What movies are you looking forward to in 2012?

[Doc Holliday]

For me, it's a short list-- the sequel to the '09 Star Trek reboot, and (hopefully) the remake of Soylent Green, which is supposed to come out this year. (fingers crossed) A simple man with simple tastes, that's me.

For years I've wondered why "they" bother to remake films like Carrie, Planet of the Apes, et. al. Just my opinion, of course, but I think Soylent Green will be radically improved by a 21st century makeover (and the absence of Charlton Heston).

How about y'all?

[Stuart G]

1. Its coming June 2012,,,Prometheous...Directed by the original ..Alien director, a prequel to "Alien"

It is coming in June 2012....It is called Prometheous...




http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/12/22/prometheus-trailer/

If it is any good, it will make lots of money..


Directed by Ridley Scott................a prequel to a film called .."Alien"
get me out of here........you cannot hear screams in space....

[blogslut]

2. Yep

Prometheus and The Hobbit. Thems what I'm looking forward to.

[fizzgig]

3. the hobbit

oh gods, i am so excited

[Little Star]

4. Janet Evanovitch's "One for the Money"....

The first 10 books were funny as all hell. It may be a chick flick though.

http://oneforthemoneyfilm.com/index2.html

[csziggy]

24. YES! I've been wanting to see a movie version of at least one of those books

They are so funny, though the last one seemed a little tired. Maybe she needs to come up with a new premise and begin a new series.

THANK YOU! for posting the trailer - that looks fantastic. I was going to wait for it to come out on DVD but maybe I'll take hubby to the movies for his birthday.

[pokerfan]

5. Prometheus

but also...

John Carter
The Hobbit
Skyfall

[Rob H.]

6. 'John Carter' is at the top of the list

because I read all the books as a kid--it's the first series I read in its entirety. Seeing the Japanese trailer, though, it looks as if they've added at least one thing to the original. In that trailer, hes' still a Civil War veteran, but his wife and child are killed before he heads west to become a prospector, which was NOT in the original novel. It also looks as if he gets sent to Mars via some sort of transporter beam, which deviates from the novel, as well.

Even so, the movie is review-proof as far as I'm concerned, since I'm going to go see it regardless.

After that, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Hobbit, and The Avengers, not necessarily in that order.

[Doc Holliday]

7. The Avengers??

I know that they made a flick called The Avengers several years ago, with Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman, and Sean Connery. The lead characters were based on that old 60's TV series with Diana Rigg and Patrick McNee.

Is this something completely different or what?

[kentauros]

19. It's not a remake of that great British spy TV show

but based on yet another superhero comic. I was never a fan of most superhero comics (other than some of the parody ones) so I don't know anything about this one.

[Rob H.]

20. Yep, completely different

It's based on the comic book superhero group of the same name. The heroes are Thor, Iron Man, Hawkeye, Black Widow, The Incredible Hulk, and Captain America. It's directed by Joss Whedon of "Buffy" and "Firefly" fame.

Yes, I'm a huge nerd.

[bluedigger]

12. Sounds like Disney bowdlerized it.

Can't have him in a morally compromising situation after all.

I'm still looking forward to it as well.

[Rob H.]

21. That's just it, though

In the books, John Carter never had a wife or child on Earth. There's a line in the trailer where he's talking to Dejah Thoris and says, "I was too late once; I won't be again" and he's obviously referring to their deaths (the Japanese trailer shows him by their graves, which he appears to have dug himself). It makes me cringe since it seems as if they're ripping off The Outlaw Josey Wales with that bit.

[Aristus]

8. "The Hobbit"

http://www.youtube.com/user/clevverTV?v=5xpcwquIpRQ

[Countdown_3_2_1]

11. THIS!

Just wish I posted it first. Seen the trailer on You Tube.

I LOVE how the dwarves turned out.

[Aristus]

15. I like the way Peter Jackson has drawn distinctions between them.

Thorin, Fili, and Kili are all aristocrats. Several of the rest are middle class. And three or four of them are obviously working class dwarves.

My only problem with several of the dwarves is their relative good looks. Some fans at TheOneRing.net are calling them "hot dwarves".

Tolkien went out of his way to describe the dwarves as an 'unlovely' race, and drew a contrast between their ugliness (even their women have beards), and the beautiful crafts produced by their masons, metalworkers, and jewelers.

[charlie and algernon]

9. Hm, three so far (make it four)

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Lincoln
Dark Knight Rises
The Hobbit

forgot about World War Z, cant wait for that one too. That's one I'll probably see at the midnight showing.

[OriginalGeek]

17. IS there more than one Lincoln movie?

Or are you speaking of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter?

Because that was a really good book that should be a good movie. I saw the poster for it when we went to see Sherlock Holmes.

[charlie and algernon]

22. I'm talking about the Spielberg movie starring Daniel Day-Lewis as Abe

and Sally Field as Mrs. Lincoln.

I've been waiting for this movie for years.

[OriginalGeek]

27. Oh cool

that sounds good too! Adding to the list.

[Ohio Joe]

10. World War Z

The Avengers
Django Unchained
Prometheus
Argo
Snow White and the Huntsman
Dark Knight Rises
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Thats what I can think of off the top of my head.

[Xicano]

13. "All Republicans/Conservatives have been raptured"

Rated D (for Democratic)

[sakabatou]

14. OK

The Avengers
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Dark Knight Rises

[ScreamingMeemie]

16. John Carter, but not because of the movie per se'. I miss big Timmy Riggins!

[BootinUp]

18. Dark Knight Rises, Unamed Taken Sequel

Star Trek
Hadn't heard about Soylent Green remake.

[Skittles]

23. The Devil in the White City

I thought it would be out in 2012; not sure now

http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/graham-moore-the-devil-in-the-white-city-nadam.php

[HopeHoops]

25. The next "Star Trek" and "Batman" movies. The new "Planet of the Apes" was really good.

The story line was much more believable than the original series of movies and the CGI allowed them to put some serious "ape" realism into the imagery. Humans in ape suits was just, well, a little weird. They used the CGI to impose expressions on the characters that said far more than words. I wasn't expecting much, but I was delightfully pleased.

[Doc Holliday]

28. Okay, I'll give you the CGI

That was way less hokey than the 60's ape suits, I have to admit.

I suppose that, in addition to not being a fan of anyone named Wahlberg, I was a bit groused about the way they funked up the 'remade' ending. That moment of realization when Taylor and Nova discover the wrecked Statue of Liberty was the best part.

[Lisa D]

26. The Hunger Games

I read all three books in the series and I can't wait to see what they do with the movie.

[backtoblue]

29. Me too!

I loved the books.

[frogmarch]

30. Rob Lowe as Drew Peterson

in the Lifetime movie Untouchable.