Weekly Trailer Roundup – 10/12/13 thru 10/18/13

Welcome to the Weekly Trailer Roundup, where we count down the top five trailers released in the past week, “top” being defined any way we want to at the moment…exciting, ridiculous, best, worst…

These are the trailers that, for one reason or another, you should be paying attention to.

There were some really bad, relatively high profile trailers this week. Or maybe not bad, but generic. Predictable.

At any rate, we’ve decided to focus on a few of the more meritorious trailers released this week, and this is our list:

#5 – Big Sur Theatrical Trailer 2

A tale of Jack Kerouac post On the Road (which saw its own adaptation last year), the story follows a three week escape in Big Sur and the self-exploration of a writer haunted by doubts.

#4 – The Human Scale Theatrical Trailer

This would appear to be one of the more compelling docs to come around in a while for the sheer weightiness of its subject matter. Human ecology and urban planning aren’t concerns going away anytime soon.

#3 – That Awkward Moment Red Band Trailer

Zac Efron seems to be choosing a less controversial way to break out of the Disney mold than other former teen stars we could mention, but between Neighbors, the frat boy comedy that pits him against Seth Rogen, and this film, he’s certainly accomplishing the same thing. Miles Teller is certainly working hard to make his mark as an up-and-coming star as well, but it’s Michael B. Jordan (who criminally gets almost zero screen time in this trailer) who might be the most compelling of the three. Beware, this is the red band version.

#2 – Frozen – Elsa Trailer

I didn’t even realize this was a musical. This movie already looked pretty fun (with a quality pedigree), but if Disney can nail the musical magic that fueled their late ’80s/early ’90s renaissence, they could have something pretty special on their hands.

#1 – The Grand Budapest Hotel Theatrical Trailer

Nothing else was going to win the week. Wes Anderson’s latest looks like a hoot. Hurry up, March!

The rest of this week’s field:

Hercules: The Legend Begins Theatrical Trailer – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN5kmGTxMfI

Belle Theatrical Trailer – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qx90wdRD2I

Non-Stop Theatrical Trailer – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiHDJ19A3dk

Sweetwater Theatrical Trailer – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2VaYd08p-c

Devil’s Due Theatrical Trailer – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjo7iO6Ghtg

Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones Theatrical Trailer – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccE9LeAbPU4

Endless Love Theatrical Trailer – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRXGch6675Q

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Theatrical Trailer 2 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ6eQN8o12o

God Loves Uganda Theatrical Trailer – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ims7_3wud7A

Snow Queen Theatrical Trailer – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekv4P_n8CbU

Ambushed Theatrical Trailer – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8Iz_w6QnwQ

Sweet Dreams Theatrical Trailer – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IBzFo-pXtU

Why We Ride Theatrical Trailer – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qM0a71xrLU

Coming Home for Christmas Theatrical Trailer – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl61RmX1eWE

Bridegroom Theatrical Trailer – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4rBEA9ghyQ

All Wifed Out Theatrical Trailer – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o64MaDQiwco

Inspired Guns Theatrical Trailer – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHRvP2akFVs

Here Comes the Devil Theatrical Trailer – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRDs03gTg8I