Hello Everyone,
I thought that I would give my two cents on the ten of the most anticipated movies coming out next year. I will start with the first five movies coming out this year. The list is derived from movies.yahoo.com; I will also be adding a few movies not listed so in the end I will be giving my two cents on more than ten movies.
Here we go:
Cloverfield: Release Date: 01/18
We got our first taste of this movie in a teaser trailer that was released when Transformers hit the theaters last year (by the way, it was one of the best movies of 2007.) The trailer was just that--a teaser; all we knew was something was happening in New York and the head of the Statue of Liberty was being thrown into the city. The movie is filmed à la Blair Witch Project in the sense that we are seeing the movie through the eyes of one of the characters, who is filming the events with his camcorder. When the trailer hit, speculation ran rampant that producer J.J. Abrams was doing a Voltron movie or a Godzilla remake. In the end, it seems to be a movie about a monster attacking the Big Apple. I am looking forward to this movie and I hope it can live up to all the buzz and hype it has been receiving. I think that just getting the first person point of view via the camcorder will add a sort of realism to the movie.
Check out the trailer.
Rambo: Release Date: 01/25
I do not have much to say about this movie. Sylvester Stallone is back, writing, directing, and of course, starring in the new chapter of the Rambo franchise. I saw the trailer and it's okay; I think if you look at this movie for what it's worth, just an action film, you should be okay. I was happy when everyone thought that Stallone was gone from the limelight and his career had died a slow death. I guess we can see what happened, since a great deal of people did like the last Rocky movie.
Check out the trailer.
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who: Release Date: 03/14
This animated movie is brought to you by the creators of Ice Age. With the voices of Jim Carrey and Steve Carell, I guess you can't go wrong. If you have kiddies, take them to see this flick, and if you don't, go see it anyway. Nowadays, a great deal of animated films' humor are more geared toward adults than kids.
Check out the trailer.
Iron Man: Release Date: 05/02
I cannot wait for this fucking movie. I can feel that this movie is going to be the hit summer movie of 2008. I mean, you have comic book fanboy Jon Favreau directing this movie and Robert Downey, Jr., playing Tony Stark. Who else can play a billionaire alcoholic who dons an armor of iron? The trailer was kick-ass, especially the last clip when he is flying with those fighter jets and he ends up breaking the sound barrier. The best thing about this is when you have a director who actually reads comic books and loves the character--you can't go wrong. A perfect example is Bryan Singer and X-Men. Let's hope this movie is a hit and we can see sequels hitting the theaters in 2010.
Check out the trailer.
Speed Racer: Release Date: 05/09
I was never a fan of the Speed Racer cartoon, but I did love the music remix they did back in the 90s. The movie is being directed by the infamous Wachowski Brothers, who, as we all know, created the Matrix trilogy. Based on the trailer, the racing scenes are very CGI, but you have a strong cast with Matthew Fox, Susan Sarandon, John Goodman, and Christina Ricci. I will most likely give this movie a shot only because the Wachowski brothers are directing.
Check out the trailer.
Friday, December 28, 2007
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Aliens Versus Predator Requiem - Movie Review
Here it goes, my first entry into my blog. The time is 1:28 AM and we just got home from watching Alien versus Predator Requiem at the new Kendall 16 Regal Theatre. First of all, it was my first visit to this movie theatre and I have to say that its not too shabby. They are very organized when it comes to new releases and the crowd is not your typical "Sunset Place" crowd if you know what I mean. Well enough about the theatre and time to get to the purpose behind this blog entry tonight.
When I first heard about this sequel, I had high hopes since they first movie was great. But I should have recognized the signs from the beginning. The first sign that this was going to end up like most sequels, "Scream 2", "Scary Movie 2", "Hostel 2", all movies that paled in comparison to their predecessors. This sequel would not only have a new director but they would have two new directors that only have only done two actual full length movies and a music video. (Information taken from IMDB.) The Brothers Strauss, even though have lots of experience in the visual effects departments but as I mentioned little experience in actually directing a movie.
I will do my best to give a spoiler free review.
The movie picks up exactly where the first movie ended with the baby Alien coming out of the dead Predator as his comrades were taking him back to the motherland. As noted in the previews the Aliedator as I call it, causes lots of mayhem and the Predator's ship ends up crashing near a small Colorado town. Overall the movie is slow paced with little bits of action here and there so that you don't fall asleep. The directors spend time giving you some background on the main characters so you can somewhat feel something for them when each of them is confronted by either an Alien, Predator, or Aliedator and meet their untimely death. The movie was very dark and I don't mean in a spiritual, religious, or wow I am going to cut veins dark. I mean the movie is just dark as in the absence of light. This would prove to be a fatal mistake since it was hard to make out who was fighting and what was actually occurring during a fight between the different alien species. Now I understand most of the fight scenes took place in sewers and at night, but hey the first movie took place in an underground temple in Antarctica and we got plenty of light to be able to enjoy the fight scenes that took place between Aliens and Predators. I won't lie to you. There are some decent fight scenes and the deaths that occurs to the humans caught in the middle are nasty. On that note this movie does not discriminate about who dies, men, women, children, pregnant women, sluts, and yes even Stoners bite the dust in this movie.
Some good aspects to the movie. The visual effects were great and even though there was an absence of light when you could make it out what was happening during the end of the fight, so the payoff was good. We get to see the Predator's home world for a brief moment which has purpose as I believe it is tied to the open ending of this movie. Yes, they do leave the movie open for a third installment and if the sequel makes enough money Fox will most likely give the go ahead to make the next movie. We can keep our fingers crossed that Mr. Anderson will decide to shoot this installment and we can all forget about AVP-R.
Here are my answers to the three basic questions that everyone usually asks after you see a movie:
1. Did you enjoy the movie?
Yes, I did somewhat enjoy the movie. It did not live up to my expectations but it was not the worst movie I have seen. Go rent a little movie called "The Core" that was made back in 2003 and get back to me. Also, the crowd in the theatre was pumped and did make the movie more enjoyable with their oohs and ahhhs.
2. Would you see it again?
No, this movie would not get a second viewing from me. I will purchase it on DVD when it comes out only to complete my collection.
3. Would you recommend other people seeing it?
Yes and No. Yes, if you have not seen the first movie and therefore have no expectations. No, if you have seen the first movie and do not want to ruin the enjoyment you received from watching the first movie.
Well that is it for my review, on AVP-R. Come back next week when I review the sequel to National Treasure which so far has gotten great reviews and as the same cast, producers and same director from its predecessor.
Take Care and Happy Holidays from Alex not Alexander.
When I first heard about this sequel, I had high hopes since they first movie was great. But I should have recognized the signs from the beginning. The first sign that this was going to end up like most sequels, "Scream 2", "Scary Movie 2", "Hostel 2", all movies that paled in comparison to their predecessors. This sequel would not only have a new director but they would have two new directors that only have only done two actual full length movies and a music video. (Information taken from IMDB.) The Brothers Strauss, even though have lots of experience in the visual effects departments but as I mentioned little experience in actually directing a movie.
I will do my best to give a spoiler free review.
The movie picks up exactly where the first movie ended with the baby Alien coming out of the dead Predator as his comrades were taking him back to the motherland. As noted in the previews the Aliedator as I call it, causes lots of mayhem and the Predator's ship ends up crashing near a small Colorado town. Overall the movie is slow paced with little bits of action here and there so that you don't fall asleep. The directors spend time giving you some background on the main characters so you can somewhat feel something for them when each of them is confronted by either an Alien, Predator, or Aliedator and meet their untimely death. The movie was very dark and I don't mean in a spiritual, religious, or wow I am going to cut veins dark. I mean the movie is just dark as in the absence of light. This would prove to be a fatal mistake since it was hard to make out who was fighting and what was actually occurring during a fight between the different alien species. Now I understand most of the fight scenes took place in sewers and at night, but hey the first movie took place in an underground temple in Antarctica and we got plenty of light to be able to enjoy the fight scenes that took place between Aliens and Predators. I won't lie to you. There are some decent fight scenes and the deaths that occurs to the humans caught in the middle are nasty. On that note this movie does not discriminate about who dies, men, women, children, pregnant women, sluts, and yes even Stoners bite the dust in this movie.
Some good aspects to the movie. The visual effects were great and even though there was an absence of light when you could make it out what was happening during the end of the fight, so the payoff was good. We get to see the Predator's home world for a brief moment which has purpose as I believe it is tied to the open ending of this movie. Yes, they do leave the movie open for a third installment and if the sequel makes enough money Fox will most likely give the go ahead to make the next movie. We can keep our fingers crossed that Mr. Anderson will decide to shoot this installment and we can all forget about AVP-R.
Here are my answers to the three basic questions that everyone usually asks after you see a movie:
1. Did you enjoy the movie?
Yes, I did somewhat enjoy the movie. It did not live up to my expectations but it was not the worst movie I have seen. Go rent a little movie called "The Core" that was made back in 2003 and get back to me. Also, the crowd in the theatre was pumped and did make the movie more enjoyable with their oohs and ahhhs.
2. Would you see it again?
No, this movie would not get a second viewing from me. I will purchase it on DVD when it comes out only to complete my collection.
3. Would you recommend other people seeing it?
Yes and No. Yes, if you have not seen the first movie and therefore have no expectations. No, if you have seen the first movie and do not want to ruin the enjoyment you received from watching the first movie.
Well that is it for my review, on AVP-R. Come back next week when I review the sequel to National Treasure which so far has gotten great reviews and as the same cast, producers and same director from its predecessor.
Take Care and Happy Holidays from Alex not Alexander.
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