Honorable mentions: It's going to be a busy year for movies, so it's expected that quite a few won't make my most anticipated list. Here are my honorable mentions (movies will be listed in the order of release date):
The Monuments Men (February 7, directed by George Clooney, written by George Clooney and Grant Heslov)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (March 7, directed and written by Wes Anderson)
The Amazing Spiderman 2 (May 1, directed by Marc Webb, written by James Vanderbilt, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, and Jeff Pinkner)
X-Men: Days of Future Past (May 23, directed by Bryan Singer, written by Simon Kinberg)
Jupiter Ascending (July 18, directed and written by The Wachowskis)
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (August 22, directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez, written by William Monahan)
Gone Girl (October 3, directed by David Fincher, written by Gillian Flynn)
Clerks 3 (November, directed and written by Kevin Smith)
Big Hero 6 (November 7, directed by Don Hall)
Dumb and Dumber To (November 14, directed and written by The Farrelly Brothers)
The Hunger Games: Mocking Jay Part 1 (November 21, directed by Francis Lawrence, written by Danny Strong)
Horrible Bosses 2 (November 28, directed by Sean Anders, written by John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein, Sean Anders, and John Morris)
The Hobbit: There and Back Again (December 17, directed by Peter Jackson, written by Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Guillermero Del Toro)
Onto the main list!
10. Edge of Tomorrow- June 6, directed by Doug Liman and written by Dante Harper, Christoper McQuarrie, Jez Butterworth, and John-Henry Butterworth; starring Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, and Bill Paxton
Based on the Japanese novel All You Need is Kill (which was the movie's original title), Edge of Tomorrow stars Tom Cruise as William Cage, a soldier who dies his first time in combat. However, he gets stuck in a time loop and relives it over and over again, while at the same time getting better thanks to help from Rita Vrataski (played by Emily Blunt).
Tom Cruise is a very hit or miss actor with me but he tends to do better in action movies, but this movie looks FUN. Spot 10 was either going to this or Jupiter Ascending, but I gave Edge of Tomorrow the edge because time loops are something movies rarely do these days. Who knows, maybe this could be the sleeper hit of the summer.
9. The LEGO Movie- February 14, directed and written by Phil Lord and Chris Miller; starring Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Nick Offerman, Alison Brie, Charlie Day, Liam Neeson, Morgan Freeman, Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, and Cobie Smulders
Chris Pratt voices Emmet, an ordinary minifigure who's mistaken to be the last master builder in the LEGO universe and has to save it from Lord Business, voiced by Will Ferrell. He'll need the help of Vitruvius (Morgan Freeman), Wildstyle (Elizabeth Banks), and Batman (Will Arnett) to take him down
Phil Lord and Chris Miller are two guys who could end up being some of the best comedy filmmakers in recent years. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs was good, 21 Jump Street was great, and now they have this and 22 Jump Street (we'll get to that in a bit) coming out in 2014. With some of the movie being stop motion, this will probably be one of the most creative stop motion movies ever. Considering they've already made Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, this should be right up their alley. And come on, who doesn't love LEGOs?
8. A Million Ways to Die in the West- May 30, directed by Seth Macfarlane, written by Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin, and Wellesley Wild; starring Seth MacFarlane, Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried, Liam Neeson, Giovanni Ribsi, Sarah Silverman, Neil Patrick Harris, and Bill Maher
(no poster or trailer yet) Seth MacFarlane plays Albert, a sheep farmer without courage who loses his girlfriend (Amanda Seyfried) after withdrawing from a duel. He soon meets a woman played by Charlize Theron and then discovers his bravery and confidence. However, the lady's husband (Liam Neeson) demands payback and Albert soon realizes his true potential.
Seth MacFarlane surprised me a lot with Ted seeing how Family Guy hasn't been funny in years (he doesn't write on American Dad anymore) and I was immediately looking forward to his next movie. Unfortunately since there's no trailer I can't make comments, but the plot sounds interesting.
7. Godzilla- May 16, directed by Gareth Edwards, written by Jon Jashni, Mary Parent, Brian Rogers, and Thomas Tull; starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Bryan Cranston, Elizabeth Olsen, Ken Watanabe, Juliette Binoche, David Strathairn, and Sally Hawkins
Warner Bros really hasn't released much of a plot, all we know is that Aaron Taylor-Johnson plays our hero, Bryan Cranston is his stepfather, Elizabeth Olsen is Taylor-Johnson's wife, Juliette Binoche is Cranston's wife, and Sally Hawkins is a scientist. That said, it's Godzilla, what more do you need to know? The teaser immediately shows us this won't be going the route of the 2000 fuckup, promising a dark take on Godzilla. My only worry is that Aaron Taylor-Johnson will be awful, but I'd like to imagine he won't.
6. How To Train Your Dragon 2- June 13, directed and written by Dean DeBlois; starring Jay Baruchel, Gerad Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, TJ Miller, Kristen Wiig, Kit Harrington, and Cate Blanchett
Taking place 5 years after the first movie, Berk and dragons now live in peace. Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) is pressured by his father (Gerad Butler) to start a family but runs away with Toothless to explore new islands. They go into an ice cave and find tons of dragons and the Dragon Rider (Cate Blanchett) who rescues dragon and is also Hiccup's long lost mother. She warns them dragon hunters are on the way to Berk and it's up to Hiccup and Toothless to save the day.
How to Train Your Dragon was not only one of Dreamworks' best, but one of the best animated movies period. The animation was beautiful and it had a gripping story, and I can only imagine as to where they'll go this time. The trailer looked great andd Dreamworks sequels tend to be better than the first, let's hope this trend continues.
5. Guardians of the Galaxy- August 1, directed and written by James Gunn; starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bauista, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillian, Djimon Hounson, Benecio Del Toro, John C Riley, and Glenn Close
This movie could either be one of the best comic book movies or one of the worst. It could be great because of the cast, but it could be shit because the director/writer wrote both Scooby Doo movies. Yup. However, if Thor The Dark World's mid credits scene is any indication we'll be in for one weird adventure. The leaked Comic Con footage show us glimpses of action and John C Riley's character so there's not much to comment there since it was blurry. Either way I'm really looking forward to this and it's nice to see Marvel branching out to lesser known characters.
4. 22 Jump Street- June 13, directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, written by Michael Bacall, Jonah Hill, Oren Uziel, and Rodney Rothman; starring Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Ice Cube, Amber Stevens, Nick Offerman, Dave Franco, and Rob Riggle
21 Jump Street has been brought back from the Koreans, thus it's relocated to 22 Jump Street. Schmidt and Jenko have to go undercover to college to search for a drug. However, they begin to question if they can ever mature and become real cops.
I was a big fan of 21 Jump Street and was immediately looking forward to the sequel. Originally this was higher up on my list, but I'm worried that it'll be too similar to the first so I have it in 4th for safety. Either way I can't wait to check this one out.
3. Interstellar- November 7, directed by Christopher Nolan, written by Christopher and Jonathan Nolan; starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Bill Irwin, Ellen Burstyn, Michael Caine, Matt Damon, Casey Affleck, Topher Grace, and John Lithgow
When a wormhole is discovered, a team of scientists and explorers embark on a journey through it to transcend previous limitations on space travel. The plot will also include time travel and alternate dimensions.
I didn't like, no, I hated The Dark Knight Rises, but before that Christopher Nolan hasn't made a bad movie in my opinion, and I don't think Nolan can screw up an idea like this. There's already a great cast, and the teaser was just that: a teaser. If Gravity was a sign, hopefully Warner Bros has another adult sci-fi hit on their hands.
2. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes- July 11, directed by Matt Reeves, written by Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Scott Z Burns, and Mark Bomback; starring Andy Serkis, Gary Oldman, Jason Clarke, Keri Russell, Kodi Smit-McPhee, and Judy Greer
Taking place 8 years after the first film, Caeser is leading a growing band of apes who are threatened by human survivors and a war ensues as to who is the dominant species on earth.
I was surprised at how good Rise of the Planet of the Apes was, and now that this one has the events of the first settled in this should be even more intense. And to think of how many bad Planet of the Apes movies we had before Rise.....
1. Captain America: The Winter Soldier- April 4, directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely; starring Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Samuel L Jackson, Cobie Smulders, Frank Grillo, Emily VanCamp, Hayley Atwell, Georges St-Pierre, and Robert Redford
Taking place two years after The Avengers, Steve Rogers now lives in Washington D.C. still adapting to the modern world. However, after a SHIELD compatriot is assailed, Steve has to work with Natasha Romanoff to uncover the mystery.
It goes without saying this is easily my most anticipated movie of 2014. I loved the first Captain America and The Avengers plus it's all wrapped up in the MCU making it a must see. I'm especially glad that Black Widow and Nick Fury will be in it a lot since I feel this is as close as we'll get to a SHIELD movie (unlike that POS show Agents of SHIELD). I was able to catch the extended trailer in front of Thor The Dark World which was essentially all of the elevator scene, and if this is the way the action will go we're in for a treat.
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4. 22 Jump Street- June 13, directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, written by Michael Bacall, Jonah Hill, Oren Uziel, and Rodney Rothman; starring Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Ice Cube, Amber Stevens, Nick Offerman, Dave Franco, and Rob Riggle
I was a big fan of 21 Jump Street and was immediately looking forward to the sequel. Originally this was higher up on my list, but I'm worried that it'll be too similar to the first so I have it in 4th for safety. Either way I can't wait to check this one out.
3. Interstellar- November 7, directed by Christopher Nolan, written by Christopher and Jonathan Nolan; starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Bill Irwin, Ellen Burstyn, Michael Caine, Matt Damon, Casey Affleck, Topher Grace, and John Lithgow
I didn't like, no, I hated The Dark Knight Rises, but before that Christopher Nolan hasn't made a bad movie in my opinion, and I don't think Nolan can screw up an idea like this. There's already a great cast, and the teaser was just that: a teaser. If Gravity was a sign, hopefully Warner Bros has another adult sci-fi hit on their hands.
2. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes- July 11, directed by Matt Reeves, written by Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Scott Z Burns, and Mark Bomback; starring Andy Serkis, Gary Oldman, Jason Clarke, Keri Russell, Kodi Smit-McPhee, and Judy Greer
Taking place 8 years after the first film, Caeser is leading a growing band of apes who are threatened by human survivors and a war ensues as to who is the dominant species on earth.
I was surprised at how good Rise of the Planet of the Apes was, and now that this one has the events of the first settled in this should be even more intense. And to think of how many bad Planet of the Apes movies we had before Rise.....
1. Captain America: The Winter Soldier- April 4, directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely; starring Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Samuel L Jackson, Cobie Smulders, Frank Grillo, Emily VanCamp, Hayley Atwell, Georges St-Pierre, and Robert Redford
Taking place two years after The Avengers, Steve Rogers now lives in Washington D.C. still adapting to the modern world. However, after a SHIELD compatriot is assailed, Steve has to work with Natasha Romanoff to uncover the mystery.
It goes without saying this is easily my most anticipated movie of 2014. I loved the first Captain America and The Avengers plus it's all wrapped up in the MCU making it a must see. I'm especially glad that Black Widow and Nick Fury will be in it a lot since I feel this is as close as we'll get to a SHIELD movie (unlike that POS show Agents of SHIELD). I was able to catch the extended trailer in front of Thor The Dark World which was essentially all of the elevator scene, and if this is the way the action will go we're in for a treat.
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