In 1993, Steven Spielberg's science fiction film "Jurassic Park" took the world by storm; it became the highest grossing film of all time and was praised for having some of the best visual effects ever put into a movie. Over the next several years there were two sequels, neither of which were particularly good. For years most people just assumed that the series was dead, but a while back it was announced that a new film was in the works. A trailer was released in late 2014, and people seem split. Many, such as myself, are optimistic and really want this movie to be great like the original; but a lot of people aren't so sure. "Jurassic Park" was one of those movies that I remember fondly from my childhood, and I want nothing more than this new film to capture my imagination and inspire awe like the first one all those years ago.
This was a movie that I had no interest in seeing up until a couple of weeks ago, but once I saw the most recent trailer I was sold. The "Mad Max" series has been rather hit and miss; the first and third film are alright, but the second movie "The Road Warrior" ranks among the greatest action movies of all time. Overall, it's a good series; so when I heard that the series was getting a re-boot, I was nervous. I was given solace that the director of the original trilogy would be returning, but I still wasn't convinced. But in late December, a new trailer was released and it looks awesome. The style, the over the top action, and what appears to be practical effects makes the movie look great. While we won't know how the movie is until its release, "Mad Max: Fury Road" at least looks like it is trying to do justice by the original movies.
I remember when "The Avengers" came out in 2012 and being very unsure about it. While all the super heroes involved worked in their own movies, I really wasn't sure you could just throw all of them into a movie and tell a good story in two hours; it's not like the comics where you could have however many issues you needed. I thought the movie would have been a "too many cooks in the kitchen" scenario. To my surprise, the movie worked; it's even arguably the best movie of the Marvel cinematic universe. So going into "The Avengers: Age of Ultron," I'm a little bit more confident; and if it's anything like the trailers we've seen so far, it's likely that it's going to be awesome. 2014 was a great year for the Marvel universe, with "Guardians of the Galaxy" and "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" being commercial and critical successes, so if I'm certain of anything it's that "Age of Ultron" has a lot to live up to.
For
as long as I can remember, the James Bond series has been by far my favorite
movie franchise. Like millions of others, when I was a kid I wanted to grow up
to be Bond. Has every movie been good? No. Of the over 20 movies, I'd say less
than 10 are actually good and the rest mediocre to bad. I'd go so far as to say
that "Octopussy" could be listed alongside some of the worst movies
of all time. Over the past few years though, the series has received some flak
from long time fans. The classic, over the top style has been replaced with
gritty realism since "Casino Royale" in 2006. Personally, I love it.
"Casino Royale" and the latest film "Skyfall" are my
favorite movies in the franchise. So when I heard that the next film
"Spectre" would be directed by Oscar winner Sam Mendez, revolve
around the evil group mentioned in the first film, and have Christoph Waltz as
the leading villain, I got rather excited.
The
day I am not excited for Quentin Tarantino's next movie is the day I decide to
end it all. Tarantino is my favorite director of all time, who made my favorite
movie of all time "Pulp Fiction." I love all his movies and have just
about everyone on DVD or Blu-Ray. His last movie Django Unchained was even my
favorite movie of 2012, so as you could imagine the moment I heard he was doing
another spaghetti western I immediately got very excited. While it came close
to not happening, after the screenplay was leaked and Tarantino threatened to cancel
it, he decided to go through with it and is currently being filmed. Set to come
out in late 2015, I guarantee that I will be first in line to see it.
Tarantino is one of the best directors to ever step behind a movie camera, and
his work will always be worth looking out for.
I've
waited my entire life for a new "Star Wars" film, one that doesn't
suck anyway; and never has that been more of a possibility until now. When it
was announced that Disney had bought Lucas Arts, many hoped that a new film in
the series would happen; a true and honest sequel to the original trilogy. It
wasn't long before it was confirmed that a new movie would go into production.
Set to take place after the events of the original trilogy with some of the old
stars as well as a new ensemble, filming just recently wrapped up. With a
release date of December 2015, this movie has millions all around the world
holding their breath in anticipation. With George Lucas having nothing to do
with it, and being directed by a visionary like J.J. Abrams, this is the movie we've
all been waiting for. Now we just have to hope.
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