Upcoming Movies You Just Aren't Looking Forward to...

[Mace Bloodstone]

J.J. Abramsdown) Star Trek sequel, I'm already tired of hearing about it.

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

I want to see the Amazing Spidey, I like Andrew Garfield. But I am not terrible excited about it.

The re-do of origin completely puts me off. I'm not that interested in another Spidey film where the first hour or so is almost the same as what we've seen before. Just replace Goblin with Lizard and MJ with Gwen.

Can you imagine immediately after Nolan finishes TDKR, WB reboots it with another origin story about Batman's beginnings as he trains around the world?

I would love to see Batman origin told properly.

You know, where he doesn't 85% of his training from a ninja clan.

 

[dude stannis]

I honestly have no interest in The Avengers. I know it's coming, I'll see it when it's released, but I can't even master half a chub for it.

Amazing Spider-Man I will not pay to see in theatres. I'll catch it on TV.

Much like Inception, I'm pretending TDKR doesn't exist, I'm forcing myself not to look forward to it, so when I walk into the theatre mind = blown.

The only geeky films I'm looking forward to are Ghost Rider 2, Cloud Atlas and Prometheus. Otherwise the only films that interest me are action films the likes of EX2, Bullet to the Head, Haywire, Safe, etc.

 

[Lasirius]

Much like Inception, I'm pretending TDKR doesn't exist, I'm forcing myself not to look forward to it, so when I walk into the theatre mind = blown.

This. I try to stay away from the Bat-forums as much as I can.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

To be honest, I'm not really feeling the Avengers that much. After the initial wow factor of the trailer, I find the teaser underwhleming. Hopefully the full trailer will be better.

It's funny considering that I found all of the individual Marvel movie trailers to be pretty good.

 

[Hawkingbird]

To be honest, I'm not really feeling the Avengers that much. After the initial wow factor of the trailer, I find the teaser underwhleming. Hopefully the full trailer will be better.

It's funny considering that I found all of the individual Marvel movie trailers to be pretty good.

Really...because I'm like this

 

[R_Hythlodeus]

TDKR, sadly.
Loved BB, liked TDK, but a movie about Talia and Bane? Sorry, but that's just not a Batman story I'm interested in.

Also, the new Spider-Man movie looks awful, so I'm not really interested in that. (I also think that a reboot was probably the worst idea they could have had).

 

[Iron_Stark]

The Hobbitt - The LOTR movies were fun to look at, at first viewing, but got incredibly boring upon repeated viewings.

Tin Tin - looks boring

Superman Begins (or whatever the movie title is) - WB/DC will find a way to EFF this movie up like they did Green Lantern and the 50 other CBMs they've made not named Batman.

The Dark Knight Rises - Don't get me wrong, I'll be seeing it midnight at the the theaters, I just think Nolan blew his load on the previous one and won't be as good as it's predecessor.

Star Trek sequel

Men in Black III - I don't look forward to anything involving Will Smith and the nepotism of his kids.

John Carter

21 Jump Street - Channing Tatum, 'nuff said

Step Up 4 - mind boggling how these movies keep getting made

Battleship

the inevitable Fast and Furious sequel

the inevitable Madea sequel

Resident Evil: Retribution - they need to get rid of that talentless director and his Mary Sue wife and reboot the series. The only Resident Evil anything that I'm looking forward to next year is Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

 

[Still Wynning]

Tin Tin - looks boring

I've watched videos and read reviews from people (some even on this very board) who have said that it's a pretty good film.

 

[Wesley Dodds]

Yay?

 

[Lasirius]

^Not a fan of the movies, but I do like them enough to see this one.

 

[Wesley Dodds]

^Not a fan of the movies, but I do like them enough to see this one.

Understandable, I just think after two (already pretty unnecessary) sequels and about a million cheap, straight to DVD spin offs, this movie seems desperate. When you're a teenager, you can get away with Dumbass hijinks, not so when you're in your thirties... then it's just sad. Like every characters dialogue should have Annie hall style subtitles over the top saying "God, I wish I'd been wiser with my money."

 

[Mace Dolex]

Also, the new Spider-Man movie looks awful, so I'm not really interested in that. (I also think that a reboot was probably the worst idea they could have had).

And what a difference 10 years later makes back in 2001 when these boards were called Spider-ManHype and the twin tower teaser came out I was trying to absorb every bit of info from casting, costume, plot development.

Now I guess since I'm in my 30's so I don't really get amped up by late breaking news, I like most everybody don't really see why a reboot so soon is necessary. I'll go see for sure and probably buy the Bluray but I'm not buying any other tie-in merchandise.

 

[SuperSoldier985]

Here's another one:

You couldn't pay me to go see this movie.

But that one's just an easy target...

 

[Wesley Dodds]

But that one's just an easy target...

Yup! The fact it's such an easy target makes me hate it all the more, though.
Presumably, someone in Hollywoodland thought investing $250,000,000 in a ****ing Battleship movie was a good idea! And that guy... that guy needs dick-punched.

 

[Sawyer]

There are people here that are actually looking forward to Ghost Rider?

 

[SuperSoldier985]

I'm looking forward to Battleship a lot more than Underworld.

Underworld reminds me of a lot of what I've already seen before in the mediocre Underworld movies previous. On the other hand, aside from its name, Battleship looks like a piece of interesting summer popcorn with a halfway decent director behind it--there's not much expectation into it only but what you take in with you. As we've seen with Real Steel, prodding at a movie's premise and source material is entirely specious. So other than that, I think it looks just as bad or good as everything else out there...its name of course is what's going to polarize many people (at first) and it's expected.

 

[SuperSoldier985]

There are people here that are actually looking forward to Ghost Rider?

Are you kidding?

Most people are giving the movie a chance after that strong teaser trailer came out a few months ago. It's at least worth keeping tabs on IMO...

 

[Wesley Dodds]

Yeah, apart from the terrible final shot (Pissing fire? From what?!) I was shocked how suprisingly solid it looked. Seems like it could be a bit of dumb fun.

 

[dude stannis]

Yup! The fact it's such an easy target makes me hate it all the more, though.
Presumably, someone in Hollywoodland thought investing $250,000,000 in a ****ing Battleship movie was a good idea! And that guy... that guy needs dick-punched.

Honestly in the style of The Hunt For Red October and Crimson Tide a Battleship movie would be fantastic. In it's current form it's a disgrace to humanity.

 

[Wesley Dodds]

Honestly in the style of The Hunt For Red October and Crimson Tide a Battleship movie would be fantastic. In it's current form it's a disgrace to humanity.

I think you might be on to something, that would certainly be more acceptable at least.
I think one of the reasons i hate the idea of a Battleship movie though, is that it's part of a bigger a problem, a pretty serious one: Everythng Hollywood makes these days has to be an adaptation or remake or a *shudders* reboot.
And now it seems to've gotten to the point were they're just slapping any old crap together, gluing a recognisable brand name to it and saying "There! Look! We totally made a Battleship movie!" Regardless of whether or not it has anything really to do with said Brand name.

 

[dude stannis]

I think you might be on to something, that would certainly be more acceptable at least.
I think one of the reasons i hate the idea of a Battleship movie though, is that it's part of a bigger a problem, a pretty serious one: Everythng Hollywood makes these days has to be an adaptation or remake or a *shudders* reboot.
And now it seems to've gotten to the point were they're just slapping any old crap together, gluing a recognisable brand name to it and saying "There! Look! We made totally made a Battleship movie!" Regardless of whether or not it has anything really to do said Brand name.

That's all the God's honest truth. These days the marketing department decides what movies get made. Granted October to December is usually a great season for film, but there's so much more that can be done in that May-August summer season than just crapping out films based on toy lines and comic books. (Hint: BUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRRRMMMMMMM)

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

I think you might be on to something, that would certainly be more acceptable at least.
I think one of the reasons i hate the idea of a Battleship movie though, is that it's part of a bigger a problem, a pretty serious one: Everythng Hollywood makes these days has to be an adaptation or remake or a *shudders* reboot.
And now it seems to've gotten to the point were they're just slapping any old crap together, gluing a recognisable brand name to it and saying "There! Look! We totally made a Battleship movie!" Regardless of whether or not it has anything really to do with said Brand name.

There's nothing wrong with that. A lot of movies have been adaptations. I mean, look at the movies that have been considered the greatest of all time.

Citizen Kane - Pretty much biopic of William Randolph Heart
The Godfather - Based of a novel
Casablanca - Based off a play
Gone with the Wind - Based off a novel
Wizard of Oz - based off a novel
On the Waterfront - based of an article series
Bridge on the river kwai - based on a novel

Inspiration can come from anywhere.

 

[Wesley Dodds]

There's nothing wrong with that. A lot of movies have been adaptations. I mean, look at the movies that have been considered the greatest of all time.

Citizen Kane - Pretty much biopic of William Randolph Heart
The Godfather - Based of a novel
Casablanca - Based off a play
Gone with the Wind - Based off a novel
Wizard of Oz - based off a novel
On the Waterfront - based of an article series
Bridge on the river kwai - based on a novel

Inspiration can come from anywhere.

I think you've slightly misunderstood.
My meandering rant up there was aimed at the near-complete lack of original ideas in the movie industry. Never before has almost all of the medium's output consisted so much of things we've seen before.
Adaptations are fine...but not when there are so bloody many of them. That has nothing to do with "inspiration", it's just unbridled laziness. My problem is that it's become abundantly clear now that adaptations (along with remakes, sequels and reboots) are being used as a crutch to prop up an industry that can't be arsed to come up with new ideas anymore!
Where are the new Marty McFly's? Neo's? Darth Vader's? Indiana Jones'? The new legends?!
All we ever really see anymore is stuff we've seen a million times before already.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

The Cobb, the Na'vi, the Hans Landa. They may not be as big, but they're original characters and species that reached some level of popularity.

And don't forget about adapted heroes like Iron Man and Thor, who've become pretty popular with their loose adaptations of comic book series. You've also forgot about Jason Bourne. They may be adapted heroes but why is that so important that they can't be from a previous source of material? Whose to say the Bourne Identity didn't break some ground, help leading the way in the action and helped lead a new era of spy thrillers.

I agree about most reamkes, sequels, and reboots, but adaptations can still be original. You still have great adaptations of movies. The Social Network was an adaptation. So are movies like Limitless, The Bourne series, The Lincoln Lawyer, and Drive. Adaptations can be original. Whose to say that A Clockwork Orange isn't a unique movie because it's an adaptation?

People keep saying there's no originality in movies no more are the same ones who just aren't looking. Hanna, Drive, and The Social Network are movies that show that there can be more originality, whether adapted or not. It's not a shocker that two of those three movies weren't huge box office successes.

I'm not saying that you're wrong about too many sequels, remakes, and reboots. The studios aren't to blame for the lack of original content: The people are. They're more likely to go see a movie with brand recognition than original content: moreso domestically than internationally. We've become a culture that embrances brand names, which is why crap like Battleship is getting made over Mountains of Madness, and with our culture today, could you blame the studios for not taking the risk on a $150 million rated-R project and instead using it on a safe, CGI heavy movie with lots of explosions that can capture a lot of the ADD riddled crowd?

EDIT: And how could I forget about Source Code! The movie that proves my point more than anything else. A critically successful