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topic: Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2004... |
MKerce
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post #1
on December 2, 2003 - 12:29 PM PST
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what are yours?
my list:
1. The Life Acquatic with Steve Zissou
2. Un Long Dimanche de Fiancailles
3. The Brothers Grimm
4. Big Fish (won't come out near me til 04)
5. 2046
6. Goodbye Dragon Inn
7. The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
8. Code 46
9. Hellboy
10. Anchor Man
Honorable Mentions: Kill Bill 2, The Passion, Dogville, The Saddest Music in the World, Zatoichi, Spider-man 2, I Robot, A Confederacy of Dunces
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IronS
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post #2
on December 2, 2003 - 5:24 PM PST
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The only one so far: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
I'll be willing to check out the Asterix and Obelix movies depending on how they turn out. And maybe the Incredibles, too. |
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IronS
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post #3
on December 3, 2003 - 3:29 PM PST
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| Also, the Lemony Snicket/A Series of Unfortunate Events movie (I'm wearing the t-shirt from the books right now) if it comes out in 2004. Jim Carrey as Count Olaf, hmm.. |
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Tuna
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post #4
on December 3, 2003 - 4:46 PM PST
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Definately Kill Bill vol 2
I have a soft spot for the Resident Evil games so I have high hopes for the second movie =/
Eternal Sunshine looks great.
Is 2046 definately set to be released in 2004? Or will it be delayed a few more years..?
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Cinenaut
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post #5
on December 3, 2003 - 5:11 PM PST
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Your list is pretty darn good. I'm very curious about The Life Aquatic.
I was interested in Van Helsing, but then I realized it was directed by the Mummy guy. We'll see... Looks like it's "Mummy Guy Does Dracula, Wolfman and Frankenstein." It was probably inevitable.
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oldkingcole
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post #6
on December 4, 2003 - 3:02 AM PST
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| For me, Dogville. I can hardly wait. |
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Cinenaut
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post #7
on December 4, 2003 - 9:06 AM PST
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| Yes! Dogville! Is that 2004 or 2003? |
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DLeonard
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post #8
on December 4, 2003 - 1:43 PM PST
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MKerce you have already mentioned a good number of the films I am eager to see; number one though would have to be Brothers Grimm. Will it actually be in theatres next year is the question right now.
Some others that have piqued my interest:
A new film by David O. Russell called I Heart Huckabees. Don't know anything about it though.
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead, a reteaming of the star and director of Croupier.
George Armitage may only make a movie every 7 years, but so far so good so I'm looking forward to The Big Bounce.
And it's hard not to be more than a little curious about Mel Gibson's The Passion. |
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larbeck
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post #9
on December 4, 2003 - 3:22 PM PST
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Actually, I am very curious about about Mel Gibson's The Passion, only I hope someone convinces him to have subtitles for those of who do not understand Aramaic. PLEASE!
And people call me a purist because I like Eric Clapton best with Cream!
But really, there is no film so far in 2004, that I am actually looking forward to. Seeing the "Return of the King" about once or twice after about two times this month, maybe.
I do believe 2003 was a Great Year for Film! But now I have a few hundred DVD's in my queue and the local Drafthouse is showing anime on the Big Screen every Tuesday! |
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Cinenaut
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post #10
on December 4, 2003 - 3:56 PM PST
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> On December 4, 2003 - 1:43 PM PST DLeonard wrote:
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> A new film by David O. Russell called I Heart Huckabees. Don't know anything about it though.
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Courtesy of IMDB.com: "A husband-and-wife team play detective, but not in the traditional sense. Instead, the happy duo helps others solve their existential issues, the kind that keep you up at night, wondering what it all means."
I really enjoyed Three Kings, so I have high hopes for Huckabee's.
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larbeck
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post #11
on December 4, 2003 - 4:09 PM PST
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> On December 4, 2003 - 1:43 PM PST DLeonard wrote:
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> I'll Sleep When I'm Dead, a reteaming of the star and director of Croupier.
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Is that about the South by Southwest Film, Music, and Multimedia festivals? Before that started, everyone would LEAVE Austin during Spring Break, now they come from all over the world. If you are looking for a hotel/motel room, either try San Antonio (it is only an hour and a half away) or 2005. |
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antionedoinel
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post #12
on December 5, 2003 - 4:53 AM PST
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1. Kill Bill Vol. 2 (Quentin Tarantino)
2. The Aviator (Martin Scorsese)
3. Triple Agent (Eric Rohmer)
4. The Life Aquatic (Wes Anderson)
5. Brothers Grimm (Terry Gilliam)
6. Untitled Before Sunrise Sequel (Richard Linklater)
7. Spartan (David Mamet)
8. Undertow (David Gordon Green)
9. Chakushin Aria (Takashi Miike)
10. 2046 (Wong Kar-wai)
I saw Dogville and The Fifth Obstruction at Tiff and both are wonderful films, hopefully both come out in 2004. |
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MKerce
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post #13
on December 5, 2003 - 7:26 AM PST
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| good list! I want to see Undertow and Chakushin Ari as well. |
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larbeck
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post #14
on December 5, 2003 - 8:39 AM PST
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> On December 5, 2003 - 4:53 AM PST antionedoinel wrote:
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> 5. Brothers Grimm (Terry Gilliam)
Terry Gilliam's doing the Brothers Grimm! Not THAT is something to look forward to! I am should that he will be just as sick and twisted as the original - if not more so!
> 6. Untitled Before Sunrise Sequel (Richard Linklater)
I forgot about that his one. Homeboy Linklater is so uneven (I HATE "Dazed and Consfused" - for so long, it's no use) but "Before Sunrise" was one of his best. This might have potential, especially now that Ethan Hawke has had some great acting classes. |
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msilenus
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post #15
on December 5, 2003 - 10:07 AM PST
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| Im thinking after Return of the King there will only be very few movies that pique my interest. Im looking forward to seeing Dogville and The Life Aquatic but other than that.-MS |
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MKerce
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post #16
on December 5, 2003 - 11:42 AM PST
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Beyond 2004::::
Batman V (Christopher Nolan)
Flicker (Darren Aronofsky)
Lone Wolf and Cub (Darren Aronofsky)
Where the Wild Things Are (Spike Jonze)
Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Stephen Daldry)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Tim Burton)
Glamorama (Roger Avary)
Good Omens (Terry Gilliam)
King Kong (Peter Jackson)
The Rum Diary (Benecio Del Toro)
and a few others that will (hopefully) come out next year that i am awaiting:
The Sex Film Project (John Cameron Mitchell)
Revolver (Guy Ritchie - hopefully not in Swept Away form)
Millions (Danny Boyle)
Coffee and Cigarettes (Jim Jarmusch)
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antionedoinel
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post #17
on December 5, 2003 - 2:09 PM PST
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> On December 5, 2003 - 11:42 AM PST MKerce wrote:
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> Beyond 2004::::
Don't forget Inglorious Bastards by Tarantino - which is supposed to be his Dirty Dozen.
I saw Zatoichi, Goodbye Dragon Inn and Saddest Music in the World at Tiff and sadly thought that everyone of them were kind of disappointments. Zatoichi has some very cool samurai revisionist stuff in it, but is disappointing when considered beside the original Zatoichi films (esp the first one). Goodbye Dragon Inn is fairly typical Tsai but everything seems more trying this time and it doesn't help matters that its not as funny as previous Tsai films. Saddest Music is very funny for the first half and then loses its way (a fellow critic remarked "Do you ever have the feeling that a film just forgets what it is supposed to be doing?"). It is by no means a bad film, just disappointing beside Cowards Bend the Knee and Dracula.
Someone meantioned I'll Sleep When I'm Dead, which I planned to see at Tiff but was turned off it by A LOT of negative buzz (both before the screening and after - it seems universally loathed at this point). I missed Cigarettes and Coffee and Code 46 (which I missed soley because I overslept - I was pissed) but heard both were very strong. I did a tiff write up at my website (www.bentclouds.com). |
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Matt925
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post #18
on December 5, 2003 - 2:38 PM PST
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> Is 2046 definately set to be released in 2004? Or will it be delayed a few more years..?
Here is the latest:
However, Wong said it should finish principal photography by the end of the year. "We have three more weeks in Shanghai, then we'll move to Hong Kong for another four weeks," he told reporters. "But we have lots of visual effects to do in post-production, so the actual release date is difficult to say."
Of course that doesn't mean anything with his method of making films. It was supposed to be ready for Cannes last year. Hopefully it will be ready for this one. Definately my most anticipated movie.
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AKrizman
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post #19
on December 7, 2003 - 3:30 PM PST
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> Batman V (Christopher Nolan)
Nolan is an excellent director, but I think Insomnia proved to me that it was his writing that impressed me most about Following and Memento. He's listed as the writer for Batman 5, so that's promising.
Speaking of Batman, can anyone tell me why Joel Schumacher still has a job? This uninspired hack is regularly handed the reigns to some of Hollywood's most promising projects, and he just as regularly drives them over a cliff. If I messed up this bad at my job, I'd be fired. He should retire and let talented people take on these projects; I'd like to see what Alex Proyas could have done with Batman, or what Christopher Nolan could have done with Phone Booth. I can't understand why frauds like Schumacher continually get work, while fresh and original filmmakers like Kimberly Peirce can make one or two brilliant movies, then fall off the face of the Earth.
...but I'm digressing...
Another movie I'm anticipating in 2004 is Cavedweller. Lisa Cholodenko is an exceptional writer as well as a director, so it's interesting that she's chosen to follow up her brilliant self-written debuts (the not-yet-on-DVD High Art, and the underrated Laurel Canyon) with an adaption. It's similar to how Kasi Lemmons followed up her remarkable self-written Eve's Bayou with an adaptation (the gorgeous The Caveman's Valentine).
> Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Tim Burton)
With Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka! And since there's no such thing as "too much Depp", I'm looking forward to Secret Window even though I haven't really loved a Stephen King adaptation since Dolores Claiborne.
> The Sex Film Project (John Cameron Mitchell)
I second that. It'll be interesting to see what JCM can do besides Hedwig.
Beyond 2004, I'm looking forward to the Wallace and Grommit Movie. |
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IronS
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post #20
on December 7, 2003 - 11:08 PM PST
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> On December 7, 2003 - 3:30 PM PST AKrizman wrote:
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> Beyond 2004, I'm looking forward to the Wallace and Grommit Movie.
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Yeah! I'm been waiting for this one since Chicken Run! |
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