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My brain can't think too far ahead but I'm looking forward to the LEGO movie and the new Muppet movie right now.

Agh! I forgot the new Muppet movie!

I usually don't see movies until they come on the TV these days. That's a whole lotta viewing right there.

As a lego builder for life the lego movie is the top on my must see list. X-men Days of Future Past is also is a top one for this year too.

BaD is only officially on week days. Indeed, fuck it. 

They're making a sequel to Raid:Redemption? YEEESSSSS!!! I'll never understand why Cinema Snob and co. liked Dredd better, though I dig both flicks. Funny that such similar ideas came out at such similar times. Also funny that Dredd was in production earlier than Raid, but released later. Raid was pure kinetic energy and martial art badass violence, and I can not wait! Plus it releases just five days after I turn 24? Aww, yeah!

I too look forward to LEGO movie. If anything will justify how corporate their sets have become, it's how good that movie looks. 

I've always liked Dreamworks and Pixar flicks for somewhat different reasons, but I know what you mean. I thought the first Dragon movie was decent, saw it in 3D on a date. I wasn't blown away like I was hyped to be, though. I prefer when Dreamworks says "fuck it" to trying to emulate Pixar's depth and makes something awesomely goofy like Despicable Me 1 and 2, but not something that takes it in a far too stupid direction, which I've heard Shark Tale does; never had desire to watch that one. I think I'd have enjoyed HtTYD more had it not cost $22 for myself and the date. 

Cap is not my favorite of the Marvel heroes, but I did like his pre-Avengers movie the best of the bunch, and this is so far my top movie to see in 2014. It looks amazing. 

Didn't know there were two Biblical epics out this year, but I'm down for Aaronofsky's take on Noah and Ridley Scott doing Exodus, for sure. I've had the cartoon movie Prince of Egypt (another great Dreamworks flick) in my Netflix cue just to see the amazing parting of the seas sequence I saw in the theater as a kid. 

Funny you mention Nymphomaniac, my professor mentioned today how that trailer played before a G-rated movie in Florida.  I however, will not get over Shia LeBeouf being involved. Seriously, fuck that guy. 

I loved Moonrise Kingdom, but wasn't as fond of The Fantastic Mr. Fox, though I liked it. I may check Anderson's new one out.

Actually, Mockingjay is my favorite of the series, Catching Fire my least, but CF was a much better adapted movie, I will say that. Improved on the book, in my opinion. Honestly though, all it had to do was remove the shaky cam. I still find the plot of the first book/movie much less predictable and more interesting, but oh well. It was a better movie than the first installment, if a bit of a retread (not the movie's fault, the books had the same problem). 

I've heard pretty much everyone bash Cloud Atlas for overreaching and failing to be what it wanted to be, with bad makeup, except for you and Nostalgia Chick, who loved it. I'm curious to see it for myself. I honestly don't think the makeup is that bad from what I';ve seen. I've actually only seen the second Matrix and V for Vendetta by them, I think, but I'm probably forgetting others. 

I've never liked Godzilla that much, which explains why I actually really liked the one I saw in theaters at age 8, but this new one looks intense. Definitely on my list to see in theaters. 

I need to see more of Fincher's movies. Saw Fight Club and most of Seven well after release, Social Network was favorite movie of 2010, Girl w/Dragon Tattoo was a great visual remake, and I didn't know he directed a couple House of Cards episodes, but I like him even more now. 

I still have mixed feelings about There Will Be Blood and The Master, but both were at least great movies, I'll admit. I still need to see Boogie Nights, as it's my friend Will's favorite movie, but I never seem to be able to find it. 

I'm gonna avoid MoS discussions on the Internet from now on, and you know why, but hopefully Singer doesn't pull a Returns either, and I'm confident he won't. I've never actually seen GoT, but I'm excited for Peter Dinklage as the creator of the Sentinels, a plot point I remember being a big one in the 90s cartoon I grew up watching (but honestly not liking that much, though I think I'd like it better now; it was more my older brother's thing). 

I dig Nolan's older films as well as Inception (only ever desired to see it once, though) and TDK is still my favorite superhero movie, even if I was also one that saw a lot of flaws in TDKR (though I still really liked it). I'm excited.

Finally, I liked the first Hobbit movie more than most critics, but hot damn, I loved the action-packed second installment! To be honest, I've always watched these movies 20% for plot and characters etc., 80% for Jackson's action directing and massive battles, and holy crap, that scene in the Elf forest kingdom is one of the best uses of a tracking shot and editing and kills I've ever seen! The rest of the movie was great too, and having actually read The Hobbit all the way through and enjoyed it, I'm more invested in these characters and the plot, and I'm starting to like the added bits about what Gandalf was doing away from the group that I guess are from The Simarillion. Not sure how they'll do the third one in a balanced way, though, there wouldn't be a whole lot of pages left at this point in the book and all that's really left outside of whatever's from The Simarillion they've added is ... I won't spoil it. 

I concur with Cary's Muppets suggestion. Please don't make a blog this long about a topic like movies I'm so interested in again. I'm exhausted. And apologies for blog in a blog. Good Lord, you'd think I'd get enough of writing as a Master's student. lol 

RE Cloud Atlas: As far as the makeup goes, as long as you accept that the actors aren't supposed to be completely unrecognizable every time, it works. It also compliments a theme in the film that human beings repeat actions throughout history, so giving an actor multiple roles in which they can explore different personalities helps. It's also cheaper for the budget that a bigger cast didn't have to be assembled.

As far as Fincher goes, you've hit most of the high points already but definitely make time for Zodiac. I think its his best film.

Hey, I appreciate you took the time to read and comment almost point-by-point. Take a nap if you need to. I did.

Saw The Raid very recently. It had the longest three person fight scene EVER. I think each of them killed the other like three times. The movie was great though. So much tension and great action. I can see why the makers of Dredd decided to copy it. 

And How to Train You Dragon 2? I was happily surprised by the first one too. My Nephew used to watch the TV show and was obsessed with the different skills of the Dragons. I'll see a sequel for sure.

To be fair, both Dredd and The Raid were in production at the same time so I don't suspect one ripped off the other. They share a similar premise but execute them in different ways.

The final fight with Mad Dog is exhausting. I love when Rama's brother shoves that light bulb shard into his neck and all it does is piss him off.

So many good fight moments in that movie. That one fight almost went too far. BTW was there a Wilhelm Scream when that guy got tossed out a window in The Raid? If it was it was clipped short because I really couldn't tell if it was a Wilhelm or not.

I don't recall but I like that.

Can't wait for Veronica Mars! Good to see another fan! I will actually go to the theater to see that one.

Of the ones you listed, I'm most looking forward Noah, Nymphomaniac, The Grand Budapest Hotel, and possibly the new X-Men.  Like you, I am a big follower of directors (and writers).  I still need to see the latest Coen Brothers movie.  I'm not really sure what else I'm going to want to see, mostly because I usually find out about movies after they are already out.  Probably the Sin City Movie.  I'm also hoping the new Robocop will be good, but I don't really have my hopes up for it. 

I actually really like the Darjeeling Limited.  To be honest, at first I wasn't sure what to think about it, but the more times I watched it (probably 4 times now), the more I loved it.  The same thing happend with The Life Aquatic.

I have mixed feelings about Cloud Atlas.  I like the Wachowskis well enough, but I was more excited about Tykwer being a co-director.  I think my expectations were just too high. 

Edit.  Holy crap, just scanned your list again and saw PT Anderson's Inherent Vice.  I had no idea he had another movie coming out soon.  Another must see.

I should revisit The Darjeeling Limited. It's a different, somber film compared to the rest of his work and I think I couldn't connect to the characters enough, especially the Jason Schwartzman character.

To be fair, I attributed Cloud Atlas to the Wachowski's but I forget that Tykwer contributed so much with his segments and his music. 

I thought about Sin City 2 but I'm not excited for it. I love the first film, but after The Spirit and his writing for All-Star Batman & Robin, I think Frank Miller is creating sub-par material these days. 

Not that excited for Robocop either. The first one is great simply for the combination of the script and Paul Verhoeven's nutball touches. These days I'm convinced that it's an accident/miracle that the film is as good as it is. The new film just looks like a generic video game cutscene. I want to be surprised, though.

I'm excited about the Veronica Mars film, I have all three seasons on DVD, and actually watched the show as it aired. Unfortunately, I think the nearest theater that is going to show it is Boston, and much as I want to see it, I'm not travelling 2+ hours to see a movie.

Looking forward to the new Cap movie, too. Also want to seeThe Monuments Men. I was already familiar with the history behind the movie (thank you Smithsonian Magazine!) and it's a sbject I'm interested in, plus George Clooney is in it.

Yes, you do need to explain about the LEGO movie.

Well, I meant that I shouldn't have to explain why I'd want to see it. As for the film's plot, that's another discussion entirely.