Awesome Trailers

James Wan’s Insidious is the terrifying story of a family whose home is possessed by dark spirits. With their son in an inexplicable coma, they soon discover that it’s not their house that’s haunted.

Almost 30 years after Elliot helped E.T. to phone home, his planetary brothers and sisters return to Earth… to kick our asses and rip our limbs off. Our only hope: Operation Reese’s Pieces.

Shoot Many Robots is Demiurge Studios’ humorous take on the side-scrolling shooter, with support for up to four players in co-op mode. It will be released as a digital download later this year.

The Art of Flight is an epic love letter to snowboarding, featuring pro athletes in remote locations; outstanding camera work makes us feel like we’re right there with them. (Thanks Zach!)

In the latest trailer for Thor, we get a better sense of the director Kenneth Branagh’s balance of lightheartedness and action, and we like what we see. The mighty hammer falls on May 6th.

Aperture Labs’ Romance Safety Compliance Guide will tell you about popular gifts for loved ones, and their (fictional) downsides. Guess what the recommended gift is. No, it’s not cake.

Since there’s no official trailer yet for Joss Whedon’s 2012 Avengers movie, one enterprising fan decided to make his own, using footage scrounged from the solo Marvel superhero flicks.

Sean McNamara’s Soul Surfer is the inspiring true story of teen surfer Bethany Hamilton, who lost her arm in a shark attack and courageously overcame all odds to become a champion again. Out in April.

A UFO-centric recount of the Battle of Los Angeles, a strange event that occurred on Feb. 24, 1942 in which unidentified aircraft were spotted over LA, prompting a barrage of anti-aircraft artillery.

Russell Brand, Jennifer Garner and Helen Mirren may be the stars, but to us it looks like Luis Guzmán gets all the best lines in Jason Winer’s Arthur, a modern remake of the 1981 comedy.

Kiefer Sutherland’s web series The Confession, about a hit man spilling his secrets to a priest, premieres in March. We like the Jack Bauer-style whispers in the confessional. (Thanks Brendan!)

X-Men: First Class charts the epic beginning of the X-Men saga, and reveals a secret history: Prof X and Magneto were not archenemies at first – they were, in fact, the closest of friends. Coming 06/11.

From the makers of Bayonetta and Vanquish comes Anarchy Reigns, a “multiplayer brawler” featuring characters with fighting styles as distinct as their looks. Out Fall 2011 on Xbox 360 & PS3.

Transformers: Dark of the Moon was just one of several geeky movies who had something for the Super Bowl. What to expect? More robots, more destruction, a new leading lady. First teaser here.

The flight action series returns with an emphasis on action, featuring more up close camera angles, as well as a more diverse set of aerial vehicles. Ace Combat: Assault Horizon drops 12/31/2011.

The spiritual successor to one of the best – and hardest – RPGs of this generation, Dark Souls will feature a more open world, giving players freedom to explore and more monsters to challenge.

The 3D animated Rio, with Anne Hathaway and George Lopez, is set in the city of Rio de Janeiro and the rainforests of Brazil and centers on Blu, a rare macaw who thinks he is the last of his kind.

Watch as the terrifying power of science transforms this sliver of a man into perfection personified, a super soldier, and one of America’s greatest superheroes – the Human Torch. Just kidding.

By day Griff is an office worker; by night he assumes his other identity, roaming the streets and protecting the vulnerable from dangers that lurk in the shadows, in Leon Ford’s Griff the Invisible.

Paul Giamatti and Amy Ryan star in this dramedy about an disenchanted attorney who spends his nights coaching high-school wrestling, and stumbles onto a star wrestler in the course of his business.

Along with this trailer, system requirements have been released: 2GHz Core 2 Duo/2GHz Athlon 64 x2, 2 GB RAM, NVidia 8800GT/ATI 3850HD 512Mb RAM. Or you could just get an Xbox 360 or PS3.

The latest trailer for MotorStorm: Apocalypse shows just how apocalyptic things can get in this game. The world is filled with collapsing buildings, disappearing roads and debris of all sizes.

Stevan Mena’s Bereavement relates the horrific account of 6 year old Martin Bristol, abducted from his backyard swing and forced to witness the brutal crimes of a deranged madman. Coming 2/11.