Movies in 2011

Geekyfanboy · January 04, 2011, 10:27:03 AM

So here is a list of movies that Blastr.com is looking forward to seeing..

What movies are you most excited about in 2011

'Tis the season to look ahead and see what's in store for movie lovers in the coming year. And it's a good one, filled with superheroes, aliens, wizards, J.J. Abrams, Steven Spielberg and, yes, Muppets.

BATTLE: LOS ANGELES
Release date: March 11

Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez

What would it really feel like if humanity were attacked by aliens from above? Well, given that any intelligence advanced enough to conquer the myriad problems posed by interstellar space travel would also be smart enough to wipe us out without pulling a muscle ... not this. But it looks entertaining nevertheless.

PAUL
Release date: March 18

Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Seth Rogen's disembodied voice

Because sometimes E.T. would want to get stoned, dance like an Okie in Jamaica and show you his naked Reese's Pieces.

SUCKER PUNCH
Release date: March 25

Starring: Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, Abbie Cornish, Jamie Chung, Jena Malone

Zack Snyder's fever dream of a film seems to be about a quintet of girls in a mental institution or a bordello or a fantasy battlescape. Or all three. Doesn't really matter, as we'll see anything Snyder directs. Our eyes like candy almost as much as our stomachs.

YOUR HIGHNESS
Release date: April 8

Starring: Danny McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman

Some people's mileage may vary when it comes to Danny McBride—he of Eastbound and Down and Pineapple Express fame—but we are more than happy to strap in for a sword-and-sorcery spoof with Portman rocking a mean bow.

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS
Release date: June 3

Starring: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Kevin Bacon

Of all the Marvel movies coming out this summer—which include Thor (May 6) and Captain America: The First Avenger (July 22)—this reboot is the most curious, and feels the most intriguing. Directed by Kick-Ass' Matthew Vaughn, starring two incredibly fine young actors, this film attempts to reclaim Marvel's merry mutants from the gaping maw of Brett Ratner's X-Men: The Last Stand while telling us where things went wrong between Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr and how the X-Men got their start.

SUPER 8
Release date: June 10

Starring: Kyle Chandler, Elle Fanning, Ron Eldard

Maybe it's about a beastie bound for Area 51 that gets loose in a small town. Maybe it's about a flock of kids who really like amateur filmmaking. The standard-issue J.J. Abrams veil of secrecy is in full effect. We can't wait until it lifts.

GREEN LANTERN
Release date: June 17

Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Mark Strong, Blake Lively

Here's where Warner Brothers sees if it can pull an Iron Man and make one of its second-tier heroes a bona-fide movie star. There are a lot of heroes in the DC stable, and if Ryan Reynolds can bring the hero with the cosmic bling across the finish line, maybe the floodgates will open.

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART II
Release date: July 15

Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Ralph Fiennes

I'm pretty sure you know what this one's all about. The end of the line. The last hurrah for the Three Amigos and Voldemort.

COWBOYS AND ALIENS
Release date: July 29

Starring: Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde

James Bond as the Man With No Name, Indiana Jones as the Villain, and that Hot Girl from Tron: Legacy as, er, the Hot Girl in the Old West? Plus, aliens? Sold.

HUGO CABRET
Release date: December 9

Starring: Chloe Moretz, Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jude Law

Martin Scorsese is, perhaps, one of the top five directors ever to operate a movie camera. Even his minor works—Bringing Out the Dead, Shutter Island—are impeccably made films. And his classics continue to endure. So for him to adapt Brian Selznick's award-winning young-adult fantasy novel—about a Parisian orphan who lives in a train station and crosses paths with mysterious little girls, magical clockwork people and glacial toymakers—is a chance to see a master stretch.

THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: SECRET OF THE UNICORN
Release date: December 23

Starring: Jamie Bell, Andy Sirkis, Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg

Steven Spielberg directing his first CG film. Doctor Who's Steven Moffat writing, based on Herge's beloved comic strip. Peter Jackson producing, to take a turn behind the camera for the sequel. Yeah, okay.

Honorable Mention

THE GREATEST MUPPET MOVIE EVER MADE
Release date: November 23

Starring: Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Jason Segel, Amy Adams

I know what you're thinking: This isn't fantasy or science fiction, it's a puppet movie. Ah, yes, but remember—they're not puppets, they're monsters. Cuddly monsters, sure, who just want to save their theater so they can put on a show, but monsters nevertheless. And to see a new Muppet movie written by Jason Segel, who lent such heart to the Dracula puppet musical within Forgetting Sarah Marshall, well, it just warms our cold, cold hearts.

Geekyfanboy · January 04, 2011, 10:34:03 AM

I'm most excited to see

MUST SEE:

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2
Thor
Green Lantern
Sucker Punch
X-Men: First Class
Cowboys and Aliens
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Kung Fu Panda 2 The Tree of Life
Cars 2
Rise of the Apes
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Captain America: The First Avenger

WOULD LIKE TO SEE:

Your Highness
Battle: Los Angels
The Greatest Muppet Movie Ever Made
The Adventures of Tin Tin
Super 8
Season of the Witch
The Smurfs
Happy Feet 2
Arthur Christmas

QuadShot · January 04, 2011, 10:40:48 AM

Kenny..."Cars 2 Rise of the Apes"? Is that a new one? :)

Geekyfanboy · January 04, 2011, 10:42:10 AM

Quote from: QuadShot on January 04, 2011, 10:40:48 AM
Kenny..."Cars 2 Rise of the Apes"? Is that a new one? :)

LOL.. forgot to hit return between those two.

Rico · January 04, 2011, 10:47:33 AM

Really have high hopes for "Sucker Punch" and "Cowboys and Aliens." I'm hopeful that the new X-Men movie will be a good restart. And Thor, Green Lantern and Captain America are all just going to be a lot of fun.

Meds · January 04, 2011, 12:21:50 PM

Well there are a few there i am going out of my way to see.

Really wanna see

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2 (loved the first part, not seeing this in 3D, no sir)
Thor (love Marvel and lets see where sam Jackson pops up)
Green Lantern (looking good)
X-Men: First Class (got to love any Xmen film, well maybe not Wolverine)
Cowboys and Aliens (bond and Indiana Jones in a film together)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (always enjoyable but hope this is it)
Captain America: The First Avenger (really have high hopes for this)
Your Highness ( i know people didnt like the language but this is high on my list)
The Greatest Muppet Movie Ever Made (its the muppets whats not tolove)
The Adventures of Tin Tin (my mate Pete is super excited which means he will buy beer after the cinema)

Films i'm a bit meh about

Transformers 3 (Michael Bay please go awaym Shia le crap no, no, no, no, no yes sod off)
Battle: Los Angels (would have been better if it was set in 1942 but modern LA means its BORING)
Paul ( i love Simon Pegg, every one knows that but i'm not feeling the Peg love)
The Smurfs ( i'm 37 ;) )

Geekyfanboy · January 04, 2011, 02:53:47 PM

Gotta add " I Am Number Four" to my must see list.. check out the new thread

ElfManDan · January 04, 2011, 02:54:19 PM

Must See:

Thor
Courageous
Cowboys and Aliens
Paul
The Adventures of Tin Tin

Like to See:

X-Men: First Class
Green Lantern
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Captain America
Sucker Punch
Rise of the Apes
Transformers 3

wraith1701 · January 04, 2011, 04:04:42 PM

Quote from: QuadShot on January 04, 2011, 10:40:48 AM
Kenny..."Cars 2 Rise of the Apes"? Is that a new one? :)

That sounds freakin' awesome. ;)

Meds · January 08, 2011, 03:38:57 AM

Oh hello Eric, great to see you again my friend.

I hear on my film grapevine that movement is under way for a new Bond film. that will be brilliant as long as they dint rush it and decide to go up agains the new Trek film next year (or 2013)

Bromptonboy · January 08, 2011, 05:24:04 AM

Tin-Tin! Wow! Blistering Blue Barnacles.....the Belgians have landed!

Meds · January 08, 2011, 07:24:57 AM

Tin Tin has Simon Pegg and Nick Frost as the Thompson Twins.

jedijeff · January 08, 2011, 08:05:37 AM

I am looking forward to the Tin Tin movie as well, but a bit disappointed it is not a live action movie. Somehow when I first heard about it, I had it stuck in my head it would be, guess I was wrong on that one, but never the less, will be cool to see a full length movie.

Bromptonboy · March 23, 2011, 03:33:39 AM

I am also intrigued by Rise of the Apes:

http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=62630

Is this supposed to be a new take on the Planet of the Apes series? I loved the original series, but didn't care much for the remake.