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September 09, 2005
Most anticipated movies of 2005
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Oh yes, more than one. I'll even include a prediction of the ending. I am not very familiar with most of the movies I wanna watch so pardon my mistake in the title, cast or story, if any.
And so in no particular order, my most anticipated movies of 2005 are ...
1. Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire
Harry won't die, just yet. He and Ron will have a big argument, frienship almost over. Hermione as usual will get all the lines that should have been uttered by poor Ron and instead of looking like in love with Ron, her eyes will be on Harry instead, looking rather smitten with Harry. Somewhere in the story there is something about the goblet of fire but it won't have much focus since the same old script write Steve Kloves will chop off 80% of the story, and the remaining are those that are of no significance to the story. Different director this time, so hopefully he will get the school rules (about the uniform especially) right, unlike in HP3 students turning up for classes like they just had a fight. Clearly someone who is not familiar with Brits private schools.
Good news : same old actors, and Ralph Fiennes is in this, making this movie respectable which it already is.
Bad news : Michael Gambon still around and Sir Ian McKellan refused to take on Dumbledore. Emma Watson still in here and she is still such a horribly inadequate actress. But worst of all, major mistake in one scene where Harry stands behind a tombstone with the name Tom Marvolo Riddle (pardon my spelling if I am wrong as I can't remember the exact spelling) and producers said that's the father when that's Voldemort! Major major mistake. Clearly someone didn't read the book and much more clearly, JK Rowling simply didn't give a damn about the adaptations.
Critics will ... : probably LIKE this one. Opinion will be divided and fans will probably discuss the missing scenes.
Box office prediction : Will line up to watch it, as with 1 billion other HP fans. So guess what? LOTR no longer here so this might just be the biggest hit of the year.
Further prediction : Those who has yet to read the book will buy the book and read it. My sincere recommendation. So far all 3 movies did not live up to the book so I guess do buy the book before watching the movie. One hint though; Voldemort will not die in this movie.
2. Narnia : The Lion, The Witch & the Wardrobe
Or not in that particular order. What a long title. Narnia sounds like No in Korean. Anyway, don't know much of the story except a bunch of kids entering into a mythical fantasy world via a wardbrobe or closet. Something to do with a lion and a witch. My prediction of the ending; the kids will save the day and the lion won't die.
Good news : Mostly unknowns, so a joy to watch talented new talents if they're talented in the first place. Trailer looks amazing, ala LOTR battle scenes and the whole feel of it very intriguing.
Bad news : Mostly unknowns, and still not clear about the story.
Crtics will ... : probably be divided on this one. Already early indications were not favourable.
Box office prediction : Everybody loves a good fantasy flick, especially those good versus evil and good aided by people not familiar with the battle and all. I think this will be a sure fire hit unless the acting is truly non existent.
Further prediction : The sales of the book written by CS Lewis will surely go up. I will buy the book.
3. Corpse Bride
Or something like that. Anyway Tim Burton is enough for me to want to watch this movie, a stop animation picture I think. or maybe not. Story is interesting, about a living dead woman in love with a mortal man on his way to marry his fiancee. Comedy I think.
Good news : Ewan McGregor is in here somewhere I think. Or is it Johnny Depp? Either one is good enough for me. And with Tim Burton as director, believe me this movie will look not only fantasy-ish but whimsical, truly imaginative kind.
Bad news : Will it be like The Nightmare Before Christmas? A bit too dark for my taste.
Critics will ... : LOVE this one. They like this kinda quirky dark animation type of movies that only Tim Burton can make.
Box office prediction : a hit probably but not THAT big a hit.
Further prediction : none at this moment. Except this movie will look dark.
4. The Promise
As in Mo Gik, by Chen Kaige. Not a fan of his movies. But am a big fan of Jang Dong Gun so I will watch this movie and buy the DVD. Story is something about Cecilia Cheung cursing herself not wanting to fall in love in favour of beauty I think and then she met probably the handsomest slave in the history of mankind, Kun Lun and they fell in love and they had to break the curse. Ending will be a happy one, most definitely because if not will defeat the very purpose of the fantasy like theme.
Good news : Rumour has it the trailer looks fantastic. Mr Jang will speak Mandarin and rumour has it his mandarin is very good. Cecilia's voice might be dubbed which is great news for me.
Bad news : When my friend read that Cecilia Cheung will be the lead, she swore never to watch this movie. I said your idol is in this movie and she said "yeah but can't bear to see him hugging THAT woman". I will simply ignore her existence, since she is so thin anyway, she can easily be looked over. Chen Kai Ge, not my favourite director. And with a budget so big, it could tank.
Critics will ... : compare this to LOTR and because it is by Chen Kaige they will LOVE the visuals but be divided over the actual story and probably some acting.
Box office prediction : Mr Jang's fans will line up to watch this movie, Chinese will watch this movie because it has a huge budget and if it is done right, should make us proud. I think it will be a hit, not Stephen Chow hit but still a decent one. Jang Dong Gun alone is enough for me to anticipate this movie with agonising wait since it is only going to be released in Dec 2005.
Further prediction : Jang Dong Gun will have more fans than ever, Cecilia Cheung will of course gain much much more haters in the process, more so if there is a kissing scene between them. I don't know if there's any though.
5. Typhoon
Between The Promise and this one, I want to watch this one more. Story is again ultra political. JDG plays a pirate that is betrayed by both North and South Korea and so he became a terrorist, pursued by a naval officer I think. Basically this movie is about 2 men but there is a woman somewhere in here, because if not many may simply mistaken this as some homosexual themed movie. Anyway, my prediction is JDG will die. But before he dies, he will gain and have this love-hate relationship with that officer, something akin to grudging respect and then he will die spectacularly. If he doesn't die, it will be like open ending type of movie and probably he might team up with officer to pursue a higher power. But this is not a HK movie so he will die. Officer may not die and may become more understanding of JDG's plight.
Good news : JDG is playing against type, a villain but I suspect a villain with a cause. Probably will get to see an intelligent gritty political storyline backed by amazing views of the sea and some great performances. And oh please, Jang Dong Gun is in this movie. That is great news for me.
Bad news : It's in Korean, about Korea and set in Korea, so there might be some cultural barrier in here. And JDG lost like 80 pounds (or 10 kg issit?), looking rather starved. Got scars on his face and tatoo on his body looking brutal, angry, mean. Also not a heroic type of character, so fans may be turned off. I do not know who is the officer.
Critics will ... : From Korea and Asian countries will definitely LOVE this one because it is interesting, thought provoking and although yet another politically driven plot, still refreshing. Westerners as in critics will be divided; most will not understand the movie because the lack of knowledge of the history between these two divided nations but all will probably rave about the acting, the visuals and the story, at its most basic.
Box office prediction : What else? A hit lar. Probably Korea's biggest hit. But if shown at the same time as The Promise, I think The Promise will win. So it will be rather stupid to release this movie BEFORE The Promise or the same time as the Promise as intended by the distributor. For heaven's sake, release this AFTER The Promise, when JDG gain more attention and his new fans will flock to see this movie.
Further prediction : JDG might again win Best Actor/Best Supporting Actor in his country's Oscar award. And if this movie is really that great, might even get Korea an Oscar nomination as Best Foreign Picture. I seriously doubt The Promise will get nominated so I predict this one if any.
6. Chicken Little
Disney's own animation, where Pixar's Cars was pushed over for this one. Poor Pixar. Saw the trailer, looks funny, the chicken looks cute with the dancing and all. Story is simple; a chicken loves to cry wolf saying the world was falling down as in the sky was falling and of course people grew tired of his lies. Then one day the sky actually fell or maybe falling. My prediction of the ending is that the chicken will learn a huge lesson about lying and gain the respect of his friends and all and save the day. With such a simple storyline and some great graphics and memorable characters, I am sure I will enjoy this one. But dirty tactic though to push Cars aside like that.
Good news : graphic looks great, storyline simple and yet intriguing. Kids and adults will probaboy love it.
Bad news : Dirty tactics may turn away fans of Pixar. But I am a fan and still I will watch this one as I grew up watching Disney cartoons and one dirty tactic won't drive me away. One lousy flick like Pocahontas didn't drive me away.
Critics will ... : most of them will LOVE this one but there will one or two idiots who will say nope, hate it probably because they did not have a childhood. Could be the same one who said Finding Nemo was not good.
Box office prediction : A big hit, I suspect.
Further prediction : Might just win Best Animation at the Oscars. Disney never failed to entertain in the children's story dept so I know this movie will not disappoint me.
More coming soon.
What about your own prodictions of the movies you really wanna watch in 2005?
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Apart from those u mentioned, I'm mostly looking foward to the Korean movie April Snow and The Constant Garderner starring Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz. And well, actually kinda looking foward to Elizabethtown too, starring Orlando Bloom and Kristen Dunst ^^.
Predictions? Well, my guess is that April Snow will do very very well in the box office mainly cos it's Bae Yong Jun's 2nd movie and I do believe it's gonna be a well-filmed movie judging from his choice of filming Untold Scandals which reached the high expectations.
The Constant Gardener won't be tops at the box office cos it's pretty edgy and non-mainstream, but it sounds interesting for all it's conspiracies by drug companies and governments of sacrificing the poor to make money. Interesting cos we all know it's happening and no one really has the power to do anything about it. As for the book, don't think there'll be a dramatic increase in sales...
I'm looking foward to Elizabethtown not only because it's Orlando Bloom in a modern drama but because it deals with themes like going back to ones roots and coming to terms with the relationships with people whom you at some point of time grew distant to. I'm a sucker for such mild, homely, meaningful movies. Ok, not too sure how meaningful Cameron Crowe will make it actually... But in terms of box office, looking at past Orlando movies, I'd say not very high. Many would probably just see it as another chick flick.
Then again, I may not even watch these movies when there're out. Movie tickets too expensive la...
i 100% agree with you that it is a dumb move to be releasing both Thypoon and The Promise on the same day!!! it's a bad sign for jdg's career....i hope his management will do something about it..
-jdg fan-
in Harry Potter 4, the tombstone you're talking about, it is supposed to be the tombstone of Voldemort's father, though the name is certainly wrong, his father's name is only "Tom Riddle", without the "Marvolo."
I am also anticipating BYJ's 2nd movie, April Snow, and Spiderman 3, though it probably wont be shown this year.
-rinoa