Disney’s first PG-rated release tries to combine Star Wars and 2001 into one expensive but rather muddled package that doesn’t quite know which one it wants to be. Still, a seminal experience for many 1979 kids which has a dedicated cult following despite its mix of childishness and attempted profundity. As always, all the great trailers and trailer commentaries that you desire await you at http://www.trailersfromhell.com
ABOUT EDGAR WRIGHT Writer-director Edgar Wright is best known for Spaced, the BAFTA-nominated tv series he created with Simon Pegg for Britain’s C-4, as well as the feature films Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), Hot Fuzz (2007) and the zombie romantic-comedy Shaun Of The Dead (2004). The latter earned Wright a BAFTA nomination along with a Bram Stoker and a British Independent Film Award. He co-wrote the screenplay for The Adventures of Tintin, executive produced Attack the Block and has recently completed his latest directorial outing The World’s End out now.
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