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AUGUST 2012 MOVIES
The Bourne Legacy
August 3rd
A story centered on a new CIA operative in the universe based on Robert Ludlum’s Jason Bourne novels. Starring Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton and Joan Allen.
OUR TAKE: A lot of people just now realizing this movie exists are complaining that it’s a “knock-off” just because it doesn’t have Matt Damon or his character Jason Bourne in it. Given that Bourne Legacy is being written and directed by Tony Gilroy (who wrote all the previous Bourne films and directed the excellent thriller Michael Clayton), we think this film has everything it needs to succeed.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
August 3rd
School is out and Greg (Zachary Gordon) is ready for the days of summer, when all his plans go wrong. What on earth is he going to do all summer?
OUR TAKE: We’ve never been sure who, exactly, goes to see these movies – but there must be enough of them if they keep making new ones. To those fans of the franchise: enjoy.
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Total Recall
August 3rd
As the nation states Euromerica and New Shanghai vie for supremacy, a factory worker (Colin Farrell) begins to suspect that he’s a spy, though he is unaware which side of the fight he’s on. Bryan Cranston, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, Ethan Hawke, Bokeem Woodbine and Bill Nighy co-star.
OUR TAKE: Total Recall doesn’t look like THE WORST remake in the world – but then again, it doesn’t look like much more than a generic sci-fi/action flick, either. Worthy of a do-over? Probably not.
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The Campaign
August 10th
Two rival South Carolina politicians (Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis) with presidential aspirations tangle with one another. Dylan McDermott, Jason Sudeikis, John Lithgow, Brian Cox and Dan Aykroyd co-star.
OUR TAKE: It’s hard to joke about politics in America (especially during an election year) without hurting somebody’s sensitive little feelings. Political jibes also makes comedic stars into lightning rods for those “out of touch Hollywood” accusations. Still, if there are two guys who can make the D.C. crowd pucker their puckers, it’s probably Ferrell and Galifianakis.
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Sparkle
August 10th
Three sisters form a successful singing group and must deal with the fallout of fame and drugs. Jordin Sparks, Tika Sumpter, Carmen Ejogo, Derek Luke, Mike Epps, Cee-Lo, Omari Hardwick and Whitney Houston star.
OUR TAKE: A familiar rags to riches to emotional breakdown story of superstardom in America. Fans of films like Dreamgirls will be in attendance for another round of soul-singing drama, while morbidly curious moviegoers will turn out to see the last onscreen performance from the late Whitney Houston.
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The Odd Life of Timothy Green
August 15th
A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born, though Timothy Green is not all that he appears. Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Garner, Common, Ron Livingston, and Cameron Adams star.
OUR TAKE: Want to see something heart-warming and tear-jerking in dead heat of summer? (Well… do you?)
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The Expendables 2
August 17th
Mr. Church (Bruce Willis) reunites the Expendables for what should be an easy paycheck, but when one of their men is murdered on the job, their quest for revenge puts them deep in enemy territory and up against an unexpected threat. Jason Statham, Liam Hemsworth, Sylvester Stallone, Chuck Norris, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren, Jet Li, Scott Adkins, Terry Crews, Randy Couture and Arnold Schwarzenegger star.
OUR TAKE: Did you see that list of action stars???? Plus there’s a director with some skill (read: not Stallone) behind the camera this time!? When it comes to purchasing a ticket for this sequel, consider the money in our wallets (wait for it…) expendable.
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ParaNorman
August 17th
A misunderstood boy who can speak with the dead, takes on ghosts, zombies and grown-ups to save his town from a centuries-old curse. Voices by Kodi Smit-McPhee, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Anna Kendrick, Leslie Mann, Casey Affleck, Jeff Garlin and John goodman.
OUR TAKE: ParaNorman looks like a good mix of unique animation style for the kids, and fun twists on horror movie tropes for older viewers. Toss in a story with something meaningful to say about what it is to be the “weird” kid, and if all goes well, Laika Entertainment (Coraline) might just deliver a Pixar-level hit.
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The Apparition
August 24th
A couple are haunted by a supernatural presence that is unleashed during a college experiment. Sebastian Stan, Ashley Greene and Tom Felton star.
OUR TAKE: This film has been sitting on the shelf for over a year now – was there really any need to dust it off and put it in theaters? Oh, right: to give hormone-driven teenagers a PG-13 excuse to swarm the theater with their friends before school starts up again.
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Hit And Run
August 24th
Former getaway driver Charlie Bronson (Dax Shepard) jeopardizes his Witness Protection Plan identity in order to help his girlfriend (Kristen Bell) get to Los Angeles. The feds and Charlie’s former gang chase them on the road. Bradley Cooper, Kristin Chenoweth, Michael Rosenbaum, Beau Brides, David Keochner, Joy Bryant and Tom Arnold co-star.
OUR TAKE: The film is co-directed by David Palmer and star Dax Shepard and features a cast made up largely of their friends. The last film to fit that description was Brother’s Justice - do you remember that one? Yeah, didn’t think so.
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7500
August 31st
In this film by horror master Takashi Shimizu (The Grudge), passengers aboard a flight across the Pacific Ocean encounter a supernatural force. Amy Smart, Nicky Whelan, Jamie Chung, Leslie Bibb, Ryan Kwanten, Scout Taylor-Compton and Jerry Ferrara star.
OUR TAKE: We’ll skip the more obvious “Ghosts on a plane” jokes and just say that the prospect of a TSA cavity search is already making air travel more frightening. But The Grudge was a freaky (if not overly convoluted) ghost story, so here is hoping Shimizu can creep us out again.
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The Possession
August 31st
A young girl buys an antique box at a yard sale, unaware that inside the collectible lives a malicious ancient spirit. The girl’s father teams with his ex-wife to find a way to end the curse upon their child. Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kyra Sedgwick, Madison Davenport, Grant Show and Natasha Calis star.
OUR TAKE: Another film that has been sitting on the shelf for awhile and has seen virtually no marketing and promotion to speak of. Could be a winner? (Sarcasm.)
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Lawless
August 31st
Set in the Depression-era Franklin County, Virginia, a bootlegging gang is threatened by authorities who want a cut of their profits. Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Jessica Chastain, Shia LaBeouf, Guy Pearce, Mia Wasikowska and Jason Clarke star.
OUR TAKE: We called this film one of our 20 most anticipated of the year, based on its impressive cast alone. The numerous release date shifts and title changes have made us worry a bit, but we still expect good things from this 2012 summer movie finisher.
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That’s it for our 2012 Summer Movie Preview. Which film are you most excited for? Which one do you think will be the biggest surprise hit? The biggest disappointment? Is there any film on the list that you think has a shot at Oscars glory in the winter?
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dudes,warm bodies has been pushed back to 2013.you better correct that s***
should be pushed back to never…
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you guys forgot to mention “Savages”
“WHEN GOTHAM IS ASHES.. YOU HAVE MY PERMISSION TO DIE”
BANE WILL BRING THE PAIN 20th of JULY
THE DARK KNIGHT RISES- Must see it
THE AVENGERS- Must see it
BATTLESHIP- maybe
SPIDERMAN – maybe(seems to soon for a reboot)
PROMETHEUS- Must see it
MIB 3- NOPE
whats wrong with MIB 3?
Movies I’ll be seeing (in order of release):
Marvel’s The Avengers 3D
Marvel’s The Avengers 3D
Marvel’s The Avengers 2D
Men In Black III
Snow White and the Huntsman
Prometheus
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Brave (maybe)
The Amazing Spider-Man
Ted (maybe)
The Dark Knight Rises
The Dark Knight Rises (depending on whether it lived up to the hype)
The Bourne Legacy
(And even though it’s a December release) The Hobbit
You forgot Twilight Breaking Dawn part 2.
(crickets chirping)
OK, I’ll sit down now.
Damn… I can’t believe I forgot to add that!
Oh! And Step Up 4!!!
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You know, I saw the trailer for the new Step Up, and I was impressed with the dancing; not enough to buy a ticket, but it looks like something I might netflix.
most of the movies that you are going to see, you will be highly disappointed.
I’ll be going to see The Avengers, Prometheus, Amazing Spider-Man, and The Dark Knight Rises this summer. I hope all of those deliver the goods.
Ill be seeing the avengers in 3d and probobly 2d. The dark knight rises in imax (which is 2 hours away) and at my local theatre. Abraham lincon VH, prometheaus, brave, MIB3, lawless, bourne legacy, and probobly everything else on the list with the expetion of a few. Oh the perks of getting free movies
I’ll definitely be seeing:
The Avengers in 3D (those were the only tickets they were selling in advance at my theater)
To Rome with Love
The Dark Knight Rises
I’m still on the fence about Prometheus, Spider-Man, and Brave. Well, not so much on the fence as low-on-funds. If the reviews are stellar, I’ll be more inclined to shell out the money.
And hey, what happened to ’47 Ronin’? When’s that coming out?
Late November 2012.
This is going to be one heck of a summer.
Each month averages 3 films I want to see in the theater. I won’t be able to afford to see anything I like twice.
in order of anticipation:
The Avengers
The Dark Knight Rises
Prometheus
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
The Expendables 2
Men in Black III
The Bourne Legacy
Battleship
The Amazing Spider-Man
Total Recall
and those are just the ones i want to see in theaters, not counting the ones that im gonna wait for dvd for. man this is going to be an expensive summer.
Hah seeing all same ones as u except already seen battleship and add onto the list snow white and huntsman
think im gonna spend least 100$ on movies lol
Without spoilers did you like Battleship?
Yeah it was pretty fun summer movie only thing i hated was rihanna my god her acting was bad other than that it was good
Dark Knight Rises, Batman Begins, Dark Knight, then Dark Knight Rises again
Can I use your time machine sometime? I have lottery numbers I would like to play.
4 8 15 16 23 42. Enjoy
Wait a minute, those were the numbers from a year ago! I think you need to recalibrate your flux capacitor.
Avengers
ASM
TDKR ( no I’m not a comic nerd)
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Snow White and the Huntsman
Its nothing wrong with being a comic nerd.. Were the best kind of nerds.
if kristen stewart (never mind her worst-then-terrible-acting) is indeed the “fairest of them all” i’d kill myself. gross!
Why choosing? I’m gonna watch them all!!
I’m a little bit fortunate that movie tickets are cheap in my country, which is only US$2.5 on weekdays.
But to be honest, I’m not really interested on Rock of Ages (it seems like High School Musical with Tom Cruise in it) and G.I Joe Retaliation (it looks like another brainless-explosive-dull blockbuster films).
Even The Apparition?
(To be fair, Sebastian Stan did a decent job in Captain America, but still….)
My funds will be at an all-time low after the summer’s over, but it’s gonna be so worth it. Watching the Avengers in IMAX 3D tomorrow!
For everyone in the States and elsewhere where Battleship hasn’t released yet – its great fun and the second half is actually smart as they actually use the whole Battleship Game concept and fuse it in the movie. Damn awesome. Don’t go looking at a very rich story and a lot of logical connect, but the second half should do it for anyone; it’s worth your money!
Also, the aliens are some of the best we’ve seen in recent times and the alien invasion itself is believable and something we haven’t seen in the tripe of alien invasion movies that came out in the last two years. Again, the invasion is very believable and the borrowing of ideas from the military and all is damn interesting.
The best part is that the invasion doesn’t feel all rushed as it does in general alien movies and it’s a step-by-step approach.
Taylor Kitsch is cocky as always and the girl’s damn cute. Also, don’t expect a lot of Liam Neeson; Rihanna surprisingly was good fun in her small role.
I think GI Joe has got me more excited then TDKR.Im just curious to see how Nolan closes out the trilogy.To be honest im more excited for the Batman reboot so i can see some of my other favorite Batman villains and what direction they will go next time around.
Well holy crap! I had no idea so many of the films I have been reading about are just around the corner like Prometheus and Lincoln: Vampire Hunter! (just to name a few). Guess I have CBM tunnel vision.
I don’t honestly know how people can afford to go see all or even the majority of them without bankrupting themselves.
WHAT I’LL BE WATCHING:
Avengers/Prometheus/The Amazing Spider-Man: these 3 I will buy the DVD for, altho I have some doubts that Spider-man will be any good. Still, gotta buy it, cuz it is a Marvel superhero.
The Dark Knight Rises/The Bourne legacy/Abraham Lincoln: vampire Hunter/Snow White and the Huntsman/Dark Shadows/Battleship: I will watch these on Netflix, probably worth a watch but not worth buying. Dark Shadows is going to stink, but I will watch it anyways, just so I can write Depp & Burton afterwards and tell them what an insult it was to the great legacy of the original DS, which was great. Dark Knight I will have doubts about, as none of the other batman movies have been very good. Snow White is probably MEH, but I am curious. Abe Lincoln could be the sleeper “gee, not too bad in an entertaining sort of way” surprise, same with Battleship.
Not sure when they are coming out, but I will also watch the new Superman (previous ones have been dumb, tho) on Netflix, as well as The Raven, which actually olooks fairly good. I am currently waiing for The Woman In Black to come out next month on Netflix, as that looks good. if I really like it, I will buy the DVD.
So, I’m looking at the list of screenings coming up, and apparently Red Dawn will be screening in NY… But there isn’t even a trailer for it yet, how the hell is it screening already???
Oh, and I just watched Bridge to Terabithia… beautiful movie, but unless you’re ready to get really embarrassed, watch it by yourself or at least with someone you don’t mind seeing you cry…
Oops, forgot this was a thread about upcoming movies, not open discussion, lol.
For sure i’ll be seeing “The Avengers”,”The Amazing Spider-Man”,”Prometheus”,”The Dark Knight Rises” & “The Expendables 2″ in theaters this summer. It’s a few others that’s a maybe for me, it just depends.
‘Lawless’ only changed its release date from May to August because they want to bank in on the inevitable megastardom that Tom Hardy will garner after ‘The Dark Knight Rises’. It’s a smart move on the studio’s part. The title changed because ‘The Wettest County’ wasn’t badass enough and called to mind sexual innuendo…but Ryan Gosling is going to be in another film title ‘Lawless’ next year…so there’s that.
Seriously… I want to see 85% of these movies. Damn. This is going to be a very busy summer!
Avengers next Tuesday here in UK and yes deffo in 3D.. gonna watch dark Knight rises (although in the tight suit he wears with muscles built in would his rise be noticeable
) Prometheus, spiderman and them what ever me budget lets me see . Enjoy ya Summer films every 1
Was I the only one that thought Stallone did a decent job directing the first Expendables?
Right now nothing will have a chance against The Avengers until its fifth weekend. As for The Dictator changing its release date because it was afraid of Dark Shadows, that’s a bunch of bunk. The Dictator was being nice to Dark Shadows. The next big box office will be The Amazing Spider-Man then The Dark Knight Rises. That’s it. Everything else is going to have to rely on dvd and bluray to recoup their losses.
Movies just keep on getting better and better these days don’t they?