Rango

Coming up on this episode of Le Cinema Petit (or as I like to call it Lec Inem Ape Tit) we have the first ever trailer review of an animated feature. I know 2012 was close, but this one is for reals... well, in that it's animated. Well you know the drill here is the Trailer.

I embedded it this time, only because I love you guys. *Insert 3-D point at Audience*

So the trailer opens on a wide shot of a vast, mostly empty (save a few cacti), and arid desert. Silence. Then we hear the wailing of the majestic Johnny Deep. First, off in the distance, then closer, and a Chameleon speeds across the screen followed by a hawk... with a tin can on its head. Title card "JOHNNY DEEP". Excuse me I need to hop into my Mrs. Deep t-shirt in order to continue this review.

Muy Fuego!

Now our hero stumbles upon the small but scenic town of Dirt, which is a really nice name for a place of residence. Lizard Deep wastes no time and books it down the main street, but now with some sort of twizzler rope tied around him. I feel like we missed something, but its a trailer we have limited time I appreciate that. A little more magic trailer editing and bam! The Hawk is crushed by a water tower. Now the shy (and adorable?) inhabitants of Dirt come out to see the commotion.

Maybe they're a little rough around the edges.

The hare doctor declares the hawk dead and the critters of Dirt rejoice. Rango walks into the bar to sample the local fare. One of the town's critters walks up and asks "him who are you?" to which Lizard Deep replies deftly "Rango" as he snags the hat off the head of a tax paying patron.

Yeah thanks, I wasn't wearing that or anything.

And in walk the villains who also inquire about our reptilian hero, but this time the critters of Dirt answer for him and add that he isn't afraid of the bandito vermin. "Is that right?" one of them grumbles in a manner know to any gunslinger. Our hero obviously unable to handle his liquor comically belches a fireball into the bandits face and cowers oh so heroically. He then dabs out the fire with a napkin and smiles apologetically.

Consequently, Oxyclean is great for putting out fires (I'm legally bound to tell you that, that was a joke and please don't try and use oxyclean to put out any sort of fire, household or otherwise)

So we are now under the impression that the hero is a lovable screw-up whom luck oft favors. You know I don't think I've every seen J Deep portray such a character.

Right, he was in that movie.

We now know that this ship (pardon the nautical metaphor) is helmed by Pirate's Gore Verbinski, so at least we know the first installment of Rango will be entertaining, but the sequels will go overboard and not be as well received by critiques, but will probably make more money than the first. Diminishing return is not your fault G-Bin.

Next an elderly turtle tells Rango that the town needs hope as he hands him a sherif's badge. We are then shown a series of short clips that portray our companion as a much more confident chameleon. The new clothes he wears really gives it away. That, and facing off with a massive snake who claims that Dirt is his hacienda.

That is a really Snazy hat for a snake.

Here is where the trailer decides to introduce a little bit of intrigue for the story. As an old... whatever that was yelps "They done taken everything we got!" By now we were to have glenned that this is our typical Three Amigo story where J Deep is Norbit-ing all three amigos in one character. His character responds to this cry of desperation by giving a moving speech about as long as the sheriff sign hangs they got hope, and given the humor of the trailer so far we would expect that sign to clatter to the ground right there.

And... now. What? You serious it's still up? What is funny about that.

What follows are scenes of adventure... and a title card that reads "Adventure." Subliminal advertising is making a come back. But these scenes all have something humous in them with regards to the main character, As if to calmly pet our heads and say "shhh, don't worry, yeah it got heavy there for a moment but it will still be fun." The last of these being Rango and the love interest (I Assume) trapped in a flooding room as the Banditos and their snake overlord watch. Rango leaps into action and starts beating on the glass for mercy. When there is no response He says a little too cooly "Okay, Plan B." And the love interest rolls her eyes.

Okay so it's really hard to capture an eye roll with a still. Get off my back.

"Guffaw! see how humorous life and death situations can be." is the implied language of the trailer.

This trailer is well done, and very apt for its market. As a children's movie it hits the tickle-me-funnies and portrays characters in quick to catch Arch-types, so that we can absorb very quickly and separate the good from the bad... from the ugly (that was for me). Though this maybe a trait from the movie itself.

I like to add that I have taken a little bit of a shine to this film do to its setting and ascetics. Also may have made me a little biased with the trailer, but as it was said when I discussed Rango with Hamilton, the film could "go either way."

4.5 Mrs. Deep T-shirts out of 5

-Andrew Carey