Man,
2012 has been an amazing movie year… and we’re only halfway through! The
following movies could not possibly open soon enough…
The
Amazing Spiderman
I will
not deny the fact that a large part of why I want to see this is because of the
ever-adorable pair that is Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone. However considering
the better outcomes of reduxes in the recent past (eg. The Incredible Hulk with
Ed Norton, X-Men: First Class…), I am more than willing to give this movie a
go. I especially like that Andrew Garfield was a genuine Spiderman/Peter Parker
fan growing up so it will be even more interesting getting to see what he is
able to bring to one of his own favourite characters.
The
Dark Knight Rises
Bale,
Caine, Freeman, Oldman and Gordon-Levitt under the direction of Nolan. Uhm, why
in hell would I NOT watch this??? Closing the trilogy ought to be intense and
quite honestly, despite my utter lack of enthusiasm for her work as of late, I
am looking forward to seeing how well Anne Hathaway handles the role of Selina
Kyle, not to mention the likely fight scenes.
The
Great Gatsby
I love
just how much Luhrmann is ALL OVER THIS TRAILER. One of my all-time favourite
stories, I can’t wait to see how he and the cast bring it to life because there
is just so damn much to work with - the social, historical and geographical
backdrop, the symbolism, not to mention so many moments of sheer character
intensity - Gatsby’s romantic delusion, Tom’s assholery, the ultimate multiple
deaths… do NOT let me down, Luhrmann.
The
Bourne Legacy
Er…
first, I need to regain my ability to breathe. I can currently think of few
things, if any, hotter than watching Jeremy Renner in action.
Damn,
damn, damn. Ok, as big a Matt Damon as I am (and I really am, I fucking love
that guy), I have yet to watch The Bourne Ultimatum and I may have to finally
do so before I watch this. That said, considering the obvious direction in
story, I’m curious how well they’ll work with combining Aaron Cross’ storyline
with that of the previous movies. Being a ‘legacy’ film, it ought to bring a
lot together and that should be interesting. Not to mention, insanely awesome
looking fight sequences aside, I love Jeremy Renner as an actor. The man can do
intense like nobody’s business. Him and Ed Norton as adversaries ought to be
mighty fun to watch.
