The First Trailer For Luc Besson’s Huge Sci-Fi Film ‘Valerian’ Has A Little Something For Everyone

Cara Delevingne and Dane DeHaan must be delighted to see how gorgeous the first trailer for their film ‘Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets’ looks. The space epic, directed by Luc Besson, has every single thing a sci-fi fan could want.

Sweet spaceships, stylish spacesuits, weapons, monsters, portals, aliens, and a bunch of other really neat sh*t. The film is based on Pierre Christin’s French comic series. This trailer is almost too much to handle. It’s like eating an entire cake for breakfast. You love it while you’re eating it, but after you take that last bite, it’s like, “What did I just do? And how long before I can do it again?”

This movie also has an impressive cast. We mentioned Delevingne and DeHaan above, but you also have Ethan Hawke, John Goodman and Clive Owen. Oh, and yes that is a Beatles song you hear playing during the trailer. Besson claims it’s the first time the group has let one of their songs be used in a trailer. Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr had to sign off on it.

It’s scheduled to be released July 21, 2017. Check out the official synopsis and trailer below…

“Valerian (Dane DeHaan) and Laureline (Cara Delevingne) are special operatives for the government of the human territories charged with maintaining order throughout the universe. Valerian has more in mind than a professional relationship with his partner- blatantly chasing after her with propositions of romance. But his extensive history with women, and her traditional values, drive Laureline to continuously rebuff him.

Under directive from their Commander (Clive Owen), Valerian and Laureline embark on a mission to the breathtaking intergalactic city of Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis comprised of thousands of different species from all four corners of the universe.”

Movie Review: Lucy (2014) – A fun movie, but it’s by no means a Smart Movie

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It looks like the only people that aren’t glad Lucy was released on the 25th are the makers of Hercules. This movie, that didn’t see nearly as much marketing at Paramount’s attempt at a blockbuster, is effortlessly winning the number on spot at the box office and has grossed nearly double what Hercules has.

Lucy starts off with an innocent Scarlett Johansson living in Taiwan with her boyfriend. Said boyfriend bullies her into going to see Mr. Jang, a business associate, on his behalf (Choi Min-sik) Turns out, Mr. Jang is evil and Lucy soon finds herself dragged into being a drug mule. Mr. Jang’s evil gang sews a drug called CPH4 into Lucy’s stomach. Of course, the bag bursts and Lucy goes all bad-assed. Then, Morgan Freeman shows up to explain everything, because that’s just what Morgan Freeman does.

Now, Luc Besson, the director of this movie, knows his way around writing a bad-assed chick. The 1990’s movie La Femme Nikita is actually considered one of his signature works and pretty much solidified him as the Quinton Tarentino of female protagonist action films.

Unfortunately, I must say that I find the premise itself ridiculous because it is widely known that the 10% figure is an old wives’ tale. We do indeed use 100% of our brain. Enough studies have been done to prove that. I mean jeez, all you really need to do is look at a Cat Scan to see that. It just really bothered me that I was expected to suspend reality that much in order to enjoy the movie.

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The very least they could have done was give her powers in a way that I couldn’t prove was improbable; i.e. radioactive spider, mutation from radiation, anything but basing the premise on an old wives’ tale.

But thank god Morgan Freeman was there to explain things because when he explains things, it’s almost believable. He also helps with various clips of animals doing animal things. Seriously, if you ever wondered what rhinos look like when they’re doing it, this movie will answer all your rhino intercourse related questions.

Lucy as a character almost comes off as too powerful. Usually, superheroes have a weakness, but Lucy has none. This makes the action scenes kind of anti-climatic because she can kill with just a thought. The scenes are mainly Lucy looking bored while people holding guns on her fall over.

Then it moves on to Lucy teaming up with Morgan Freeman to use her superior knowledge to take on all the world’s problems. The twist is that Lucy estimates she only has about 24 hours left to live, so she needs to do it quickly. During that time, she also makes a stop by her mother’s home to let her know she remembers what her breast milk tastes like.

Um…gross.

Lucy is a fun movie, but it’s by no means a smart movie. The effects are entertaining and Johansson is as charming as ever. While you might be perfectly capable of using 100% of you brain, rest assured there is no need to do that when watching this movie.

WE GAVE IT: 3.5  Stars: Official Movie Trailer and Movie Poster Below

3.5 stars

 

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