My Top Ten: Upcoming Films Of 2009

Its that time of the month where I give my Top Ten on ANYTHING!

Well 2009 is nearly over and we had such a great lineup of films. Nearly as good as last year. We have the complete crapfests to surprisingly wonders. And now we look forward to the rest of the films coming soon to our theaters. So I present to you the Top Ten of the upcoming films Of 2009 I look forward to. Even though I live in Australia and there are different release dates, the list won't include entries that already released in the US, including UP (which I will see on Sept 3 --> MY BIRTHDAY!!!)

Lets get on it shall we?


And no... New Moon is not gonna be on the list. Its certainly a must-see for girls and gays, but not for me and the rest of the guys.

10.
AVATAR

Honestly from the moment I heard of the concept, I was kinda looking forward to this film even though James Cameron was attached to this. And my hype would be depended on the upcoming trailer. Unfortunately the trailer showed a film that is a pretty generic Pixar-ish animated adventure and it lost so many places on the list. Though I might check it out.

9.
SHERLOCK HOLMES



Robert Downey Jr. as Sherock? Very interesting... and directed by Guy Ritchie? The man who directed the awesome Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels? VERY interesting. Though Ritchie had a pretty rough time getting back into directing since Madonna pulled him down from his awesomeness. So he needed to let go of that hag. This film is pretty different from your typical Ritchie film and looks like your standard actioner. Then again, Robert Downey Jr. as Sherock Holmes? Is it gonna be sweet? No sh..

8.
THE LOVELY BONES

Well its Peter Jackson's next film and he did brought us District 9. Although I want him to go back to doing horror like Sam Raimi. His best films are his horror gorefests, even better than The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (my opinion guys, so don't hurt me).

7.
ZOMBIELAND

If there is something I can always enjoy, its zombie movies. They can range from gory awesomeness to a social statement. From the looks of this movie, its gonna be a blast. And about time Woody Harrelson becomes a zombie slayer.

6.
GAMER

I love the Crank series and it is great the creators of Crank are moving on to a different concept. Yet like the Crank series, its another video game movie, but with more recognizable actors. Gerald Butler is coming in and Michael C. Hall aka DEXTER MORGAN is the badguy! Plus it looks like your usual crazy Crank movies, which is a good thing.

5.
FANTASTIC MR. FOX

Wes Anderson (director of The Royal Tenenbaums, The Darjeeling Limited) doing a stop-motion animated movie based on a classic Roald Dahl story? SO very interesting! Just the look from the trailer, this stop-motion animation is actually different from other stop-motion animations, such as the design, moving-rate, materials and framing. Thus can be very charming to some and off-putting for others. And you have George Clooney as the Fantastic Mr. Fox, along with Wes Anderson's usuals: Owen Wilson, Bill Murray and Jason Schwartzman.

4.
THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG

I can't wait to turn myself into a 8 year old kid again when I go and see this movie. Its been a long time and many 3D animated films to have Disney, returning to the real magic of traditional 2D animation. The classic stuff that brought such brilliance to the screen like Pinocchio to Beauty And The Beast. Plus with John Lassetter supervising the project, this might be in good hands. And hey, we have a black president so we now have a black Disney princess.

3.
9

I got to thank Coheed and Cambria for the song used in the trailer. If it weren't for them, I would be totally hooked to this movie. Sure Tim Burton and the Russian guy who did Nightwatch and Wanted are behind this, but its newcomer director Shane Acker is the man of this creation. This animated film is very different from the others seen before, set in a bleak and post-apocalyptic world. One can describe it as a crossover of Little Big Planet and Fallout 3. And if this is were actually released on September in Australia, I would have one hell of a birthday!

2.
THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASUS

He may not be as big as today's filmmakers like (Spielberg or ... ewww Bay) and he may have trouble getting his own films off the ground, but we, film geeks know that you can't go wrong with Terry Gilliam. In the film world, his name is legendary. Having come from the greatness of Monty Python, he was responsible for such imaginative and practical masterpieces that could rival Michel Gondry like.. well lets start with Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Time Bandits, Adventure of Baron Munchausen, Brazil and 12 Monkeys. Now comes probably his most imaginitive yet. Plus its Heath Ledger's very last role, but his time in the film was incomplete before his death. So we have Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell, playing his character and filing in his remaining shots. And their paychecks go to Ledger's daughter, Matilda. How awesome is that?

1.
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

The most well-known children's book ever has finally been adapted into a movie. Easily could have been an 2D or 3D animated film or an average children's movie with total CG characters. Then the project was then handed to Spike Jonze, the crazy mind behind such awesome movies like Being John Malkovich and Adaptation. So who knew what kind of things he'll make up for this artistic source material. Then they finally showed the trailer. And it was the most beautiful trailer I have seen in a long time. One of my favorites all time. The film is so inviting, not just for the young audience, but for the old as well. As it seem to have a mature storyline and delicate cinematography and sound. Mature themes brought up to this film like innocence, loss of innocence and changes and again, this source material could have been a flimsy cartoon movie. This had the right person for the job and knew the right thing for this movie. This is going to be something so special.




So thats my Top 10. What's your opinion?