What movies are you looking forward to in 2008? [Archive]

Michael24

12-08-2007, 12:50 AM

Ones I'm looking forward to:

* Rambo
* Iron Man
* Valkyrie
* X-Files 2
* The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
* Punisher: War Zone
* Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
* The Day the Earth Stood Still (yes)
* The Pineapple Express (only because Huey Lewis and the News are doing the theme song)

But the absolute #1 movie I am most-anticipating above all the rest...

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull :sweat:

ToOn~g@l

12-08-2007, 01:18 AM

But the absolute #1 movie I am most-anticipating above all the rest...

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull :sweat:

QFT! I have been waiting for this for years. I wanna go on opening day!

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

There's a new Mummy movie coming out? I did not know that, I wonder why I have not heard about it?

Michael24

12-08-2007, 01:26 AM

QFT! I have been waiting for this for years. I wanna go on opening day!

Oh yeah! May 22 is a Thursday, odd choice for an opening, but if it's one of those 11:59PM showings, I'm going. If my family doesn't want to, then I'll just go myself and they can see it later. I'm hoping this will break my record for most repeated viewings in a theater, which is currently set at 5 thanks to The Mummy. Speaking of which.....

There's a new Mummy movie coming out? I did not know that, I wonder why I have not heard about it?

Yup. I believe shooting just wrapped a couple weeks ago. Sommers is only producing, with Rob Cohen directing. Sadly, only Brendan Fraser and John Hannah are back. The son is recast (since the film is now post-WWII and he's older), Rachel Weisz was busy and has been recast, Jet Li is the new mummy (since China has mummies, too), and Oded Fehr is out since Ardeth is in Africa and this one's in China. Still, photos and set reports have been promising so far, IMO.

EDIT: By the way, great sig quotes. Love Christmas Vacation. "You couldn't hear a dump truck driving through a nitroglycerin plant." :D

btv

12-08-2007, 01:33 AM

Saw 5 is #1 priority for me.

Wall-E is another favorite.

Repo! The Genetic Opera

Cloverfield maybe.

Other movies that have my 50/50 attention (maybe I will, maybe I won't): The Eye, Run, Fat Boy, Run, Dragonball, Deathrace, and Zach and Miri Make a Porno.

MajorTom

12-08-2007, 02:54 AM

Be Kind, Rewind
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Speed Racer
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
X-Files 2
Pineapple Express
Zack and Miri Make a Porno

There are probably others, but I can't think of them at the moment.

Lord Mawdryn

12-08-2007, 04:36 AM

While there are quite a few films I'm interested in seeing, the only one that'll make me actually go to the theatre itself is Star Trek. Either it's going to be really good and be the start of something wonderful or it'll kill off the franchise once and for all...

EinBebop

12-08-2007, 05:49 AM

Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanemo Bay

Starsky

12-08-2007, 07:04 AM

Synecdoche New York, WALL-E, Be Kind Rewind, and basically anything Apatow-related. 2007 was far more interesting, but there's still some great stuff to look forward to.

Cortez2301

12-08-2007, 10:36 AM

#1 "The Dark Knight":At least one of the times I see it,it will be in I-max.
#2 "Iron Man": Can't wait to see what Jon Favreau does with this Character.
#3 "Indiana Jones and the kingdom of the Crystal Skull: Hopefully this tops "The Last Crusade" which is my favourite of the trilogy.
#4 "The Incredible Hulk": I want to see the new version.
#5 "Hellboy 2" : I liked the first one.

Punisher 2,Maybe the Mummy 3 and Rambo.

Lonestarr

12-08-2007, 11:03 AM

Harold and Kumar 2 (if you can, track down the red-band trailer; NPH's line has guaranteed that I'll be seeing this)
Be Kind, Rewind
Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins
Iron Man
Speed Racer
Indiana Jones 4
The Mummy 3
John Rambo
Zack and Miri Make a Porno

DarthGonzo

12-08-2007, 11:31 AM

Wal-E and the next Harry Potter movie.

Other than that...nothing else.

ToOn~g@l

12-08-2007, 01:35 PM

Yup. I believe shooting just wrapped a couple weeks ago. Sommers is only producing, with Rob Cohen directing. Sadly, only Brendan Fraser and John Hannah are back. The son is recast (since the film is now post-WWII and he's older), Rachel Weisz was busy and has been recast, Jet Li is the new mummy (since China has mummies, too), and Oded Fehr is out since Ardeth is in Africa and this one's in China. Still, photos and set reports have been promising so far, IMO.

So Evie is being played by a new actress? That doesn't sound good, I really like Rachel Weisz, hope the replacement is just as good. And it sounds wierd that its taking place in China. hmmmm and without Oded Fehr, he couldn't come along for the ride I see. Yeah I'm gonna have to see previews for this before I make any more judgement.:shrug:

KuwabaraTheMan

12-08-2007, 01:37 PM

The Dark Knight
Dragonball Z
Iron Man
The Incredible Hulk
WALL-E
Indiana Jones
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Just a few movies that immediately come to mind.

Michael24

12-08-2007, 02:50 PM

So Evie is being played by a new actress? That doesn't sound good, I really like Rachel Weisz, hope the replacement is just as good. And it sounds wierd that its taking place in China. hmmmm and without Oded Fehr, he couldn't come along for the ride I see. Yeah I'm gonna have to see previews for this before I make any more judgement.:shrug:

The new Evie is Maria Bello, whom I do like. I saw a picture of her in-character, and she looked pretty good, like the filmmakers tried to recapture "the look" of Evie as best they could. I think she'll prove okay, but Weisz coming back would have been best. For a long time she was saying she wasn't interested, then she started saying she was. In the end, a schedule conflict forced her out. :( I'll miss the chemistry between her and Brendan Fraser.

I'm kinda worried about how the lack of returning cast could affect the returning audience. Even if there are believable explanations for why Imhotep and Ardeth Bay can't come back, audiences may just see the presence of only Fraser and Hannah and take it as a sign the others didn't like the script enough to return.

But I think things could still turn out okay. I don't have a problem with a China setting (can't wait to see the Yeti battle) or a new mummy. You can only do so much with Imhotep, and like I said, Egypt's not the only place with mummies. :) Also can't wait to see the battle with the Terracotta Army. :sweat:

Anarky

12-08-2007, 02:55 PM

The Dark Knight
Iron Man
The Incredible Hulk
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Indiana Jones 4 (is it about those mysterious crystal skulls found in S. America?) I suppose the Atlantis plot was too costly.

Punisher

12-08-2007, 03:15 PM

Number one on my list to see is George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead due out in February. He showed he can still make the best horror movies out there with his return to form in 2005's Land of the Dead. The concept of Diary sounds interesting, like zombies mixed with the Blair Witch Project. The reaction from critics so far has been lukewarm, but hey, it's Romero and Zombies. There's no way that can go wrong.

Also anticipating Saw 5, the new Mummy movie, Punisher: War Zone, and Cloverfield. Oh, and I'll of course see DBZ if it comes out next year.

HG Revolution

12-08-2007, 03:25 PM

One I forgot to mention: Religulous. The director of Borat makes a documentary on religion. Should be hilarious.

Ragebot

12-08-2007, 04:04 PM

Seriously, am I the only one here that's looking forward to Bond 22?

Temple Fugate

12-08-2007, 05:21 PM

Seriously, am I the only one here that's looking forward to Bond 22?No.

Also: http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?p=2601158#post2601158

Azrael24

12-08-2007, 06:06 PM

I guess i forgot some:

Wall-E
James Bond 22
Prince Caspian
Mummy 3

Frank Castle

12-08-2007, 06:23 PM

Wall-E
The Dark Knight
Punisher: Warzone
Iron Man
Bond 22
Indy 4

RedKnight

12-08-2007, 07:27 PM

Wow... Where to begin. The obvious candidates would be...

Batman: The Dark Knight
The Chronicales Of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Sweeney Todd (I can't believe this hasn't been mentioned yet!)
Iron Man (I just want to see how it turns out)

Besides, there's National Treasure II, Vantage Point,and The Half-Blood Prince. Those should be nice, too.

HG Revolution

12-08-2007, 07:34 PM

Sweeney Todd (I can't believe this hasn't been mentioned yet!)

Probably because it's a 2007 release.;)

Master Moron

12-08-2007, 07:34 PM

Where's the poll?

Hanshotfirst113

12-08-2007, 07:35 PM

Actually, Sweeny Todd is technically a 2007 movie, by about a week or two.

While I'm wondering if Marc Forester will be up to the task, I'm definately thrilled to see where Craig and the gang will take Bond for his next outing. They've got big shoes to fill; Casino Royale was the best the franchise has offered in a good decade, at least.

The Dark Knight: Haven't been this amped for a stuio release in years, and is coming from someone cynical about much Hollywood's output today.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: Wasn't too enamoured of Yates' last outing, finding it a comedown and after Cuaron and Newell finally stared getting things right, but all the same, it'll be great to watch the cast and the production design and effects again. None of the HP films so far have been as good as the books or belong in the higher eschalon of cinematic greatness by any means, but they've all been entertaining enough. Hopefully this one will follow suit. PLEASE cut out the annoying "get the memory from Slughorn!" subplot though, guys. I'll love you forever.

Iron Man: After the trailer, my initially cynical opinions have risen considerably.

Number one on my list to see is George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead due out in February. He showed he can still make the best horror movies out there with his return to form in 2005's Land of the Dead. The concept of Diary sounds interesting, like zombies mixed with the Blair Witch Project. The reaction from critics so far has been lukewarm, but hey, it's Romero and Zombies. There's no way that can go wrong.

Also anticipating Saw 5, the new Mummy movie, Punisher: War Zone, and Cloverfield. Oh, and I'll of course see DBZ if it comes out next year.

After the mediocre Land, I think that the King has lost his touch; Romero's Diary will have to be bloody good. Still, it'll be worthwhile all the same; even Romero's weaker outings are usually sufucied with a social significance that vastly outstrips 99% of genre work these days.

Michael24

12-08-2007, 07:46 PM

Besides, there's National Treasure II, Vantage Point,and The Half-Blood Prince. Those should be nice, too.

Actually, National Treasure is just about two weeks away. Can't wait for that. All the ads are totally psyching me up. :D

RedKnight

12-08-2007, 08:05 PM

Actually, Sweeny Todd is technically a 2007 movie, by about a week or two.

...

Sometimes, living in Germany sucks. :sad:

Ragebot

12-08-2007, 08:59 PM

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince [...] PLEASE cut out the annoying "get the memory from Slughorn!" subplot though, guys. I'll love you forever.

Personally, I think the filmmakers will need to make substantial changes to the pacing and plotting of the story in order to make this movie palatable on screen. Having the first forty-five or sixty minutes go by without a single action sequence would be, quite frankly, deadly. (If Spider-Man 3 taught us anything is that prolonged romantic angst really doesn't have much place in a blockbuster film.)

Hanshotfirst113

12-08-2007, 09:53 PM

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Sometimes, living in Germany sucks. :sad:

I had a sudden, very funny image of Johnny Depp dubbed in German :D.

Personally, I think the filmmakers will need to make substantial changes to the pacing and plotting of the story in order to make this movie palatable on screen. Having the first forty-five or sixty minutes go by without a single action sequence would be, quite frankly, deadly. (If Spider-Man 3 taught us anything is that prolonged romantic angst really doesn't have much place in a blockbuster film.)

Order was mostly filler; Prince has lots of important info, but the plot is most expository explanations and backstory; hardly anything goes down short of the cave sequence (which I have this awesome horror-movieish vision) and the Hogwarts stuff. They're going to have to be clever, especially since the plot and expanations have NOT been handled well in the films so far and are hard to handle in films; I wouldn't mourn much if the Ron/Herminoe romance was cut down (not saying that it should be excised, but as it wasn't particularly well-written in the book, I won't much miss it); the job done on the Harry/Cho relationship was also not handled well (especially since, if they'd had a lick of sense, they'd have removed it altogether since it was pointless in the book and other, far more important stuff should have been included and paced differently). Of course, slavish faithfulness has been the biggest detriment to almost all of the Potter films so far; if they'd just deviate from the text WELL, this could be interesting...

Though I'm far more interested in who'll direct Hallows...

Completely self-indulgent rant: Am I the only one who thinks that the franchise would have been served better if they'd actually hired directors with strong visual sensibilites? Like Ridley Scott, Terry Gilliam, Jean-Pierre Junet, Tim Burton, Alfonso Cuaron, Guillermo del Toro, hell, maybe Nicholas Roeg?

Bat Artist

12-08-2007, 09:57 PM

BATMAN BEGINS! The suspense is killing me! Of course that's a line quoted by the Joker in 'Christmas With The Joker'. Speaking of the Joker (Three times now), I can't wait to see Heath Ledger's portrayal of the Clown Prince of Crime!

HG Revolution

12-08-2007, 10:01 PM

Completely self-indulgent rant: Am I the only one who thinks that the franchise would have been served better if they'd actually hired directors with strong visual sensibilites? Like Ridley Scott, Terry Gilliam, Jean-Pierre Junet, Tim Burton, Alfonso Cuaron, Guillermo del Toro, hell, maybe Nicholas Roeg?

You're not alone. Cuaron was my favorite director so far, and I'd be in heaven if Del Toro directed Deathly Hallows.

Michael24

12-08-2007, 10:03 PM

Completely self-indulgent rant: Am I the only one who thinks that the franchise would have been served better if they'd actually hired directors with strong visual sensibilites? Like Ridley Scott, Terry Gilliam, Jean-Pierre Junet, Tim Burton, Alfonso Cuaron, Guillermo del Toro, hell, maybe Nicholas Roeg?

Ooooh.... I would love to see a Tim Burton take on Harry Potter. :sweat: :D

Dudley

12-09-2007, 02:39 AM

Of all the movies, I look forward to seeing Wall-E the most.

I'm gonna see the Harry Potter movie, since I've bothered to see the other five.

I'll try to see Indiana Jones film, just because I love the adventures he goes on.

I'll see the Incredible Hulk, just to see how it compares to the Ang Lee's version (which I enjoyed).

I'd like to see Dragonball Z, to see what it's like. Usually I hate DBZ because of its slow pace, but an American action movie can't be like that, right?

Punisher

12-09-2007, 12:00 PM

After the mediocre Land, I think that the King has lost his touch; Romero's Diary will have to be bloody good. Still, it'll be worthwhile all the same; even Romero's weaker outings are usually sufucied with a social significance that vastly outstrips 99% of genre work these days.Eh, I liked Land a lot more then everybody else it seems. The zombie had never looked so awesome, but I'll agree that it's the weakest in the series. The only real problem I had with it was the goofy ending, I was hoping for something a little more depressing/sad, seeing as we already had a goofy ending in the otherwise fantastic Day of the Dead.

hobbyfan

12-10-2007, 11:57 AM

Movies I plan to see (but might not make it to):

Iron Man
Indiana Jones 4
The Incredible Hulk
The Dark Knight
Punisher: War Zone

I'm not too enthused about the new Mummy. It'll be 7 years since the last film.

Wall-E? I'm not familiar with this one.

Saw 5? How much more can they do?

FightingDreamer

12-10-2007, 12:06 PM

Iron Man: After the trailer, my initially cynical opinions have risen considerably.

Normally I'm not this petty, but... I told you so!

As for myself:

Hellboy II: The Golden Army-Hmm... Ron Perlman, Guillermo del Toro, more creatures than you can shake a stick at, and DANNY ELFMAN? Sold.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull-Um, duh. You'd have to be ridiculously cynical to not be excited about this.

Iron Man-My expectations for this movie peaked the moment Stan Winston and ILM's involvement was announced. And the trailer rules.

Speed Racer-Me, prior to trailer: "Eh, could be good, could be crap." After trailer: "Um, that was utterly insane... Sign me up!" This just looks like a lot of candy-coated fun, and I'm beginning to think that the oddly low-res CG may be on purpose.

The Dark Knight: Hmmm, Batman Begins ruled, Heath Ledger is looking and sounding good as the Joker so far judging by pics and the teaser trailer, Aaron Eckhart will probably be awesome as usual as Harvey Dent, and I'm loving Bats' upgraded suit and the Batpod motorcycle... what's not to like?

HG Revolution

12-10-2007, 12:07 PM

Wall-E? I'm not familiar with this one.

New Pixar film about a romance between robots in a dystopic future. Sounds great to me.

Hanshotfirst113

12-10-2007, 12:49 PM

Normally I'm not this petty, but... I told you so!

:p

Hellboy II: The Golden Army-Hmm... Ron Perlman, Guillermo del Toro, more creatures than you can shake a stick at, and DANNY ELFMAN? Sold.

AS TZ's resident Guillermo del Toro fanboy, this one's a no-brainer.

Temple Fugate

12-10-2007, 02:24 PM

Saw 5? How much more can they do?Someone around here told me they plan to make 6 Saw movies all together.

And it's Saw V, not 5, thankyouverymuch. ;)

New Pixar film about a romance between robots in a dystopic future. Sounds great to me.It'll definitely be a hit. Robots don't enthuse me, though, so I'll be waiting to see how TZ'ers like it before making the plunge myself. (Keep in mind rats didn't enthuse me, either, and I still went to see Ratatouille.)

Hanshotfirst113

12-10-2007, 09:17 PM

Pixar have yet to disapoint me.

Saw 5? How much more can they do?

How much more money can they make?

Michael24

12-11-2007, 01:32 AM

Had also never heard of Wall-E until this thread, so I looked it up. Sounds very intriguing. Hopefully it will restore my faith in Pixar.

I'm not too enthused about the new Mummy. It'll be 7 years since the last film.

Which is why the movie will be set several years after the last one. :)

Temple Fugate

12-11-2007, 03:13 AM

Hopefully it will restore my faith in Pixar.Does that mean you didn't like Ratatouille? :eek:

Michael24

12-11-2007, 03:28 AM

To be fair, no, I haven't seen that one. But I can't say I've had much--if any--desire to.

And I didn't care for Finding Nemo, The Incredibles (my least favorite), or Cars.

Baltofan

12-11-2007, 07:54 AM

Madagascar 2
Horton Hears A Who

Temple Fugate

12-11-2007, 01:49 PM

To be fair, no, I haven't seen that one. But I can't say I've had much--if any--desire to.

And I didn't care for Finding Nemo, The Incredibles (my least favorite), or Cars.Cars, I'll give you. But if none of those three tickled your fancy, I doubt Ratatouille will do much unless you have an interest in culinary arts.

Doctor Nick

12-11-2007, 03:12 PM

Had also never heard of Wall-E until this thread, so I looked it up. Sounds very intriguing. Hopefully it will restore my faith in Pixar.
Which is why the movie will be set several years after the last one. :)

Wall-E looks spectacular. I think it could be Pixar's best movie to date, as its going to rely so much on the animation and visuals and not nearly as much on dialog or 'celebrity' voices, which sounds wonderful to me. :p

Also - I know this is 2008 thread but I just want to throw out I'm amped up for National Treasure Book of Secrets. These are good...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw_VeZ1hCns

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3J30iLexZM

BonyT

12-11-2007, 03:35 PM

It's the Year of the Superhero at the top of the list for me: The Dark Knight, which hopefully will live up to the fine legacy of the only good live-action Batman movie ever (for my money), Batman Begins, and Iron Man, which actually looks like it might very well displace the Spider-Man franchise for the title of film that most fully translates its comic book model into live action.

After that, Star Trek should be interesting, with young Kirk and Spock.

Indiana Jones, which hopefully is a worthy addition to a fine action film series.

I'll see Speed Racer and likely enjoy it on at least some level --- although I can't tell right now if it will be the pleasure of seeing the live-action film skillfully evoke some of the eccentric charms of the cartoon (which, in the same category as Scooby-Doo and Land of the Lost, probably holds appeal for me more on the basis of nostalgia than quality) or the morbid fascination that one experiences in watching a trainwreck unfold before your eyes.

Michael24

12-11-2007, 03:44 PM

Also - I know this is 2008 thread but I just want to throw out I'm amped up for National Treasure Book of Secrets. These are good...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw_VeZ1hCns

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3J30iLexZM

That first clip was funny. "Who said action?" "That was scary." Haha!! So was Krueger doing her own driving there? Damn! Looks and car stunt driving skills. :sweat: :D

A couple weeks ago USA showed some sneak peaks during a showing of the first film (one where Cage and Krueger sneak into the Queen's office and one where the three are pursued by Ed Harris and his baddies), and they were pretty sweet. Can't wait for this!

Hanshotfirst113

12-11-2007, 04:07 PM

To be fair, no, I haven't seen that one. But I can't say I've had much--if any--desire to.

And I didn't care for Finding Nemo, The Incredibles (my least favorite), or Cars.

What on earth did you not like about The Incredibles?

Michael24

12-11-2007, 04:11 PM

Doctor Nick

12-11-2007, 04:42 PM

That first clip was funny. "Who said action?" "That was scary." Haha!! So was Krueger doing her own driving there? Damn! Looks and car stunt driving skills. :sweat: :D

A couple weeks ago USA showed some sneak peaks during a showing of the first film (one where Cage and Krueger sneak into the Queen's office and one where the three are pursued by Ed Harris and his baddies), and they were pretty sweet. Can't wait for this!

Wish I had caught those sneak peaks on USA. And Yeah, I could use about 20 more of those outtakes. I keep re-watching it, trying to figure out who said "action". It def. was said though, from off camera.
Ed Harris is such a great bad guy! Glad he and Cage are back in a sweet action flick. :evil:

Michael24

12-11-2007, 04:53 PM

I kinda wished I hadn't seen the sneak peaks just to keep those moments a surprise for the theater (though it was nothing really spoiler-ish), but I just couldn't resist because I really enjoyed the first one and am excited for a second. (It's Cage's first sequel, too. :) )

And yeah, Ed Harris can only up the awesomeness. :D

HG Revolution

12-11-2007, 05:14 PM

Michael24

12-11-2007, 05:43 PM

I had no problems with the cast or animation quality (Pixar films are all certainly nice to look at), and I'm glad they typically veer away from poop jokes and the like. But I just found the overall film incredibly dull. I was bored for almost the entire film waiting for something interesting to happen, and only during the final battle did I think it showed any signs of life, but then it was all over and done with so quickly. I remember thinking, "What? That's it? All this build-up and that's all we get for the final battle?" I also thought the film was way too long, though a faster-paced story might have helped that problem. I remember having some other complaints, but since I haven't watched it again since my initial viewing, I've forgotten what they are.

And I see my mom actually about Ratatoulle or however it's spelled (I thought she just brought the demo copy home from work to watch), so maybe I'll give it a look, out of curiosity than anything else. She and my dad liked it, though not as much as Toy Story and a couple of the others.

HG Revolution

12-11-2007, 05:47 PM

I had no problems with the cast or animation quality (Pixar films are all certainly nice to look at), and I'm glad they typically veer away from poop jokes and the like. But I just found the overall film incredibly dull. I was bored for almost the entire film waiting for something interesting to happen, and only during the final battle did I think it showed any signs of life, but then it was all over and done with so quickly. I remember thinking, "What? That's it? All this build-up and that's all we get for the final battle?" I also thought the film was way too long, though a faster-paced story might have helped that problem. I remember having some other complaints, but since I haven't watched it again since my initial viewing, I've forgotten what they are.

Hmm, I take it you aren't fond of The Seven Samurai or other long more character and setting-driven action films as well.

I was never once bored by the movie. The whole thing was clever at the least, and certain scenes (the capes montage, Dash in the jungle) were masterpieces.

FightingDreamer

12-11-2007, 05:49 PM

Hmm, I take it you aren't fond of The Seven Samurai or other long more character and setting-driven action films as well.

Hey, now. Let's not insult tastes here. I know from discussing with him on other threads that he loves Die Hard and the Indiana Jones trilogy, both of which have healthy amounts of character and setting-driven action (they're also either the same length or not much longer than The Incredibles).

Michael24

12-11-2007, 05:52 PM

Hmm, I take it you aren't fond of The Seven Samurai or other long more character and setting-driven action films as well.

I've never seen The Seven Samurai. I know, I know, shame on me. But I've always wanted to. :)

I don't mind character-driven films as long as the story itself stills holds my interest, but in the case of The Incredibles, I'm afraid it just didn't.

Hanshotfirst113

12-11-2007, 06:45 PM

Just about everything. Which was a shame, too, because I was really excited to see it from the ads and the great teaser trailer with Mr. Incredible trying to fit back into his old costume. I'd have to rank it as one of the biggest movie-going disappointments I've ever had. :sad:

Wha!?! Just about everything about The Incredibles I loved. The best CGI animation of humans ever done, kickass fight sequences, the most powerful implementation of Brad Bird's "talented outcast" theme so far, actual character development, a brilliant villain backstory, a baby transforming into a flaming devil, Edna Mode, Samuel F***ing L. Jackson, what more did you want? Poop jokes? Cute talking animals? Cute talking animals eating each other's poop? Sorry, I don't see how The Incredibles is anything less than a classic. If you can elaborate on your thoughts, I'd love to hear. Maybe I'll understand better.

Yeah, I thought that The Incredible was everything that mos Hollywood blockbusters which that they could be. Spielberg hasn't shot an action sequence as exciting in years, or a movie as good, for that matter IMO. The satire, the endlessly inventive animation, I could go on and one. James Bond, the X-Men, and Indiana Jones all rolled into one.

Hmm, I take it you aren't fond of The Seven Samurai or other long more character and setting-driven action films as well.

Seven Samurai is a slightly different creature, to be fair. Granted,I'm a big Kurosawa fan...

I was never once bored by the movie. The whole thing was clever at the least, and certain scenes (the capes montage, Dash in the jungle) were masterpieces.Yeah, I haven't seen action that thrilling since Peter Jackson, and I say no such things lightly.

And Edna is hilarious.

Ahiru-kun

12-11-2007, 07:32 PM

Isn't a live action adaption of American McGee's Alice is supposed to be coming out sometime in 2008?

KCJ506

12-11-2007, 10:22 PM

The Dark Knight
Iron Man
The Increbile Hulk
Punisher 2: War Zone
Bond 22
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army
Half-Blood Prince
Prince Caspain
Get Smart
Speed Racer
Wall-E
Madagascar 2
Jumper
Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull(I have to watch the other Indiana Jones movies first)
Rambo(I have to watch the other Rambo movies first)

Golgo13

12-12-2007, 12:52 PM

Speed Racer by far. Everything about it just looks like so much fun.

Batman

12-12-2007, 02:32 PM

THE DARK KINGHT

Viper

12-15-2007, 07:05 PM

I hope it's not too late for me to post. Here's my list of 2008 movies that I plan on seeing:

Iron Man
Speed Racer
Narnia: Prince Caspian
Indiana Jones 4
Kung Fu Panda
The Incredible Hulk
Get Smart
Pixar's WALL-E
Mamma Mia--movie version of a fantastic Broadway play:D
The Mummy 3
Journey to the Center of the Earth 3-D
Dragon Ball Z

That's all I know for now. They all sound pretty good.:)

As for other movies, I will NOT go see Madagascar 2 because I didn't like the first one.:sad: Also, I can't believe there will be a fifth Saw movie!!!!!:ack: :ack: :ack: