This has been a great summer for movies: Star Trek, Transformers 2, Wolverine. As a dedicated Trekkie and Marvel Comics geek, those three were the big ones for me.
But there are a slew of upcoming movies yet to come that I am pretty hard up for.
The “for sure I’m going to catch in the theater” list:
9 — Tim Burton’s star-studded animated post-apocalyptic flick.
District 9 — A statement on South African apartheid? It’s the space aliens I’m in it for.
Hurt Locker — A guy who diffuses live ordinance for a living.
Daybreakers — Sam Neill as a big bad vampire. Screw Twilight!
Brothers — Marine goes off to war, brother stays home and gets in trouble. Marine comes home, gets in trouble.
The Informant — Matt Damon plays an idiot. Based on a true story.
Maybe list… might wait for video:
2012 — I don’t believe a single wit of 2012 apocalypse hype, but the special effects look awesome!
The Time Traveler’s Wife — Interesting concept, but it’s a chick flick. I’m in conflict.
Michael Moore’s New Documentary — Despite not being much of a fan of Moore’s truth-twisting, one-sided, so-called “documentaries,” he takes on the new liberal-worshipped administration head on. As a lib himself, he might actually be fair on this one and tell both sides. We’ll see.
Cold Souls — Paul Giamatti has his soul removed, and later finds that he misses it. Unfortunately, his soul has been misplaced.
Fifty Dead Men Walking — I just love these kind of movies!
Shutter Island — I used to hate DiCaprio. Then I saw Departed. I think he’ll turn in another great performance with Shutter Island.
Surrogates — Classic tale of people living their lives without actually living it. Old story, but looks interesting nonetheless.
What are you most looking forward to?
