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Showing posts with label Summer Movie Preview. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Summer Movie Preview. Show all posts
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Saturday, May 9, 2009
Erwin's Summer Movie Preview 2009
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Erwin's Summer Movie Preview 2008
Here's the list of movies I want to catch this summer. In my younger days, I would have gone ahead and watched all these movies in the theater, and on opening night more often than not too.
Those days are long gone, unfortunately, and I'll be lucky if I see a third to a half of the movies on this list. For the purpose of this post, I'll list the movies by release date, and give them a number ranking after each one. These number rankings mean:
1 - Not missing watching this in the theater, come hell or high water. And If I could help it, on opening night also.
2 - Will try to watch this in the theater, but not necessarily on opening night though. I might just as easily end up watching it on DVD when it is released then.
3 - It won't kill me if I end up not watching this in the theater, but will try to eventually watch it on DVD.
May 2nd
Iron Man - 1: Based on interviews and trailers, this might be one of those pitch perfect comic book movie adaptations. And I've loved the casting of Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark since Day 1.
May 9th
The Fall - 3: The Cell, story wise, was not that good. Visually, it was stunning. Maybe Tarsem has grown as a storyteller since then, but something tells me this is one for the Blu-Ray (especially visually).
Speed Racer - 2: Unlike TJC, I don't yell "This movie looks horrible!!!" at the TV at a bar when the trailer for this movie is shown, because I don't agree with him. This could be one for the Blu-Ray also, although if I'm in the right mood, I would probably watch this in the theater.
May 16th
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian - 2: This was one of my favorite Narnia books, so will try to make time for it.
May 22nd
Indiana Jones And The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - 1: I grew up watching the Indiana Jones movies, and while the last image from The Last Crusade was the perfect way to end the series (Indiana, Dr. Jones and the rest of the group riding off into the horizon), I am still glad it's back.
June 6th
Kung Fu Panda - 3: Because it looks silly and it looks fun.
June 13th
The Happening - 3: M. Night's lost a lot of luster since The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable (although I loved Signs till the end. Why did he have to show the crappy alien???), but this one supposedly has none of the forced twists and turns his recent works had. If the story holds up, this could be surprisingly good. Plus, I don't think he's on screen either, thank goodness.
The Incredible Hulk - 1: Ang Lee made the mistake of trying to make a piece of art with his version of the Hulk movie. Quite frankly, most fans will take the Banner stuff to a point, but after that, they want to see Hulk Smash. It sounds like this is a point of contention between Ed Norton Jr. and the director against Marvel during post production (Ed Norton and the director seem to want go the Ang Lee route), but hopefully we'll still see a good and exciting Hulk movie.
June 20th
Get Smart - 2: Carell looks perfect in this role, and it looks just silly enough without getting annoying.
June 27th
Wall-E - 1: Because anything by Pixar, I will watch.
Wanted - 3: I've read the comic book, did not think it was as great as a lot of other people did. Who knows? Maybe I'll end up enjoying the movie version more with its tweaks.
July 2nd
Hancock - 2: Peter Berg's a good director, and the cast is certainly stellar.
July 11th
Hellboy II: The Golden Army - 2: I thought the first one was a great comic book to movie adaptation, and Guillermo del Toro is back, along with the entire cast, so the quality should still be great.
July 18th
The Dark Knight - 1: My unabashed love for Chris Nolan and Christian Bale and everyone else involved in Batman Begins is well known. Batman is my favorite super hero out there, and the fact they nailed the character perfectly in that movie (unlike the Tim Burton/Schumacher ones) made me so happy. And in this one, we get the big kahuna from Bats' rogue gallery in The Joker (played by the late Heath Ledger). This movie can't come soon enough as far as I am concerned.
July 25th
X-Files: I Want To Believe - 1: The X-Files is one of my favorite shows of all time and I can't wait to see Mulder and Scully together again.
August 1st
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor - 3: AKA, The Mummy 3. I liked the first two Mummy movies, and I don't mind the whole concept behind this one. I mean, I'm not expecting Citizen Kane here or anything.
August 8th
Pineapple Express - 2: last year was the summer of Apatow, and this looks like another winner from those guys.
August 15th
Tropic Thunder - 3: I dunno, this could cross the line between funny and hokey really quickly I think, but I'm still willing to give it a shot.
So there you go: Erwin's Summer 2008 Movie Guide!
Friday, May 4, 2007
Erwin's Summer Movie Guide 2007
I used to do this every year - send out an email to my friends with a list of movies I want to watch that particular summer. It would have a short synopsis of the movie, who's starring and/or directing, as well as the level of how much I wanted to see it.
I kinda stopped doing it the last 3 years or so, mainly because I got lazy (will I be saying the same thing about this blog 3 years from now?? Hmmmm). But in any case, here it is again. I'll just list the movies, by expected release date, with a link to the official site or trailer. There'll also be an ErwiNation Rating to it, which is a measure of how much I want to see it (and you can also figure out based on that what are the chances I will ACTUALLY see said movie), and some comments from me, smarmy or otherwise. Sorry folks, this list tends more towards the mainstream flicks, so if you are looking for a Pan's Labyrinth-esque kind of movie, you're S.O.L.
(But if you haven't seen Pan's yet, do go Netflix it or buy the DVD. Loved it).
So without further ado:
May 3rd:
Spiderman 3 - 8 Nations. Lukewarm reviews notwithstanding, I'll still watch this. And it'll have to be a Superman Returns level of disappointment for me to not like it.
May 11th:
28 Weeks Later - 5 Nations. I enjoyed the first one a lot (28 Days Later), although part of it was the whole nitty-gritty low budget feel of it. I hope I'll still like this one even though there's a bigger budget, bigger movie vibe to it.
May 18th:
Shrek The Third - 5 Nations. I liked the first 2 Shrek movies, although not as much as any other Pixar flick out there. I think there's just too many pop culture references in the Shrek films for it to withstand the test of time.
May 25th:
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - 6 Nations. I haven't seen the 2nd one yet, so that 6 Nations could rise or drop depending on what I think of it when I do watch it. But I don't remember a movie Johnny Depp has been in that I've seen where I did not walk out saying "Man, he's a great actor." So even if this movie sucks, I am sure Mr. Depp will be great as usual.
June 1st:
Knocked Up - 4 Nations. TJC loves Katherine Heigl, and while I agree she is extremely easy on the eyes, I think I'd watch this for more than the mere fact she's in it. Premise and trailer seem funny and sweet enough. On a side note: TJC, please update your blog. Your amigo BTC requests the same as well.
June 8th:
Ocean's 13 - 5 Nations. I did not see Ocean's 12, nor do I have any desire to based on what I have heard. But I think I will watch this one, as they are back in Vegas and the film is closer to look and feel to the first one (which I liked a lot) than to the second one.
June 15th:
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer - 6 Nations. Or should I say: A-Very-Much-Hoping-To-Dear-God-It's-Good-6-Nations. Please refer to this post for more details as to what I mean.
June 27th:
Live Free or Die Hard - 4 Nations. Yipee-ki-yay Motherf*ckers!!!!!
June 29th:
Ratatouille - 7 Nations. Even though I have not watched Cars yet, I have enjoyed every Pixar film out there. Heck, when A Bug's Life is your "worst" film, that pretty much speaks to the quality of the work, no? And now comes Ratatouille - directed and written by Brad Bird, who happens to be the mastermind behind The Iron Giant and The Incredibles (which is my favorite Pixar movie of all time); I don't think one can go wrong with this one.
July 4th:
The Transformers - 4 Nations. A part of me really wants to see this. Another part of me is also so very afraid that another facet of my childhood is about to be snapped in half like a dry twig. Sigh.
July 13th:
Harry Potter And The Order of the Phoenix - 3 Nations. Yeah, that's no typo. That's 3 Nations. Never read the books and not a die hard fan of the movies. If anything, I'll watch it for curiosity's sake or because someone asked me to go with.
July 27th:
The Simpsons Movie - 7 Nations. One of my favorite TV series of all time is now a movie? AND I am not as worried as I usually am if the transition from small screen to big screen is achievable? Best. Thing. Ever.
August 10th:
Rush Hour 3 - 6 Nations. I liked the first two a lot, and I personally can't wait for the 3rd one. Stupid, silly fun and this looks like more of the same.
Stardust - 5 Nations. My favorite Neil Gaiman novel ever. I think as far as his work goes, only The Sandman (as a whole) surpasses this in my eyes.
August 17th:
Invasion - 4 Nations. No Official Site yet, so that's the Wiki link on there. This movie's 4 Nation rating, as well as it's place on the list, is tenuous right now until I hear or see more about it.
So there you go. The return of the Summer Movie List. 15 movies on the list, I'll consider it a blazing success if I get to see 7 to 10 of them.
Enjoy.
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