Top 10 Anticipated Movies for 2011

Usually I put out a list of the Top Movies I saw in the previous year, but because my list is short and I plan to watch a couple movies before making that list; I decided to make this one first.

Here comes a big year for Marvel with three movies coming and one for DC. I have more than 20 movies to watch this year, so this sounds like a very good year for movies (That’s until you see the 2012 movie list which is epic with a war of comic book movies in the summer). Well, take a look:

10.) Battle: Los Angeles

The creepy tone of the trailer makes you feel the intense battle going on in LA. It takes place in present day with soldiers battling Aliens that doesn’t seem to have a whole lot of high-tech technology. We don’t get to see that very often. Its time to see Two-Face fight some aliens.(March 11)

9.) Paul

Remember that movie I posted about earlier where Simon Pegg and Nick Frost go to Comic-Con in a new movie? This is that movie. The British comedians are nerds in the movie and take a nerdy trek across America and meet an Alien that sounds like Seth Rogen. I don’t dig Seth Rogen voicing the Alien, but Simon and Nick will bring their greatest comedic humor with this movie. This will be the Comedy movie I will look forward to most this year. (March 18)

8.) Thor

The first Marvel movie of the year and one of the most desired comic book adaptations is finally coming. The comic-con and official trailer look quite faithful to the comic-book and looks as if it will have a smooth transition to the mega-movie: “The Avengers.” Yeah, it will be a whole lot better than whatever is going on in the image above from The Incredible Hulk Live-Action series. The picture probably gives away the cameo in a strange way.(May 6)

7.) Captain America: The First Avenger

I’ve never really been an avid fan of Captain America. Sure I saw him make a few appearances in Spider-Man and played with him a couple of times in Marvel vs. Capcom 2, but his first movie sucked and I didn’t really truly see him as a super hero. I mean all I’ve seen him do is punch and kick and throw his shield. I only hope this movie will do him justice. The cast seems pretty good (aside from Chris Evans) and I have high hopes in the director. (July 22)

6.) Super 8

Not much is known about this movie. Heck, not much is known about most of JJ Abrams’ movies until a few months before its released. Again all we have is a teaser trailer and Abrams stating it’s a throwback to old Super 8 films and an inspiration to Steven Spielberg's company Amblin Entertainment. Even then I know I'll watch this movie 3 times maximum.(June 10)

5.) The Muppets

The Muppets created by Jim Henson have not graced the screen for some time and have been quite absent for a while. The last Muppet movie was in 2005 and not since 2008 have they made an appearance. Well Jason Segel is about to change all that as he brings the Muppets once again to the big screen with a [modern] all-star cast. I’ve missed the Muppets for a while since they have been releasing pretty mediocre stuff recently. Hopefully Jason Segel can revive the once almighty Muppets. What's with the Muppet holding an iPhone, though? (November 23)

4.) Cowboys & Aliens

Cowboys vs. Aliens vs. Indiana Jones (it will be better than Crystal Skull) vs. James Bond. Anything more need to be said? (July 29)

3.) Sucker Punch

I really have no idea what this movie is about, but it looks visually awesome. This will be Zack Snyder’s first attempt at an original movie so there is a whole lot to look forward here. (March 25)

2.) X-Men: First Class

Little is known about this X-Men movie. Some rumors tend to be: Centers around Magneto, the movie will jump some timelines, and the whole X-Men team probably won’t be here. I never read the First Class comic book either but it sure looks great. I’ve always cared much about the X-Men franchise so I sure am glad a new movie is coming soon. Wait, Kevin Bacon is a mutant? (June 3)

1.) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Yes, its true. This will be the must see movie of the year because it will be the end for Harry Potter and his wizard friends. I never read the books and have always thoroughly enjoyed the movies. I’ve seen the movies from the beginning and am pretty sure I saw each one in theaters. I mostly stay away from the books because I may become those people who bother themselves too much by comparing book and movie. Here’s to enjoying the movies as much as I can before I read the books. (July 15)

Now here’s a list of worth mentioning movies that didn’t make the top 10 list in no particular order:

• Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (May 20)
• The Green Lantern (June 17) – The trailer was a little weird and I’m kinda looking forward to the other Marvel movies this year. Its probably because it’s the first non-Superman/Batman universe DC movie.
• The Green Hornet (January 14)
• The Hangover 2 (May 26) – Because British comedy is always better.
• Rise of the Apes (June 24) – I honestly wanted this on my list until I read that they changed storylines a bit with this prequel to the older movies. I’ll still go see it. Unfortunately the apes are going to be CGI as I see Andy Serkis doing his Gollum CGI suit thing once again.
• Winnie the Pooh (July 15) – This is my favorite Disney character and being hand drawn is a big win.
• Fright Night (August 15) – David Tennant in a horror movie? I’m in.
• The Thing (October 14)
• Sherlock Holmes 2 (December 16) – I enjoyed the first movie, so I know I’ll probably like this one.
• The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn (December 23)
• Now (September 30) - Andrew Niccol’s next movie for more than 5 years. Created such movies as The Truman Show and Gattaca.
• Dibbuk Box (October 28) – A horror movie from Sam Raimi. You know it will be great.
• Hugo Cabret (December 9) – Steam punk movie from Martin Scorsese.
• Your Highness (April 9) – If you have seen the trailer, its going to be one of the best comedies as the year.
• Red State (March TBA) – Next film from Kevin Smith. It is said to be totally different from his previous films.
• Scream 4 (April 15)
• Transformers: Dark of the Moon (July 1) – Only going to give this one more try.
• Apollo 18 (April 22)

E3 2010 (Semi) Preview

E3 is coming fast. Blazingly fast. New things are semi being announced each day. Well mostly rumors, but interesting rumors. The first up is no rumor but a simple fact. A fact which probably we live by everyday being gamers or using the computer and whatnot. That fact is no one is going to look good playing [Project] Natal. No one. We look silly already using controllers or seeing someone type on a computer (like me). When we saw it being played last year most assumed it would involve flailing. It is. Unless you think its too embarrassing to be caught on film doing the act, well it is:

It will be another thing to probably not worry about in the future as it already looks awkward what we do everyday. This is a bit different too, but try not to be in front of a mirror or stand in back of someone using a Natal.

Here’s the rumor:

Some people have been saying that the 3DS (yeah its still happening) that it will probably have Gamecube graphics, which would sound awesome, but a little unrealistic really; for our technology era anyway. Well, how about I take that up a few notches and say that may be an understatement. IGN claims, off record, that it could exceed Nintendo Wii capabilities and close to having HD capabilities, about the same processing power as an Xbox 360. Now that’s unrealistic, and probably an exaggeration on both IGN’s and where ever they get their sources. Sure its probably not even close to being real, but I could buy the Gamecube rumor somehow. Nintendo has surprised us in the past for how they will utilize their next console systems. Although not crazy on the 3D part…

Sure, E3 is within a week, and what I’m about to talk about comes out within days, but even though some people aren’t happy about the HD port; its still one of my favorite Super Nintendo games:

Groovy. Earthworm Jim has been remade in HD. Actually they announced this long ago, and its been ages since its announcement (see the 2009?). But so far everything looks swell, including a few bonuses: (as sampled above) HD improvement, difficulty levels, “Big Bruty” level which was only included in the Sega CD and PC editions of the older game, and 4 player co-op. That’s right. Not versus, but co-op which is even more awesome. But somewhat weird. Well anyways, I’ll be sure to pick this up soon. Comes out on the Xbox 360 June 6th and the PSN, a bit later on. More HD screens here.

Picture of the day:

Found this while browsing through pictures of Star Wars Weekends at Disneyland. I’m not entirely sure why, but part of me made me laugh when I saw this. For the life of me, I don’t know how she is doing that autograph:

Oh and by the way. For some reason, and unknown reason, video game makers decided to get dark and actually decide on something kinda cool by doing a Third-Person [wand] shooter for the Harry Potter Deathly Hallows video game. I might actually think about getting it. I actually want this to be good:

10 Anticipated Movies for the Year 2010

Hey welcome back. Now comes that time of the year were movies (and another top 10 list) are so hyped up its either more than expected, as expected, or why did we even care for this movie in the first place; why did we even care for the hype? Here are those movies:

10.) Daybreakers

This movie is now out, but I am willing to watch any Vampire movie that isn’t Twilight right now. I am willing to believe this is anti-Twilight. Seriously any Vampire movie is better than Twilight. Even Blade 3…nah I won’t go that far. Ethan Hawke may be a turn off, but Willem Dafoe could bring me into this movie, along with Sam Neill.

9.) Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Never read the Manga/British comic (is it British?), but I have heard of the story, learned Edgar Wright was directing, and stars Michael Cera. I’m in. Also the movie reunites Michael Cera and Mae Whitman, both of Arrested Development fame. In the movie Michael’s character has to fight her, because, well, Michael’s character’s girlfriend used to date her. Find out more by watching the movie! Also Superman is in this.

8.) Alice in Wonderland

Uhhm close enough, right?

Yeah, I’ve had my curiosity peaked when I heard Alice is going back through the looking glass. Not so much the Johnny Depp stuff (nah, he’s good in my book), but Tim Burton can bring me into his movies some of the time. The most reason I am looking forward to this movie is when Disney made the short based on the classic book starring Mickey Mouse in “Thru the Looking Glass.” Oh, and the Disney animated feature film.

7.) Clash of the Titans

I honestly wasn’t planning to put this here and I honestly wanted to hate the trailer, but after watching it so many times; I totally will go for it now. In a world where CGI basically dominates movie making, I am going to have to go for movies like this. It’s not that I hate CGI, I feel it’s a bit of a cliché for movies nowadays. I think I miss a mess of special effects and when people made creatures and monsters from awesome suits or from other materials. Those days are mostly gone…eh, I’ll make do with this.

6.) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I

Well it’s the beginning of the end for this franchise. Well not yet anyway, since they decided to separate it in two parts. This will be, out of all the other movies, the most accurate to the book because of how lengthy this one will be. Even though I read somewhere how the last movie would be going, I read only the last part of this one. Dang, I just remembered that; why did I remember now?

5.) Kick-Ass

This will be the first movie based on a graphic novel by Mark Millar. It’s about ordinary people that turn into heroes that wear costumes and such. The craziest thing about the movie is the inclusion of a 9-10 year old that well, kicks ass and shouts curse words. Another crazy fact is the person who fills in that role, which is none other than Darby from the new Winnie the Pooh series. Can’t get any more extreme than that; except with the unfortunate inclusion of Nicholas Cage.

4.) Tron Legacy

Not sure who exactly would be into this movie. I have seen the first movie, but I have seen people be into this movie without watching the first movie. Either way, this movie is shaping up to be awesome; even if we only get a preview clip so far. Even if that is the case, the technology put into this film is quite top-notch. Also, just a bit of a tidbit; remember that remade people mover ride that’s at Tomorrowland in Disneyland, but was closed down due to an accident? They are removing that and make room for: Light Cycles.

3.) Inception

So, are you guys telling us this is going to be better than The Dark Knight?

Seen the trailer for this? It’s shaping up to be another mind-blowing movie from Christopher Nolan himself. Even when he isn’t doing a Batman movie everyone knows that he’s formulating another awesome movie. I’m also not much of a Leonardo DiCaprio fan, but I believe in Nolan’s work so it doesn’t bother me much with this movie. Although, even by seeing the trailer it might have to do with espers or something of that similar fashion. Either way I’ll be there with M&Ms in hand.

2.) Toy Story 3

Same movie, different storyline image.

Even if I didn’t see a trailer, I know something of this caliber would be coming. Andy would be much older and wiser; which would be the reason he wouldn’t play with his toys anymore. Although, something completely different happened in the trailer. Andy actually saved his toys; well the regulars anyway. But its short lived when his mom mistakes his toys for trash and the toys end up being separated from their owner, maybe for good this time. Even with the storyline I am still a big Pixar fan and especially a fan of the Toy Story movie series. This is definitely one not to miss for fans.

1.) Iron Man 2

This probably should come to no surprise. I didn’t think I would become a fan of the original movie. I was never an Iron Man fan. That was until Jon Favreau came and boosted lots of energy into the alcoholic superhero. Especially with the excellent casting of Robert Downey Jr. as the man behind the iron suit. After being completely surprised as how good the first movie went, I am looking way forward to how Jon Favreau will make Mickey Rourke a villain, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, and Don Cheadle filling in Terrence Howard’s previous role.