Posted by: lizzieborden at July 27, 2010 6:18 PM

It looks like an enima brought to life. This is simply a pedophile's wet dream, there is NO female empowerment in that.

Posted by: animesucksgetoverit at July 27, 2010 7:14 PM

Snyder's made one good movie in his life and that was a remake. This still looks kickass, even w/ the loads of empty-headed CGI.

Posted by: stryker1121 at July 27, 2010 8:54 PM

Hey Jezebel commenters get over yourselves, nothing will ever trump popular perceptions of sexuality (Wah!). Deal with it while I'm trying to imagine killing a dragon and bunny mech in the Kaiser's zeppelin with my Japanese steel over future steam punk Chicago. This movie looks like the sweetest amalgamation of awesome ever.

Posted by: T at July 27, 2010 9:29 PM

"This is simply a pedophile's wet dream, there is NO female empowerment in that."

Actually, a pedophile's wet dream is having sex w/ a child. Can the hyperbole, please. Some of you Pajiba ladies waving your hands in Puritinical terror over a trailer of nubile girls kicking ass are the same ones feverishly pushing your pudendas over the boyish-looking JGL.

Posted by: stryker1121 at July 27, 2010 10:12 PM

Lots of imaginative style, not much substance?

So Snyder's basically a butch Baz Luherman?

Which I'm fine with, but I wish Snyder had realised that these sorts of costumes are only going to encourage certain people to dress the same way, in public. I know I'm old and shit, but I think I was just happier with the world in general before getting to work involved optical assault from some uni student's butt cleavage.

Posted by: ScienceGeek at July 28, 2010 12:30 AM

Jenna Malone is the basically the hottest ass thats not in enough movies. I think because she reminds me of a high school crush i just want to rub my junk for weeks.

Posted by: Sad Rockstar at July 27, 2010 2:37 PM

Yes, please. And now.

Posted by: TylerDFC at July 27, 2010 5:16 PM

___________________

That is an unfortunate follow-up comment, TylerDFC.

Posted by: Kballs at July 28, 2010 8:58 AM

^^^^^^^^^^^^ Sugarmomamatch. C O M ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
An attractive woman in her 30's or 40's who is on the hunt once again. She may be found in the usual hunting grounds: nightclubs, bars, beaches, etc. She will not play the usual B.S. games that women in their early twenties participate in. End state, she will be going for the kill, just like you. Associated with milfs...

Posted by: mary at July 28, 2010 10:22 AM

@T, first of all, I am NOT a Jezebel commenter. And, @stryker1121, I am NOT "waving your hands in Puritinical terror over a trailer of nubile girls kicking ass are the same ones feverishly pushing your pudendas over the boyish-looking JGL."

I am not in the LEAST bit Puritanical, and I don't know who the FUCK JGL is. I LOVE ass-kicking, robots, dragons, swords, death and mayhem. I just want to be the one doing it!!!

So, shut the fuck up! Some of us slightly more MATURE and SEASONED Pajibettes will come over there and bust yo' ass 3 ways from Sunday!!!!

Posted by: dammitjanet at July 28, 2010 10:53 AM

You'll have to excuse me, when I hear shrillness of Jezebel caliber, well, you understand. Also odd that such a seasoned Pajibette wouldn't know the heart-throb known as Joseph Gordon Levitt by his acronym. (Perhaps you're more familiar with Bieber Fever?) But I apologize for not recognizing your canny observations about the female form for the wonder they were. Sort of like reading The Second Sex while huffing paint. Of course I defer to you, lest you awkwardly defend yourself again m'lady.

Posted by: T at July 28, 2010 9:47 PM

Joseph Gordon Levitt is a cute kid to me. I like him, he doesn't rev my engine.

Jeezus, kids.

Posted by: dammitjanet at July 29, 2010 6:15 AM

The definition of some really good audio players for kids? My cousin is 5 yoa and for christmas I'd prefer to buy her a mp3 player, she loves my nano but I think it becomes difficult for her make use of it. Are there any good ones for kids?

Posted by: MP3 players for kids at March 18, 2011 7:02 PM