The Big Picture: MovieBob's Most Anticipated Movies of 2012
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I believe Prometheus, The Avengers and The Hobbit are going to be my must-see movies this year. I might check out the Brave movie as well just because of beautiful animation and and a potentially interesting main character.
As for the Dark Knight Rises i, like so many other apparently, had completely forgotten about it until it was mentioned at the end. The trailer wasn't all that good and Bane really doesn't look like he'll be much of interest (so nothing new there, i guess). But yeah, i too hope i'm wrong about my feelings towards it 'cause the last two have definitely been very interesting and i'd hate to see the trilogy fall down so hard right at the end (The Dark Knight might just have set out expectations too high)
As for the Dark Knight Rises i, like so many other apparently, had completely forgotten about it until it was mentioned at the end. The trailer wasn't all that good and Bane really doesn't look like he'll be much of interest (so nothing new there, i guess). But yeah, i too hope i'm wrong about my feelings towards it 'cause the last two have definitely been very interesting and i'd hate to see the trilogy fall down so hard right at the end (The Dark Knight might just have set out expectations too high)
It wasn't John Wilkes Booth that assassinated the president... it was the Martians!Ruwrak said:
Not entirely sure that'll fly, but it would certainly make the scenes of adrenaline-fueled diplomacy a lot more interesting. Plus the final scene in which the president is shot could now be with a space laser exploding the theater and at the end Lincoln's hat comes slowly falling down from the sky and landing in an up-right position in front of the burning theater and gradually fading screams of people running away.
Oh yeah ***Spoiler alert*** Lincoln dies at the end.
Dude, you leaving off the Dark Knight isnt surprising, it hasn't been surprising ever since the Dark Knight was really really popular (with the sort of people you hate films being popular with. Some people who liked that film liked..guns..and cars... and as you tell us every time a Fast and Furious style film comes out, that makes them bad people)and you switched sides from telling us how awesome it was.
Some people hate other people liking their stuff
You were already called out on the whole 'gritty comic book movie' thing being a pretty much in your face untruth a few weeks ago, so I won't go there either
Some people hate other people liking their stuff
You were already called out on the whole 'gritty comic book movie' thing being a pretty much in your face untruth a few weeks ago, so I won't go there either
I've been wanting to see Iron Sky for like 2 years now, and now I want to see Wreck-It Ralph just because of the interesting premise.
"Abraham f***ing Lincoln"- I don't usually laugh at these videos, but that one made me chuckle considerably.
Cute to see everyone going "WHAHUUUUHHHH FINLAND YOU SAY????" as if this was the first time ever that someone in Finland made a movie.
Also if the humor in Iron Sky is anything like Star Wreck it just might be way too Finnish for some, which would explain the reason for everyone's reaction.
I just came full circle on my own post, people.
Also if the humor in Iron Sky is anything like Star Wreck it just might be way too Finnish for some, which would explain the reason for everyone's reaction.
I just came full circle on my own post, people.
Wait?! Who on earth?!?lastoflancas said:
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Anyway, I've completely missed the buzz for Prometheus. Sometime a couple of years ago I filed it away in will stink, ignore after reading the words Alien Prequel and Ridley Scott's brother.
Now it's nearly here, actual factual Ridley Scott has done it and it suddenly looks damned convincing. My goodness... not sure I'm brave enough to watch it.
I probably should have clarified that I wasn't having a go at you. I was just saying that anybody who thinks that Bane is boring or uninteresting should go back and read the comics again. I know what you mean with Nolan's Bane and I'm hoping that there is some sort of performance enhancing drug that Bane takes throughout the course of the film.Shadowstar38 said:
I just quoted you because of the Doomsday comment as I feel that Darkseid poses a greater threat than Doomsday does
Pretty interesting list and I would say I'm looking forward to most of those flicks too.
I also have a similar expectation of the new Batman movie. Bane looks really off to me. Too small for one. I feel they should have gone CG a la Hulk or done something with a different villain altogether. I feel there are a lot more interesting ones out there than Bane.
Then that Catwoman just looks so wrong.
I loved Begins and Dark Knight so I'll give it a try, but at the moment I'm really sceptical. Hope I'm wrong though.
I also have a similar expectation of the new Batman movie. Bane looks really off to me. Too small for one. I feel they should have gone CG a la Hulk or done something with a different villain altogether. I feel there are a lot more interesting ones out there than Bane.
Then that Catwoman just looks so wrong.
I loved Begins and Dark Knight so I'll give it a try, but at the moment I'm really sceptical. Hope I'm wrong though.
Now, you see this guy below meSpiderJerusalem said:
At least he gets the joke. Sure I might misspell STEVEN SPIELBERG because, at the time of writing I was half asleep and to lazy to figure it all out. Anyway, not trolling but merely jesting. Apparently I can't make a joke on the net without at least one person going 'Not sure if trolling or serious'. Well, I was neighter.Ulquiorra4sama said:
Allthough I might have been a bit serious about the aliens coming into the movie. Cowboys & Aliens, Indiana Jones and all that do make me wonder why they did not hire him to direct that one movie about invisible aliens that harvest electricity from earth. You know. Darkness? PitchDark? What was it.
So you're looking forward to a sci-fi movie about humans discovering "something horrifying while investigating alien ruins that could hold the secret to the origins of humankind?"
Now where have I heard that premise before...
Admit it MovieBob, your Halophobia is just a big act.
Now where have I heard that premise before...
Admit it MovieBob, your Halophobia is just a big act.
All I can do is think back to the review of Monsters. If we're doing over/under, I'm picking over 5 of these movies to disappoint Bob.
(With Prometheus and John Carter to be two of them)
(With Prometheus and John Carter to be two of them)
If anyone can break the 3rd movie curse, it is Christopher Nolan.
And I admire that he took 2 of the dumbest supervillan ever in a batman movie or spinoff and said " Yeah I'm going to make them awesome again."
So yeah, I respectfully disagree with you MovieBob.
And I admire that he took 2 of the dumbest supervillan ever in a batman movie or spinoff and said " Yeah I'm going to make them awesome again."
So yeah, I respectfully disagree with you MovieBob.
Without looking I would presume....
1/2 would be pretentious garbage that in either an artsy and or innovative form or simply award fodder
EDIT 18,7,6,4,3)
1/2 would be pointless nod to nostalgia or ode to pointless fanboyism
EDIT 210,9,5,3,2,1)
#3 basically boils down to artistic fodder due to the "controversial" nature of it, but its also an ode to fanboyism over Tarantino.
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Pretty close, Though it seems I have given Bob entirely too much credit. Bobs opinions on movies from what I have experienced always been extremely narrow in that if it doesnt pigeonhole into one of those two categories, he doesnt care for it and will gladly dismiss it as bad. I honestly would trust the opinions of the hobo who lives behind the movie theater before I would ever apply any sort of validity to Bobs opinions.
I accepted Bobs views as being predominantly fanboyish after the incredibly high praise for the incredibly mediocre Captain America film. Ever since then I keep finding myself wondering why is this even here?
1/2 would be pretentious garbage that in either an artsy and or innovative form or simply award fodder
EDIT 1
8,7,6,4,3)1/2 would be pointless nod to nostalgia or ode to pointless fanboyism
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10,9,5,3,2,1)#3 basically boils down to artistic fodder due to the "controversial" nature of it, but its also an ode to fanboyism over Tarantino.
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Pretty close, Though it seems I have given Bob entirely too much credit. Bobs opinions on movies from what I have experienced always been extremely narrow in that if it doesnt pigeonhole into one of those two categories, he doesnt care for it and will gladly dismiss it as bad. I honestly would trust the opinions of the hobo who lives behind the movie theater before I would ever apply any sort of validity to Bobs opinions.
I accepted Bobs views as being predominantly fanboyish after the incredibly high praise for the incredibly mediocre Captain America film. Ever since then I keep finding myself wondering why is this even here?
Number three should prove fun. The US is pretty darned touchy over the topic *still* ' -'
Which is a much wider area than your post suggested.
And through all of that, I couldn't help but ironically call this a narrow opinion myself. Any possible way on elaborating? Because from what I saw during my time here was that Bob's opinions do vary from: horrible (Twilight)-->Bad-->okay but flawed--> Nothing special-->Good but flawed-->Cliche but great-->Great and original ---> Freaking fantastic.viranimus said:
Which is a much wider area than your post suggested.
I want to see all of these movies, including Batman.
I don't understand why he left it out, nor why so many people are agreeing. Not because I don't understand what he's saying about the trailers and stuff, and not because I'm against taking a controversial viewpoint, but because MovieBob and a lot of commenters aren't displaying the basic human trait of pattern recognition.
Batman Begins
Memento
The Prestige
Insomnia
The Dark Knight
Inception
Nolan has a pattern of making really good movies. When people learned about Heath Ledger there was so much complaining, then more complaining after seeing the screwy Joker makeup, and look how it all turned out! Obviously Nolan doesn't need anyone to defend him, and TDK Rises will make boatloads of money even if no one on The Escapist sees it. Given the 6 films listed, it's fair to assume that it will be a very good movie, even if it's not life-changing. For all we know (not much, since the plot is a total mystery), Batman dies in the first 10 minutes. I've complained about Bane too, and there's been plenty of fan expressions of lukewarm enthusiasm, but you all know that you're going to see it anyway.
I don't understand why he left it out, nor why so many people are agreeing. Not because I don't understand what he's saying about the trailers and stuff, and not because I'm against taking a controversial viewpoint, but because MovieBob and a lot of commenters aren't displaying the basic human trait of pattern recognition.
Batman Begins
Memento
The Prestige
Insomnia
The Dark Knight
Inception
Nolan has a pattern of making really good movies. When people learned about Heath Ledger there was so much complaining, then more complaining after seeing the screwy Joker makeup, and look how it all turned out! Obviously Nolan doesn't need anyone to defend him, and TDK Rises will make boatloads of money even if no one on The Escapist sees it. Given the 6 films listed, it's fair to assume that it will be a very good movie, even if it's not life-changing. For all we know (not much, since the plot is a total mystery), Batman dies in the first 10 minutes. I've complained about Bane too, and there's been plenty of fan expressions of lukewarm enthusiasm, but you all know that you're going to see it anyway.
Not really. I think you might be looking at it the wrong way around. The words he uses to describe what level he likes or doesnt like a film are not relevant. The point is he generally likes a very narrow style of film.(IE: Nostalgia and/or Oscar fodder)From there he is fairly intolerant or at least indifferent to anything that does not somehow fit into those two very generalized categories, to a point of being incredibly predictable.ProjectTrinity said:
Please remember, there is a world of difference between a personal opinion and a criticism(in a judging context). In watching Bobs reviews it feels like we are not watching an actual film critic as much as it is just some random guy predisposed to dissatisfaction and very politely ranting who simply has a slightly larger mouthpiece than most.
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As for his list, I would say that Iron Sky looks intriguing. However, much like the cited Sky Captain film, that also seemed intriguing. I would say if anything the film needed to be more serious because it was the attempt at being niche campy and light hearted that absolutely gutted that film because it was too busy trying to beat you over the head with its inane and unrelatable 1940s noire gimmick. Iron Sky looks like it... can... get past that, though the swastika space craft leaves me to wonder.
Outside of that, the list seems pretty uninspired, though I despise every tentacle of disney with a vehement passion and that invariably means anything from Pixar as well as Marvel by proxy. So that really only leaves 7 out of 10 to be considerable.