After recently catching Tower Heist, and Tintin on opening weekends, looking forward to some more Movies over the next few months:
Moneyball:
Why do I want to watch it?
It's a Sports movie. One of those stories that I actually know a little bit about. No over the top theatricals, and overall, feels understated.
50/50:
Story about a young man having to deal with news that he has cancer. Catch the trailer, you'll get the gist of it.
I want to watch it for Joseph Gordon-Levitt, the lead, marked him as an actor to keep track of after Inception. He's come a long way since 10 Things I Hate About You. The premise of the story looks promising, the movie seems be a comedy/drama (a dramedy?), as long as it doesn't ooze in sentiment it should be worth a watch.
Sherlock Holmes:
If this isn't in your list, then you probably are not a movie fan...
The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo:
Saw the HBO telecast of the orginial version. Now for a compare and contrast with the Daniel Craig version.
How good will the new Lisbeth be? (she's in the Sherlock Holmes movie)
The Descendents:
The Descendants story is based on a rich man (Clooney) who finds out about his wife’s past after she passes away, while having to handle his two rebel daughters. Adapted from a novel.
Well, it's a Clooney drama, and if he's going to make movies in the mold of Up in the Air, then it should be worth a watch.
Hugo:
Kids movie, based on a children's book, ho hum. But wait a minute, Martin Scorsese's making it? Okay, I'm listening.
After Tintin, it's hard not to notice that the big time directors are using kids genre as a ground to experiment with 3D technology, to push boundaries and to bring out a new experience. Hoping Scorsese uses this movie to do just that. The trailer is a WOW.
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy:
After watching the BBC series (& reading the book) of the same, I'm curious about how well they've made this movie. From initial reviews, and the star cast, it should be a very good movie.
We Bought a Zoo:
Have you heard about this movie? Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson star in this movie, about a family who buy a zoo...
It's based out of a true story (hey, it says so on the trailer) and having such unexpected storyline should have its funny moments, right? Plus its directed by the Jerry McGuire director, so should be a safe one time watch atleast (like Tower Heist).
Contraband:
Mark Wahlberg and Kate Beckinsale star in Contraband, a remake of an Icelandic film (Reykjavic-Rotterdam). An ex-con smuggler working as a security guard on a ship gets the opportunity to do one last smuggling job on a freighter run.
Plan to watch it for Mark, who along with Matt Damon & Ben Affleck are a few of the promising A list stars whose movie choices I like (can't say the same about Leo, except he's got my attention now after I read that he's starring in the remake of The Great Gatsby).
Haywire:
Storyline reminds me of another movie that I watched recently (Unkonwn) and explodes with action similar to a movie that I want to watch (The Debt), except that the action sequences are more mixed-martial arts type (like The Warrior, another movie that I wanted to watch but missed it on the big screen).
Safe House:
Denzel Washington movie. Looks promising. Action! Enough said.
Why do I want to watch it?
It's a Sports movie. One of those stories that I actually know a little bit about. No over the top theatricals, and overall, feels understated.
50/50:
Story about a young man having to deal with news that he has cancer. Catch the trailer, you'll get the gist of it.
I want to watch it for Joseph Gordon-Levitt, the lead, marked him as an actor to keep track of after Inception. He's come a long way since 10 Things I Hate About You. The premise of the story looks promising, the movie seems be a comedy/drama (a dramedy?), as long as it doesn't ooze in sentiment it should be worth a watch.
Sherlock Holmes:
If this isn't in your list, then you probably are not a movie fan...
The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo:
Saw the HBO telecast of the orginial version. Now for a compare and contrast with the Daniel Craig version.
The Descendents:
The Descendants story is based on a rich man (Clooney) who finds out about his wife’s past after she passes away, while having to handle his two rebel daughters. Adapted from a novel.
Well, it's a Clooney drama, and if he's going to make movies in the mold of Up in the Air, then it should be worth a watch.
Hugo:
Kids movie, based on a children's book, ho hum. But wait a minute, Martin Scorsese's making it? Okay, I'm listening.
After Tintin, it's hard not to notice that the big time directors are using kids genre as a ground to experiment with 3D technology, to push boundaries and to bring out a new experience. Hoping Scorsese uses this movie to do just that. The trailer is a WOW.
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy:
After watching the BBC series (& reading the book) of the same, I'm curious about how well they've made this movie. From initial reviews, and the star cast, it should be a very good movie.
We Bought a Zoo:
Have you heard about this movie? Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson star in this movie, about a family who buy a zoo...
It's based out of a true story (hey, it says so on the trailer) and having such unexpected storyline should have its funny moments, right? Plus its directed by the Jerry McGuire director, so should be a safe one time watch atleast (like Tower Heist).
Contraband:
Mark Wahlberg and Kate Beckinsale star in Contraband, a remake of an Icelandic film (Reykjavic-Rotterdam). An ex-con smuggler working as a security guard on a ship gets the opportunity to do one last smuggling job on a freighter run.
Haywire:
Storyline reminds me of another movie that I watched recently (Unkonwn) and explodes with action similar to a movie that I want to watch (The Debt), except that the action sequences are more mixed-martial arts type (like The Warrior, another movie that I wanted to watch but missed it on the big screen).
Safe House:
Denzel Washington movie. Looks promising. Action! Enough said.
