Not many times are there quite a few movies I look forward to during a year. The last time was when Star Trek came out, and there was quite a few movies that year I wanted to see.. last year it was only Transformers, Green Lantern, X-Men First Class, Harry Potter conclusion, and then a few movies that Mary Moon wanted to see too. A few movies I didn’t have an interest in at first I ended up liking, such as Limitless and Rio. Some I wasn’t interested in, and were ok movies (Captain America and Thor). So 2012 has a ton of movies to come out, that have my interest peaked. Some cause I want to see the movies, some I want to nitpick on rebooting a franchise or ending one, and some I want to see how much they mess it up. So where should I begin:
Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance: This is a movie that I want to see to see it. I ended up sort of liking the first Ghost Rider, even though I never at first got into a lot of the Marvel comics (except for maybe Xmen and Spiderman)…but I sorta gotten into them when I felt DC has dropped the ball many times.
The Three Stooges: This is a movie I am going into with a microscope. I have always been a Stooge fan. Heck, I got into the Stooges hardcore before any of my other loves, such as Wrestling and Star Trek. The previews does not do it justice. Will Sasso is a dead ringer for Curly (the most beloved of all the Stooges), but the others I think fail. Larry has been the hardest to ever cast a “replacement” and Moe as well.. It’s the Stooges in modern times. Does not look like anything like they did with movies like Fat Albert (coming out of the TV into modern time), Smurfs (vortex), or “time travel” so I wonder how it will be. All Stooge fans will be looking at this movie and not giving it a chance. This movie will have to step up to impress the Stooge fans first, then the casual movie fans (where I think Star Trek failed to do with a relauch/reboot… they did not target both crowds I felt)
The Avengers: Ultimately…I got into the build up for these. I loved the Iron Man Movies, the 2nd Hulk movie, and did like Thor and Captain America. I also got into Xmen and Spiderman (Ill go more into that later with Spiderman)…so I am looking forward to this team up movie. This is where DC has dropped the ball, not making a Justice League movie (or Wonder Woman, or MORE Batman, or Superman, etc..). Only thing is they recast Banner again…is the Hulk role turning into the new Batman?
Men in Black 3: I loved the first two movies, and didn’t know anything about this movie until I saw a preview, and think it will be cool. I always love time travel movies for one, so this will be interesting to see.
GI Joe: Retaliation: I thought the first one was a good standalone movie to say the least…but not too much into it like an 80’s kid should have been…it wasn’t all faithful to the series, but I thought they did a good job with it. Rock as Roadblock though…not to sure, nor do I like the story line too much…which ones of importance were eliminated and which werent? Also love the look of Cobra Commander – FINALLY done right…
The Amazing Spiderman – one of my two bitch sessions… WHY reboot Spiderman? If they couldn’t cast it with everyone…why not go the route of others in the past and recast some of the people… Ill admit I did like how they did the movies…I thought Spiderman and Mary Jane were cast good.. while yeah…they pretty much killed off villians in them (lets see – Doc Ock even tho they is a newspaper in 3 that says still at large..doesn’t mean it was new and not from the events of 2, Venom, Both Green Goblins which also includes Harry) and they had some people primed to debut..such as Croc/Doc Conners,etc. This goes along with the Xmen Movies of scripts being good but sort of killing a franchise in the 3rd one… when it could go on more.. lets wait and see how this one would be… and which sorta “continuity” it will be in…the current one that is including the Avengers as is or what… while I liked Fantastic Four…the running joke would be to see Torch and Captain America next to each other once… lol.
Batman – The Dark Knight Rises: the first movie series started out good, then went stupid. This one started out great with a good build up, and a great set of stories and close to Batman lore…while they had some “WTF” team ups for villians in this one (first one was Ras Al Gul and Scarecrow), the 2nd one was great with Joker (best live adaption of Joker I thought…best character player is still Mark Hamill though)….but this one…is Bane and Catwoman…weird there..but then this is the last one….there are more villians they COULD use and still be realistic…or not because it is DC universe..and you could do a lot more…You have Freeze, Riddler, Penguin, and others…sure they said the didn’t want to do some of them…BUT…why not when it is in the mythology of Batman…and why end it? why not continue still…til you can build up to team ups…like with Superman…or even Justice League…amazes me how people can make something good and fuck it up at the same time..
The Expendables 2: The first one was great with all the action stars throughout history…this one continues that with others…which I heard even possibly Chuck Norris..which is a money maker all the way around…(Im not insulting him..I like to live)
Rise of the Guardians: This one seems interesting….all the well known childhood heroes – Santa Claus, Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy, Jack Frost, and the Sandman team up to save the world from the Boogeyman… sounds like a fun movie…or a future WWE storyline…
Those I have no interest in:
21 Jump Street: one of the proofs that Hollywood has ran out of ideas, and grasping at straws to do remakes now. With so many possibilities they could do of popular and unpopular TV shows (He-Man, Thundercats, Buffy, Angel, Charmed, to just name a few POPULAR ones)…they do 21 Jump Street? Really?
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter: So…the civil war is caused by vampires and such, and our president is a Vampire Hunter… Yeaahhhh…. this sounds good…Id much rather see sparkly vampires more now instead of this… they could have done a Buffy movie or something…but nooo…..they make Abe Lincoln…a Vampire Hunter..
Total Recall: Again…while I liked the first Total Recall, they are redoing the story again…same names, one location (Earth only I think), and no Arnold…why not do a sequel ala Evan Almighty (sequel but different characters or such..)
That’s all… and I noticed…2012 has NOOOOOOO movies that talk about the 2012 “end of the world distaster”
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