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24.11.11 # Sci-Fi # 14 CommentsBattleship
Starring: Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård, Rihanna, Liam Neeson
Director: Peter Berg
Out: 18th May 2012
A small fleet of naval ships on exercise off the Hawaiian islands finds itself pitted against an alien force intent on building a dangerous power source in the ocean. The movie will apparently show the battle from both the human and alien perspectives, which sounds ballsy. The set-up and visual style do everything they can to appear like a Michael Bay movie, hoping to catch a fraction of the Transformers crowd. It’s based on the board game, but would actually be getting people more excited were it not. 1985′s Clue showed that you can make a good movie based on a board game, and Pirates Of The Caribbean was based on a theme park ride, but this seems sillier because it’s not being played tongue in cheek. Also casting Rihanna isn’t helping its credibility. At least a futuristic war movie set at sea is original and offers a spectacle not seen before.
Men In Black 3
Starring: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, Rip Torn, Emma Thompson
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Out: 25th May 2012
Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones return, as does director Sonnenfeld. This one’s a 3D time travel plot with Agent J (Smith) having to go back to the 60s to visit, and protect, a younger Agent K (Brolin playing Jones). Emma Thompson is an agent in the modern day, a secretary played by Alice Eve in the 60s. Jemaine Clement and Nicole Scherzinger are villains. Bill Hader is Andy Warhol. There have been numerous rumours that the production has been a bit of a mess. Let’s pray it’s a MIB, not a MIB II. The concept is still a great one and there’s no reason it can’t have some wild and inventive storytelling. Can’t believe it will have been 10 years since Men In Black 2.
Prometheus
Starring: Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron, Michael Fassbender, Idris Elba
Director: Ridley Scott
Out: 8th June 2012
Ridley Scott returns to the Alien universe, but somewhere in development this turned from a straight prequel into ‘something else’. Indeed it sounds like the Aliens we know may now turn out to be little more than cameos, or that they appear in recognisable form only toward the end because it’s a story about how the species came to be. Regardless, Ridley Scott’s directing a deep space thriller and that’s something to relish. Rapace (Girl With’ Dragon Tattoo) will play a scientist on board the ‘Prometheus’ alongside explorer Charlize Theron. Michael Fassbender will play an android. Scott has said it’ll be set 30 years before Alien and include the origins of the ‘space jockey’ creature seen near the alien eggs in the original.
Total Recall
Starring: Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Bryan Cranston, Jessica Biel
Director: Len Wiseman
Out: 3rd August 2012
With a story lying half way between the 1990 version and the 1966 novelette, this sees a factory worker (Farrell) begins to suspect that he’s a spy, though he is unaware which side of the fight he’s on (between nation states Euromerica and New Shanghai). Incredibly (unless I’ve missed something) the movie does not involve Mars in any way, which for me is an enormous letdown. It’s also going to be PG-13, throwing out the wonderful bloody violence of the original. Colin Farrell can lead a good remake, as shown in the entertaining Fright Night redo. Unfortunately he is poison at the box office, and since this reportedly has a massive $200 million budget, there’s an even chance this might be one of the biggest money losers of the year. The director of Underworld and Live Free or Die Hard will need to step up his game in every respect.
Dredd
Starring: Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, Lena Headey, Jason Cope
Director: Pete Travis
Out: 21st September 2012
In a violent, futuristic city where the police have the authority to act as judge, jury and executioner, Judge Dredd (Urban) teams with trainee Anderson (Thirlby) to take down a ruthless clan leader (Headey) who’s pushing the reality-altering drug, SLO-MO. On the plus side, this script was written by Alex Garland (28 Days Later), the movie’s co-produced by Britain’s great DNA Films, and everyone’s determined not to repeat the mistakes of the Stallone version. On the potential downside, Karl Urban doesn’t look the part so far, it’s directed by the man responsible for pedestrian thriller Vantage Point (who landed the gig after Duncan Jones (Moon) turned it down) and there are rumours he’s been locked out of the editing room by the producers. Judge Dredd and the 2000AD universe deserve a great movie, hopefully it’ll work out.
Prometheus and Looper are my most anticipated. I’m hopeful about John Carter and Chronicle. Hunger Games and Lockout are on my radar.
I cannot WAIT for Looper.
Gravity intrigues me even though the cast feels too high profile for that concept, almost like they’ll be distracting. But I think it will be awesome.
Also want to see Lockout and predict Guy Pierce will elevate an otherwise run-of-the-mill movie (ala, Taken).
Sh*t prediction:
Prometheus will be an overwrought bore-fest, like every Ridley Scott movie since the 80s. Total Recall will be sleek, entertaining, and souless. Judge Dread will be one of the worst movies of the year and garner many Razzies.
Looper and Gravity sound interesting, I cant wait for MIB3 and Dredd, Battleship, Chronicle, The Hunger Games, and John Carter all look like crap. Prometheus and Total Recall, I am uneasy about. The rest, I need a trailer.
Under the Skin looks interesting. Battleship looks like a right load of old rubbish, but I will sit there with my jumbo popcorn and jumbo coke oblivious to its shortcomings as long things explode on a regular basis. Prometheus, I don’t know. I just hope it’s proper science fiction horror and not mystical gubbins.
I was excited about the Hunger Games, but the trailer has me tapering that excitement a bit. 2012 sci-fi movies breakdown:
Dredd looks lame. The Urban scowl is not at all intimidating.
Total Recall not on Mars… what the frick?!
Under the Skin… yes, please. Is the novel of the same title? Would like to read it.
Looper… can I say I really like Joseph Gordon-Levitt? Well, I just did and I like the movie. May be uncomfortable b/c I know how much my mom wants to do Bruce Willis (I’ve been avoiding his films for a little while now).
Battleship… hmmm. Potential.
MIB3… eh. I love Big Willy Style, but no thanks.
Chronicle… YEAH! I saw the trailer on IMDB and I am excited. That concept is great. Could be the best sci-fi movie in 2012. Regular guy friends + super powers + one goes evil = Yes sir!
Under the Skin is based on the novel of the same title. It’s available on Amazon. There are lots of spoilers in the Amazon reviews so you may want to avoid those.
“I know how much my mom wants to do Bruce Willis”. Just don’t know what to say to that. He is a handsome man.
Seen Chronicle. Right after the first 2 scenes I automaticaly added it to my favorite movies.
Washaun1979:The Avengers only nine days in counting. Defenantly my top sci fi movie of 2012 and most awaited. Just one of my top three films to watch this ,and the amazing spiderman would be the second.
Divided was terrible, basically a more violent version of lord of the flys set in a post apocalyptic basement. Ultra violent, no likable characters. The acting may be good by some but who wants to watch a bad story.
All these films look okay, but they are still big budget hollywood, which is currently suffering from a lack of new ideas, the best sci-fi movies of 2012 will be indie stuff like my film ‘Cybornetics’, at least the story line is unique.
I loved Lockout, the bomkers guy who killed his bro was the best villain ever.
Washaun 1979: In order of importants for me Prometheus ,Total Recall ,then Dredd of the judge Dredd reboot staring silvester stallone of the 90′s. Yep these will indefinantly be the best movies to watch in that order of 2012 movie year.
Looking forward to looper myself….seems like a campy….yet semi-original idea for a movie…which i haven’t seen in a looonnggg time. Originality isn’t a strong suit of Hollywood these days. As far as Dredd goes….haven’t seen it…but i will ….I don’t expect much though. I HATE when they remake a movie that DOES NOT need remade!!! As to the aforementioned Prometheus and Total Recall…..HORRIBLE TRASH….CRAPTASTIC would be a great descriptor as well. I had HIGH hopes for Prometheus…but it sadly fell short. It seems the producers and director thought that snazzy special effects would make up for the TOTAL lack of story and plot….waste of time. Don’t even get me started on Total Recall…what was it i said earlier about Remaking movies that didn’t need it….yeah…EXACTLY!!! I hope Arnold kicks….i was gonna say colin ferrels ass….but i’ll just go with…i hope he kicks EVERYONES ass that was in that movie. Just another example of what i like to call the “LOOK WHAT I CAN DO NOW” syndrome. Made popular by mr. george lucas thanks very much. If it’s not broke don’t EFFing fix it please!! I suppose it’s the occupational hazard of running out of original ideas for movies, so they always have the fallback of remaking a great classic movie into some special effectaganza trash fest!! Yay hollywood…next thing you’ll want to do is remake Casablanca….why not…you already remade Charade…and you cast EFFING Mark Walburg!!!! I really don’t even know what to say to that crap. Oh well i suppose i’ll be done with this rant. My bad ppl….i just hate seeing great movies in history tarnished by some overbudget toiletfest remake!!! sorry just my personal opinion.
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the movie “Iron Sky”. I downloaded this movie and watched the first 5 minutes of it; just FILLED with profanity IN THE FIRST 5 MINUTES! DELETED IT STRAIGHT AWAY. THE CREATOR OF THIS MOVIE LIVES IN A RUBBISH BIN.
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