# New Movie Trailer "Spring Breakers" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 22, 2013, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-movie-trailer-spring-breakers/648015 "2013-01-22T16:43:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/47e85d/32.png) [@3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3_20_59_or_bust)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2013, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-movie-trailer-spring-breakers/648015/1 "2013-01-22T16:43:16Z")
Hey, I’m all for hot women in bikinis, including Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens, but Spring Breakers just looks god-awful. [http://www.imdb.com/list/XTaxCvC0OKM/#lb-2](http://www.imdb.com/list/XTaxCvC0OKM/#lb-2) Looks like I’ll be waiting for the dvd, so I can skip to the “good” parts. ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2013, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-movie-trailer-spring-breakers/648015/2 "2013-01-22T21:05:04Z")
Hmmmm, I was confused to see James Franco’s involvement- he’s usually pretty discriminating in his choices of projects- then I saw it’s directed by Harmony Korine. Now, being directed by Harmony Korine doesn’t necessarily mean it’s going to be good- in fact it could be very very bad. However, being directed by Harmony Korine means that it could be _interesting_ and I can very well imagine an actor like James Franco being interested in the _experience_ of working with Harmony Korine. The idea of seeing two girls who were cranked out by the Disney Channel Machine featured in a fucking _Harmony Korine movie_ kinda blows my mind. By the way, I think James Franco is a talented actor but if he can succeed in making me see that character _rather than seeing James Franco wearing stupid cornrows_ then I will crown this his greatest ever achievement in his craft. > [@3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](#): > > Hey, I’m all for hot women in bikinis, including Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens, but Spring Breakers just looks god-awful. The trailer features a decent shot of the four of them in their bikinis. Even at age 20, Selena Gomez’s body is too little girl-ish looking for me to think of her as sexually attractive. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2013, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-movie-trailer-spring-breakers/648015/3 "2013-01-22T21:59:57Z")
Sounds like it could be pretty interesting. From the [wiki](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_Breakers): > [@](#): > > **Reception** > > Xan Brooks of The Guardian said the film is Harmony Korine’s “most fully realised, purely satisfying feature film since Gummo.”[14] Emma Seligman of The Huffington Post described the film as “Scarface meets Britney Spears.”[15] Guy Lodge of Variety said, “this attractively fizzy pic may be a shock to the system for fans of teen queens Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens, but remains pretty toothless titillation by its writer-helmer’s standards.”[16] David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter noted that James Franco gives one of his more bizarre performances in his unpredictable career, saying “he’s a cross between Bo Derek in 10 and Richard Kiel in Moonraker.”[17] The film currently holds a 64% “fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[18] ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2013, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-movie-trailer-spring-breakers/648015/4 "2013-01-22T22:01:31Z")
Regarding the quote above about Franco being a cross between Bo Derek in 10 and Richard Kiel in Moonraker, [here’s a photo of him in character](http://cdn02.cdn.justjared.com/wp-content/uploads/headlines/2012/03/james-franco-spring-breakers-grillz.jpg) to help you with that mental picture. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2013, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-movie-trailer-spring-breakers/648015/5 "2013-01-22T22:25:31Z")
> [@bienville](#): > > Hmmmm, I was confused to see James Franco’s involvement- he’s usually pretty discriminating in his choices of projects- then I saw it’s directed by Harmony Korine. :dubious: Really? James Franco? You’re saying James Franco is discriminating in his choice of movie roles? James Franco? The man picks roles by throwing a dog into a pile of scripts and saying “yes” to whichever one the dog brings back. > **[James Franco | Actor, Producer, Director](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0290556/)** > > Known for: Spring Breakers, The Disaster Artist, 127 Hours ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2013, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-movie-trailer-spring-breakers/648015/6 "2013-01-22T22:30:04Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > :dubious: > > Really? James Franco? You’re saying James Franco is discriminating in his choice of movie roles? James Franco? The man picks roles by throwing a dog into a pile of scripts and saying “yes” to whichever one the dog brings back. > > [James Franco - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0290556/) Yeah, I’m definitely a James Franco fan but the last thing he is is discriminating - at least when it comes to working with friends of his (ie: “Your Highness”). The guy just loves to act and will act in just about anything, including soap operas. I like him a lot, but he’ll work in just about any kind of project. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2013, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-movie-trailer-spring-breakers/648015/7 "2013-01-22T22:38:13Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > Regarding the quote above about Franco being a cross between Bo Derek in 10 and Richard Kiel in Moonraker, [here’s a photo of him in character](http://cdn02.cdn.justjared.com/wp-content/uploads/headlines/2012/03/james-franco-spring-breakers-grillz.jpg) to help you with that mental picture. He looks in that picture EXACTLY the way I pictured him! Ew! ---
**Author:** ![mcgato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@mcgato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcgato)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2013, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-movie-trailer-spring-breakers/648015/8 "2013-01-22T23:12:24Z")
And Harmony Korine’s daughter is one of the four young women in the film. No way that could be awkward. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2013, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-movie-trailer-spring-breakers/648015/9 "2013-01-23T01:16:14Z")
This might be a case where the movie is actually interesting but the marketers are just screaming “LOOK! BOOBIES!” over and over. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2013, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-movie-trailer-spring-breakers/648015/10 "2013-01-23T05:48:06Z")
> [@mcgato](#): > > And Harmony Korine’s daughter is one of the four young women in the film. No way that could be awkward. Correction. That’s his wife. His daughter is only 2. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2013, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-movie-trailer-spring-breakers/648015/11 "2013-01-23T06:20:52Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > Regarding the quote above about Franco being a cross between Bo Derek in 10 and Richard Kiel in Moonraker, [here’s a photo of him in character](http://cdn02.cdn.justjared.com/wp-content/uploads/headlines/2012/03/james-franco-spring-breakers-grillz.jpg) to help you with that mental picture. Here’s [another picture of him, as the same character](http://images3.cinema.de/imedia/1161/1721161,yp+T7PMY5lKvdiJRNP2232rRcIxVh8A_S7N9IsWuz4QEwaEPZZrjpU+rJbihmueTTpJCTKIusJ0qmDEDRKo4WA==.jpg), from 1998’s _The Replacement Killers_. Actually, that’s Clifton Collins Jr. as Loco from _The Replacement Killers_. My point is that Franco’s character’s look and persona seem to be lifted from a 15 year old film. And that Collins is the better actor.