Movie List - Spring of 2012

I last did a list of Movies I wanted to see in June of 2010, and I haven't seen very many movies since then so I'm quite behind.

The main reason for this is to have a place to remember these! Maybe sometime in 2014 I'll look back and see how I did.

First off, from that previous list there are only 4 I didn't see. Not too bad.
Clash of the Titans
The Other Guys
Adjustment Bureau
Eagle of the Ninth

Amazingly none of those are on Netflix yet.

Since the last list these are the films I DID see: (*T* after if I saw it in the Theater)

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 
• Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
• Kung Fu Panda 2
• Cars 2 (Kind of... bad movie theater experience with kids!) *T*
• The Green Hornet
• Gnomeo & Juliet
• Sucker Punch
• Rio
• Thor *T*
• X-Men: First Class (Just recently saw this) 
• Captain America: The First Avenger 
• Puss in Boots
• Hugo 
• The Hunger Games *T*
• Red
• Megamind 
• Tangled 
• The Warrior's Way 
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 
• The Tourist 
• Tron Legacy *T*

Yeah we don't get out to the theater that much. Cheaper that way I guess!

And now the films I would still like to see (not in order of preference):

• Transformers: Dark of the Moon
• Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
• I Am Number Four
• Unknown
• Limitless
• Source Code
• The King's Speech
• Fast Five
• Super 8
• Green Lantern
• Larry Crowne
• Cowboys & Aliens
• The Help
• Conan the Barbarian
• Warrior
• Real Steel
• Johnny English Reborn (Although I haven't seen the first one yet!)
• The Three Musketeers
• Tower Heist
• The Muppets
• Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
• The Adventures of Tintin
• We Bought a Zoo
• John Carter
• Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
• Haywire
• Underworld: Awakening
• Chronicle
• The Secret World of Arrietty 
• The Social Network

Finally - here are some upcoming movies I want to see (in order of release for the rest of the year):

• The Pirates! Band of Misfits 
• The Avengers
• Dark Shadows
• Men in Black 3
• Snow White & the Huntsman
• Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
• Prometheus
• Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter (Ha! Maybe)
• Brave
• G.I. Joe: Retaliation
• The Amazing Spider-Man
• The Dark Knight Rises 
• The Bourne Legacy
• Total Recall
• The Expendables 2
• Taken 2 (didn't even know there was going to be a new one)
• Skyfall
• 47 Ronin
• Les Misérables
• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
• The Great Gatsby

WOW that's a big list!!
I'm surprised I saw as many of those movies as I did - but there are still a lot to see.

PIRATES!!! (New movie yay!)

This looks very exciting indeed!



Pirate movie in the style of Chicken Run? I'll definitely see that ASAP!

The Pirates! Band of Misfits

Sadly... we have to wait until March of 2012. I guess I should finally drag me booty out to see the latest POTC in the meantime. I still can't believe I haven't seen that!

Buster Keaton

A couple of days ago I watched Steamboat Bill Jr., an amazing movie from one of my favorite actors (and directors) of ALL time. Buster Keaton.

However my love for the films and stunts of Buster Keaton is something not easily shared because I laugh my head off during Buster Keaton films. Every. Single. One. Love 'em.

My wife and my mom think it's cute and funny, but most everybody else thinks I'm a bit odd.

Which I am.

Still - since I often share parkour-related stuff on this blog - a scene from Steamboat Bill Jr. reminded me of it, so I wanted to share.
The scene where he jumps down from the top, then later goes back up to the top of the titular Steamboat can be found here:


Amazing! That was in 1928!!

A fun Montage:


And finally - one I hadn't seen in a LONG time, from the Battling Butler (which I'm not sure I've actually seen all of - gotta get on that!)


Thanks for indulging me!

X-Men Origins Trailer

I have always liked X-Men. Cyclops was my favorite when I was younger, even though I'm more of a hairy Wolverine than a Cyclops... Anyway the trailer for the new X-Men Origins looks great!



There's also another Wolverine in the works and I've gotta say, Hugh Jackman is an awesome Wolverine.

Derezzed

Just before Christmas I saw Tron Legacy - I enjoyed it a lot. I don't think the 3D added much to the film, but it didn't really take away. I DO think they could have done a lot more than they did - this is a cool video that expands a little bit on some of the stuff that COULD have been in the movie but wasn't.

DAFT PUNK - DEREZZED (From the Tron Legacy Soundtrack) from Warren Fu on Vimeo.

I definitely enjoyed the Visuals, the Soundtrack, and the idea of the movie. It was fun and good movie, but wasn't AMAZING in execution, you know?

Still, I liked it enough that I would like to see it again soon.
(via LikeCool)

On Stranger Tides!

Pirates of the Caribbean 4 Official trailer is up - and it looks great!



I'm excited!
Scheduled to be released May 20th, 2011

Source Code

This looks like it could be a really interesting movie.


(via Super Punch)

I've always liked Jake Gyllenhaal, even more since he did (I thought) a GREAT job in Prince of Persia.

Then the other night he was on Letterman and gave a great interview with discussion of Barefoot running:

Things I Like More Than Many Other People Do

In my life I've realized that I am quite a geek in many aspects.

I decided to list a few of things I like a lot.

Granted, there are those people that like some of these things even more than I do - and man, those people are WEIRD, just like I'm strange to people who don't understand why I like these things as much as I do.

Some of these shouldn't come as a surprise. So here it is:

1. Pirates - Seriously, I am obsessed with Pirates lately! If I see a skull and crossbones or other form of Jolly Roger type thing - I want it. It used to be that Pirates was one of the many things I liked (more will be included further down) but it didn't stand out over others. Over the years though, after many Halloweens and Relay races - I've realized that I like some things MORE than pirates, but it's a group of things. Separate those into individual parts and Pirates win. Crazy.
2. Fantasy Novels/Movies/Games/Role-Playing Games - This is one I've loved all my life, but amazingly I've never actually played a table-top RPG like Dungeons and Dragons. Probably because I didn't have friends that did such things. Put me in front of a good Fantasy book, video game, or movie and you'll probably lose me for a while. I used to think I was a gamer, and I do enjoy video games in general, but really, I like Fantasy RPGs a lot, everything else is just ok.
3. Pull ups (Pushups too, although to a lesser extent the past few years) - I read blogs like the Bar-Barians and Al Kavadlo pretty much entirely because of the pull ups. I'm not the best at pull ups - I still can't do a muscle up - but I'm getting there. These guys are inspirational (Al's kinda quirky, but he's working out!)
4. Castles - Someday I want to own a castle. Even better of course would having that castle be on a private Island with my very own Pirate ship... so we'll work on that. Occasionally I'll go over to www.castles-for-sale.com and see what ridiculously awesome castles there are available throughout the world.
5. Root Beer - Today being one of my IF days, talking about stuff like this is always hard because it makes me want it - but I love Root Beer. It is my favorite drink. Lately when the choice between Root Beer and Mt. Dew is put in front of me, I choose the Mt. Dew, but that's because it's Mt. Dew or Barq's (which I don't care for too much) or one of the other high-volume-produced Root Beers, that aren't as appealing to me (A&W (my favorite of the bunch), Dads, Mug, etc) IBC is my traditional favorite, but more and more I'm realizing High Fructose Corn Syrup is NOT as good as real sugar. I had a root beer at my brother's house that was SO good. Didn't get a lot so it doesn't beat IBC yet, but I think there might be a winner out there somewhere, so the search begins. (or it will when I have a way to get more!)

Well I guess five is enough for now. I may add more lately. There are definitely more... And again there are DEFINITELY people who like these more than me as well. If you'd like to share with me some things you think you like an inordinate amount - let me know I'd love to hear 'em!

Movie List - Summer 2010

There are a LOT of movies I would like to see this summer. Some new, some old, some are already out on DVD but honestly the biggest reason I do this is to keep track of it for myself so a few months down the road I hear about something and don't go - dang, I totally missed that!

So here we go, in no particular order until a bit later when it actually is (mostly) in release order:

• Prince of Persia
• The Last Airbender
• The Karate Kid
• Sherlock Holmes
• Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
• Iron Man 2
• The Good, The Bad and the Weird
• Alice in Wonderland
• Avatar
• Clash of the Titans - I've got to see this one just because of the Original
• The A-Team
• The Sorceror's Apprentice
• The Other Guys
• Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
• The Expendables
• Adjustment Bureau
• Eagle of the Ninth - don't know much about this one, but sounds good!

And that gets us through most of September too sheesh. Big list! I could add more to that list, and maybe I will, but for now it's plenty!

Summer Trailers

Well done mix of trailers!

There really are quite a few really interesting movies coming out this summer! Another one coming out this month that they forgot is the Prince of Persia movie. I'm quite excited for that one!

Must...Have....Wolverine Suit

Yeah... I NEED one of these as soon as possible. I think this is definitely cooler than the Batman one (which is still awesome and I would love to have).

Thanks!


(Wired)

A New A-Team Trailer

Yay for trailers that make it even more exciting!

The Good, The Bad, The Weird

There is a trailer up for this new movie on Apple... and it looks awesome!

I guess the South Korean movie came out a few years ago (2008)... still it looks like fun!

Tron Legacy Trailer

To make up for that exciting video before - here's a much better trailer for what looks to be a pretty cool show actually!



I enjoyed the original Tron, even though I literally somehow missed seeing it until about 4 years ago!

New Iron Man 2 Trailer

I love when a new trailer comes out and it looks good!

The Last Airbender Trailer

I recently started watching Avatar: The Last Airbender again, I'm on the last couple of episodes. It's a great show that I enjoy watching on my own or with my kids.

So I hope that M. Night Shyamalan does a good job with this!

From the Olympics:


From the Superbowl:


We'll see in July!

The A-Team

Sorry I haven't been great about updating my insanity progress - things are going good! I'm loving it.

But since I need to go to bed right now - I'll leave you with the new A-Team Trailer!



I love the A-Team!

New Karate Kid Movie Trailer

Looks like it could be significantly better than the original!



We'll just have to see :)

More Trailers? Alice in Wonderland

I wasn't sure what I thought of this when I first heard about it - but the trailer looks pretty interesting!

Still... How in the world did they make Johnny Depp look like Elijah Wood???



Ah yes - it's the buggy eyes that do it. Weird.

Even more strange is that I've said the same thing 2 other times this WEEK.

I think I'm going crazy.

One week 'til Christmas!

Iron Man 2

This looks to be very cool...

New Iron Man 2 Trailer debuts

I did enjoy the first one more than I expected to!