Latest posts of: John Davidson

I could count the number of decent movies last year on one hand, this year...WOW.

300 - Heroic sacrifice and Gerard Butler being deranged. So very there.
Coraline - Didn't even know this was out. Definitely looking forward to it now.
Stardust - Again, can't wait.
Beowulf - Actually interested in both versions of this, if nothing else to see how they differ.
Sin City 2 - More Clive Owen as Dwight? Yes please.
Grind House - Will either be spectacular or meh. Given that Freddy Rodriguez recently revealed that he's basically playing Antonio Banderas' DESPERARDO character fighting zombies, I'm leaning towards spectacular.
30 Days of Night - Definitely interested. I enjoyed the comic but don't have the emotional attachment to it that a lot of other people have, but I'm definitely looking forward to this.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Old school turtles! Sold.
Spider-Man 3 - Re watched Spidey 1 over the weekend and was amazed to see how quickly some of the effects have dated. That being said this has been Marvel's most consistent franchise and if Raimi can juggle the multiple villains, this should be great.
Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End - Keith Richards. All that needs to be said.
Fantastic Four 2 - Interestingly, the press for this has all had a real air of 'Yeah the first one was lousy, but this is great'. The teaser is phenomenal and I'm curious to see whether Galactus actually appears or if, as rumoured, he's the lead in for number three.
Transformers - Michael blows stuff up. Al is made very happy. Unless it's BAD BOYS 2.
Zodiac - I'll watch pretty much anything Fincher has put his name to and this looks phenomenal.
Sunshine - Hmmm. My boatloads of issues with 28 DAYS LATER aside (And yet, oddly, I'm looking forward to 28 WEEKS LATER) this looks promising. Interesting cast (Schwimmer and Michelle Yeoh? In the SAME film?), the visuals look amazing and whilst rumours are its a thinly veiled EVENT HORIZON remake I...actually really liked EVENT HORIZON. Oh who am I trying to kid it's a spaceship movie, I'm there with bells on.
The Number 23 - JI#'m really looking forward to this, sounds like a very interesting idea.
1408-John Cusack trapped in a demonic hotel room for at least an hour of the running time. Advanced word is phenomenal and Cusack is always good value.
The Lovely Bones - Didn't even know this was out this year, excellent:)
The Bourne Ultimatum - Like you, I thought Supremacy was two hours of chase scene looking for a plot. However, the triple layered plot here (Bourne searching for his identity, a journalist discovering the truth about Treadstone, Treadstone's successor looking for Bourne) has me interested. Plus, Paddy Considine is always good value.
American Gangster - Crowe's due another good performance, Washington's never less than good and both men do some of their best work with the Scott brothers. Definitely up for this.
The Kingdom? - The first thing I thought when I saw the trailer for this was 'Testing the water for The Losers'. Berg's a great director and this looks to push my Mission: Impossible/CSI buttons. Anything which features Jamie Foxx, Jason Bateman, Jennifer Garner and Chris Cooper (Who appears to be a cheerfully deranged explosives expert) as an FBI unit gets my attention.
I am Legend? - If it's half as dark as the book I'll be genuinely astonished. Regardless, this is a sure bet because at the very least, it'll be fun and if it takes some chances, has the potential to be something amazing.
The Golden Compass? - Very dubious about the re-writes, and I've sat through quite enough shitty Nicole Kidman movies thank you. That being said, Pullman is purportedly happy, the Daemons are definitely in and if they can get the Bear right, I'll be very very happy.
The Astronaut Farmer-I should, being as much of a NASA gonk as I am, be slathering at the thought of this. As it stands, I'm more than a little worried that it'll be too cutesy for its own good.
Charlie Wilson's War-Sorkin script, Hanks front of house. Sold.
Magicians-Mitchell and Webb! Stage magic! Jessica Stevenson being deranged!
Run Fatboy Run-Simon Pegg falling over a lot and running a marathon. Brilliant.