Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Ten movies that should not be missed in 2008

I love movies. Anyone who knows me already knew that though. 2007 was a year that saw about 3,000 sequels, a million remakes and 12 original movies. This year will be a little different. There aren't very many remakes, still a ton of sequels and hopefully a bunch more original flicks. Here are the ten movies that I am most looking forward to for this year:

10) Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
-- First one was way underrated. Check it out. You'll be happy you did, especially if you read the books.

9) Iron Man
-- Hasn't been tried yet. Could be good with Robert Downey Jr., Gweneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard and Samuel L. Jackson.

8) James Bond 22
-- Daniel Craig is back as Bond. Casino Royale was a good return to Bondness after a few mediocre shots.

7) The Incredible Hulk
-- Eric Bana wasn't that bad of a Hulk, but Edward Norton should be much better. They're pretty much pretending the last one didn't happen, so you know they'll be upping the stakes a bit.

6) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Crystal Skull
-- No Sean Connery will definitely turn off some die-hard fans, but Shia LeBouf will pick up the slack. It could branch off into a whole new series with Indy's son taking over, but that remains to be seen.

5) Hellboy II: The Golden Army
-- Another sequel that had an underrated first part. It's been in production for a few years now, so chances are good that when it comes out, it will be exactly what everyone wants, which means great things for moviegoers.

4) Jumper
-- Out of sheer originality this is ranked so high. Hayden Christiansen, Rachel Bilson and Samuel L. Jackson with white hair. People that can jump to anywhere in the world. Somehow they end up fighting each other. Gonna be great.

3) Get Smart
-- A remake of a popular old television series. Steve Carell, Anne Hatheway, "The Rock", and a bunch of cameos has this comedy up pretty high on my list.

2) The Dark Knight
-- Heath Ledger (R.I.P.) won't be as good a joker as Jack Nicholson and Rachel Dawes being recast to Maggie Gyllenhall will be weird to see, but Christian Bale is a great Batman. Harvey Dent will be played by Aaron Eckhart as well. Should be amazing.

1) Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
-- If they stay true to the book, it will be amazing again. Too much was taken out of Order, and there are rumors that Deathly Hallows will be two movies, which would be awesome. Either way, I'll be there at midnight on opening night.

Honorable Mentions:
Rambo, Pineapple Express,Vantage Point

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

i loved the book harry potter and the deathly hallows