Geeks and nerds rejoice! 2009 is shaping up to be a great year for us to watch a movie or two.
March
I know March has come and gone but it gave comic book geeks a long awaited translation of a graphic novel that many thought could never be filmed in Watchmen. The movie follows a group of heroes and their activities from the late 40’s to the mid 80’s during Nixon’s third term. When the movie comes out on DVD it will feature the nearly 3 hour movie, an animated version of the pirate story (a comic within the comic) and another short featurette. In all about 6 hours worth of stuff watch.
May
May 1st. May starts with a bang with the first movie X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Hugh Jackman will return as the clawed mutant who is teamed up with other governmental experiments Sabretooth, Gambit and Deadpool. Unfortunately for this movie it only has one week to shine before it will be eclipsed by the new Star Trek movie.
May 8th. The original Spock will be in this one, and from what I’ve heard this will be one of the best in the franchise. This movie is a prequel of sorts that shows how the original members of the starship Enterprise met and came together.
May 21st. Ever since BSG went off the air there just hasn’t been enough evil robots. That will all change with the new Terminator Salvation movie. Set in the future and without the Governator (except for a cameo shot) this will be the first in the series to sport a PG-13 rating. The early buzz has good things to say about this flick, and did I mention that Batman is the leader of the human resistance?
June
June 24th. Of all the movies coming out this year I think this is the one I’m most excited about! Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen. More robots, more cool transforming, and a chance to go to a theater with Jesse and have him geek out with his old man.
July
July 15th. Hogwarts fans unite! Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will be hitting the big screen. I’ll probably see this one on DVD. I just remember the book being a little depressing, but of course the ending is what people will be waiting for. The final movie will actually be a two-parter, which means when it’s all said and done you’ll have nearly 16 hours of Harry Potter movies to watch.
August
August 7th. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. I was very excited to hear that my favorite cartoon of the 80’s was being made into a movie, because who doesn’t love to see big robots change into stuff. My next favorite cartoon is probably a tie between ThunderCats and G.I. Joe, but only the latter is coming out this year. The one preview I’ve seen makes it look like a dumb fun popcorn movie, but I’m not really holding my breath that this will be an overwhelmingly awesome show. I will be looking forward to seeing Ray Park (Darth Maul) as the ninja Snake Eyes, but past that I’m just luke warm on the movie.
October
November
I'm impressed that you used the word "penultimate." What, you didn't like that whole helicopter part? Yeah, I thought it was a bit much too. But the rest was pretty darn captivating. I'm looking forward to that one too, plus Where the Wild Things Are, Isaac LOVES that book! And of course, New Moon, but that goes without saying. :)
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