Which 2004 Movies are you most looking forward to? - Page 2

molly bloom · January 12, 2004, 21:37

I would like to see Guillermo del Toro's take on Hellboy- I enjoy the comic so much, and loved del Toro's film 'Cronos'.

I would rather dive head first into a pool of luke warm cat vomit than watch another Rocky film. What kind of sport is it meant to be, battling zimmer frames? Sanatogen throwing? Pointless.

I'm looking forward to the historical epics, and would quite happily watch Colin Farrell canoodle with Jared Leto, except they'll probably have big(gish) hair, which is a complete turn off.

Anything from the creators of 'Independence Day' should be tarred, feathered, burnt at a stake, cut down whilst still alive, ritually disembowelled and garotted.

Similarly Jenny from the Bland and Ben Affect-less.

Coen Brothers a big yes, I've been an avid fan since 'Blood Simple'.

M Night Shyamalan better do something better than the airline puke bag that was 'Signs'. I couldn't get to the exit sign quickly enough after that mistake- worst reaction to a film since 'Stardust Memories' or 'Braveheart'.

Not interested in Gibson's homage to J.C. Holy Roller, in the original Akkadian. Gibson speak with forked tongue.

A film about Garfield. Marginally less interesting than a film about used cat litter.

Kill Bill Vol.2 = No Thrill No. 2.

Perhaps it will be less sprawling and ludicrous than No. 1, but as its still Tarantino, I doubt it. Only director I know who seems to think that visual Tourette's and attention deficit disorder are positive attributes.

Lonestar · January 12, 2004, 21:45

It is Obscene that Hellboy failed to be in the poll.

Boris Godunov · January 12, 2004, 22:07

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Originally posted by molly bloom
I'm looking forward to the historical epics, and would quite happily watch Colin Farrell canoodle with Jared Leto, except they'll probably have big(gish) hair, which is a complete turn off.

Well, if they're going for historical accuracy, I'd think they'd have to have shaved heads, since Alexander decreed his men should do so for battle.

Ramo · January 12, 2004, 22:09

I most look forward to Brothers Grimm and Ladykillers 'cuz I love everything done by the Coens brothers and Terry Gilliam.

Sikander · January 12, 2004, 22:45

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Originally posted by Jac de Molay
Rocky VI: Colostomy Bags of Fury

You had me at colostomy.

Drake Tungsten · January 12, 2004, 22:45

The Return of the King

monkspider · January 12, 2004, 22:49

How about Garfield? Sure it looks like it will be roughly the same quality as "Cat in the Hat", but it may feature one of the great cartoon characters of our time, Nermal, the cutest cat in the world.

Boris Godunov · January 12, 2004, 22:49

Has the king not returned to Japan yet?

monkspider · January 12, 2004, 22:54

Enter: Nermal

Boris Godunov · January 12, 2004, 22:56

The one blessing of the Garfield movie may be that his creator, Jim Davis, is still very much alive and will no doubt prevent a travesty a la Cat in the Hat for his character.

The bad news is that Garfield is hideously unfunny even in the hands of said creator...

monkspider · January 12, 2004, 23:05

I dunno, it's kinda funny. Haven't you ever seen the one where Garfield makes poor, dim-witted Odie fall off the kitchen table? Or where he makes that snappy remark to Jon?

altF18 · January 12, 2004, 23:08

My 2004 looking forward to's are:

Spider-man 2, just for the sake of it.
And a few you missed on your poll,
the sequel to Pitch Black: Chronicles of Riddick, to see how they messed that up. I, Robot, to see how they messed up another Asimov.
I'd be interested in seeing Gwen Stefani in a flick, but I don't know if that'll make me go see Aviator.
The Greeks sound interesting.

Boris Godunov · January 12, 2004, 23:09

Isn't The Stepford Wives coming out this year? I want to see that.

monkspider · January 12, 2004, 23:11

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Originally posted by Boris Godunov
Isn't The Stepford Wives coming out this year? I want to see that.

Indeed, and it does sound promising.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/TheS...96/preview.php

Sikander · January 12, 2004, 23:11

Spider-Man 2

If I see it it will be because my girlfriend couldn't find anything else at the video store, just like the first one.

Alien vs. Predator

0 + 0 = 0

The Village

Perhaps on video.

Shrek 2

I didn't see this one, but I've been really disappointed with every big family type animated feature after Alladin including Finding Nemo. I'll wait until my nephew or niece wants to rent it.

Jersey Girl

Once bitten, twice shy. Sorry Kevin but I'm waiting for astounding word of mouth before I waste my time again. J-Lo is the latest and lowest blow.

Troy
Obviously an interesting subject, and Brad Pitt is a very good actor. I hope the script doesn't suck.

Kill Bill Vol. 2
I didn't see the first one, and got no positive word of moutrh from people I trust on it yet. Until I see the first one it's like the second one doesn't even exist.

The Incredibles

See too much animated crap above.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

That sounds like total crap, even if the screenplay is interesting. I like some of these actors, but none of them can carry Edward Norton's jock AFAIC.

The Ladykillers

I'm there, even if it sucks I'll enjoy a few of the jokes.

The Passion of Christ

Only if it's showing while my dad is visiting and I get severely outmaneuvered by the old man.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkabann

These were ok, and the departure of Christopher Columbus cannot be seen as anything other than a great improvement.

Garfield

I have hated this fat cat, his plagerizer .. er creator and his stupid fat fans since the early 1980s. The only reason I'd attend is to use a flamethrower on the audience.

Club Dread

That looked too juvenile for my tastes.

The Punisher

Oh boy, another comic book movie. And they've all been so good too!

The Day After Tomorrow

See Molly's comments, or my Garfield preview above.

J. M. Barrie's Neverland

Depp is interesting enough to usually warrant seeing a film that you might not otherwise go for.

The Spongebob Squarepants Movie
Never seen the show. See crappy animation 1 & 2 above.

Alexander

Well, I do greatly admire Val Kilmer as an actor, plus it's frikkin' Alexander man!

The Aviator

I like Cate Blanchett, but not enough to be subjected to DiCapprio or to put another penny into Alec Baldwin's Canadian escape fund.

Rocky VI

I saw the first one at the theatre in (IIRC) 1976. It wasn't my idea and it wasn't very good. The sequels (what I saw in tiny pieces from trailers and channel surfing) looked a good deal worse. Not in a million years.

The Brothers Grimm
Dark fantasy by Terry Gilliam about the famous fable writers.

I always see his (Gilliam's) films. They rock on a number of levels.

The Emperor Fabulous · January 12, 2004, 23:16

Sikander - What a horribly negative outlook. I bet you're a glass-completely-empty-and-broken-on-the-floor type of person

altF - I didn't miss any on my poll. I put the 23 most intriguing/most hyped movies coming out in 2004. Unfortunately, the poll can only be 24 in length

On a side note, I just saw the Garfield trailer...and I reallyl don't know what to think...

http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/garfield/medium.html

The Emperor Fabulous · January 12, 2004, 23:21

I looked up more Garfield on IMDb. There's promising and not promising features:

Promising - Bill Murray as Garfield, Debra Messing and Alan Cumming as other voices

Not Promising - Odie is a real dog, Jennifer Love Hewitt as Dr. Liz

Downright Despicable - GARFIELD OPENS HIS MOUTH WHILE TALKING! GARFIELD NEVER TALKED LIKE THAT! EVEREVEREVER! HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE ****ING CARTOON OR READ THE COMIC?!?!?! **** **** *****!

...ha...the Screenplay is by Joel Cohen

Boris Godunov · January 12, 2004, 23:21

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Originally posted by The Emperor Fabulous
On a side note, I just saw the Garfield trailer...and I reallyl don't know what to think...

Are you kidding?

Here, I'll tell you what to think:

"Dear God, that looks awful."

The Emperor Fabulous · January 12, 2004, 23:23

...I was trying to be a glass-partially-full-while-teetering-on-the-edge kind of person...

Though, the writer's also wrote Toy Story, so it can't be COMPLETELY unentertaining...

...can it?

Boris Godunov · January 12, 2004, 23:24

Jim Davis is getting top writing credits, so it it indeed can.

But come on...he's dancing and singing. When did Garfield ever do that?

KrazyHorse · January 12, 2004, 23:27

Kill Bill, The Brothers Grimm: definite
Troy: quite possible

all the rest: unlikely

The Emperor Fabulous · January 12, 2004, 23:30

Actually, IMDb has him listed for "Comic Strip Garfield", meaning that he had the original idea (ie, the Garfield strip)...written by means they're actually writing it.

cinch · January 12, 2004, 23:32

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Originally posted by Sikander

The Aviator

I like Cate Blanchett, but not enough to be subjected to DiCapprio or to put another penny into Alec Baldwin's Canadian escape fund.

With regard to the Baldwin comment:

With regard to the rest: Come on, fellas, is DiCaprio REALLY that bad? I mean, I hated TITANIC as much as the next human, but I don't extrapolate that to pure Leo-hatred. I've liked the man in GANGS OF NEW YORK, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, and THE BEACH (which I regard as a solid effort surrounded by a crappy movie). Heck, even in TITANIC he was fine, I just hated the movie as a whole.

Are you sure you all (not just Sikander) aren't just envious of his boyish charm and effete good looks?

Sprayber · January 12, 2004, 23:35

The Alamo looks pretty good

Sikander · January 13, 2004, 01:39

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Originally posted by cinch

With regard to the Baldwin comment:

With regard to the rest: Come on, fellas, is DiCaprio REALLY that bad? I mean, I hated TITANIC as much as the next human, but I don't extrapolate that to pure Leo-hatred. I've liked the man in GANGS OF NEW YORK, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, and THE BEACH (which I regard as a solid effort surrounded by a crappy movie). Heck, even in TITANIC he was fine, I just hated the movie as a whole.

Are you sure you all (not just Sikander) aren't just envious of his boyish charm and effete good looks?

I don't hate DiCaprio in everything, but his look and demeanor cut his range down for me quite a bit. Catch me if you can was good for him, Man in the Iron Mask wasn't. Basketball Diaries were good, but I just don't buy him as a man.

Plus the guy has all the 14 year old ladies on his trail. I want those for myself.

The Emperor Fabulous · January 13, 2004, 01:47

He was great in What's Eating Gilbert Grape.

I, personally, loved Titanic.

Drake Tungsten · January 13, 2004, 02:46

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Has the king not returned to Japan yet?

No. The trip over the western seas is a long one. The king shall return to the land of the rising sun in late February.

KrazyHorse · January 13, 2004, 02:48

Western? Where are you now?EDIT: dumbass, just got the reference

Drake Tungsten · January 13, 2004, 02:50

Japan is west of America, isn't it? I know I'm a Yank and all, but my geography can't be that bad...

edit: Good. I was starting to question your geek credentials...

KrazyHorse · January 13, 2004, 02:51

nm. thought you were saying that you were across Japan's western seas. Which would put you in mainland Asia or Europe