{"id":16383,"date":"2014-11-06T18:36:39","date_gmt":"2014-11-07T02:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/?p=16383"},"modified":"2014-11-06T18:36:39","modified_gmt":"2014-11-07T02:36:39","slug":"required-viewing-holiday-2014-movie-trailers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/awesomeness\/required-viewing-holiday-2014-movie-trailers\/","title":{"rendered":"Required Viewing: Holiday 2014 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><del>So\u00a0here are 10 winter movie trailers<\/del> OK, OK, what you really want to see is a teaser trailer for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/starwars\/status\/530404275957293056\" target=\"_blank\">Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens<\/a>. Well, that ain&#8217;t happen&#8217;. Ahem, so\u00a0here are 10 holiday\u00a0movie trailers that will have you thinking about maybe possibly (kind of) dropping $50 at the movieplex.<\/p>\n<h3>INTERSTELLAR<\/h3>\n<p>The reviews so far have been surprisingly mixed, but this secretive and prestigious project is like catnip to fans of Christopher Nolan and hoity-toity sc-fi a la <em>2001: A Space Odyssey<\/em>. (November\u00a07)<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"620\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0vxOhd4qlnA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>BIG HERO 6<\/h3>\n<p>Disney Animation and Marvel have been on a roll of late, and\u00a0this colorful and clever\u00a0blend of both powerhouses looks like a mega hit on the scale of last year&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Frozen.<\/em>\u00a0(November 7)<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"620\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8IdMPpKMdcc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES<\/h3>\n<p>You&#8217;re wondering when this series will ever end, but Peter Jackson&#8217;s epic spectacles make for exciting trailers. (December 17th)<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"620\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iVAgTiBrrDA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY, PART 1<\/h3>\n<p>Director Francis Lawrence&#8217;s take on <em>Catching Fire<\/em> breathed life into this series, and the stirring trailer gives hope\u00a0that fans won&#8217;t be disappointed.\u00a0\u00a0(November 21)<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"620\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C_Tsj_wTJkQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>AMERICAN SNIPER<\/h3>\n<p>Bradley Cooper stars in the Clint Eastwood-directed story of\u00a0Chris Kyle, the Navy SEAL who recorded more confirmed kills than any other American. (December 25)<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"620\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6xNDrSG1A8U\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS<\/h3>\n<p>Master\u00a0director Ridley Scott takes on Cecil B. DeMille and the most epic of epics. It&#8217;s even got Ben Kingsley for good measure. (December 12)<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"620\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t-8YsulfxVI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>UNBROKEN<\/h3>\n<p>World War II-era drama aims high with a <em>Chariots of Fire<\/em>-flavored story about a true-life war hero and Olympian. (December 25)<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"620\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rGlsxVfCSyQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>INTO THE WOODS<\/h3>\n<p>Musical fairy tale movie based on the Brothers Grimm stories stars Johnny Depp but\u00a0is shockingly not directed by Tim Burton. (December 25)<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"620\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2Byk9Is3TjY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR<\/h3>\n<p>The slapstick\u00a0quartet of penguins from the Madagascar series now get their own brand spankin&#8217; new movie. (November 26)<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"620\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BjfID263ViI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>FOXCATCHER<\/h3>\n<p>Steve Carell takes a shot at an\u00a0Oscar in\u00a0this true sports movie set in the &#8217;80s about an Olympic wrestler and his eccentric multimillionaire coach. (November 14)<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"620\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8361stZ8n0w\" 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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