I dunno. I just see too many movies in recent trying to be cool. Now, if you make a movie and its naturally cool, then good for you. A cool cat is you. But when I see all these previews for movies that just scream "look at me, I am so bad and self-aware of it, isnt that cool?", I lose a bit more faith in modern day filmmakers.
For example:
- The Departed. A cool movie, and totally effortless in being so. Martin Scorsese is just a bad ass mother fucker.
- 300. A bunch of overracting screamers in tighty-whiteys spouting of cheese while fighting in slow-mo, in a movie sure to be filled with money shots, over-the-top action and violence, and probably some gratuitous titties, from the director of Dawn of The Dead remake. Not so cool. It sure looks purdy, though... leave this sort of territory for a Verhoeven.