What Other Films Are You Waiting For?

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by M. Krass

The full trailer for Spiderman 2 was posted online last night.

http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_p...man_2/trailer/

oooh.

Sam Raimi rules!

[Koko Ed]

Well witht he end of the season and with the end of my quarter at RIT I actually had time to catch up with my moviegoing (too late to see The Tripplettes of Bellville unfotunately ). I saw:

Van Helsing I saw less corn and cheese in the snack bar!
The Passion of the Christ I was very dissapionted by this film. It said little about his Christian walk and was basically two hours of brutality. Nicely done but ultimately pointless. The book was better.
Kill Bill Vol. 2 A definate improvement on the first film. It actually improved the first film!
The Day After Tomorrow I was surprised by this one. In spite of it's cliches and preachiness I actually enjoyed it(watching LA get eaten up by a plauge of Tornadoes definately helped)
Shrek 2 Beautiful animation and great laughs made for a wonderful moviegoing experience.

So what's next?
Well I'm obviously going to go see the new Harry Potter movie.
Other films on my radar are The Chronicles of Riddick, Spider Man 2, I Robot, Collateral,The Terminal, Hero, Open Water and most of all, the new Pixar film The Incredibles!

[Koko Ed]

Well it's 2005. A new year and withit alot of new films.
My top five from last year was....

1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
A clever mind blowing head trip with great perfromances all around and even quite touching and makes you think about some interesting questions afterward.
2. The Incredibles
Pixar just can never do wrong (though I surely wasn't feeling that short film Boundin' shown before the film. And the preview to Cars plain sucked). I could watch the Incredibles a hundred times. It's just so fun.
3. Colleteral
Cruise and Fox are fascinating to watch in this cat and mouse game. Tense involving story.
4. Spider Man 2
Best non-animated Superhero movie ever made (see above). Not only great action but great emotional storytelling.
5. The Bourne Supremacy
A worthy sucessor to the Bourne Identity in spite of the obnoxious shaky camera movement.

So what has piqued my interest this year?
Well obviously the last Star Wars film has my attention in spite of the fact that the last two films were major disappiontments and there's anotehr Harry Potter film in the fall. There's also an Appleseed movie out. I certainly hope it's better than the last adaptation. It's one of my favorite comics.
I never read Hellblazer but that won't stop me from seeing Constantine which looks like a cross between the Matrix and Hellboy. Could be cool.
Well Elektra
certainly looks interesting but then so did Blade Trinity and I'm regretting that.
Robots actually comes across as rather obnoxious in the previews but I am a total sucker for animation so I'll hold out hope for it.
A Sound of Thunder isn't getting alot of hype but it could prove a sleeper. It could also make a quick exit.
Sin City just looks plain hot! Just look at the preview. I loved the comic and I'm hoping the movie will do it justice.
I'm holding out hope that Christopher Nolan can restore some dignity to the Batman franchise with Batman Begins his last two movies Memento and Insomnia are two of my favorites.
War of the Worlds . Spielberg. Cruise. 'Nuff said!
There's not much about the Fantastic Four so far but Marvel has done a pretty good job with their movies recently so there is hope.
Tim Burton tackling the remake of Willy Wonka and the Chocalate Factory (here called Charlie and the Choclate Factory ) with Johnny Depp. Burton can be hit or miss but I am intrigued.
Terry Gilliam is one of the most visully gifted directors around and he hasn't been around much recently so I want to see if he hasn't lost his touch with The Brothers Grimm.
Disney is trying their hand at computer animation with Chicken Little . The Preview was very funny.
Another computer animated possiblity is Madagascar . The preview looked fun.
Finally! There's going to be a Wallace and Grommit movie . It's about time!
Supposedly there's going to be a Wathcmen movie . Hollywood hasn't had a good track record with Alan Moore (The League of Extrodinary Gentlemen stunk much and From Hell was just OK). I need more info before I decide to commit bucks but I am interested so far.
It's looking like a good year is on tap.

[FotoPlasma]

I don't think I saw very many movies in 2004, as far as I remember, but I'll still drop some opinions into this thread.

I completely agree that Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind was one of the best movies of the year. The concept was very original, and the movie was amazingly executed. I was finally and happilly impressed by Charlie Kaufman in this one, being as I didn't care for both Being John Malcovich and Adaptation. Also, this is the movie that makes me think highly of Jim Carrey as an actor (it's so easy for him to do physical or gimmicky comedy, and he's good at it, but real acting is different (cf. The Truman Show)). I really loved this movie. Mindjob / lovestory. Highly recommended.

Another favorite of 2004 was Closer. Yeah, yeah, Natalie Portman in a g-string, whatever. Beyond that, it's a story of relationships between four troubled and troubling people. The insecurities and other such personality flaws of each character begin as miniscule cuts, but are eventually torn open, spewing jealousy and spite all over the audience. All in all, even though it doesn't sound like it would be, it was one of the most interesting and moving movies of the year, in my opinion.

On the lighter side, there was Finding Neverland. I love Johnny Depp (who doesn't?), and his choice to take the role of Barrie only raises my opinion of him. I'm ashamed to say I knew practically nothing of Barrie before seeing this movie, and I never thought very highly of Peter Pan, but I'm very glad I saw this movie. It's a unique story, and worth knowing, along with being a well-crafted movie.

The Chronicles of Riddick gets an honorable mention.

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

So what has piqued my interest this year?
...

I have to agree about Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The trailer has some nice visuals and Johnny Depp in one of the most eerie shots I've ever seen in a movie. I loved the original (but I haven't read the book since primary school), and I'm looking forward to this version, despite my dislike of Tim Burton. I'll admit that he's a visionary artist, and he's consistent in his work, but I just don't like his art. Still, I'm definitely seeing this in theaters.

About Batman Begins and The Watchmen, I am very interested in both of these movies. However, when they were first announced, Darren Aronofsky was attached to both of them as director, but has since pulled out of both. I love both Pi and Requiem for a Dream, and I have enormous respect for Aronofsky's style, so I was incredibly excited when these two movies were announced with him attached, and disappointed when I learned he'd left. David Hayter (writer for X-Men and X2, and the voice of Solid Snake) is writing The Watchmen (and Iron Man and The Black Widow movies due in 2006).

About movies' directors being moved to my dismay, there's the story of Terry Gilliam (The Brothers Grimm, as mentioned above) being attached to direct the movie of Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. I was disappointed when I heard this movie was scrapped.

And finally, there's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy! The unknown director has me slightly worried, and the cast has me a little more worried (Mos Def as Ford? Hmm), but I'm still definitely seeing this movie. How could any reasonable geek not?

P.S.
I'm not seeing Episode 3 unless I hear, post-release, that it's as good as Episodes 4 through 6 (highly unlikely). The real George Lucas should be spinning in his grave, because I'm sure he's dead, and the man we know as George Lucas is an evil imposter.

[Elgin Clock]

Simply put..

http://www.robotsmovie.com/index.html


Opens the weekend of UTC New England Regional. I know where I will be if everything goes right on at least one of the nights of the regional.

edit: I already bought a full size movie poster from this movie off of e-bay in hopes of curbing some of my anticipation.
27" x 44" is bigger than what you think when you see a little pic of it on e-bay.

[EddieMcD]

I went suprisingly light on movie DVD's this year. I avoided the Punnisher. Haven't seen Hellboy, but I may nab that. I will get The Incredibles though. Picked up Return of the King (extended version) and Spiderman 2 for Christmas. Have Buffy, Angel, and 24 (all season 1) and I Robot on order. Got Firefly last X-mas, but I'm adding it as my most watched DVDs last year. Matrix Revolutions wasn't bad either (okay, I hated the ending).

This year: we still have Serenity (which was pushed back to avoid conflict with Revenge of the Sith; speaking of which, Episode 3 will inhale audibly, but still draw in massive crowds). Still no clue on the time scale of Fantastic 4 and Captain America, but we're looking late 2005-early 2006 (IMDB has F4 as mid-2005, but I don't see that happening). X3 doesn't have a director yet (come on, Joss Whedon!), so that may not see the light of day until 2006. On a lighter note, Electra comes out in a week (and it's supposed to have the trailer for Serenity, no clue if Serenity being pushed back affects that). That's another DVD I'll be getting, if only because I'm an Alias fan (and I am one of the few who didn't mind Daredevil).

That's it off the top of my head. I know I've probably forgotten a handful of movies I'd be interested in, but that's what the edit feature is for.

[Cyberguy34000]

Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy

[Madison]

Uh, so am I the only person who's really, really excited about tomorrow's release of The War of the Worlds?

Also, in case you're living under a movie-going rock, the trailer for Peter Jackson's remake of 1933's King Kong is now available on the internet.

Holy cow.

[Freddy Schurr]

A FIRST ROBOTICS FLIM

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by M. Krass

Uh, so am I the only person who's really, really excited about tomorrow's release of The War of the Worlds?

Also, in case you're living under a movie-going rock, the trailer for Peter Jackson's remake of 1933's King Kong is now available on the internet.

Holy cow.

War of the Worlds is getting amazing reviews on Rotten Tomatoes but I am a bit disturbed by the universal groan about an apparently awful ending.

[Madison]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

War of the Worlds is getting amazing reviews on Rotten Tomatoes but I am a bit disturbed by the universal groan about an apparently awful ending.

I'm trying to avoid reading much about it as I want to be completely involved in the movie rather than waiting for this or that part I read about in a review.

The ending, of course, is going to be the hardest part to make work here -- everyone knows how the novel ends. If Spielberg stays true to the novel, there's no suspense because we all know what happens, but if he tries to change things, he takes on the immense task of doing better than Wells himself and that's a big job to tackle.

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by M. Krass

Uh, so am I the only person who's really, really excited about tomorrow's release of The War of the Worlds?

Also, in case you're living under a movie-going rock, the trailer for Peter Jackson's remake of 1933's King Kong is now available on the internet.

Holy cow.

Check out the vine scene from King Kong.
Amazing!

[KelliV]

I can't wait to see Munich by Spielberg.

[Elgin Clock]

I have to revive this thread yet again.

I just heard that one of the best video games ever is going to be made into a movie.

Silent Hill is coming to the big screen!!!!!!!!!!!

Another link

Official movie home page.

I can't wait!!!!!!!!!

I can (hopefully) be scared again, just as I was when I was in HS and played the video game for the first time at 3am one morning in the dark..

[JamesBrown]

It should be a really good movie (I can get you the poster if you want it pm me)

The movie I am looking forward to the most is DaVinci code, It is based on a best selling book, Directed by Ron Howard and stars tom Hanks, I can not see how this movie could be anything less than great.