Film Preview: Hunter Killer (2018)

Page Revisions:

(September 9, 2018) Original
(October 21, 2018) New Trailer (#2) / New Posters (#3-#6)

Release Date:

October 26, 2018

Synopsis:

From IMDb: “An untested American submarine captain teams with U.S. Navy Seals to rescue the Russian president, who has been kidnapped by a rogue general.”

Poster Rating: C / C- / C+ / D+ / D / C-

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Review: (#1) I suppose if you’re fascinated by submarines in an ice floe, this might be compelling. For everyone else it’s dull. (#2) This has a lot more detail, but it’s also more formulaic and too much resembles a VHS home video cover.

(#3) There are a lot of elements to this design, which should help identify it as a submarine-based action film, but it doesn’t look that exciting. (#4) This is not The Hunt for Red October, but they sure seem to want to give that impression, albeit poorly. (#5) Another design with cobbled-together elements that tell the viewer what they’re expecting, but without any flair or style. (#6) The probably aren’t permitted to reproduce the Oscar statuette like that, but the design is so unappealing and mediocre, it probably wouldn’t be worth complaining about.

Trailer Rating: C+ / C+

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Review: (#1) If you’ve seen one submarine war film, you’ve seen them all. This Cold War relic feels antiquated and unappealing thanks to a trailer that draws its inspiration from better films.

(#2) A explosion-filled, action-heavy trailer that will appeal to anyone who loves submarine movies, but if that happens to cross-sect with people who love good movies, it might lose a few adherents.