The Top 2:
If these aren't the two best movies of the year, I will be greatly shocked.
The Highly Anticipated:
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - David Fincher has some awesome movies. The trailer looks great.
- Gonzo - Hunter S. Thompson is one of my favorite authors, and this looks like an excellent documentary on him.
- Burn After Reading - From the looks of the trailer, this should be another classic from the Cohen Brothers.
- Choke - A good book from Chuck Palahuniuk (author of Fight Club) and the movie looks promising.
- Pineapple Express - Looks hilarious. [Red band trailer, probably NSFW]
- Tropic Thunder - Ben Stiller has been stale lately but this film looks like it might change that.
Looks Promising:
- The Admiral - The trailer is very impressive, despite the fact it's entirely in Russian with no subtitles. I'm sure the American release of the movie won't have that problem.
- War, Inc. - Looks like it could be a funny satire.
- Quantum of Solace - The newest James Bond film will hopefully improve upon the success of Casino Royale.
- Miracle at St. Anna - It looks like there is more to this movie than simply a World War II film but it looks good from the trailer.
- The X-Files 2: I Want to Believe - Looks like it could be a solid second installment in the X-Files movie franchise.
- The Good, the Bad, and the Weird - This ridiculous-looking Korean spaghetti-western looks like it could be hilarious.
- Traitor - An interesting action/political thriller starring Don Cheadle.
- OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies - This should be a funny French spoof on the 1960s spy genre.
Might Not Be Bad?:
- The Mummy 3 - The first two movies weren't terrible, so this might be a decent action movie.
- The Clone Wars - You would think I would be more excited about this, seeing as it is Star Wars related but I have no faith in George Lucas anymore.
- The Rocker - Could be funny.
- Righteous Kill - Normally a film starring both Robert De Niro and Al Pacino would look awesome, and this but could be good, but the trailer didn't blow me off my feet.
- RocknRolla - Another British crime film by Guy Ritchie.
- Taken - Looks like a decent action movie starring Liam Neeson.
No doubt there are some I've missed, but that's all for now.
2 comments:
There is also a remake of one of my ALL TIME FAVORITE movies: "The Day the Earth Stood Still". Unfortunately, I suspect they'll ruin it like one of my other favorite old movies "The 300 Spartans" remade as "300" with goofy special effects (in my opinion). I'll have to wait and see how much they "modernize" and change it, but I am eager to be made wrong.
Yeah, "300" was bad and you're probably right about "The Day The Earth Stood Still" too. The original was a classic, but with Keanu Reeves playing Klaatu, I don't think there's much hope for the remake.
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