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Wednesday, December 10, 2008

2009 Movie Line Up - Super Success or Box Office Bummer

Hey fellow movie lovers! As I was randomly browsing Flixster's upcoming movie list, I saw some rather exciting titles in the 09' summer line-up. However, I also came upon some rather astonishing sequels...




In this post I will talk about the "highlights" of next year's flick list.



First on the line-up (that I'm excited about, anyway) is Inkheart.



Inkheart, based on the bestselling book by Cornelia Funke, follows Mo and his daughter Meggie through their novel adventures. And when I say novel, I mean it literally. This father/daughter team possesses a unique ability. One that every book lover dreams of obtaining. They have the power to read characters and objects out of books. When this gift brings a power-seeking villian to the relms of their world, however, things go from bad to worse.

So, while I have read the first two books in the Inkheart series (waiting for the third to go on paperback :D) and am looking forward to seeing this film adaption, I wonder if they will stay true to the storyline? I'm a stickler for accuracy.


Inkheart opens January 23





Next up - Fanboys





In what appears to be the style of Superbad, Fanboys is about a group of teens who drive cross country to sneak into the Skywalker ranch for a sneak peek at the then unreleased "Starwars Episode 1: Phantom Menace".



After seeing the trailer, I'm thinking that this film is going to be a mixed burrito of Superbad, Ocean's 11, and Starwars obsessed fans. While I did laugh at some of the displayed humor in the trailer, I can't help as to ponder the initial script. Will it be witty, or our we going to be sick of Starwars references by the time we leave the theater?




Fanboys opens February 06




Alright all you Anime fans! Your dream has finally come true! Hollywood actually made Dragonball into a live action movie. Why,I ask,couldn't have been Sailor Moon instead? WHY?!


Plot- Goku needs to fight evil evilness trying to take over the world, and the only way to do this is to obtain the Dragonballs that will give them the power to summon the mighty dragon.




I honestly don't think they'll be able to pull this off. Ok, let's do an experiment. Close your eyes and try to imagine an live action actor shouting "Kah-me', Kah-me', HA!" (excuse my horrible DB spelling.) Now, try to refrain from laughing.



Exactly.




Face the corny-ness on April 8.





Next up on the agenda is X-Men Origins - Wolverine (FINALLY



This spin-off of the X-Men triligoy centers around Logan's (AKA Wolverine) mysterious past. How did he become what he is today? How did he meet William Stryker? What's the story behind his hairstyle? Hopefuly all, if not more, of these answers will be revealed Wolverine.



I am EXTREMELY excited about this movie! I am (and always will be) a Marvel movie fan. Except for "The Punisher." That was just bad.












"Beam me to the nearest movie theater, Scottie!" Yep, you heard me right. Star Trek will once again grace us with it's awesome-ness.
Here is the plot as "Yahoo! Movies" spells it out -
"The early days of James T. Kirk and Mr. Spock, their first meeting at Starfleet Academy and first outer space mission. "


Straight forward, and to the point.
Of course, if you are a Heroes fan you will instantly recognize this face in the movie poster. It's SYLAR (AKA Zachary Quinto)!

Out May 8










I am excited to say that the Transformers sequel is coming out summer 09'! Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen continues the epic Autobots VS. Decepticons battle.


This is sure to be a great follow up to a surperb movie.



Opens July 26


"Accio Harry Potter Movie!" It's getting closer and closer! Harry's 6th year at Hogwarts proves to be a distressing one. Hopefully New Moon won't bump Harry's release date back.

Out July 17


A lot of sequels are coming out next year, some of which are:

  • Night at the Museum 2
  • Terminator Salvation (WOOT!)
  • Superman: Man of Steel
  • Camp Rock 2 (I object.)
  • Toy Story 3, whose plot (according to Flixster) consists of Buzz being recalled to Taiwan and the rest of the toys going to rescue him. No joke. The people over at Pixar have a sense of humor.
  • High School Musical 4 (NO! BAD DISNEY! Plus, didn't they just graduate? Wouldn't it be College Musical? Or how about I Sang All Through High School and Didn't Pay Attention To Anything, So Now I'm a High School Drop Out Musical?
  • Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (Why? Just tell me why?)
  • Spider-Man 4 (Don't screw it up with random dancing scenes.)
  • Little Fockers
  • Sin City 2

Alright, that's all I have the breath for! Thanks for reading!
Later!

~Holly~

7 comments:

Missy said...

I can't wait for Transformers 2, the first one was a guilty summer pleasure of mine. Just tons of fun.
Inkheart will do well because Brenda Fraser has been on a role.
Dragonball Evolution looks terrible, the trailer is on my blog.

AshLee said...

Dragon Ball Z? REALL? EW!
WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE THEY GONNA DO WITH HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 4?!?!?!? IS IT NOT ENOUGH WE LIVED THROUGH THE SOPHOMORE, JUNIOR, AND SENIOR YEARS OF THE FIRST CAST??? GAH!!!!
If Hannah Montana is in it so help me.

Holly N. said...

Missy-
!!! ME TOO!!!! I LOVED the first movie, I only hope this lives up to its predecessor.

AshLee-
I know! I wouldn't be surprised if the did High School Reunion Musical.

PurpleBecca said...

I'm excited about Transformers also. I don't get why so many people hated the first one so much. Its a movie based on a toy! Relax!

Also looking forward to seeing Wolverine, and I know that we will see it because I've seen every superhero movie to come out in the last 3 1/2 years (how long I've been dating my boyfriend).

But some of these sequels...Night at the Museum? Does that really warrant a sequel?

Holly N. said...

I'm actually kind of looking forward to the Night at the Museum sequel...just as long as they don't screw it up.

I don't think they should be making sequels to High School Musical, Meet the Fockers, and Iceage...haven't they inflicted those storylines upon us enough?


~Holly~

PurpleBecca said...

I apologize, Holly. I should stop hatin'. Night at the museum was charming, I just tire of this urge to make a sequel to EVERYTHING. Family/children's entertainment especially, I think the execs bank on both kids and parents feeling more comfortable shelling out money to see characters they already know.

Holly N. said...

I totally agree with you, Becca! What ever happened to creating NEW stories? It seems that now-a-days it a 10>1 ratio of sequels/remakes to original concepts.