OK, there weren't many movies that came out last month or this month that perked my interest, so I combined February and March into one movie blog. I've also been busy with school, work and life so I got started a little late, but ssshhhh on that ;) ON with the movies...that I find interesting, that is.
FEBRUARY
2/12
The Wolfman
Benicio Del Toro plays Lawrence Talbot, who returns to his homeland where his brother has gone missing and villagers are being ravaged by an unknown beast. The iconic movie monster finally gets an update! Also starring Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt (The Devil Wears Prada, The Young Victoria) and Hugo Weaving (LOTR, V for Vendetta, The Matrix). Looks pretty rad to me.
Valentine's Day
Starring Anne Hathaway, Bradley Cooper, Jessica Biel, Jamie Foxx, Eric Dane, Patrick Dempsey, Jessica Alba, Ashton Kutcher, Topher Grace, Hector Elizondo, Kathy Bates, Julia Roberts, Taylor Lautner...and a slew of others. This essentially looks like the U.S. answer to Love Actually; sooo even if it turns out to be good, it won't be as good as the Brits did it.
2/19
Shutter Island
When a convicted psychotic killer seemingly disappears from a secure mental institution on Shutter Island, two U.S. Marshals (Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo) are sent to investigate. However, there's more to the island and the facility than the pair think. Also starring Emily Mortimer, Ben Kingsley, Max von Sydow. Director/actor team Martin Scorses and DiCaprio team up again in this thriller based on the novel by Dennis Lehane. I think it looks pretty freaky and interesting.
MARCH
3/5
Alice in Wonderland
Tim Burton directs Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Mia Wasikowska, Crispin Glover, Alan Rickman and others in this live action take on the classic novels Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll. Say it with me now; FUCK YES! SQUEEEE! I am more than happy to shell out to see this puppy in IMAX.
I saw this one already, in IMAX 3D no less, it was pretty rad.
3/12
Green Zone
Discovering covert and faulty intelligence about the missions he's been running, U.S. Army officer Roy Miller (Matt Damon) goes rogue as he hunts for Weapons of Mass Destruction in an unstable region. Also starring Jason Isaacs, Brendan Gleeson, and Greg Kinnear. I've never seen a Jason Bourne movie or The Hurt Locker (I mean to though) but it kinda looks like a smashing together of the two. Plus Isaacs and Gleeson are great!
3/19
Bounty Hunter
Gerard Butler is my only draw to this movie, but he is one hot hunk of Scottish draw. The plot looks kinda meh, and I don't like Jennifer Aniston much, so to go to this you'll probably have to ply me with booze.
Repo Men
Jude Law and Forest Whitaker star in this sci-fi flick based in a near future where high-tech artificial organs exist and can be put on credit. The down side to this life sustaining technology is that if you can't make a payment, the company sends out their highly trained repo men to get back their property, with no care for a person's comfort or survival. One of the top repo men, Remy (Law), experiences cardiac failure on the job, he wakes up to find he's fitted with the company's latest model heart, and a hefty debt. When he loses his love of the job and can't pay his debt, his friend and former partner Jake (Whitaker) is sent after him. Yeah, I always have a soft-spot for sci-fi/fantasy flicks, that's about the extent of my interest in this one. Oh, and Jude Law's sexy accent.
IMAX: Hubble 3D
An IMAX 3D camera was sent along with the 7 astronauts on the Space Shuttle Atlantis to chronicle the repair of the Hubble Space Telescope. Space! In 3D! Hecks yeah I want to see it!
3/26
How To Train your Dragon
Hiccup is a wimpy looking Viking who aspires to be a dragon hunter, much like his father Stoick who is the clan's leader. In his attempts to use brain instead of brawn, Hiccup becomes the unwitting owner to a young dragon and learns that there is more to these creatures than he and his people previously thought. Featuring the voice talents of Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera and David Tennant. Dude, it's a cartoon about Vikings and dragons and it features Craig Ferguson, Gerard Butler and David Tennant...why for Jeezy Chreezy's-sake would I not want to see this movie?! And the dragon is sooo adorable!
So yeah, out of all those, only about 3 I'm really stoked to see (well 4 technically, but I already saw Alice In Wonderland). OH! And let's not forget that New Moon comes out on DVD this month - which of course calls for a drunken, movie mockfest, am I right?! :D
