# Cinema 2007 - What You're Looking Forward To **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 29, 2006, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinema-2007-what-youre-looking-forward-to/386006 "2006-12-29T17:42:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![well\_he\_s\_back](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3ab097/32.png) [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2006, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinema-2007-what-youre-looking-forward-to/386006/1 "2006-12-29T17:42:44Z")
I’m eagerly awaiting seeing Bill Nighy and Geoffrey Rush in one Pirate movie. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Bongo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a9adbd/32.png) [@Winston\_Bongo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Bongo)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2006, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinema-2007-what-youre-looking-forward-to/386006/2 "2006-12-29T18:05:57Z")
As much as I hate to admit it, I am actually looking forward to \*Transformers \*and _Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer_. Yes, even despite the 98.4% likelihood that both will be utter crap. Such is the power of my inner 13-year-old. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2006, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinema-2007-what-youre-looking-forward-to/386006/3 "2006-12-29T18:10:16Z")
The Pirate movie Fantastic Four Ghosty Rider SPiderman 3 The Simpsons 300 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shrek 3 Transformers Harry Potter Mr. Bean’s Holiday Beowulf Sin City 2 ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2006, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinema-2007-what-youre-looking-forward-to/386006/4 "2006-12-29T18:30:37Z")
Simpsons, for sure. Grindhouse (the Rodriguez/Tarantino thing) I’m also keeping an eye out for whenever Michael Moore’s look at the health care industry (“Sicko” at IMDB) comes out. That’s sort of an issue I care about. Also, it looks like Apatow has a movie coming out starring Seth Rogen, also with Paul Rudd, two guys I find real funny. I also recently saw a trailer for a bowling movie, but I’ll be damned if I can find the name of it. Sidenote: these threads crack me up every year. It seems like everyone bemoans the lack of creativity, and heavy use of sequels, coming out of Hollywood. . .and then every year, it’s sequels that people look forward to. ---
**Author:** ![ITR\_champion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2006, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinema-2007-what-youre-looking-forward-to/386006/5 "2006-12-29T19:00:58Z")
My only must-see is the third Pirates movie. _The Golden Compass_ is a probable title for me, though I’ll wait for a trailer before I officially list it as a must-see. For most other major event pictures, I’m waiting for the reviews, particularly on _The Simpsons_, _The 300_, _Shrek 3_, and _Spiderman 3_. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2006, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinema-2007-what-youre-looking-forward-to/386006/6 "2006-12-29T19:46:43Z")
All the comic movies. “300” most of all. Grindhouse ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2006, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinema-2007-what-youre-looking-forward-to/386006/7 "2006-12-31T04:41:32Z")
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Umbridge will make Nurse Ratched look like Mary Poppins, and the battle in the Department of Mysteries will look amazing on film. Also anticipating FF2 and Simpsons, but not nearly as much so as HP5. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2006, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinema-2007-what-youre-looking-forward-to/386006/8 "2006-12-31T04:52:32Z")
The **Simpsons’ Movie** and **Diary of the Dead**. ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2006, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinema-2007-what-youre-looking-forward-to/386006/9 "2006-12-31T07:17:41Z")
[QUOTE=Tahssa] … Beowulf… [/QUOTE] Wuh? I just checked out the imdb page on this. This is unbelievable. I had not heard a word about this until now. My only objection is that it should have been based on _Grendel_ by John Gardner. ---
**Author:** ![ACC\_Expat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/76d3ee/32.png) [@ACC\_Expat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ACC_Expat)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2006, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinema-2007-what-youre-looking-forward-to/386006/10 "2006-12-31T09:03:22Z")
Just going through the Upcomings at IMDB for the next few months, and including films that are technically 2006 releases, but that I have no prayer of seeing until '07: _Notes on a Scandal_ _Children of Men_ _Perfume: The Story of a Murderer_ _The Hitcher_ (yeah, I deserve to be mocked, but I adore Sean Bean) _I Could Never Be Your Woman_ (I’ll wait for reviews) _300_ (I have some worries…we’ll see) _Sunshine_ (as in Cillian Murphy brings it into my life…;)) _The Last Legion_ (I’ll wait for the reviews) Some movie about Pirates Some movie about a wizard Some movie about a family from Springfield ---
**Author:** ![Ass\_For\_A\_Hat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ec9cab/32.png) [@Ass\_For\_A\_Hat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ass_For_A_Hat)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2007, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinema-2007-what-youre-looking-forward-to/386006/11 "2007-01-02T01:40:48Z")
I’m hoping that _Paradise Lost 3_ will be out in 2007…with a happy ending. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2007, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinema-2007-what-youre-looking-forward-to/386006/12 "2007-01-02T02:10:06Z")
Besides Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End and the 5th Harry Potter movie: [The Invisible](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435670/) [The Messengers](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425430/) [The Number 23](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0481369/) [Resident Evil: Extinction](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0432021/) [The Dark Is Rising](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0484562/) [The Martian Child](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0415965/) even if it’s wrong to make the MC straight [Case 39](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0795351/) And if they’re released _this year_ [Whisper](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435528/) and [Skinwalkers](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0461703/). **Ass For A Hat** , were you talking about the West Memphis Three documentaries? If so, me too. ---
**Author:** ![Ass\_For\_A\_Hat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ec9cab/32.png) [@Ass\_For\_A\_Hat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ass_For_A_Hat)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2007, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinema-2007-what-youre-looking-forward-to/386006/13 "2007-01-02T02:18:01Z")
[QUOTE=elfkin477] **Ass For A Hat** , were you talking about the West Memphis Three documentaries? [/QUOTE] Yes. I had read that a theatrical release for PL3 was planned for 2006. I assume that the filmmakers are awaiting further developments in Damien’s case. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2007, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinema-2007-what-youre-looking-forward-to/386006/14 "2007-01-02T04:44:55Z")
Pirates 3 (colour me worried) HP5 Simpsons (I am very wary) Ratatouille Sicko Evan ALmighty Oceans 13 despite the dumbass name, Live Free or Die Hard Spiderman 3 Paris Je T’aime (really for the coen bros segment only) Shrek the third Charlie Wilson’s War (tom Hanks) Fred Claus American Gangster Beowulf Untitled Farrelly Brothers Project Things We lost in the Fire (Benicio Del TOro) Sweeney Todd (Johnny Depp) Blink (Leo Di Caprio) No Country for Old Men (COen Brothers) Michael Clayton (George Clooney) ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2007, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinema-2007-what-youre-looking-forward-to/386006/15 "2007-01-02T04:51:19Z")
Most of the same… Spider-Man 3 300 Grindhouse Pirates 3 Beowulf Transformers Live Free or Die Hard Evan Almighty (never saw the one with Bruce, but Steve Carell rules) Ghost Rider Knocked Up (the Judd Apatow/Seth Rogen/Paul Rudd comedy) Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (now I gotta see the first one) ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2007, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinema-2007-what-youre-looking-forward-to/386006/16 "2007-01-02T06:47:08Z")
Stardust Breach Perfume Beowulf Paris je t’aime Battle in Seattle Come Like Shadows Atonement Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Spider-man 3 Sin City 2 Shrek 3 ---
**Author:** ![TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/51bf81/32.png) [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2007, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinema-2007-what-youre-looking-forward-to/386006/17 "2007-01-02T07:48:45Z")
Am I the only one looking forward to [Southland Tales](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405336/)? I’m pretty sure it’s going to be a complete _disaster_ of a film, but I cannot wait. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2007, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinema-2007-what-youre-looking-forward-to/386006/18 "2007-01-03T00:22:21Z")
[QUOTE=VCO3] Am I the only one looking forward to [Southland Tales](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405336/)? I’m pretty sure it’s going to be a complete _disaster_ of a film, but I cannot wait. [/QUOTE] Is it still forthcoming? I was super-psyched because I loved Donnie Darko and I like most of the cast (I’ll argue with anyone who says that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson isn’t a talented and charismatic actor with loads of potential to get bigger and better). But it garnered awful reviews at Cannes, and last I heard Kelly didn’t have a distributor lined up at all. Still, if it’s the sci-fi/action/comedy/musical it’s been described as, wild horses couldn’t keep me away.