First Look at Mark Wahlberg in 'The Gambler'; Plus Honest Trailer for 'Transformers: Age of Extinction'

It doesn't seem to matter which Mark Wahlberg we get, audiences still love him and will pay to see it. And to his credit, Wahlberg has been amazingly versatile over the years, even though he'll probably never be recognized for it. The fact remains he's not only one of the top action stars working today, but as films like Pain & Gain, The Fighter, and The Other Guys prove, he's got  some serious dramatic and comedic skills. So you never know which Wahlberg you're going to get, and today we're getting the first look at his latest dramatic film, a remake of The Gambler. And at the same time Wahlberg's going to get torn apart by an Honest Trailer for Michael Bay's Transformers: Age of Extinction.

First up, USA Today has released the first images from The Gambler, directed by Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) as a redo of the 1974 film led by James Caan. Wahlberg plays a literature professor (don't laugh!!) who lets his gambling problem get away from him, sending his professional and personal life into a tailspin. If he looks gaunt compared to what we're accustomed to it's because the role required him to drop 40lbs. Also starring in the film are Brie Larson, Jessica Lange, and John Goodman with a release date set for December 19th for a potential Oscar run.

And the Screen Junkies are back to pick the low hanging fruit with another Honest Trailer, this time picking the lowest fruit of them all, Transformers: Age of Extinction. This is probably the least-inspired takedown they've done yet because we know all the jokes already. The plot is stupid, Bay likes to blow stuff up, etc. etc. etc. And yep, Wahlberg takes his share of heat, too, with his character called a "Boston native Texan" who is "fighting against all odds to sound intelligent." Yikes. So grab your American flag, bone up on your Chinese, and check out the trailer below.


Honest Trailers - Transformers - Age of Extinction (變形金剛4 灭绝重生). by TrailerNow

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Honest Trailer for 'Godzilla' has More Godzilla than 'Godzilla'

Earlier this year Gareth Evans gave us Godzilla, the best American Godzilla movie ever, which isn't really saying much at all. That's what the Screen Junkies rightfully claim in their latest Honest Trailer for the blockbuster, which grossed more than $500M worldwide while eating some pretty hefting criticism. The main bone of contention is the lack of any actual Godzilla; this trailer counting just over 11 minutes of screen time for the friggin' title character while we instead spend more time watching Aaron Taylor-Johnson run around the country accomplishing nothing. And for those who claim that we only saw Jaws for a few minutes? That was okay because the human characters were actually interesting and doing things that seemed like they mattered.

Anyway, Godzilla was a huge hit and the next two chapters will head into production once Evans wraps up his Star Wars spinoff. Check out the Honest Trailer and judge if they're accurate or not.


Honest Trailers - Godzilla (2014). by TrailerNow

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Watch the Honest Trailer for 'Ghostbusters', Celebrating Its 30th Anniversary

Let's forget about Ghostbusters 3 for a minute, and while we're at it let's pretend Ghostbusters II never happened. The original Ghosbutsers is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, and to celebrate one of the most iconic comedies in movie history the film is being re-released into theaters this Friday, August 29th, fully restored and remastered. I can scarcely think of a better way to spend a couple of hours this weekend. The film is also going to play at the Toronto International Film Festival as part of a Bill Murray tribute, and basically this a good time to be a Ghostbusters fan. So that means it's time for the Screen Junkies to crap all over it with an "Honest Trailer".  Yep, it's time for Ghostbusters to get a hard and honest tearing down, but really this one is pretty tame compared to the harsh treatment terrible movies receive. Unless you're Ernie Hudson, then this might sting a little.

Check out the Honest Trailer for Ghostbusters below. For a list of theaters showing Ghostbusters this weekend, go here.


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The Honest Trailer for 'The Expendables' is a Little Too Perfect

When Sylvester Stallone first started putting together The Expendables he made it clear what his mandate for it was. Action heroes of today were soft compared to the rugged stars of his glory years, and the plan was to bring back some of the tough guy machismo of the '80s into the present. But as he rounded up a literal army of aging stars, which was admittedly pretty cool to see altogether (it's not so cool anymore), he forgot to prove exactly why those old movies were so awesome to begin with. The result was The Expendables, a film with a lot of star power and the worst aspects of the bad action movies from yesteryear, and only a few of the good qualities.

Just in time for this weekend's The Expendables 3, the Screen Junkies have delivered another of their hilarious Honest Trailers, this time for The Expendables. And they pretty much nail EVERYTHING the film got wrong. While I find the awful one-liners kind of endearing, the plot is ridiculous by any measure, and there's no excuse for the severe lack of action. But what's really funny about this are the little details which mainly revolve around Stallone's facial hair and incomprehensible dialogue. The description of Terry Crews nearly made me piss myself so I'll leave that for you to discover. And dude, I totally forgot Charisma Carpenter was in the first one! Damn these movies treat women like crap.

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Watch Honest Trailer for the 'X-men' Trilogy; Quicksilver Confirmed for 'X-men: Apocalypse'

To fans of the X-men just saying the name "Brett Ratner" will make them want to pop a claw in somebody's gut, preferably his. The crappy director dropped his pants all over the franchise with X-men: The Last Stand, ruining the good work done by Bryan Singer and sending the entire series into a tailspin it didn't recover from until X-men: First Class. With Singer returning for X-men: Days of Future Past, those clever Screen Junkies have delivered another one of their 'Honest Trailers' recapping the earlier movies. Not only do they give Ratner the grief he deserves, but they also poke fun at Hugh Jackman's 'roided up physique, Rogue's misfortune, Gambit (sorta), and the entire idea of mutants being hated in the first place.


And with Ratner's film back in the spotlight where he probably hoped it would never be again, screenwriter Simon Kinberg has opened up about it and how it relates to X-men: Days of Future Past. If there are still angry fans out there pissed over what happened to their favorite character, nobody seems to have more regrets over it than Kinberg. He tells ScreenCrush....

Kinberg: "I regret that The Dark Phoenix story wasn’t the primary story of the movie. I wanted The Dark Phoenix story, but I regret where the movie ended up. And so, weirdly, ['DOFP'] was sort of my opportunity, a little like the characters in ‘Days of Future Past’ going back and improving their younger selves with the lessons they’ve learned as wiser men. It’s sort of a chance for me to go back and do differently what I did ten years ago on ‘X3.’ "

One of the improvements Kinberg made in' DOFP' is giving the new characters a bigger, more memorable introduction. Not only do we get a few incredible action sequences with Bishop, Blink Warpath, and Sunspot, but the buzz surrounding Evan Peters' Quicksilver has been incredible. And for good reason as the character is a total jolt of energy to the film, which is why Kinberg confirmed to Total Film that Quicksilver will "absolutely" return for 2016's X-men: Apocalypse. He also talks briefly about a scuttled plan to bring in Quicksilver's sister, The Scarlet Witch....

Kinberg: “We talked about bringing Scarlet Witch into the mix for ['X-Men: Days of Future Past']".  Actually, there was a little scene that we shot that we ended up cutting out of the movie that alluded to her. But it was sort of an interstitial scene that didn’t push the movie forward, so it ended up being cut…But [Quicksilver] would absolutely be back for the next X-Men movie.”

X-men: Days of Future Past opens May 23rd, and keep an eye out for our review tomorrow.

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