I'm bored so here I am making another blog... A lot may know me as
BookWench... and since I'll be talking about movies in this blog... So,
MovieWench is born. Jan,Feb,March, April and May has come and go. We have seen Star Trek, Angels and Demons, Drag me to Hell, Night of the museum2 pass through our theaters. But what are the movies who are still
coming our way in 2009. Here they are:
June 12 (Friday) *our independence day people* ^_^
The Ta
king of Pelham 123Starring
Denzel Washington and John Travolta and Directed by: Tony Scott, of numerous action classics, including
Top Gun,
The Last Boy Scout,
Crimson Tide,
Enemy of the State,
Spy Game, and
Deja Vu. A remake of the 1974 film of the same name that starred Walt
Matthau.
Been awhile since I've seen
JT (john
travolta) in action. Last time I've seen him, he was wearing a wig and girl clothes and played mother of the star in
HairSpray. It will be nice to see him once again in an action movie.
As of
DW (
Denzel Washington) It's been a long
time that I haven't seen him in any movies. I am not really a
DW fan but I know he is a good actor.
So here is Sony Picture's remake in the 1974 movie. (looks like Hollywood are
either making remakes, or sequels and prequels or movies based on books,comics or game for the decade). The screenplay was written by Oscar winning screenwriter Brian
Helgeland, of
L.A. Confidential,
Conspiracy Theory,
Payback,
Mystic River, and
Man on Fire. So I doubt if it will be the same as the 1974 film, but I don't know I haven't watch the 1974 movie. Its a story about armed men hijacking a new york subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher (
DW) Walter
Garbe into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.
June 24 (Wednesday)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
This is hardly not a surprise. After all Optimus Prime sent out a signal into space to call forth his fellow autobots. So yah, Transformers2 is expected.
So here it is Transformers2: Revenge of the fallen. Like any other Transformers Geeks (now when i say geek these are the people who loved transformers even before micheal bay decided to direct this. I'm talking about people who practically grew up watching the cartoons both the anime version and the american version. Now if u know six shot then ur a Transformers Geek.) Now where was i, oh yah... so like any other Transformer geeks we all know that Megatron turns to Metatron eventually and optimus prime evolves to rudumos prime eventually. I don't know if in this movie MegaTron has already made his upgrades to his self. But i doubt it.
Story goes like this: The Autobots just defeated Megatron (which we all saw in Transformers1). Starscream returns to Cybertron and assumes command of the Decepticons, and has decided to return to Earth with force (well Starscream, as always is forever loyal to Megatron). The Autobots believing that peace was possible finds out that Megatron's dead body has been stolen from the US Military by Skorpinox and revives him using his own spark. Now Megatron is back seeking revenge and with Starscream and more Decepticon reinforcements on the way, the Autobots with reinforcements of their own, may have more to deal with then meets the eye.
July 1 (Wednesday)
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Now I really didn't expect another sequel for the Ice Age animation movie. But what do you know.. here it is. Again the squerel or whatever it is.. (sorry i dont know what specie he is) is still on the quest to get his nut. And as the title says,Dawn of the Dinosaurs.. well yah its the Dino-Era. We would still be seeing the original characters in this sequel. I don't know about u guys but I think I'll pass this one, or I'll just watch it in dvd.
Public Enemies
Now.. this on the other hand I don't want to miss withreasons: "JOHNNY" and "DEPP" :) hehehe... I've made myself one of the those girls who goes gaga over JD since I saw him in Pirents of th
e Carribean as Jack Sparrow and ever since then I've watch every single movie he did in theaters. Movie is directed by Michael Mann, of Heat, Ali, Collateral, and Miami Vice. Its a wonder Tim Burton didn't directed this movie since JD is in this. (oh a heads up for JD die hards... He might be or maybe its safe to say that he is THE mad hatter in Tim Burton's adaptation of Alice in wonderland that will be released in 2010). This movie is like Sweeny Todd meets Batman coz FBI pursuer Melvin Purvis is played by non other than Christian Bale (Batman: Dark knight). Set in the 1030's, John Dillinger is a famous bank robber that boasts about his robberies until Purvis caught him which later in the movie he escaped and the chase is on again. I have to be honest 80% of the reason why I'm watching this movie is due to JD and 20% is due to the action and the guns and the story.
July 15 (Wednesday)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Princes
So here we go, the sixth book in J.K. Rowling's immensely popular series. They have all grown up to be fighting the he-who-must-not-be-named. Director David Yates is back to direct another Harry Potter movie. He was the one who directed the Order of the phoenix. I will be watching this movie just for the sake of comparing it with the book. You have to admit, there are a lot of books turned movies out there that sucks. So I hope this won't be another disappointment like some of the Harry Potter movies.
August 7 (Friday)
G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra
o.0 This is nostalgic. I remember the days when I watch this cartoons in
RPN9 channel5 and I was what? 8 or was it 9 yrs old. Me and my sister practically grew up with this cartoon along side He-man, She-
ra,
Thundercats and transformers. And with an early age I believe
I've been finding
weird bad guys sexy
coz I find Cobra Commander Sexy (go ahead.. go
lol).
The movie i s directed by big action filmmaker Stephen
Sommers, of
The Jungle Book,
Deep Rising,
The Mummy,
The Mummy Returns, and
Van Helsing. The screenplay was co-written by Stuart
Beattie, of
Collateral,
Derailed, and
30 Days of Night previously, as well as Skip Woods, of
Swordfish and
Hitman.
I don't know about the story line yet in this movie yet. But in terms of casting. I say the casting director did a good job.
August 28 (Friday)
The Final DestinationOriginally titled Final Destination4 is directed again by David R. Ellis, who directed
Final Destination 2,
Cellular, and
Snakes on a Plane. Now this time its in the race track. Same scenario folks, lead actor and his friends escapes death because of the vision he sees. Now he thought he cheated death but death will be coming after him until he reach his final destination.
Speculation states that this will be the last final destination installment and it will be in 3D.. o.0 no way am i spending 500
bucks in
Imax just to gross me out or worst loose lunch. But if your kind of horror is all shouting and decapitation and gore will you better try it in 3D.
September 
9 (Wednesday)
9
9 is both written and directed by visionary filmmaker Shane Acker, of two previous animated shorts The Hangnail and The Astounding Talents of Mr. Grenade. The screenplay was co-written by Acker and Pamela Pettler (Corpse Bride, Monster House). This is another animation that is not for kids. The movie takes place in a world parallel to our own, in which humanity is threatened. A group of rag dolls living a post-apocalyptic existence find one of their own, 9, who may be the key to their survival.
The animation is quite familiar if u have seen corpse bride and nightmare before christmas. Its because originaly Tim Burton suppose to be directing this but instead he helped produce this film.
September 11 (Friday)
Whiteout
After watchmen comes another graphic novel turned movie. The movie is an adaptation of Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber's graphic novel of the same title. This time there isn't any superheros in costumes involved. Directed by ex-music video director Dominic Sena, of Gone in Sixty Seconds and Swordfish. Story is about a U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko (played by Kate Beckinsale) tracks a killer in Antarctica, as the sun is about to set for six months.
October 23 (Friday)
Astro Boy
My first love of my life. o.0 yes I'm serious, I'm not kidding. I practically cry and whine when i was a k id if I miss an episode of
Astroboy and my father will be furious
coz he can't watch his
PBAs because of it.
Bwahahahaha.
Ok back to the blogging. First of this year I have known already that
th ere w ill be an
Astroboy movie along side with the news of the dragon ball movie which shattered my imagination of
goku. So I didn't expect much about the
AstroBoy movie
coz Hollywood is always good in screwing up
anime if they turn it into movies. Heck! even the
asian horrors they do turns out bad. So when I finally saw the thriller of the
Astroboy movie, I let out the breath that I have been holding. Thank God its Animated!
Directed by ex-Disney animator David Bowers, of
Flushed Away previously, with a screenplay written by Timothy Harris, of
Brewster's Millions,
Kindergarten Cop, and
Space Jam.
Set in futuristic Metro City, AstroBoy is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist to replace the son he has lost. Unable to fulfill the grieving father's expectations, our hero embarks on a journey in search of acceptance, experiencing betrayal and a netherworld of robot gladiators, before he returns to save Metro City and reconcile with the man who had rejected him. This is like a modern day Pinocchio. This is another movie where I wouldn't be surprised if they do a sequel on it.
Saw VI
A Christ
mas Carol
Disney is going out for From Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol starring Jim Carrey as Ebenezer Scrooge encountering a ghost. We all know what the story is about and the name Scrooge is what we call people who are stingie and unpleasant even if its christmas time. ROFL I would highly recommend my previous bosses to watch this movie. They might learn something out from it lol.
The movie is both written and directed by filmmaker extraordinaire Robert Zemeckis, of everything from Back to the Future to Who Framed Roger Rabbit to Forrest Gump to Contact to his past CGI movies The Polar Express and Beowulf previously.
November 20 (Friday)
The Twilight Saga: New Moon Ok emos here is the release date of new moon. I really don't like the book let alone the movie. So this is just for the benefit for the people who are gaga over the twilight series. And i beg to correct. THIS IS NOT THE BEST VAMPIRE SERIES! apparently the journalist or whoever tagged this series as the best vamp series haven't read any vampire series at all. I bet Jean-Claude can wipe out Edward's clan in one single hand gesture and enslave the werewolves by just a wink. ROFL even Lestat can kick any sparkling vampire butt to non-existence.
November 25 (Wednesday)
Ninja Assassin OMG RAIN! I bet kpop fans will go gaga over this movie since the leading actor is Rain. F or those who is not familiar with Rain, his a gasso that starts in various korean telenovelas and the korea sparkling ad on t.v well so is the clear shampoo ad his also in it.
Ninja Assassin follows Raizo (Rain), one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very existence is considered a myth. But haunted by the merciless execution of his friend by the Clan, Raizo breaks free from them… and vanishes. Now he waits, preparing to exact his revenge. Directed by Australian filmmaker James McTeigue, who worke d as second unit director under the Wachowskis on the
Matrix trilogy before directing
V for Vendetta.
Old Dogs
In the middle of this year we will be seeing John Trivolta in action with the remake of The taking of Pelham 123. Nearing the end of the year, we will be seeing JT again in a comedy movie with renown actor Robert Williams (genie in disney's alladin). Movie is about Two friends are unexpectedly charged with the care of 6-year-old twins while on the verge of the biggest business deal of their lives.
December 11 (Friday)
The Princess and the Frog
For nearly a decade animation has gone from drawing board to CGI. After Disney's Tarzan... Disney has been releasing cgi animations. But in this years The Princess and the Frog, Disney went back to its classic drawn animation. Not only that but they are back in making another f airy tale into princess into a disney princess. The movie is co-directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, whom previously brought us the Disney classics
Little Mermaid,
Aladdin,
Hercules, and
Treasure Planet. Now we all know how this story goes but we never know how disney will deliver it. So if your like me who loved collecting the drawn animation of Disney, now this is a must see. I'm also looking forward to its soundtrack.
December 18 (Friday)
Avatar
It is not clear if this will be in CGI or live action movie. Guys this isn't the Avatar in Nickolodean channel. This is a diff
erent movie directed by James Cameron (we all know him as the director of Titanic.)
The movie is set in a distant future where humanity discovers the planet 'Alpha Centauri B-4', and for those scientists and astronauts who've traversed the gulf between neighboring suns and arrived on its alien soil know it as 'Pandora'. A world filled with an incredible diversity of beautiful and deadly ammonia-breathing lifeforms. Its also a world that harbors treasures and resources almost beyond price. But just as the original Pandora's Box wrought devastation on those who would use it for their own gain, so too this world may destroy not just the Pandorans home, but ours as well.
How ever THERE IS an Avatar movie which will be directed by non other then M. Night Shyamalan, director of horror movies such as lady in the water and The Village. And Dev Patel the lead actor in Slamdog Millionaire will star the movie as the firebender named Zuko. And newcomer Noah Ringer will play as Aang. I still don't know when they will be the release date of this movie.
December 25 (Friday)
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel
There is not much about this squeakuel but it is indeed in Hollywoods roster of movies to be released this year.
Sherlock Holmes
From Iron man to the famous detective Sherlock Holmes. However Robert Downey Jr. won't be alone in solving crimes he has Jude Law with him. Movie is directed by British filmmaker Guy Ritchie, of Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch, Revolver, and RocknRolla. Nothing much to explain here... we all know who Sherlock Holmes is. As he once said.. "It is elementary my dear Dr. Watson."
To rap it up these are the movies worth waiting for this year. So join me in watching it and come back each month for my movie reviews in each movies listed here whenever they are shown in our local theaters. Some maybe shown in IMAX but its not a garrantee that it will be in 3D. Sometimes SM shows movies in IMAX that aren't even 3D.
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