Which movies are you looking forward to in 2008?

[Cortez2301]

For me:

THE DARK KNIGHT (#1 PRIORITY)
IRON MAN
WOLVERINE
THE INCREDIBLE HULK
JAMES BOND 22
INDIANA JONES 4
THE WOLFMAN (IF IT COMES OUT THEN)
WATCHMEN (IF IT COMES OUT THEN)
HELLBOY 2:THE GOLDEN ARMY
JOHN RAMBO

Sorry about the CAPS lock.

[Michael24]

Indiana Jones 4 (my #1 priority :D )
Iron Man
John Rambo
Wolverine (I'm willing to give it a chance)

That's all I really know of at this point. Otherwise, too early to really know for sure.

[Sampire]

The only movies I can think of right off the top of my head in 2008 are the two that follow The Christmas Cottage, which is set to come out this Xmas. I'm not sure, but I think the second movie will be out next year.

It's supposed to be the story of Thomas Kinkade's life as a painter, but to be honest, I'm just watching because Jared Padalecki stars in it. ;)

[Baltofan]

Prince Caspian
Bolt
Madagascar 2

[HG Revolution]

Wall-E is my number one priority for seeing next year.

The Dark Night, Indiana Jones 4, Coraline, Speed Racer, and Half-Blood Prince make a pretty good line-up for event pictures. I wonder if The Subtle Knife will be ready by next year or if it will end up a Summer '09 release.

[KCJ506]

The Dark Knight
Iron Man
Incredbile Hulk
Wolverine
Punisher 2(If it comes out by then)
Bond 22
Hellboy 2
Half-Blood Prince
Prince Caspain
Madagascar 2
Get Smart
Speed Racer
Indiana Jones 4(I'll have to watch the other three first. I know I'm gonna hear it for this but I've never seen them before)
Will's Smith 2008 movie(Name escape me right now)
Wall-E

[Baltofan]

Horton Hears A Who (#1 priority until now!)

[Cortez2301]

Indiana Jones 4(I'll have to watch the other three first. I know I'm gonna hear it for this but I've never seen them before)First and third are the best IMO.

[Michael24]

All three are highly-enjoyable action/adventure flicks. Raiders of the Lost Ark is my personal fav, as well as my all-time favorite movie. :)

[Frank Castle]

The Dark Knight (I've never been so excited for a movie as I am for this one.)
Wall-E


Obviously there's not a whole lot I wanna see for '08.

[Hanshotfirst113]

Indiana Jones 4?
Yawn. I just don't see it working, and moreover, I just don't think that it was necessary. The third film tied up what needed to be, and the franchise was perfect as what it was. Plus, I think George Lucas has enough money, thanks. Still, Spielberg's surprised me before.

The Dark Knight
Not since Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy ended have I felt this genuinely excited about a major studio release. This has so much potential; a phenomenal cast and crew could easily make this everything is hoped that X3 would have been.

Hellboy II: The Golden Army
As TZ's resident Guillermo del Toro fanboy, this has me thrilled beyond all measure :D. I will, of course see it. Probably more than once.

Iron Man
Marvel're just crankin' em out, aren't they? I kind of worry this will become a generic, Ghost Rider-like movie, but I'll be curious all the same, even with such an inexperienced director

The Incredible Hulk
After the horrendous excuse for a movie that was the last film and the rather bland resume of the director, I'm not that thrilled, but, again, curious. At least it'll be better than Ang Lee's Hulk. Anything has to be, right?

Prince Caspin
After the surprisingly excellent treatment that the first film got, I'm definately on board.

Speed Racer and John Rambo
No. Just...no. Morbid curiousity value, at best, at this point.

Bond 22
If the tone from Casino Royale is carried over (Easily the best Bond film in well-over a decade, IMESHO), then I'll be interested. This definately has potential.

Wolverine
Generic comic-book flick again, and I'm not the biggest Ratner fanboy, but, again, morbid curiousity.

Harry Potter
Yates wasn't anywhere near par with Cuaron's masterful visuals or Newell's off-kilter stylishness, but he was light years ahead of Columbus's dull, sluggish, and protracted attempts to film the book word-for-word. I imagine that it will be reasonably good though, and I'll see it so that I can argue with Kuwa. But Steve, please streamline this one, OK? There's so much pointless filler in it. I swear, if it has the whole pointless "Get the memory from Slughorn" subplot, I'll scream.

Man of Steel
Early, but I'm putting this here anyways because I'm so excited for Singer's next superhero flick.

Watchmen
I'm interested. At this point, I don't know what else to think.

Overall, HP, Watchmen, Prince Caspin, Bond 22 (if it's willing to carry on the excellent direction from CR), Hellboy II, and The Dark Knight all show some daring and potential. Wolverine, John Rambo, Iron Man, Hulk, Speed Racer, Indy 4, etc. look rather generic at this stage. At least there's not another Pirates sequel ;).

What the hell is Wall-E?

[HG Revolution]

Oh, one more movie I really want to see: The Lovely Bones. It'll be interesting to see Peter Jackson take on more emotional, grittier material after 4 huge blockbusters.

[FightingDreamer]

IRON MAN-The mere thought of seeing Iron Man hand a bunch of soldiers their buttocks to the tune of Black Sabbath's "Iron Man" featured in the footage of Comic-Con (I'm so jealous of everyone in San Diego right now) is enough to bring me great anticipation. Han, how do the presences of Robert Downey Jr., Jeff Bridges, and Terrence Howard make this movie "generic"? I'm incredibly intrigued to hear your reasoning.

The Dark Knight-Heath Ledger certainly sounds right in the new teaser, and I love Batman's upgraded suit.

Hellboy II-This I can agree with Han on. With Del Toro promising a more epic scale and no John Myers (yay!), things are looking up for the Big Red Guy.

Indiana Jones 4-My interest has shot up considerably since hearing that Karen Allen is returning to the role of Marion Ravenwood. Allen hasn't had a good role in a while, and Marion will always be the best Jones Girl, so this is definitely good news.

The Incredible Hulk-I liked aspects of Ang Lee's Hulk: ILM's work on the titular green giant, Nick Nolte, the unsinkable Sam Elliott, and Jennifer Connelly all provided good performances. The story was just weird in an unpleasant way. This alleged "reboot" has a fantastic cast so far: Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, William Hurt, Tim Roth, Tim Blake Nelson, and Louis Letterier is a solid action director.

[Hanshotfirst113]

IRON MAN-The mere thought of seeing Iron Man hand a bunch of soldiers their buttocks to the tune of Black Sabbath's "Iron Man" featured in the footage of Comic-Con (I'm so jealous of everyone in San Diego right now) is enough to bring me great anticipation.

THIS I did not hear about. It sounds kind of cool.


Han, how do the presences of Robert Downey Jr., Jeff Bridges, and Terrence Howard make this movie "generic"? I'm incredibly intrigued to hear your reasoning.

Call me Mike :). I'm not necessarily saying that the film will be, but even with the presence of big names, most of Marvel's second tier characters (Ghost Rider, Daredevil, and even Blade to an extent, my love of del Toro aside) have been given movies that are just kind of..."there." I actually think that Daredevil is a touch underrated, and Ghost Rider is alright, and I rather enjoy Blade I and II, but I don't think that there was anything that made them stand out as much as Raimi's Spider-Man films or Signer's X-Men movies. Not saying that I necessarily think that it will be bad, but the unwillingness to put a larger budget (and to an extent, different, higher calibur directors, del Toro not withstanding) has made Marvel's smaller scale movie adaptations (as well as their FF films), just sort of "OK." Bridges is a brilliant actor though. Who knows? Maybe I'll be plesantly surprised. I'd sure like to be.


Batman's upgraded suit.

His what? How did I miss this?

[Space Cadet]

What the hell is Wall-E?

The next Pixar movie.

[Hanshotfirst113]

Oh. Now I feel smart. That actually does sound promising. And you have the best sig ever.

[FightingDreamer]

THIS I did not hear about. It sounds kind of cool.



Call me Mike :). I'm not necessarily saying that the film will be, but even with the presence of big names, most of Marvel's second tier characters (Ghost Rider, Daredevil, and even Blade to an extent, my love of del Toro aside) have been given movies that are just kind of..."there." I actually think that Daredevil is a touch underrated, and Ghost Rider is alright, and I rather enjoy Blade I and II, but I don't think that there was anything that made them stand out as much as Raimi's Spider-Man films or Signer's X-Men movies. Not saying that I necessarily think that it will be bad, but the unwillingness to put a larger budget (and to an extent, different, higher calibur directors, del Toro not withstanding) has made Marvel's smaller scale movie adaptations (as well as their FF films), just sort of "OK." Bridges is a brilliant actor though. Who knows? Maybe I'll be plesantly surprised. I'd sure like to be.



His what? How did I miss this?

I agree to a certain extent, but it seems to me that Marvel's doing more for Iron Man than some of the other movies you mentioned, such as hiring actors like Downey, Bridges, and Howard, getting Stan Winston and ILM to do effects, and a solid director like Favreau (check out Zathura, a genuinely thrilling kid's flick).

Oh, and here's the new Batsuit:
http://www.comingsoon.net/images/batmannewsuit.jpg

[KCJ506]

Wolverine
Generic comic-book flick again, and I'm not the biggest Ratner fanboy, but, again, morbid curiousity.


Ratner's not even directing this. It's gonna be directed by someone named Gavin Hood. I've never heard of him before but he directed a movie called Tsotsi and I heard that was supposed to be pretty good.

[HG Revolution]

Oh. Now I feel smart. That actually does sound promising. And you have the best sig ever.

If the Pixar name is enough to get you interested, just wait until you hear it's a futuristic satire on environmentalism and media conglomerates featuring a cute robot who's only knowledge of human civilization comes from a broken VHS and directed by Andrew Stanton (Finding Nemo).

It may very well be the greatest American animated film ever.

[GWOtaku]

Probably my #1 anticipated movie is The Dark Knight. Batman Begins was unbelievably awesome, more of the same featuring the Joker will be great unless they somehow severely mess it up.

After that, definitely Iron Man and Prince Caspian. I hope both do well so we can get some more sequels out of them.

[Cortez2301]

I kind of worry this will become a generic, Ghost Rider-like movie, but I'll be curious all the same, even with such an inexperienced directorDon't underestimate Jon Favreau.He rules.

[Michael24]

^I didn't care for Elf (though that was more of a Will Ferrel problem than a Jon Favreau one), though I really enjoyed Zathura.


Indiana Jones 4?
Yawn. I just don't see it working, and moreover, I just don't think that it was necessary. The third film tied up what needed to be, and the franchise was perfect as what it was. Plus, I think George Lucas has enough money, thanks. Still, Spielberg's surprised me before.


Didn't you kinda feel the same way about a fourth Die Hard until you saw it? I personally don't see how a fourth Indiana Jones movie couldn't work. Plus, after stuff like AI, Minority Report, and Munich, it'll be nice to see Spielberg kinda go back to his roots and make something I'm excited to see again.



Speed Racer and John Rambo
No. Just...no. Morbid curiousity value, at best, at this point.


The trailer for John Rambo is, in a word, awesome! It looks like Stallone has put a lot of hard work into it, and I think it's going to be great. Box office performance will be hard to predict, but the movie itself looks great, and a nice throwback to the kind of action movies that used to dominate, with real people doing real stunts and virtually no CGI. The action looks intense.



Indiana Jones 4-My interest has shot up considerably since hearing that Karen Allen is returning to the role of Marion Ravenwood. Allen hasn't had a good role in a while, and Marion will always be the best Jones Girl, so this is definitely good news.


Where did that come from? Is that recent news? Last I heard she was merely rumored for a cameo in one of the previous screenplays.

[Tanooki]

Where did that come from? Is that recent news? Last I heard she was merely rumored for a cameo in one of the previous screenplays.
i saw it reported at this year's comic-con on g4

[Michael24]

Oh wow! Yup, I just found it myself, a transcript from a taped video shown at ComiCon.

http://starwarsblog.wordpress.com/2007/07/26/indy-iv-cast-and-crew-chime-in-for-comic-con-greeting/

Man, now I really can't wait for Memorial Day '08. :D

[Baltofan]

Maybe a Flatwoods Monster movie?

http://www.movie-list.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19544

We at The Acorn Cafe talked about a possible Rescue Ranger movie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQoJmRcVQsc

[Scythemantis]

The Flatwoods Monster is one of my favorite UFO legends, but that's some vague speculation. If definitely doesn't sound like anything that would be ready by next year.


I'm excited about Wall-E, but little else for 08.

[Desensitized]

The Futurama movies and the new Batman are at the top of my list, but I'm sure I'll be looking forward to more once more info is released.

[FanOingo]

Here's my list:
Indiana Jones 4- I'm finally happy that Spielberg is finally making a another movie and going back to his original roots with filmmaking. This is gonna be a box-office smash for sure.
The Dark Night-Batman Begins was kickass. So a sequel with a new image of The Joker...gotta see this movie too.
Prince Caspian-After the movie that Andrew Adamson gave us, then this is another must see movie. I hear that Voyage of the Dawn Treader is coming out next year.
Wall-E-If it's a Pixar movie, then i gotta see this too.
Half-Blooded Prince- I've always loved the Harry Potter series and since the is only gonna be one movie away once this comes out, then i gotta see this.
Iron-Man- It's a superhero movie...gotta see it anyway. XD
The Incredible Hulk- Now I'm gonna give the franchise one more chance after the horrendous movie that was called "The Hulk".

[Temple Fugate]

Bond 22
Very excited to see what direction they will take Bond in for this next adventure. They're sure to shake off the "reboot" concept once they introduce Q and other Bond staples that were missing in Royale (Sexy girls in the opening, anyone?) and once this film has run its course we should be well into good ol' classic Bond from here on out.

Star Trek XI
No question there. I just hope they don't give it the bland title of Star Trek and at least attach a subtitle. I'd prefer to see Star Trek XI on the posters, but considering the time frame it's set in, and the fact that the last four movies haven't been numbered, it's probably not going to happen. I just like seeing big numbers in a movie title. It proclaims "We've made ELEVEN movies. Yeah."

Sin City 2 (tentative)
If this comes out next year it will be awesome. If it comes out in 2009 it will still be worth the wait.

Watchmen
I know next-to-nothing about them (Own the graphic novel but haven't had time to read it yet.) Still interested. It's gotta be better than LXG.

Indy 4
If it's in the same caliber as Rocky Balboa and Live Free or Die Hard, it's going to be great.

The Dark Knight
Batman's an okay superhero, I guess. And Begins was okay, I guess. Oh who am I kidding, I'd kill my own mother to see this.*

Hellboy II
I'm not sure if it can top the animated movies, but it probably will.

Evil Dead 4
A guy can dream, can't he?

Prince Caspian
Why isn't this coming out two years earlier? And don't you lecture me about production timetables, I know how it works. TLtWatW was awesome enough to blow a hole in time and space, and they should have taken advantage of that.

Untitled J.J. Abrams Project
It's by J.J. Abrams. It's gotta be better than Blair Witch. It's probably even better than Lost.

The Bourne Legacy
It's my favorite of the Bourne novels, and an excellent conclusion to the trilogy. It's such a great conclusion it's not even included IN the trilogy. And it even had its OWN sequel conclusion, making five novels all together. Now that's what I call a trilogy.

*I'd never kill my own mother.

[Cogliostro]

With Comicon going on, there's buzz going around about movies coming out in 2008. I have yet to really look into most the movies coming out next year but the following I'm sure will more then likely have me going to the theaters:

Wanted (March 28) - Based upon Mark Millar's explosive graphic novel series and helmed by the stunning visualist director Timur Bekmambetov--creator of the most successful Russian film franchise in history, the "Night Watch" series--"Wanted" tells the story of one invisible drone's transformation into a dark avenger. In 2008, the world will be introduced to a superhero for a new millennium.

Iron Man (May 2) - Check out the Comicon footage on Youtube to see why!

Kung Fu Panda (June 6) - After being surprised with Dreamworks 'Over the Hedge' and having the voices of Jack Black, Jackie Chan, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman and Lucy Lui, this movie has me interested.

Dark Knight (July 18) - This will probably be the biggest money maker in '08! The return of the ever-talented Christian Bale as Batman, the stunning direction of Christopher Nolan and The Joker...nuff said!

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince(November 21) - Recently becoming a fan of the movies and books, I'm looking forward the next installment in this wonderful adventure.

Now there are plenty of other movies such as: 1-18-08, 10,000 B.C., Horton Hears a Who, Forbidden Kingdom, Prince Caspian, Indiana Jones 4, Incredible Hulk, Love Guru, Get Smart, Hellyboy 2, Where the Wild Things Are, Bond 22, Australia, The Spirit, Saw V, Winged Creatures, Watchmen, Wall-E, Wolverine and so on, that are also coming out in 2008 that could turn out to be good but I'll have to wait and see more on them to decide. Overall 2008 looks to be shaping up as it draws closer.

[DarthGonzo]

Right now the only movies I have any interest in seeing are Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Price (obviously) and Wall-E.

[KuwabaraTheMan]

The Dark Knight: Batman Begins is probably the best film of the decade, so I'm really excited for this sequel, which looks to be even better than the original. Very promising indeed.

Iron Man: All the buzz is pretty positive, and they've got a great cast, and a director who really cares about the product (hell, he's even writing an Iron Man comic next year).

Wall E: Looks to be one of Pixar's best movies ever, based on what we've seen and heard.

The Incredible Hulk: It's the Hulk, and he's smashing. That's enough for me.

[Hanshotfirst113]

Batman Begins is probably the best film of the decade

The best film of the decade? I think that that's a tall order in one that's brought many interesting films. It's without question a great movie and one of the best superhero films ever made, however. That much we can agree on.


Iron Man: All the buzz is pretty positive, and they've got a great cast, and a director who really cares about the product (hell, he's even writing an Iron Man comic next year).

He's certainly got passion; I'd just like to point out that that doesn't necessarily equal quality in every case. But until I see a teaser, I'm completely flying blind.


Wall E: Looks to be one of Pixar's best movies ever, based on what we've seen and heard.

Have they made a bad one?


The Incredible Hulk: It's the Hulk, and he's smashing. That's enough for me.

That's what I thought about the first film...


Don't underestimate Jon Favreau.He rules.

Hey, I'd love to be wrong. As I say, we know two things at this point aside from the cast and crew: Jack and squat. I think that I'll wait for a trailer at this point. But I love Stan Winston studios, so with all of the constant problems movies have with the spandex, I'm betting this Iron Armor will simply be awesome.


Didn't you kinda feel the same way about a fourth Die Hard until you saw it? I personally don't see how a fourth Indiana Jones movie couldn't work. Plus, after stuff like AI, Minority Report, and Munich, it'll be nice to see Spielberg kinda go back to his roots and make something I'm excited to see again.

Very valid. Hey, if there's any director on earth that I trust with a major blockbuster action movie, Spielberg would unquestionably be at the top of the list. I have plenty of faith in him; I just think that my (intense) personal dislike of Lucas is clouding my vision. As much as I love Spielberg's more "mature" films, it'll be interesting to see the undisputed master of the blockbuster back in the director's chair for another blow'em up show. I'll be he can still blow stuff up and smash things better than almost any other living director. I'm still more excited for his Lincoln project though.


Wanted (March 28) - Based upon Mark Millar's explosive graphic novel series and helmed by the stunning visualist director Timur Bekmambetov--creator of the most successful Russian film franchise in history, the "Night Watch" series--"Wanted" tells the story of one invisible drone's transformation into a dark avenger. In 2008, the world will be introduced to a superhero for a new millennium.

Bekmambetov is definately peaking my interest here; Day Watch was a fantastic ride, so I he can deliver again, I'm there.


Bond 22
Very excited to see what direction they will take Bond in for this next adventure. They're sure to shake off the "reboot" concept once they introduce Q and other Bond staples that were missing in Royale (Sexy girls in the opening, anyone?) and once this film has run its course we should be well into good ol' classic Bond from here on out.

You didn't like Casino Royale? I loved it because it was finally willing to break the cliches and be more than just a "Bond movie." Still, I'll definately be interested; if It's half as good a Casino Royale.


Watchmen
I know next-to-nothing about them (Own the graphic novel but haven't had time to read it yet.) Still interested. It's gotta be better than LXG.

A stick in the eye is better than LXG.


Indy 4
If it's in the same caliber as Rocky Balboa and Live Free or Die Hard, it's going to be great.


As I say, I'm all for Spielberg.


Hellboy II
I'm not sure if it can top the animated movies, but it probably will.

Guillermo del Toro is directing. It will be awesome :D.


Evil Dead 4
A guy can dream, can't he?

Dream on, I think, but if Raimi and Campbell were on board, I'd be there.


Prince Caspian
Why isn't this coming out two years earlier? And don't you lecture me about production timetables, I know how it works. TLtWatW was awesome enough to blow a hole in time and space, and they should have taken advantage of that.

Considering that I thought that TLTWATW would suck like an industrial carpet cleaner and turned out to be quite good, I'm hoping that they can follow through.

[KuwabaraTheMan]

The best film of the decade? I think that that's a tall order in one that's brought many interesting films. It's without question a great movie and one of the best superhero films ever made, however. That much we can agree on.

Off head, I can't think of another film since 2000 that has been on the same level as Batman Begins. There have been many good ones, but I think it stands out as the best.


Have they made a bad one?

I didn't care much for A Bug's Life, although I wouldn't call it 'bad'. Just...not up to the standard of other Pixar movies.



That's what I thought about the first film...

You're speaking to one of 10 people who enjoyed that film. Still, they're taking a completely different approach with this film, and it sounds like it's being made as a fun, popcorn flick with The Hulk in it.

[purplehairedwonder]

Off head, I can't think of another film since 2000 that has been on the same level as Batman Begins. There have been many good ones, but I think it stands out as the best.Lord of the Rings, anyone?

Anyway, I'm looking forward to:

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Despite it being my least favorite of the books, I love the HP movies.

The Dark Knight - Thiis is a gimme. Can't wait.

Wall-E - Yay Pixar.

[FightingDreamer]

Hey, I'd love to be wrong. As I say, we know two things at this point aside from the cast and crew: Jack and squat. I think that I'll wait for a trailer at this point. But I love Stan Winston studios, so with all of the constant problems movies have with the spandex, I'm betting this Iron Armor will simply be awesome

Hey, the Comic-Con footage is pretty dang sweet: Downey owns the role of Tony Stark as far as I'm concerned, and the armor does indeed rock. It's like a mix of the durability of Robocop and the speed of Optimus Prime in the footage.

[Hanshotfirst113]

Lord of the Rings, anyone?

I'd imagine Kuwa hates LOTR (Completely off topic, but I love it.). I was thinking more along the lines of Pan's Labynth or Brokeback Mountain or The Depared or The Lives of Others or something like that, actually. I could name many a great film from this decadem and it ain't over yet :D. Batman Begins was indeed excellent though, no doubt about that.


Just...not up to the standard of other Pixar movies.

Very few things are these days.


Hey, the Comic-Con footage is pretty dang sweet: Downey owns the role of Tony Stark as far as I'm concerned, and the armor does indeed rock. It's like a mix of the durability of Robocop and the speed of Optimus Prime in the footage.

Where is this footage? Did I have to be in San Diego to have seen it? I must say, for 1987, the Robocop costume holds up remarkably well; Weller's long study of mime really gave it that unique "man trapped in a machine," almost Frankenstein-esque vibe. The armor will be trickier than most; X-Men was easy with just the leather uniforms. Batman Begins' Batsuit looked far better that I expected, with a somewhat grounded, almost realistic look. The Spider-Man costume stuck pleasantly close to the comics, as did the Superman Returns suit, though they were streamlined somewhat and managed to avoid looking ridiculous. But all of the above mentioned ones were spandex, cloth, rubber, and other materials. The Iron Armor will have to look like actual armor and still look functional without being ridiculous looking and clunky. I have complete faith in Stan Winston to pull it off though (I've gotta say, I watched Aliens last night, and that fight with the Queen is every bit as good and in many repects even better than much of what is done with CGI these days. More than 20 years later, it holds up flawlessly.). It'll definately be interesting to see. That mix of sleekness and strength will be even more difficult to pull off in computer though; ILM will have their work cut out for them.


You're speaking to one of 10 people who enjoyed that film. Still, they're taking a completely different approach with this film, and it sounds like it's being made as a fun, popcorn flick with The Hulk in it.

You know, you pose a valid point; Ang Lee's Hulk was a really interesting film, it was just so bizzare and unwieldly that I think that I dislike it a bit blindly. Maybe I should watch it again.

[FightingDreamer]

I have complete faith in Stan Winston to pull it off though (I've gotta say, I watched Aliens last night, and that fight with the Queen is every bit as good and in many repects even better than much of what is done with CGI these days. More than 20 years later, it holds up flawlessly.)

Agreed. The Queen is quite possibly one of the greatest creature creations in the history of cinema; she is completely believable as a living, breathing creature.

[KuwabaraTheMan]

I'd imagine Kuwa hates LOTR (Completely off topic, but I love it.). I was thinking more along the lines of Pan's Labynth or Brokeback Mountain or The Depared or The Lives of Others or something like that, actually. I could name many a great film from this decadem and it ain't over yet :D. Batman Begins was indeed excellent though, no doubt about that.

I love the Lord of the Rings movies. They did a great job. I have all 3 Extended Edition DVDs.:p


You know, you pose a valid point; Ang Lee's Hulk was a really interesting film, it was just so bizzare and unwieldly that I think that I dislike it a bit blindly. Maybe I should watch it again.

It was very bizarre, but I liked the unique style it had. I felt Lee did a great job with it.

[HG Revolution]

Off head, I can't think of another film since 2000 that has been on the same level as Batman Begins. There have been many good ones, but I think it stands out as the best.

The LOTR movies, Children of Men, and Pan's Labyrinth are all superior to Batman Begins.

[Cogliostro]

Where is this footage? Did I have to be in San Diego to have seen it?

As I mentioned in my post, you can view the Comicon footage of the Iron Man teaser on Youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVRQjCG8tn4). Also mentioned....it's great! :p

[Hanshotfirst113]

Agreed. The Queen is quite possibly one of the greatest creature creations in the history of cinema; she is completely believable as a living, breathing creature.

What's most amazing is that the Aliens are largely seen in Cameron's film prior to that lit by splashes of red emergency lighting, in quick shots crawling along walls and leaping out of the celing or bursting free from the floor or in very fast face shot, or in very kinetic action sequences where they move around quite a bit. Even the shot of it rising up behind Newt is largely shadowed, almost like a presence, like a swarm of endless nightmarish enemies. Cameron, interestingly, generally sticks fairly close to Giger's original design for these scences. Even in Scott's film, the beast is largely seen in shadow or in the flashes of strobes (Not that I'm complaining; from the standpoint of that film, the atmosphere works brilliantly.). The Queen, on the other hand, is seen in full hard light, extrapolated from the original design, and moves quite leasurely. It's a terrifying creation, even more than two decades later, at once menacing, yet with frightening personality. When Ripley starts destroying the eggs, if it weren't disgustingly repuslive and frightening, you'd almost feel sorry for it. It seems to have as much personality as any of the human actors, and you almost feel like it's another character, the evil villian who's been orchestrating the scheme. Winston understand how important it is to make the monster a character in the story.

[Elf]

The Dark Knight: Loved BB so i'm hyped.

Indiana Jones IV: The old Spielberg is back!

John Rambo: I'm curious about this one, thanks to the trailer.

The Happening: Well here's a Shyamalan film i'm actually hyped about! R-rating intact!

Prince Caspian: I liked the first one, so i'll watch.

Watchmen: I'm not sure about this, i'm in the minority of those who despised 300, but since Zack considers this a 'bible' to him he better lives up to what he says.

[FightingDreamer]

The Queen, on the other hand, is seen in full hard light, extrapolated from the original design, and moves quite leasurely. It's a terrifying creation, even more than two decades later, at once menacing, yet with frightening personality. When Ripley starts destroying the eggs, if it weren't disgustingly repuslive and frightening, you'd almost feel sorry for it. It seems to have as much personality as any of the human actors, and you almost feel like it's another character, the evil villian who's been orchestrating the scheme. Winston understand how important it is to make the monster a character in the story.

Oh, definitely. For me, one of the most terrifying things about the Queen is her sheer size. As if the regular Aliens weren't enough of a pain in the butt, you've now got one that's 15 feet tall and ticked off. One of my favorite shots in the movie is when the Queen makes her surprise appearance on the Sulaco. The tension's diffused, everyone's calm... and BAM! Lance Henriksen gets speared in half by the Queen's tail. Just great stuff.

[Lord Dalek]

In order of release date:

The Untitled J.J. Abrams Project
Indiana Jones and the....
The Dark Knight
Wall-E
Where The Wild Things Are

[Temple Fugate]

You didn't like Casino Royale? I loved it because it was finally willing to break the cliches and be more than just a "Bond movie." Still, I'll definately be interested; if It's half as good a Casino Royale.Who says I didn't like Royale? It's my favorite Bond film. I'm just naturally predisposed to not like prequels. They're done so often these days. I know it was necessary, and they pulled it off brilliantly, but regardless, now there's one more prequel in Hollywood. I just don't want to see this turn into a total reboot. Ideally, Bond 22 will introduce Q and other trademark Bond elements that we did not get in Royale--NOT THE BAD ONES, JUST THE GOOD ONES--and once that's done we'll be all over with the prequel business and chugging right along on the Bond roller coaster ride without needing to think "This movie happens after Bond Y but before Bond X." The franchise has such a fluid continuity that they can easily brush off the prequel flavor by the end of 22, and 23 will be totally new.

A stick in the eye is better than LXG.That's a hard sell, but if I had to pick I think I'd still go with LXG.

[Michael24]

I don't get all the flack that LXG gets. I thought it was a fun, entertaining popcorn flick. I loved it. (It also helped me finally overcome my dislike for Peta Wilson.)

[Temple Fugate]

I don't get all the flack that LXG gets. I thought it was a fun, entertaining popcorn flick. I loved it. (It also helped me finally overcome my dislike for Peta Wilson.)LXG was all right. I enjoyed it, but it could have been better. I guess I sort of forced myself to like it more than I should have. The characters, especially, were fun. Its biggest flaws were a bland opening and a clichéd ending. The instant the title appeared over a lackluster shot of a slow-moving tank I thought "What is the title doing here? No fanfare? No special camera shot?" It just looked in the way, and that's a poor way to display the title of this elite group of heroes. So right out of the gate the movie lagged, and unfortunately if a movie does this, it never recovers.

[Hanshotfirst113]

Who says I didn't like Royale? It's my favorite Bond film. I'm just naturally predisposed to not like prequels. They're done so often these days. I know it was necessary, and they pulled it off brilliantly, but regardless, now there's one more prequel in Hollywood. I just don't want to see this turn into a total reboot. Ideally, Bond 22 will introduce Q and other trademark Bond elements that we did not get in Royale--NOT THE BAD ONES, JUST THE GOOD ONES--and once that's done we'll be all over with the prequel business and chugging right along on the Bond roller coaster ride without needing to think "This movie happens after Bond Y but before Bond X." The franchise has such a fluid continuity that they can easily brush off the prequel flavor by the end of 22, and 23 will be totally new.

Casino Royale was a reboot, not a prequel, but I see what you mean. I guess that I just like CR because it didn't feature so many of those elements, but if they can be well integrated into Bond 22, then I'm all for it.

As for LXG, it was a somewhat fun popcorn flick, but I think the characters in it could just as easily have been anybody else; it wasn't so much bad as rather generic, especially compared to the wildly inventive comics on which it's based.

[Philo & Gunge]

Indiana Jones IV (maybe)
Wall-E
The Dark Knight (I still need to see Batman Begins, though :sad: )
Mamma Mia!
The Power of the Dark Crystal (if it's finished by then)
Fraggle Rock: The Movie (same)

[Michael24]

I've never read the LXG comics, so perhaps that's why I enjoyed the film. But then again, I rarely complain about a film being bad simply if it's considered "inferior" to the original source, whether it's a comic or book or whatever. I can usually very easily separate the two and enjoy them both, hence why I can enjoy, say, Congo the book and Congo the movie, even though the movie is a rather lame adaptation of the book.

[Hanshotfirst113]

I've never read the LXG comics, so perhaps that's why I enjoyed the film. But then again, I rarely complain about a film being bad simply if it's considered "inferior" to the original source, whether it's a comic or book or whatever. I can usually very easily separate the two and enjoy them both, hence why I can enjoy, say, Congo the book and Congo the movie, even though the movie is a rather lame adaptation of the book.

I'm just saying that beyond the name and the very vague premise, the two works have very little in common. LXG was an adequate popcorn flick, but even on it's own merits, its OK at best, IMESHO, with tons of unexplored potential which degenerates into a generic (if somewhat enjoyable) action flick. The comics, on the other hand, are delightfully funny, entertaing, and incredibly witty and clever. I haven't necessarily got a problem with it not sticking to the source material (Moore is so rich that you really can't), but for "settling" to be just OK. I just think that the movie's sort of mediocre in its own right.

[Batman]

1. The Dark Knight
2. Iron Man
3. The Incredible Hulk
4. James Bond 22
5. Indiana Jones 4
6. Rambo
7. Wolverine

[Hanshotfirst113]

As I mentioned in my post, you can view the Comicon footage of the Iron Man teaser on Youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVRQjCG8tn4). Also mentioned....it's great! :p

It was indeed.

[simpsonsfan]

none as of now! :zoidberg:

[Tay the Cat]

Narnia
Harry Potter
Little Fockers (after the disappointment of Meet the Fockers, I'm being cautious with this one)
Speed Racer (maybe)
WALL-E

[Azrael24]

I dunno which i wanna see more:

Harry Potter 6
Dark Knight

then:
Wall-E
Indiana Jones 4
Iron Man
Wolverine
Magneto
i might see Hulk

[Hanshotfirst113]

It's a shame that Campbell won't be returning for the next Bond outing; I hope that Marc Forester is up to the task.

[Silly McGooses]

1. The Dark Knight
2. Iron Man
3. Wall-E
4. Hulk
5. Indiana Jones 4

[Edboy 13]

Indiana Jones 4
Jurassic Park 4
The Incredible Hulk
The Dark Knight
Bond 22
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Star Trek

[Ishtar]

Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Wall-E
Indiana Jones 4
The Dark Knight

[worstoffender844]

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
The Dark Knight
Raiders of the Lost Ark part 2 featuring Indiana Jones.

Don't care about the rest. Watchmen maybe, but I hear that's spring 09 right now.

[Aizen]

1. The Dark Knight
2. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
3. Iron Man
4. Hulk 2 (I think that is what it is called)

[WolfieKiwi]

"Wall E" and "Indiana Jones"

But right now, the movie I'm looking foward to the most is "The Darjeeling Limited".

[SilverStCloud]

The Dark Knight
Indiana Jones 4
Hellboy 2
Iron Man
Price Caspian
Get Smart

[Chiptooth]

What I'm looking forward to in '08:

Indy 4 - while the idea of a 60-some-year-old Indiana Jones still in action is definitely joke fodder if I ever heard it, what I've seen so far isn't as embarrassing as I thought it'd be. Besides, it'll be worth it just to hear Williams' Raiders March in the theater again.

The Dark Knight - another one that I think may be a pleasant surprise based on what I've seen. Ledger's Joker looks like they really are maintaining the character's dementia without going in a direction with the character that's already been done. I also like that they're reiterating that the Batsuit is body armor rather than just skin-tight black rubber.

Iron Man - I saw the Comic-Con footage and think that this could easily be Marvel's next "Spider-Man", film-wise. Both of the suits look absolutely awesome, Downey's Stark seems just plain perfect, and playing the Black Sabbath song during Tony's escape was fantastic.