I’m a bit behind in putting up my movie list for this year.
Last year’s list was full of promise, but I only got to see 4 of the 21 listed films in the theater. I’ve since brought the total up to 11 with the help of DVDs. I hope to catch the 12th (Voyage of the Dawn Treader) on DVD next week. I’m still annoyed that I missed that one.
And once again this year I’ve already missed some that I wanted to see. Limitless and Source Code looked really good, for example. On the other hand, I’m perfectly comfortable having skipped The Green Hornet (but I still want to see it on DVD). I am Number 4 was on the fence for me, but I am looking forward to the DVD. I’m disappointed I didn’t get to The Adjustment Bureau; that one looked like a Twilight Zone episode. Super, Paul, and Battle: Los Angeles are all on the “if it comes up” list. I’m kinda interested in Atlas Shrugged and The Consipirator, too, but not enough to spend theater bucks.
But that’s all in the past. Looking forward from today, these are my “movies of interest”:
Thor - yeah. In the theater, please.
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides – probably DVD, but I wouldn’t mind catching it in the theater.
X-Men: First Class – on the fence, but I’m thinking it’ll be a theater movie.
Super 8 – totally want to see this in the theater. Really looking forward to it. Spielberg and Abrams working together, and apparently at the tops of their games? Oh, yeah.
Green Lantern – Theater, easily. If I miss it there I gotta wait until it’s on DVD and watch it at Mike’s house on his mammoth screen. My TV won’t do it justice.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon – despite my dislike of the entire Transformers movie series, I’m still tempted to see this on the big screen. I feel like such a hypocrite.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 – Theater. No doubt. It just looks fantastic.
Captain America – Again, theater is a must. This is working out to be a really expensive summer.
Cowboys and Aliens – Theater if I can, DVD if I have to.
Smurfs - I’ll be smurfed if I step foot into the theater for this smurfing movie, or use my money to rent a DVD. The only way I’ll see it is if it’s on TV when I walk by.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes – Hmmm… tough call on this one. Leaning towards theater, but if I’m being realistic it’ll probably be DVD – but only because there are so many others that must be in the theater.
Conan the Barbarian – DVD only. Mostly intrigued because Arnie’s replacement is “Ronan” from Stargate: Atlantis (Jason Momoa).
The Three Musketeers – intrigued, but it looks a little darker than I expected. On the other hand, I love me a good sword-play flick. It’ll be tough to pass this one up in the theater.
Contagion - so far all I know is who’s in it (Matt Damon, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Laurence Fishburne), but it’s one to look into.
Puss in Boots – probably DVD, if that, despite what I said in the podcast.
The Muppets – I hope this is good. We need another good Muppets movie. And I’d love to be able to take my kids to a film this year.
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows – I forgot they were making this! I liked the first one. I’ll see a sequel. Preferably in the theater, but this one may end up grudgingly on DVD.
(Some of these I’ve talked about with Lee Sargent on the most recent edition of my podcast. Take a listen… if you dare.)
So… 10 that I’ll catch in the theater if at all possible, 5 of which will upset me if I have to wait for DVD. And most of them are packed into just a couple of months. This does not bode well for the odds of me catching them all.
Those are probably most of the major players in the theater this year. Which ones are you looking forward to? Which ones did I miss?