Sunday, December 18, 2011

What to expect in 2012: MOVIES

In less than two weeks, 2011 will come to an end, paving the way to 2012.

Whether the year 2012 will be a good year is rather up for debate, what with the recession and not so calm periods that we've being facing for the past year or two. At the very least, there are a few things that I am very much looking forward to in the year 2012.


Predicting the big GAME OVER waaaayyy before
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Game fucked up the industry.

Let's start it straight off with movies.

For the past few years or so, superheroes movies have received a massive interest from the public thanks to a few of them actually not sucking and are now part of a genre growing fast in the movie industry.

The most ambitious undertaking has to be Marvel Studios'

The Avengers

Holy crap, I had goosebumps just writing that.

The Avengers team is one of the most popular team in the comic books industry, rivaled only by the Justice League from DC comics.

And the buildup to this movie has been a good long journey, starting with Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, Thor, and ended most recently with Captain America: The First Avenger. All of them have been damn fine movies. Well, ok, Iron Man 2 WAS a bit disappointing somewhat, but it was still pretty good.

The Avengers movie will be directed by none other than Joss Whedon. To say that the fans rejoiced upon hearing this decision, is an understatement. Many of his works have literally reached cult status, and many fans believe that just by having him on board as writer/director is enough to make this movie one of the greatest superhero movies of all time.

I approve.

And come on, look at the cast: Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. MOTHERFUCKING Jackson!!!!

But, you know what, I can't put it into words to be perfectly honest. It's actually rather tough to write down why The Avengers will be one of the most kick-ass superhero movies of ALL TIME. It's like everything comes together so beautifully. All I know is, no matter what, even if the world ends one day after I watched this movie, I will die happy.

Now watch the trailer and weep alongside me. On May 4th 2012.



And speaking of comic book movies...


The Dark Knight Rises

Reviving the Dark Knight is one of Christopher Nolan's greatest achievements, and is currently the Golden Boy of Hollywood. It's like everything he touches turn to gold. His filmography may be short, but the audiences love it too: Memento, Insomnia, Batman Begins, The Prestige, The Dark Knight and most recently, Inception.Of course, now everyone wants to go down the reboot/darker/edgier look for every fucking franchise. Just because it worked for Batman doesn't mean it will work for everyone goddamit!!

I'm looking at you, Spider-man. (Well, I guess its really more of SONY's fault.)

Once again, with a stellar cast: Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Morgan Freeman. Damn.


I approve.

If the leaked pictures are anything to go by, The Dark Knight Rises will also be a confirmed epic movie, however, it does have a lot to live up to. The Dark Knight was considered to be one of the finest examples of comic book movies ever made, and Tom Hardy will be hard pressed to top Heath Ledger's performance as the Joker. But whatever it is, for comic book fans everywhere, this is a must watch of 2012.




Will Bane break the Bat? Find out on July 20th 2012.

There are plenty of other movies that are showing in 2012, but in my opinion, The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises are definitely the ones that stand out the most in my list. So heres a short list of other potentially good movies to watch out for in 2012.


Men In Black III
May 25th 2012


I had my reservations about this movie when I first heard they were making a sequel, as the first movie was damn good, and the sequel...definitely not. However, I am more than willing to give this a shot. The trailers do show an interesting storyline where J (Will Smith) has to travel back in time to save K (Tommy Lee-Jones/Josh Brolin). It feels like they actually put much more effort into this one than MiB2, which had a reeeaallllyyyy generic storyline.

Trailer: <<< Josh Brolin looks like he's having a blast playing as K. :D


The Pirates! Band of Misfits
March 2012


From the same company that brought us Arthur Christmas, which I reviewed in my last post. They also made Chicken Run, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit and Flushed Away. Their animated movies have always been good, though mostly sleeper hits unlike Pixar and Dreamworks blockbusters, but its nice to see that Aardman Animations getting some proper recognition thanks to Arthur Christmas.Trailer <<< I'm really digging that beard.


The Amazing Spider-Man
June 2012


First things first, I like Spider-man. He's one of my top superheroes ever, alongside Captain America, Batman, and Deadpool. So I was not too keen when SONY Pictures announced the reboot and subsequent darker and edgier direction, it feels like they are doing it just to emulate Christopher Nolan.

However, Andrew Garfield really showed off his skills in The Social Network, so maybe he will be pretty good after all. And Martin Sheen is going to be Uncle Ben! So I guess it will be worth the watch after all.

Trailer <<< Mirror's Edge?

G.I. Joe: Retaliation
June 2012
YO JOOOOOEEEEE!!!!
G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra wasn't much of a movie, it was just an action movie to the core and nothing much. It ended on a cliffhanger, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt is always a delight to watch as the hammy Cobra Commander.

So why did I bother putting a sequel to that here?

Watch the Trailer <<<< THE ROCK AND BRUCE WILLIS!!! THAT'S WHY!!!

Dredd
September 2012
I. AM. THE. LAW!!
There was a movie adaption of the world's most famous faceless law enforcer. Until he took off his damn mask. I hope it doesn't happen here in this remake. To be fair, the Sylvester Stallone one wasn't horrible, but it definitely did not do Judge Dredd justice. This version will star Karl Urban as the eponymous character, so it's definitely something I'm looking forward to.

No trailers available as of writing.


Skyfall
October (London Premiere)/ October-December (worldwide)


Finally, a new James Bond movie, but supposedly won't have much to do with Quantum of Solace nor Casino Royale, which I thought to be a bit disappointing. I find Daniel Craig's performance as the new James Bond to be a damn good watch, as it focuses more on the agent than the flashy gadgets or the crazy sci-fi that used to be the staple of the series prior to this.

No trailers available yet unfortunately.

Prometheus
June 8th 2012

At first, Prometheus was suppose to be a prequel to the Alien franchise movies, but now it seems that it will be focusing on exploring the concepts of aliens responsible for human existence on Earth and the background of the famous Xenomorphs. It looks to be more akin to Ridley Scott's Bladerunner and the original Alien concept, which is a welcome change for me, as the Alien franchise is slowly going towards too much action without any logic behind it. Definitely something to look out for fans of the Alien movies.

No trailers available as of writing.
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
February 17th 2012
Hell hath no fury like a flaming skeleton on a motorcycle...
The first Ghost Rider movie. Sucked. It was rather lifeless and the fight scenes, which are suppose to be the highlights of any comic book action movie, sucked as well. However, it seems the new film looks promising, with a clearer focus without the burdens of an origin story to tell. Instead, it seems to focus more on Ghost Rider being an agent torn between two worlds. I may be looking too much into it though.

Trailer <<< Looks pretty action packed.

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
June 22th 2012

How do you make Abe Lincoln more badass?
Make him hunt vampires!!!
Its Abraham Lincoln. Re-imagined to be a Vampire Hunter. Really, need I say more???

*MIND EXPLODES FROM PURE AWESOMENESS*

No trailers available yet unfortunately.



The Hobbit
An Unexpected Journey:14th December 2012
There and Back Again: 13th December 2012

Peter Jackson is back again, this time with the prequel to the Lord of the Rings trilogy, where it all started. And this one has the magic touch of Guillermo del Toro as well. It looks set to be a winning formula.

No trailers available yet unfortunately.


John Carter of Mars
March 9th 2012

An American Civil War soldier gets sent to Mars. That's the gist of the story I got from the trailers so far. It feels like a really good fantasy movie, especially since its directed by Andrew Stanton, the guy behind some of Pixar's best movies: Toy Story 1,2 and 3, Finding Nemo, WALL-E and Up. Just by his credentials alone, I would go watch this movie.

Trailer <<< Looks pretty epic.


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So, that's my list of movies that I would definitely watch in 2012, and I hope that I have helped in creating awareness for some of the movies that were not as well known.

Here's a link to all the official movie websites:
Next time, I will write about the games and cartoons to look forward to in 2012. Whichever comes first, I ain't too sure yet.

Merry Christmas, folks!!



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