OK here we go.... from 10-1..My most anticipated movies of 2009
10. Inglorious Basterds (August 21)
Quentin Tarantino( Director), Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Samuel L. Jackson
Finally..Finally a Bad Ass Tarantino movie after the teaser "Grindhouse"...Has there been a project more wrapped in uncertainty than Inglourious Basterds?
Up until this week people werent even certain Tarantino would be releasing the film this year. Now it appears that it will be invading theaters in August. One of my favourite directors who gave us 'Pulp Fiction, From Dusk till Dawn, Kill Bill..So Looking forward to his new one.
09. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (July 17)
David Yates (Director), Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson
Tom Riddle me this, is there anyone that won’t be seeing this film? I certainly will. This film should have been released last November instead of the pseudo-shimmering vampire wonder that was Twilight. Count to three, breathe and tell yourself that Christmas comes in July with the sixth installment of the Harry Potter franchise. David Yates has brought the best out of our favorite wizards and Harry’s world is only set to get darker with the film setting its sights on the past of Lord Vldemort.
08. Terminator Salvation (May 22)
McG (Director), Christian Bale, Sam Worthington
McG was not the first choice of fanboys until we got a glimpse of the trailer, which gave us robots of all sizes and Bale being a badass. Add to that Bale’s demands for a great script before even signing on and the guarantee of sequels and epic action, this might just be the best movie ever, according to the checklist: Robots. Guns. Bale. Babes. Violence
07. Star Trek (May 8)
J. J. Abrams (director), Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto
One reason..Saw the awesome Trailer..Completely hooked even though I'm not a Trekker. This one is rumored to be for Star-Trek what 'The Dark Knight' was for the Batman franchise..Need I say more ?
06. X-Men Origins: Wolverine (May 1)
Gavin Hood (Director), Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds
If you’ve ever been in a comic book shop, you’d know Wolverine is everywhere and now the big screen is no exception. Hugh Jackman returns as the cigar-chompin, bad-dude-slicin’ mutant with a healing factor as we take a look at his humble, ass-whuppin origins. Promising to deliver on the action, how can you not be excited for a whole slew of mutant cameos, including fan favorite Gambit and Deadpool
05. Coraline (February 6)
Henry Selick (Director)
What happens when you combine the director who knocked us out of our seats with the brilliant and seemingly timeless The Nightmare Before Christmas with one of the greatest living sci-fi writers of all-time? The story of a little girl in an even littler world who opens a mysterious door and finds an alternate world and alternate family, that’s what. Full of life and brilliant dashes of creativity and uniqueness, Coraline appears to be 2009’s February surprise, a lovable work of stop-motion animation that should catch the attention of child and adult alike. Don’t be surprised if this one makes an impact felt all year long
04. Shutter Island (October 2)
Martin Scorsese (director), Leonardo DiCaprio, Sir Ben Kingsley
From the Director who gave us Great movies like Gangs of New York, The Departed, Cape Fear, Raging Bull, ect. The story's about two U.S. Marshals hunting an escaped murderess during a cataclysmic storm. expect a blend of Jane Eyre darkness with Cold War Era levels of paranoia
03. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (June 26)
Michael Bay (Director), Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox & errrrr...Optimus Prime
Michael Bay is bringing giant fu*king robots back to the big screen with the promise that even bigger and even better. They’ve added new robots, turned up the action and as we can only expect, blown more $hit up. As a fan of the first film, I can see only one other film in ‘09 that will be bigger than the second Transformers. If the first film proved anything, it is that the experience will be filled with big robots, big set pieces, long shots of Megan Fox’s abdomen and a$$. Should be fun, at the very least.
02. Avatar (December 18)
James Cameron (Director)
Yeah...James Cameron will be coming with a Bang with this baby after 9 years of silence..Supposed to be the most advanced CGI animation ever created & in 3D as well..The Story is about a Human fighting in a Tournament with aliens in a another Planet...Holy $hit....I just came..
02.1 Bitch Slap (January 15)
Talent: None
This would have been my most expected movie of 2009 if it wasn't for one other movie...
Do yourself (and me) a quick favor by checking out the trailer for this red hot mess of a movie in youtube.. (Be warned though you have to verify for your age even to see the trailer..yeah its that hot) ..If you do, I won’t even have to write any more.
A quick glance at IMDB will show you the plot keywords- Sex, Nudity, Nun, Bitch Slap, Lesbian, Lesbian Scene..Now tell me that any self respecting guy will not go to see this movie ?
Bitch Slap is rated PG-DD, making it unsuitable for children under 17
01. Watchmen (March 6)
Zack Snyder (director), Carla Gugino, Jeffrey Morgan
After all the years of waiting, it feels a bit surreal to be anticipating this movie in a tangible way. For too long, fans (including myself) have kept this one on the list of Most Anticipated Movies That No One’s Making.
Now it seems like a large amount of the puzzle pieces came together perfectly - an accomplished director who carried the graphic novel around set more than he did the script, a solid cast, and the technology needed to create the visual shock and awe that’s worthy of the source material.
Legal troubles aside, this year may finally be the year that superfans can release the tantric-like tension they’ve built up waiting to geek out, and a larger audience might be exposed to a stirring social satire that still has something to tell us about the world around us
www.filmschoolrejects.com
10. Inglorious Basterds (August 21)
Quentin Tarantino( Director), Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Samuel L. Jackson
Finally..Finally a Bad Ass Tarantino movie after the teaser "Grindhouse"...Has there been a project more wrapped in uncertainty than Inglourious Basterds?
Up until this week people werent even certain Tarantino would be releasing the film this year. Now it appears that it will be invading theaters in August. One of my favourite directors who gave us 'Pulp Fiction, From Dusk till Dawn, Kill Bill..So Looking forward to his new one.
09. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (July 17)
David Yates (Director), Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson
Tom Riddle me this, is there anyone that won’t be seeing this film? I certainly will. This film should have been released last November instead of the pseudo-shimmering vampire wonder that was Twilight. Count to three, breathe and tell yourself that Christmas comes in July with the sixth installment of the Harry Potter franchise. David Yates has brought the best out of our favorite wizards and Harry’s world is only set to get darker with the film setting its sights on the past of Lord Vldemort.
08. Terminator Salvation (May 22)
McG (Director), Christian Bale, Sam Worthington
McG was not the first choice of fanboys until we got a glimpse of the trailer, which gave us robots of all sizes and Bale being a badass. Add to that Bale’s demands for a great script before even signing on and the guarantee of sequels and epic action, this might just be the best movie ever, according to the checklist: Robots. Guns. Bale. Babes. Violence
07. Star Trek (May 8)
J. J. Abrams (director), Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto
One reason..Saw the awesome Trailer..Completely hooked even though I'm not a Trekker. This one is rumored to be for Star-Trek what 'The Dark Knight' was for the Batman franchise..Need I say more ?
06. X-Men Origins: Wolverine (May 1)
Gavin Hood (Director), Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds
If you’ve ever been in a comic book shop, you’d know Wolverine is everywhere and now the big screen is no exception. Hugh Jackman returns as the cigar-chompin, bad-dude-slicin’ mutant with a healing factor as we take a look at his humble, ass-whuppin origins. Promising to deliver on the action, how can you not be excited for a whole slew of mutant cameos, including fan favorite Gambit and Deadpool
05. Coraline (February 6)
Henry Selick (Director)
What happens when you combine the director who knocked us out of our seats with the brilliant and seemingly timeless The Nightmare Before Christmas with one of the greatest living sci-fi writers of all-time? The story of a little girl in an even littler world who opens a mysterious door and finds an alternate world and alternate family, that’s what. Full of life and brilliant dashes of creativity and uniqueness, Coraline appears to be 2009’s February surprise, a lovable work of stop-motion animation that should catch the attention of child and adult alike. Don’t be surprised if this one makes an impact felt all year long
04. Shutter Island (October 2)
Martin Scorsese (director), Leonardo DiCaprio, Sir Ben Kingsley
From the Director who gave us Great movies like Gangs of New York, The Departed, Cape Fear, Raging Bull, ect. The story's about two U.S. Marshals hunting an escaped murderess during a cataclysmic storm. expect a blend of Jane Eyre darkness with Cold War Era levels of paranoia
03. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (June 26)
Michael Bay (Director), Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox & errrrr...Optimus Prime
Michael Bay is bringing giant fu*king robots back to the big screen with the promise that even bigger and even better. They’ve added new robots, turned up the action and as we can only expect, blown more $hit up. As a fan of the first film, I can see only one other film in ‘09 that will be bigger than the second Transformers. If the first film proved anything, it is that the experience will be filled with big robots, big set pieces, long shots of Megan Fox’s abdomen and a$$. Should be fun, at the very least.
02. Avatar (December 18)
James Cameron (Director)
Yeah...James Cameron will be coming with a Bang with this baby after 9 years of silence..Supposed to be the most advanced CGI animation ever created & in 3D as well..The Story is about a Human fighting in a Tournament with aliens in a another Planet...Holy $hit....I just came..
02.1 Bitch Slap (January 15)
Talent: None
This would have been my most expected movie of 2009 if it wasn't for one other movie...
Do yourself (and me) a quick favor by checking out the trailer for this red hot mess of a movie in youtube.. (Be warned though you have to verify for your age even to see the trailer..yeah its that hot) ..If you do, I won’t even have to write any more.
A quick glance at IMDB will show you the plot keywords- Sex, Nudity, Nun, Bitch Slap, Lesbian, Lesbian Scene..Now tell me that any self respecting guy will not go to see this movie ?
Bitch Slap is rated PG-DD, making it unsuitable for children under 17
01. Watchmen (March 6)
Zack Snyder (director), Carla Gugino, Jeffrey Morgan
After all the years of waiting, it feels a bit surreal to be anticipating this movie in a tangible way. For too long, fans (including myself) have kept this one on the list of Most Anticipated Movies That No One’s Making.
Now it seems like a large amount of the puzzle pieces came together perfectly - an accomplished director who carried the graphic novel around set more than he did the script, a solid cast, and the technology needed to create the visual shock and awe that’s worthy of the source material.
Legal troubles aside, this year may finally be the year that superfans can release the tantric-like tension they’ve built up waiting to geek out, and a larger audience might be exposed to a stirring social satire that still has something to tell us about the world around us
www.filmschoolrejects.com
