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Movies Coming Soon - 2005

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aftab

Youth Team
Summer Movie Marathon

Batman Begins - June 15th

Starring: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Ken Watanabe, Katie Holmes, Cillian Murphy, Tom Wilkinson, Rutger Hauer
Director: Christopher Nolan
Story: After Bruce Wayne’s (Bale) parents are murdered, he travels the world to find ways to fight injustice. He emerges as the Dark Knight of Gotham City: Batman. Caine is on board as Wayne’s faithful servant, Alfred. Murphy plays archvillain The Scarecrow, while Watanabe takes on the role of terrorist Ra’s Al Ghul . Oldman plays Sergeant Jim Gordon.
Buzz: It’s hard not to get excited about this film. Innovative director Nolan (“Memento”) promises to give a dark take on material that has been given short shrift in the past. Add a really great cast, which is classed up with the trio of Caine, Neeson and Freeman, and we could actually get a comic-book film that transcends the genre. Or, it could seriously disappoint (see, “The Hulk” for what happens with an intellectual director takes on this type of material). Hopes are high for this one.
Web site: http://www2.warnerbros.com/batmanbegins/index.html


“Bewitched” - June 24th
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrell, Shirley MacLaine, Michael Caine, Kristin Chenoweth, Jason Schwartzman, Steve Carell
Director: Nora Ephron
Story: In this off-beat take on the classic TV series, Will Ferrell stars as Carlos Wyatt, an actor who’s been cast in a television remake of “Bewitched.” He picks non-actress Isabel Bigalow (Kidman) to play Samantha. But unbeknownst to him, she actually possesses some of Samantha’s otherworldly powers. MacLaine stars as the actress who plays Samantha’s mother Endora, while Caine plays Isabel’s magical father Nigel. Steve Carrell (“The Office”) co-stars as Uncle Arthur.
Bewitched
Columbia Pictures
Buzz: This is definitely more interesting than doing a straight-up remake of the series, however, buzz on this film has not been great — word is that many of the jokes fall flat. Kidman (“Stepford Wives”) really needs to show she can handle broad comedy. Ephron’s (“You’ve Got Mail,” “Sleepless in Seattle”) comic sensibilities tend toward the sentimental rather than the broad and she hasn’t directed a film since 2000’s bomb, “Lucky Numbers.” She c
o-penned the screenplay with sister Delia.
Web site:

http://sonypictures.com/movies/bewitched

“War of the Worlds” - June 29th

Starring: Tom Cruise, Tim Robbins, Miranda Otto, Dakota Fanning, Justin Chatwin, Rick Gonzalez, David Alan Basche
Director: Steven Spielberg
Story: This retelling of the classic H.G. Wells’ story is about the final war: An alien invasion of the planet Earth. The Spielbergian twist is that it is told from the point of view of a divorced dad (Cruise) and his kids (Fanning, Chatwin). Can this broken family survive the final war? Well, considering this is a Spielberg film, the answer to that question is probably fairly obvious.
Buzz: The timing of this film should prove favorable. Considering our current situation in Iraq and the way the world views the U.S., this film will give Americans a chance to be the underdogs once again (reminiscent to the way we were portrayed in “Independence Day”). Spielberg’s last collaboration with Cruise produced a pretty great film, “Minority Report” (except for about the last 20 minutes), so it’s hard not to have high hopes for this one. The clock is running on Fanning — she has only so many cherub roles left till she starts getting too old.
Web site: http://www.waroftheworlds.com

“Dark Water” - July 8th

Starring: Jennifer Connelly, John C. Reilly, Tim Roth, Dougray Scott, Pete Postlethwaite, Ariel Gade
Director: Walter Salles
Story: Having recently undergone a brutal custody battle, Dahlia (Connelly) and her daughter Ceci (Gade) move into a dilapidated building. But when persistent water leaks and odd sounds appear, Connelly is determined to solve the mystery behind them. As Dahlia searches for answers, the dark water seems to grow around her and her daughter. Could it be a portal into another world?
Buzz: What happens when you take the Japanese creators of “The Ring,” mix in the talented Brazilian director of “The Motorcycle Diaries,” and then throw in an Academy Award winning American star like Connelly? Well, you should get a little bit more than your average Ashley Judd thriller. This is definitely becoming the summer of the horror film.

“Fantastic Four” - July 8th

20th Century Fox
Starring: Michael Chiklis, Ioan Gruffudd, Chris Evans, Jessica Alba, Julian McMahon, Maria Menounos, Kerry Washington, Hamish Linklater
Director: Tim Story
Story: After a mishap in space, five people find themselves mysteriously altered. Reed Richards (Gruffudd) finds that he can elongate his body almost as if it were made of rubber. Sue Storm (Alba) gains the ability to render herself and objects around her invisible. Johnny Storm (Evans) can shoot flames from his fingers and he can bend the flames. Ben Grimm (Chiklis) becomes a stone monster with superhuman strength. And Victor Von Doom (McMahon) becomes the evil Dr. Doom.
Buzz: Word of mouth on this one has not been good — it hasn’t been “Catwoman” bad, but it might be playing in that ballpark. Story is best known for directing “Barbershop” and “Taxi.” Chiklis had to get therapy to deal with the claustrophobia caused by being trapped in The Thing’s suit during filming. With “Sin City,” this year, Alba’s star is certainly on the rise. Ioan Gruffudd is one of those names (along with about a dozen others) that is being tossed around as the next Bond.
Web site: http://www.fantasticfourmovie.com

“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” - July 15

Starring: Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, Helena Bonham Carter, David Kelly, Noah Taylor, James Fox, Missi Pyle, Christopher Lee, Jordan Fry, Annasophia Robb, Julia Winter, Philip Wiegratz
Director: Tim Burton
Story: The poverty-stricken Charlie (Highmore) and his grandfather (Kelly) win a golden ticket to visit Willy Wonka’s (Depp) chocolate factory. There they encounter not only the delicious sweets but also the other winners, who include the TV-loving Mike TeVee (Fry), the bratty Veruca Salt (Winter), gum-chewing Violet Beauregarde (Robb) and chocolate-craving Augustus Gloop (Wiegratz). Wonka’s factory has plenty of surprises including the tiny Oompa-Loompas in his employ. Bonham Carter co-stars as Charlie’s mom.
Cahrlie and the Chocolate Factory
Warner Bros.
Buzz: Burton (“Planet of the Apes”) insists that this film is not a remake of the Gene Wilder classic (a must-rent film) — it’s supposed to be more faithful to Roald Dahl’s book. Depp looks a bit like Michael Carlos*son in his Willy Wonka makeup — which might be a bit disturbing for parents. Watching TV and chewing gum don’t seem all that nasty as far as bad habits go — maybe they could have updated them with constant text-messaging and the need to skateboard through large crowds.As someone who loved the original “Wonka” and hated what Burton did to “Apes,” I’m reluctant to embrace this film.
Web site: http://chocolatefactorymovie.warnerbros.com

“The Wedding Crashers” - July 15th

Starring: Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Rachel McAdams, Christopher Walken, Will Ferrell, Isla Fisher, Jane Seymour
Director: David Dobkin
Story: Vaughn and Wilson play divorce coordinators and best friends who love crashing weddings in order to woo women. They use a secret set of wedding “rules” in order to use the romance in the air to their own advantage. When Wilson falls for McAdams, they suddenly find themselves at odds.
Buzz: This looks to be the funniest comedy of the summer. Vaughn, basically using his “Swingers” persona and Wilson (playing himself, as usual) are a great combination and it’s easy to believe that many women would fall for their act (personally, I’d have to go with Wilson). This is another product of the so-called Frat Pack (which also includes Ferrell and Ben Stiller). Dobkin is probably best known for directing “Shanghai Knights.”
Web site: http://www.weddingcrashersmovie.com

“The Brothers Grimm” - July 29th
Starring: Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, Jonathan Pryce, Monica Bellucci, Lena Headey, Peter Stormare, Mackenzie Cook, Richard Ridings
Director: Terry Gilliam
Story: The Grimm Brothers (Damon and Ledger) travel from town to town pretending to rid the villages of magical creatures. But when Napoleon’s French government employs them to investigate a haunted forest where girls have gone missing, they stumble upon an adventure that’s like something out of one of their fairy tales. The beautiful Monica Bellucci portrays an evil sorceress.
Buzz: Though Gilliam is undeniably a talented director (“Fisher King,” “Twelve Monkeys”), his last foray into directing, when he attempted “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote,” was a bit of a disaster (see the fine documentary, “Man of La Mancha” for more on what happened). Johnny Depp was originally going to play one of the brothers, and he seems much better cast than Damon, who may be a bit out of his wheelhouse with this fantasy film. This film will either really work well or not work at all — and the buzz seems to point to the latter

“The Island” - June 29th

Starring: Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Djimon Hounsou, Michael Clarke Duncan, Steve Buscemi, Sean Bean, Shawnee Smith, Noa Tishby
Director: Michael Bay
Story: This futuristic action thriller tells the story of Lincoln Six-Echo (McGregor) who discovers that he and the other inhabitants of a special contained environment are human clones that are being used for spare parts for their human counterparts. Not wanting to be “harvested,” Lincoln decides to make his escape with Jordon Two-Delta (Johansson). Hounsou plays the head of the security team that tries to hunt down McGregor. Buscemi plays a human working atthe institute who befriends McGregor.
Buzz: Director Michael Bay (“Pearl Harbor,” “Armageddon”) is not exactly known for his subtlety. Chances of stuff blowing up in this movie: 100 percent. Johansson trades in her indie cred for a chance at the big action movie life. Two words for Scarlett: Ben Affleck. Buscemi always brings a little class to the action (as he did in “Armageddon” and “Con Air”).
Web site: http://www.theisland-themovie.com


Stealth - July 29th

Starring: Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel, Jamie Foxx, Sam Shepard, Joe Morton, Richard Roxburgh, Ian Bliss, Megan Gale, Ebon Moss-Bachrach
Director: Rob Cohen
Story: Three stealth fighter pilots (Lucas, Biel and Foxx) find out that a fourth member is joining their elite team. The shocker: that fourth plane is automated. When the automated jet gets struck by lightening, its circuits get rewired, making it want to hit targets in the U.S. Can the stealth fighter pilots track it down in time to stop it?
Buzz: It’s so easy to imagine this pitch meeting: “It’s sort of a Hal from ‘2001’ meets ‘Top Gun.’” Yikes, so much for high concept. Cohen (“XXX,” “Fast and the Furious”) will most certainly pump up the action. Lucas (“Sweet Home Alabama”) seems like a good choice for an action hero — a bit in the Harrison Ford mold. Foxx surely shot this film before his Academy Award winning turn in “Ray” — otherwise his presence in this mindless action flick doesn’t make much sense. Biel (“Blade Trinity,” “Texas Chainsaw Massacre”) is one of the few young female actresses who really does look like she can kick some butt. This one is purely for popcorn action flick fans.
Web site: http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/stealth
 

Shindig

Fan Favourite
That Charlie and the Chocolate Factory remake disturbs me. I never once associated Willy Wonka with kiddy fiddling but Johnny Depp makes him out to be a dark molester.
 

Hakeem

Superman
its not a remake, its a "reimagination" as Burton says :p

and its certainly not a remake of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory cause that movie doesnt exist, the original was Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory :p
 

O-car

Starting XI
I'm kinda looking forward to Batman. it will be interesting to see how they work out how bruce wayne became batman. I'm also keen on seeing how Bale can pull of the role as batman. there hasen't been a decent one since Michael Keaton wore the rubber suit. plus they filmed most of it here in Iceland so that is kinda exciting as well :D
 

aftab

Youth Team
I'm not done yet.. :ewan:

Cinderella Man

Russell Crowe stars in the story inspired by the life of legendary athlete Jim Braddock, a once-promising light heavyweight boxer forced into retirement after a string of losses in the ring. As the nation enters the darkest years of the Great Depression, Braddock accepts a string of dead-end jobs to support his wife, Mae (Renee Zellweger), and their children, while never totally abandoning his dream of boxing again.


Mr. and Mrs. Smith

A sexy action adventure. John and Jane Smith are an ordinary suburban couple with an ordinary, lifeless suburban marriage. But each of them has a secret -- they are actually both legendary assassins working for competing organizations. When the truth comes out, John and Jane end up in each other's cross-hairs.


Okay these movies are on my personal To Watch list for this summer. I did discriminate against some movies that I thought weren't cool enough to be added to my list above for e.g. Dukes of Hazzard, Yes, some hilary duff/lindsay lohan/aaron carter movies.. etc. However, if you have a review of an interesting movie that might have escaped my attention feel free to post it here.

Oh also don't forget to post your review when you watch any of the above movies.

Have a fantabulous summer everyone!
and Thanks to Hakeem for merging my thread to Movies Coming Soon - 2005, I appreciate it..
 

O-car

Starting XI
Hakeem said:
I thought they filmed it in Chicago (:/)

they probably were there too, but I think that the scenes where bruce is getting his training and all that, they were filmed in Iceland
 
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