10 February 2011

OMG! Nerdy Movies From Here to the End of Eternity (Or June)

I Am Number Four – Feb 18th

Number one on our list happens to be Number Four. Or at least that's what he's telling us. This is an adaptation of the Teen Sci-Fi book by legendary "fiction writer" James Frey. Angsty heart throb teen aged aliens abound in Michael Bay produced explosion fest. Our Prediction: Sure, it kind of looks a little twilight, but replace the creepy “romance” with awesome special effects!



Unknown – Feb 18th

Coming out the same day as I Am Number Four is Liam Neeson's latest thriller flick Unknown. The premise is an old one but a fun one: Imagine you woke up one day and found out that you suddenly no longer existed. No paper trail, no one recognizes you – not even your own family! Our Prediction: Liam Neeson is very solid in a thriller role. I'd love to catch this one in theaters.




Drive A
ngry – Feb 25th

After colossal failure Ghost Rider, Nick Cage is getting a second chance to make it right. Drive Angry is a man escaped from hell to kick serious ass on the people who sent him there. Our Prediction: Here's hoping this time they spread the awesome out instead of trying to condense it all into one scene.



The Adjustment Bureau – March 4th

Matt Damon and Emily Blunt are a politician and ballerina in love! Except, ONOES, someone is trying to keep them apart (For some reason). Our Prediction: Phillip K Dick? Love Story? Oh man, that sounds just too weird not to watch.




Rango – March 4th

I wasn't so sure about this one at first, but recent trailers have changed my mind. Johnny Depp is a cowardly chameleon who takes on the role of Sherrif in a small persecuted town and finds some kind of Seven Samurai moral lesson... Or something. Our Prediction: Eh, it'll be fun for the kids.




Battle: Los Angeles – March 11th

Part of the growing genre of Documentary style-shot “First contact turns into massive Alien/Human War and we're in California/New York for some reason” genre. Aaron Eckhart saves the day. Our Prediction: Ok, despite misgivings about all these movies lately this one actually looks like it'd be a fun watch.




Mars Needs Moms – March 11th

Based on the book by Bloom County cartoonist Berkeley Breathed on the premise that Mars is in such dire need of a mother's touch that they start abducting moms. Our Prediction: High quality Santa Clause Vs. The Martians.




Red Riding Hood – March 11th

Twilight Director Catherine Hardwicke does TwilightTwilightTwilight TwilightTwilightTwilightTwilight FOOOREEEEVEEEERRRRR Our

Prediction: She falls in love with the big bad wolf.




Suing The Devil – March 11th

Good day for movies, apparently! Lawyer makes a sham case to sue the devil for his entire history of wrongful actions – except then the Devil totally shows up! Our Prediction: Malcolm Fucking Mc Dowell is the devil!! How awesome is that?!




Paul – March 18th

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost turn their Dynamic Duo into a Terrific Trio with the addition of tiny CG Alien Guy Paul (Seth Rogan). Sigourney Weaver makes an appearance – what, you're too good for Ghost Busters III but you'll do this? OurPrediction: ET Meets Shawn of the Dead – Totally wicked!




Sucker Punch – March 25th

I promised myself I wouldn't talk about this movie. If I talk about it, then you won't want to see it and you need to see it. Our Prediction: Watch the trailer, dude!





Source Code – April 1st

Soldier relives the dying memories of a man killed in a bomb blast with the intention of finding out who set us up the bomb, then decides that's not how the game is played and tries to prevent it from ever happening. Our Prediction: Ehhhhh... It's just the memories, where did this Einstein get the idea that he could actually prevent the outcome? Either this'll be a really awesome high-concept piece of art or another case of Hollywood forgetting how its own plot works.



Super - April 1st

James Gunn brings back the joy and takes Rainn Wilson and Nathan Fillion with him. This time he takes on Super Heroes. Our Prediciton: I'm always a little 'meh' on Rainn Wilson, but NATHAN FILLION man!! Captain Hammer rides again?




Rubber - April 1st

Rubber tire comes to life. Starts making peoples heads explode. No. Seriously. Our Prediction: AHAHAAAAHAHAHA.... AAAHHHAAAAAAAHHAAAAAAAH Gasp HAAAAAAHAHAAAA!





Hanna – Apil 8th

La Femme Nikita Lolita. Saorise Ronan is a young assassin trained by her father to do his dirty work. Our Prediction: As long as it doesn't have any of the creepy pedophile implications of Luc Besson's brilliant The Professional, then I'm all for it.




Your Highness – April 8th

Speaking of Natalie Portman... She joins James Franco and Danny McBride in a bold-faced mockery of the fantasy genre. It's gonna get spoofed right in the butt. Our Prediction: The trailer already highlight several hilarious moments. There are some high hopes for this one.




13 Assassins – April 29th

Martial Arts tale of assassins on the road to revenge. Our Prediction: If you're coming to this for anything other than beautiful cinematography and incredible fight scenes then you're in the wrong theater.





Thor – May6th

The God of Thunder heralds arrives at the end of the April Showers to bring an entire month of movie May Flowers. Kenneth Branagh is the big surprise here, but he's got a long history of far more than competent director work. Natalie Portman again. Lady's busy this year! Our Prediction: By Odin's One-eyed Salty Codpiece, this will be fun!




Priest - May 13th

Paul Bettany is a priest in a post apocalyptic world fighting vampires to save a baby or some other people or something. Our Prediction: Looks weird but fun, but I'll admit I'm getting sick of vampires.





Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides – May 20th

The one remaining redeeming quality of the original trilogy gets his own movie. I mean, the last two were his in all but name so I guess they figured why not just go all the way? Our Prediction: Could be awesome or could be lolawful




The Three of Life – May 27th

This movie is... hard to describe. Terence Malick and Brad Pitt discover that all the world is a miracle and there is something in there about God's Divine Plan. Also, lessons about forgiveness. Our Prediction:

Weird-o-Meter is off the chart. Try to go into this one without expectations. Could be awful, or it could be 2011's answer to Inception. Keep your mind open, but whatever you do definitely see it. We need more films with this potential in the box office.

4 comments:

  1. I just watched the trailer for "Sucker Punch". I have no fucking idea what this movie is about, but I MUST see it. RIGHT NOW.

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  2. The only ones I'm really jonesin' for are Sucker Punch and Your Highness. The rest I'm either somewhat interested in or don't give a damn.

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  3. Having read through the list, I agree with almost all of your sentiments, however, there was nothing you could have said about Sucker Punch that would have made me not want to see it after that trailer. Holy bulletgasmspolsion, Batman, that looked awesome.

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  4. I saw the trailer for I am four a while back and I was like this could be good.

    Produced by Micheal Bay...piss off I'm not falling for anymore of your crap Bay.

    Also if Paul Bettney doesn't do well in Priest, Alan Tudyk has promised him a fonging. It's a running bet they have.

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