Which film trailer/previews make you want to spend your hard earned cash at the cinema?

Let Sean and Sarah help with that, by reviewing trailers for upcoming films and a few old favourites.

Welcome to Preview it Yourself.

This time around, Sean decides to show Sarah the trailer for Gladiator II (2024). He apologises first.

Discussion Points:

-Lower your expectations.

-The long muted Gladiator sequel ideas.

-The justification for making the film.

-The horrendous soundtrack for the trailer and why Hans Zimmer hasn't returned to score this film.

-Whether the cast can elevate this film like Russell Crowe did with the original.

-Sean and Sarah also review the Gladiator (2000) trailer.

-A mini-review of The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008).

-Sarah and Sean try to remain positive.

-The downgrade from tiger to rhinoceros.

-Sean and Sarah agree to eat humble pie if the film is good.

Raised Questions:

-Is it mean to make someone watch this trailer?

-Have we gone backwards in making films?

-Who the hell signed off on the music?

-Why does the trailer make the film seem like a pantomime?

-Why would you even dare to make a sequel to such a behemoth of cinema?

-Would you watch "Aqueduct Shark"?

-Did the Romans ever have two Emperors at once?

-Is the cast of Gladiator II too big?

-Why does Sarah refuse to go camping?

Quotes of the episode:

-"What the f**k is this film meant to be?".

-"If this film is better than Gladiator (2000) then I will shut the podcast down".

-"This is so 2024 it hurts...what are you doing!?".

-"I'm making a lot of assumptions on [an awful] trailer".

-"I don't think people know how to make trailers anymore".

Shout-out to Dan from Casting Views for his feedback on this Preview It Yourself side-series.

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Sean, Sarah and Paul from 'History Rage' reach the final, pitiful end of the Jaws franchise.

Discussion Points:

-Sean didn't feel this was that bad.

-The DVD read-through returns.

-Paul finds the DVD cover description hilarious.

-The serious lack of deaths in this film.

-Sarah sends her thoughts in for Paul and Sean to discuss.

-Sean was really with the film... for 12 minutes.

-Sean compares the sharks in Jaws and Jaws: The Revenge to pigeons.

-Paul and Sean can't abide the Michael Brody character.

-Sean doesn't like being pestered.

Raised Questions:

-Did Sean watch a different film?

-Has Sarah binned off the podcast for work or because it's Jaws: The Revenge?

-Where are the deaths?

-Can Ellen Brody actually cry?

-How many flashback does a 90-minute film need?

-How much do they love Christmas in Amity?

-Why does the coffin look so fake?

-Is the shark nose-heavy?

-Is your Dad a binfluencer?

-Why "Tourist on the Loose"?

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Dr. Dan Ellin, Historian and Archivist from the International Bomber Command Centre, joins Sean to discuss The Dam Busters (1955).

Discussion Points:

-Dan discusses his love/hate relationship with the film and it's portrayal of Operation Chastise.

-The absence of major motion pictures about RAF Bomber Command.

-The importance of collective memory regarding the Second World War.

-The use of the Dam Busters march at 'Bomber' Harris's funeral.

-The enemies in the film: bureaucrats, Whitehall and red tape.

-The fantastic casting in the film.

-The incredible flying during the making of the film.

-Putting RAF Bomber Command into historical context.

-The lack of the raid on the Sorpe Dam in the film.

-The impact of the Official Secrets Act on the film.

-Sean does his best to translate very English aspects of the film for American listeners.

-The optics of history and the loss of nuance.

-The influence on this film on George Lucas when he was making Star Wars (1977).

-The things that Britain leans back on in times of adversity.

Raised Questions:

-Do people see RAF Bomber Command as either 'Dam Busters or Dresden'?

-Are the historical details faithfully intact?

-How important are myths to a country?

-Was it really difficult for Barnes Wallis to get the idea for the raid accepted?

-Why do the British love an underdog story?

-Did the Americans have better PR and spin?

-Would you love to see Peter Jackson's The Dam Busters?

-Does the film tell the story of what happened rather than what was meant to happen?

-Why is Guy Gibson portrayed a certain way in the film?

-Does the film lack nuance?

-Does the film serve as a good starting point for people who may not know the story of the Dam Busters raid?

Further Reading Recommendations:

-'Guy Gibson' by Richard Morris.

-'Dam Buster Barnes Wallis: An Engineers Life' by Richard Morris.

-'The Fire' (Original Title: Der Brand) by Jorg Friedrich.

-'The Strategic Air Offensive Against Germany' by Noble Frankland and Charles Webster.

-The Weirdstone of Brisingamen (1960) and Elidor (1965) by Alan Garner.

Film/Documentary Recommendations:

-They Shall Not Grow Old (2018).

-Dambusters Declassified (2010) with Martin Shaw.

-Inspector George Gently (2007-2017).

-Judge John Deed (2001-2007).

-The Guns of Navarone (1961).

-The Heroes of Telemark (1965).

-The Carling Black Label adverts.

Podcast Recommendations:

-History Rage.

-Never Mind The Dambusters.

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