Top 15 Most Anticipated Movies of 2009

This blog was originally posted at Beyond the Iron Sky blog.

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Here is a list of my most anticipated movies of 2009. Enjoy!

15. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

I have Harry Potter here at the last place, because I really wanted it on my list, but my expectations seem to be fading away with every new release. This time especially because Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince is directed by David Yates, who has also directed Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which was definitely the worst of the series. I´m a huge fan of the films, but after Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban the movies just haven´t been evolving very much.

14. Nine
There are two reasons why this film is on my list; first of all, it is inspired by one of my all time favorite films, Fellini‘s 8½, and secondly because it stars my favorite actor Daniel Day-Lewis, who plays a world famous film director Guido Contini as he prepares his latest picture, and balances the numerous women in his life. It is on 14th place because I don´t completely trust the director Rob Marshall…

13. Coraline

Coraline is an animated film directed by Henry Selick, the same guy who made The Nightmare Before Christmas, so it is obvious that the film will look awesome! And if that’s enough, it is based on a great horror novella by Neil Gaiman. I´m sold!

12. The Informant

To be honest, I don´t know that much about this film, other than it is directed by Steven Soderbergh, described as a dark comedy thriller and Matt Damon gained alot of weight for the leading role. Sounds good to me.

11. Monster vs. Aliens
The year 2009 will definitely be a great year for animation features, and this one takes the lead as the most unique and interesting animated movie of the year. It has a satire quality about it and will definitely be enjoyable, not only to kids but to the adults as well. Or at least to the adults.

10. Terminator Salvation

I really like the trailer and the fact that Christian Bale is playing John Connor, but I´m terrified by the fact that it is directed by McG, which usually doesn´t mean good things… Anyway, it’s on 10th place, because the trailer gave me the chills.

9. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

This is a really interesting one – an upcoming fantasy film directed by Terry Gilliam. Heath Ledger starred in the film, though Ledger’s death halfway through the filming caused production to be temporarily suspended. Ledger’s role was recast with Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell portraying transformations of Ledger’s character Tony as he travels through a dream world. The movie tells a story about a travelling theater company that gives its audience much more than they were expecting for. Weird stuff, I love it!

8. Sherlock Holmes

Let´s face it, Guy Ritchie has done only two good movies in his career, and it was about time that he tried something new. Not only did he decide to do something new, he went all the way and surprised us all with a period piece of one of the most known charecters in the world. I also want to give Guy Ritchie credit for casting Robert Downey Jr. for the role of Sherlock Holmes. I can´t wait to see this one!

7. The Fighter

Unfortunately I haven´t seen Darren Aronofsky´s The Wrestler yet, but I´m super psyched about it and since these two films are a pair, I´m also psyched about The Fighter. The first one is about Randy “The Ram” Robinson and stars Mickey Rourke. The second one is about “Irish” Micky Ward and stars Mark Wahlberg. Let´s get ready to rumble!

6. Avatar
This is the film that everyone is waiting for! Why? It´s directed by James Cameron and… Well who cares! The hype is on!

5. Watchmen

I have mixed feelings about this one, I´m sort of expecting the worst. I love the comic, but I´m not totally convicsed of the director Zack Snyder. His previous film, 300, was only “ok”, so let´s hope for the best. The new trailer looks pretty good though.

4. Star Trek

Well… It´s Star Trek.

3. Public Enemies

Public Enemies is a gangster period movie directed by Michael Mann and starring Christian Bale and Johnny Depp as FBI agent Melvin Purvis and gangster John Dillinger. Sounds awesome!!!

2. Shutter Island

Shutter Island (also known as Ashecliffe) is a new thriller from the director Martin Scorsese, and the leading role is once again played by Leonardo DiCaprio. That´s all I need, I´m totally sold. The film is based on the 2003 novel Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane. In the story two U.S. marshals investigate the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, on an island in Massachusetts.

1. Inglourious Basterds

And finally, the first place goes to Quentin Tarantino’s World War 2 epic. It was only a matter of time when Tarantino made his own “spaghetti-western” – and here it is. Inglourious Basterds has a huge ensemble cast, including Brad Pitt, and music by Ennio Morricone. The release date in the U.S is set to be 21st of August, hopefully it will be available to the rest of the world as soon as possible.

Movies that didn´t make the list (but are still very interesting)

The Lovely Bones, directed by Peter Jackson

Black Dynamite, directed by Scott Sanders

The Road, directed by John Hillcoat

Up, directed by Pete Docter & Bob Peterson

X-Men Origins: Wolverine, directed by Gavin Hood

Green Zone, directed by Paul Greengrass

9, directed by Shane Acker

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