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Monday, December 1, 2014

Upcoming Movie Roundup - December

Happy December everyone! I hope all your Thanksgivings were full of joy and, well, thanksgivings! Last month, even though I was seriously considering going to the theater for three different movies, I only ended up seeing the one I knew I absolutely would; Mockingjay Part 1. We even went to the Thursday night premiere, which I was not a little nervous about, because I am afraid of teenaged fangirls when they are massed together and excited, but the audience was surprisingly mature, and it was a fun experience. Click here to read my review! And Big Hero 6 and Interstellar are still on my to-watch list -- in that order. December sees the next movie I've been excitedly anticipating for a year, and few others that could potentially make my list.

What movies did you see in November, and what are your plans for December? Let me know in the comments!

Exodus: Gods and Kings
Dec 12th; PG-13
It's been 16 years since the classic The Prince of Egypt, so I wouldn't mind another film version of this event, and it's looking very epic. But, then again, Noah looked pretty epic as well, and wound up being hands down the worst movie to masquerade as a bible story ever, so I won't let my hopes go too high before I can read some opinions on the film from a christian perspective. That being said, Christian Bale as Moses, and Joel Edgerton as Rameses are two very good reasons to get ones hopes up... and the trailer promising a huge epic battle and shying away from including God is good reason to remain wary. But man, does it look good...




The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Dec 17th: PG-13
We have reached the end of the journey -- there and back again, as it were (as it was, until it was changed). Even though I tend to nit pick these movies, and will probably never love them as much as I do The Lord of the Rings, I can't begin to describe how glad I am that these Hobbit movies were made (even if I don't agree with the way they were made %100). Martin Freeman's Bilbo is absolute perfection, and I wouldn't trade that for anything. Plus the individualizing character development for all the dwarves, (and other characters underdeveloped in the book) making them all unique and familiar. And Smaug the incredible and magnificent, the richest fictional character in history, is actually done justice, and that is mind-blowing. I am going to be very sad to bid all these characters, and this amazing world "a very fond farewell."

On that note, here's the music video for Billy Boyd's song "The Last Goodbye" to be played in the credits of BotFA. Here, with clips from The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movies, it is effectively saying goodbye to all things Middle-Earth, and it is wonderfully heartbreaking.



And here's the main trailer, in case you have a hanker to see it again (I hope you've seen it before!):




Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Dec 19th: PG
The third Night at the Museum movie gives The Hobbit as run for its money for "longest movie title of the month award," but comes up just short. In this one, the gang all goes to London to try and figure out what is wrong with the artifact that magically makes them come to life at night. My main interest in this comes from the fact that Dan Steven is in it... as Sir Lancelot no less! But even besides him, the film would still be on my radar. Ever since The Secret Life of Walter Mitty I've had considerably more respect for Ben Stiller's work, and the series so far has certainly been good enough to make a third seem like a worthy endeavor.




Annie
Dec 19th; PG
"It's the hard-knock life" -- remixed! Quvenzhane Wallis stars as Annie in this modernized remake of the classic musical. There's also Jamie Foxx as Daddy Warbucks (now Will Stacks), Cameron Diaz as Miss Hannigan, and Rose Byrne as Grace. Though I seriously anyone could match the amazingness of Alan Cumming's Rooster, and Kristen Chenoweth's Lily St. Regis in my current favorite version (if they even have the characters in this one) I'm definitely excited for the potential that this may be a very cute, upbeat, and modern version of the story.




American Sniper
Dec 25th (limited); R
And on the complete opposite side of the spectrum from Annie is Clint Eastwood's new movie about the real-life Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle, played by Bradley Cooper. And since I've been slowly becoming more and more of a fan of Cooper's after writing him off as a pretty-boy at first, that's the main reason for my interest in this. This appears to be his Oscar-grab attempt for the year, so that guarantees a good performance. And I also imagine that if anyone can make a good movie about a soldier other than Kathryn Bigelow, that person is Clint Eastwood.



[Update]
Into the Woods
Dec 25th; PG
Woah! I totally forgot about Into the Woods! And sure, I may not be as obsessed and excited for this as some of the people I know, but that's mostly because I've never seen it, and only heard a handful of the songs. But I am a fan of musicals... and fairy tales... and this is a musical fairytale, so... that's kind of a no-brainer. And with a cast list that sound like this: Meryl Streep, James Corden, Emily Blunt, Chris Pine, and Johnny Depp -- yeah, I'm definitely interested in this one, and it's looking very promising!



6 comments:

  1. The Last Goodbye - it's such a beautiful farewell. Oh.

    xx

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    1. I may or may not have teared up at one or two spots.... :)

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  2. I'm excited for 'Museum' (those are always fun plus Matthew!) and Annie as well as Into the Woods. If I see nothing else this Christmas season, that will be the one to go to. :)

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    1. Not a Hobbit fan, Rissi? Haha, but you have a good list. I agree with your sentiments on Museum, and Annie and Into the Woods both seem like they'll be great Christmas time movies! :)

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  3. Oh. My. Word. I want to see Gods & Kings so bad! It does look like it strays from the Bible a bit, but when has any movie completely been right? It looks interesting though. O_O I cannot wait for the Battle of the Five Armies!!!!!!!! I NEED IT NOW! I MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE TEARS UP WHILE WATCHING ‘THE LAST GOODBYE’;) Hey, have you heard the Battle of the Five Armies soundtrack yet? IT IS AMAZING HANDS DOWN! XD My favorite soundtrack is called Battle for the Mountain...my sister and I were practically falling to the floor after we heard it:) Ooo, the Annie movie looks really interesting. American Sniper is probably the kind of movie I would like. Into the Woods looks very interesting too. Ooo, have you seen Interstellar? I heard it was a 3 hour-long movie. I was going to go see it, by my dad didn’t want to sit in a theater for 3 ‘hours’. That is a pretty long time.
    BTW, I like your name;)

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    1. Exodus does look interesting, but since it came out I've been checking out reviews, and apparently no one likes it -- mainstream critics or Christian ones. Apparently the story is butchered from every perspective. So I'm not interested anymore, but it's too bad, cause it looked like it had potential!

      Now, The Battle of the Five Armies I know is gonna be good! I can hardly wait either! My family and I already have our tickets, and are ready to go! :D The Last Goodbye is going to kill at the end of this movie... No, I haven't listened to the soundtrack yet -- traditionally, I get the Hobbit soundtracks for Christmas, so I'm waiting for that. :D

      I haven't seen Interstellar -- yet -- either. Definitely planning to sometime, and we wanted to see it in theaters since I heard the best aspect of it was the visuals, but we haven't got a chance yet. It is long though! Even longer than The Dark Knight Rises, and I got a little antsy sitting in the theater for that one! Maybe waiting for the DVD is a better idea... :P

      Haha, thank you, and I must say, I like yours as well, Sarah! :) Thanks for the comment!

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