Search found 2 matches: Nick Frost

I enjoyed the book World War Z and I really only consume the zombie parts of pop-culture that pique my interest so I'm not completely worn out on them yet, but the film seems to only be related to the book in name only and the CGI zombies looked retarded. And whoever scored the trailer clearly watched Inception one to many times. But seriously, the trailer CGI looked so bad that if that is the quality of production brought to the rest of the film it could end up being the worst zombie movie ever made(which is saying something).

I'd like a good Ender's Game movie as well because the book was fantastic, but I'm always wary of anything heavy on child actors because they can definitely ruin a film pretty easily. I'm also wary of anything directed by the guy who did that shit storm X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

Haven't look into Elysium, but I did love District 9. I haven't seen anything else of the few Blomkamp works out there so I can't say if that was an anomaly or not, but it does give me pretty high hopes.

The only thing by Alfonso Cuaron I've seen is the Harry Potter movie he did which was shit, but I've been told he's done some really good stuff that I've been meaning to watch so I'll probably watch Gravity with a few of his other films.


Didn't really see much in the Pacific Rim trailer that intrigued me. Looked like Transformers 4: Megatron Becomes A Lizard.

I would barely count the Hunger Games as sci-fi. I'll probably get dragged to the theater by some friends to see it and then I'll get them to buy my ticket. The first one was ok but kinda mediocre. I expect this one to be roughly the same.

After Earth had a dumb trailer. It made me think of Avatar with less cartoony CGI. It'll probably have a similar environmental message and a bunch of shitty pandering. Not to mention that is will have to have a Shyamalan twist, unless he finally made a film where the big twist is that there is no twist.

I know not enough about either the RoboCop reboot or the Europa Report to have any desire to watch or not watch either of them.

I've seen the Oblivion trailer pop up in so many place that I don't want to watch it just because their marketing has begun to irritate me. That said, the trailer did intrigue me. Not enough to want to go to the theater to see it, but I figure that it'll be worth a watch at some point.

But mostly I'm excited for The Zero Theorem and The World's End. I've never been disappointed by Gilliam or any of the Edgar Wright/Simon Pegg/Nick Frost films. While there is a first time for everything, the names attached to both films give me high hopes.

I'm more excited about than the quantity of big production science-fiction films being released than the quality of most of the films; the odds are that at least one or two of them will be great. I wonder if Hollywood's willingness to green-light all of them is partially a reaction to the success of Avatar at the end of 2009.

Star Trek and Catching Fire
Will probably both be enjoyably mediocre; as good as you can get with big Hollywood money and a PG-13 rating. I doubt they'll differ quality-wise that much from their predecessors, which means I'd rather see Star Trek, but they both have some talented people involved, and I'm sure I'll see and like both. I'm just not expecting anything really great.

Ender's Game and World War Z
I'd consider those two my most "anticipated", but only because I love both the books. And I have to say, I'm concerned by what's going on with both pictures. With World War Z, everything appears to have gone wrong during production, they claim to be aiming for a PG-13 rating, and they seem to have completely departed from the original idea of the book. With Ender's Game, it's more an unsupported feeling of dread. If either of them stick to the plots (or at least the themes and tones) of the originals, they might make something amazing. But it seems more likely that they'll decide to neuter the stories to appeal to a broader audience, squeezing as much money out as possible. I can't really rely on the directors of Quantum of Solace or X-Men Origins: Wolverine for artistic integrity.

Gravity
I consider Children of Men to be one of the greatest science-fiction movies ever made, so I can't wait for Gravity. Not that I wouldn't already be excited about an isolated thriller set entirely in space. If had to bet on any of these films being a masterpiece for the genre, that would be it. I have a few qualms about it being so heavily CGI and having Sandra Bullock carry the film, but on the other hand, that might turn out really well. Can't wait for some visuals to come out and see what the effects team has been working on.

Pacific Rim and Elysium
I've really enjoyed Blomkamp's and del Toro's work in the past, and Pacific Rim and Elysium both look cool, so I'm looking forward to them. Pacific Rim might be more prone to genre fan wankery, but I'm not totally opposed to that.

Oblivion and After Earth
I bet Oblivion and After Earth will both have a nice sci-fi aesthetic. Beyond that, I can also guarantee that After Earth can't possibly be worse than M. Night Shyamalan's last few movies, but I can guarantee that about any film on this list. They're Tom Cruise and Will Smith vehicles above anything else, but I hope they turn out to be fun.

RoboCop
Might be just another sci-fi sequel, but it has some awesome names attached, so I'll make my way to the theater.

The Europa Report
Actually the first time I've heard of it, but the concept sounds awesome.

Beyond those, I'd also like to add that movies coming out this year include Riddick (Sep 6; David Twohy), and a handful of very different takes on the alien invasion tale: Escape From Planet Earth (Feb 14; Cal Brunker), Dark Skies (Feb 22; Scott Stewart), The Host (Mar 29; Andrew Niccol), and The World's End (Oct 25; Edgar Wright). In short:

Riddick
Pass.

Escape From Planet Earth
When it's on Netflix and I'm bored.

Dark Skies
Scott Stewart? Ugh, pass.

The Host
Stephanie Meyer? Ugh, pa- Oh wait, Andrew Niccol? Maybe if it gets good reviews.

The World's End
Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, AND Martin Freeman? GOD YES PLEASE.