{"id":13856,"date":"2014-04-22T15:45:29","date_gmt":"2014-04-22T22:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/?p=13856"},"modified":"2014-04-22T15:28:20","modified_gmt":"2014-04-22T22:28:20","slug":"required-viewing-2014-summer-movie-trailers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/awesomeness\/required-viewing-2014-summer-movie-trailers\/","title":{"rendered":"Required Viewing: 2014 Summer Movie Trailers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>It&#8217;s a cliche now that movie trailers often turn out better than the movie they&#8217;re promoting, but in the time between the trailer&#8217;s release and the actual movie premiere, there&#8217;s always the sweet, sweet hope that, in fact, THIS TIME, this movie will be the GREATEST MOVIE EVER MADE IN THE HISTORY OF MOVIES.<\/p>\n<p>Here are 10 summer movie trailers that will have you feeling like a 12-year-old kid again (sorry, <em>Amazing Spider-Man 2<\/em> and\u00a0<em>Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles<\/em>):<\/p>\n<h3>GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY<\/h3>\n<p>You say you&#8217;ve never heard of them? Doesn&#8217;t matter. If this Marvel movie succeeds (and will), expect more &#8217;70s comics to make it to the silver screen (Black Panther). \u00a0(August 1)<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"620\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B16Bo47KS2g\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION<\/h3>\n<p>Since Shia LaBeouf is &#8220;not famous&#8221; anymore, Mark Wahlberg steps in to carry on this incessant franchise (#4 and you know it&#8217;s not the last). \u00a0(June 27)<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"620\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ubGpDoyJvmI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST<\/h3>\n<p>A stellar cast headlines this sequel to three different movies: <em>The Last Stand<\/em>, <em>First Class<\/em> and <em>The Wolverine<\/em>. Have your CliffsNotes ready. \u00a0(May 23)<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"620\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6acRHWnfZAE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>GODZILLA<\/h3>\n<p>Heisenberg himself (Bryan Cranston) faces off against the classic Japanese monster in the latest reboot\/remake\/sequel. \u00a0 (May 16)<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"620\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vIu85WQTPRc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>JUPITER ASCENDING<\/h3>\n<p>Sci-fi fans are taking a wait-and-see attitude with the Wachowskis&#8217; first original material since <em>The Matrix Revolutions<\/em> (gulp). \u00a0 (July 18)<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"620\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fOvITFK98gg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>MALEFICENT<\/h3>\n<p>Tongues will be tied at the ticket counter for this live-action retelling of Disney&#8217;s Sleeping Beauty story. \u00a0 (May 30)<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"620\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w-XO4XiRop0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR<\/h3>\n<p>Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller return to Basin City nearly 10 years after the original. \u00a0 (August 22)<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"620\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nqRRF5y94uE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>THE GIVER<\/h3>\n<p>The latest young adult dystopian sci-fi offering to hit the silver screen, but this one has a pretty good pedigree (Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep). \u00a0 (August 15)<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"620\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iJNNugNe0Wo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES<\/h3>\n<p>Taking place 10 years after the well-received 2011 reboot, this simian CGI fest once again follows Andy Serkis as Caesar the chimp. \u00a0 (July 11)<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"620\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h_9-3Fj3ZdI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>EDGE OF TOMORROW<\/h3>\n<p>Tom Cruise follows up last year&#8217;s very solid <em>Oblivion<\/em> with another sci-fi adventure (plus a dash of <em>Groundhog Day<\/em> for good measure). \u00a0 (June 6)<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"620\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yUmSVcttXnI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a cliche now that movie trailers often turn out better than the movie they&#8217;re promoting, but in the time between the trailer&#8217;s release and the actual movie premiere, there&#8217;s always the sweet, sweet hope that, in fact, THIS TIME, this movie will be the GREATEST MOVIE EVER MADE IN THE HISTORY OF MOVIES. 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