# Movies you're looking forward to in 2006? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 28, 2005, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-looking-forward-to-in-2006/337487 "2005-12-28T21:06:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-looking-forward-to-in-2006/337487/21 "2005-12-29T20:12:26Z")
I saw the first _Underworld_ with friends, and when we saw that a sequel was in the works, we laughed out loud. It was worth the MST 3000 treatment, but otherwise I regret that evening. YMMV. Sailboat ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-looking-forward-to-in-2006/337487/22 "2005-12-29T20:44:09Z")
Mission Impossible 3 X Men 3 (with something of a sense of dread, I admit) Pirates of the Carribean 2 ---
**Author:** ![ZebraShaSha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/eada6e/32.png) [@ZebraShaSha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZebraShaSha)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-looking-forward-to-in-2006/337487/23 "2005-12-29T20:53:29Z")
I suppose Tideland counts, if it ever gets released. Always have been a fan of Gilliam, so it will be interesting if he redeems himself after Brothers Grimm or if he has actually turned into crap. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-looking-forward-to-in-2006/337487/24 "2005-12-29T21:45:19Z")
> [@jimmmy](#): > > Omen remake !!! First I’ve heard of that! Sounds like the kind of thing with plenty of potential for achievement or for fuckup. I wonder if the, well, the religious sensibility, or lack thereof, will be the same as in the original. I mean, in view of the premise, it could have been made like the _Left Behind_ movies where the whole point is to encourage the viewers to Get Saved – but it wasn’t, it was **horror.** May the remake remain so! ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-looking-forward-to-in-2006/337487/25 "2005-12-29T22:19:50Z")
In addition to a bunch of the ones others have mentioned, I look forward to _Nacho Libre_, starring Jack Black as a man who becomes a luchadore (Mexican wrestler) in order to save an orphanage. ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-looking-forward-to-in-2006/337487/26 "2005-12-29T22:27:03Z")
> [@Big Bad Voodoo Lou](#): > > OK. Mea culpa. I’ve seen that episode, but didn’t remember the joke. I all fairness it wasn’t that memorable! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-looking-forward-to-in-2006/337487/27 "2005-12-29T22:27:15Z")
As a lifelong colonial history buff, I’m looking really forward to _New World_. The trailer looks like they may have it much closer to accurate than previous movies (even moreso than the Disney movie with Mel Gibson). I’m also looking foreward to _Brokeback Mountain_ (which is out but hasn’t released where I live) and to [Infamous](http://imdb.com/title/tt0420609/), the _other_ “Capote writes _In Cold Blood_” movie, though I suspect it won’t be as good. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-looking-forward-to-in-2006/337487/28 "2005-12-29T22:30:14Z")
> [@middleman](#): > > Yes on the second correction. I got that backwards. No on the first one. It is a Simpson joke that I have to explain everytime I refer to Ron Howard as Potsie, yet I keep swinging! > > Explanation: Homer gets a job as Alec Baldwin and Kim Bassinger’s personal assistant. Ron Howard is a friend that hangs out with them. Homer runs his mouth and people find out they are all in Springfield. The celebs say “someone” must have blabbed (indicating Homer), and he turns to Howard and says “I’m looking at you, _Potsie_!” > > No one thinks this joke is worth the effort but it will not be the last time I am corrected, because I will strike again. I usually call him “Opie Cunningham” from the Eddie Murphy interview of him on SNL. ---
**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, 2005, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-looking-forward-to-in-2006/337487/29 "2005-12-29T22:49:56Z")
> [@Sailboat](#): > > I saw the first _Underworld_ with friends, and when we saw that a sequel was in the works, we laughed out loud. It was worth the MST 3000 treatment, but otherwise I regret that evening. YMMV. > > Sailboat My favorite thing about Underworld… All vampires live in the same house… Apparetly being a vampire is like being in a sorority. ---
**Author:** ![jimmmy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/73ab20/32.png) [@jimmmy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimmmy)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-looking-forward-to-in-2006/337487/30 "2005-12-29T23:01:21Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > !!! First I’ve heard of that! Sounds like the kind of thing with plenty of potential for achievement or for fuckup. I wonder if the, well, the religious sensibility, or lack thereof, will be the same as in the original. I mean, in view of the premise, it could have been made like the _Left Behind_ movies where the whole point is to encourage the viewers to Get Saved – but it wasn’t, it was **horror.** May the remake remain so! amen (so to speak) ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-looking-forward-to-in-2006/337487/31 "2005-12-29T23:14:21Z")
> [@cbawlmer](#): > > In addition to a bunch of the ones others have mentioned, I look forward to _Nacho Libre_, starring Jack Black as a man who becomes a luchadore (Mexican wrestler) in order to save an orphanage. Cool, but if there no cameo by \*\*\*El Santo \*\*\* \* I will be disappointed. [sub]\*Yes, I know the original died already, but the son took over his mask.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-looking-forward-to-in-2006/337487/32 "2005-12-29T23:39:54Z")
I mean: Cool, but if there **is** no cameo by \*\*\*El Santo \*\*\* I will be disappointed. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-looking-forward-to-in-2006/337487/33 "2005-12-29T23:58:27Z")
The third “Bourne” movie. I thought it was going to come out this year, but no luck. ---
**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:** [December 30, 2005, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-looking-forward-to-in-2006/337487/34 "2005-12-30T00:04:08Z")
> [@cbawlmer](#): > > In addition to a bunch of the ones others have mentioned, I look forward to _Nacho Libre_, starring Jack Black as a man who becomes a luchadore (Mexican wrestler) in order to save an orphanage. Holy crap, I had no idea this was in the works, but it sounds AWESOME. And I’m not joking – I’m sure it will be cheesy as hell, but hilarious and probably heartwarming at the same time (like The 40-Year-Old Virgin was). Jack Black is a fine comic actor (see High Fidelity, anyone who doubts), and I’m a huge fan of lucha libre and masked wrestling culture in general. Wow, I can’t wait for this! **cbawlmer** , you have the best taste. 😉 I can only assume you liked “The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco”? ---
**Author:** ![First\_Amongst\_Daves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/4491bb/32.png) [@First\_Amongst\_Daves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/First_Amongst_Daves)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2005, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-looking-forward-to-in-2006/337487/35 "2005-12-30T01:35:29Z")
> [@Push You Down](#): > > My favorite thing about Underworld… All vampires live in the same house… Apparetly being a vampire is like being in a sorority. It would have been a significantly more thoughtful and worthwhile movie if the vampires had been cheerleaders. ---
**Author:** ![CBCD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@CBCD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CBCD)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2005, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-looking-forward-to-in-2006/337487/36 "2005-12-30T02:44:19Z")
I saw [this](http://www.transbuddha.com/index.php/buddha/comments/5889/) trailer today for **Marie Antoinette** , starring **Kirsten Dunst** , written and directed by **Sophia Coppola** , and dang, it looks like a wonderful movie! Fall 2006. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2005, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-looking-forward-to-in-2006/337487/37 "2005-12-30T02:52:23Z")
> [@First Amongst Daves](#): > > It would have been a significantly more thoughtful and worthwhile movie if the vampires had been cheerleaders. Ask and ye shall receive! 😃 [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/news/comments/?entryid=208148](http://www.rottentomatoes.com/news/comments/?entryid=208148) ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2005, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-looking-forward-to-in-2006/337487/38 "2005-12-30T07:35:43Z")
[**Cars,**](http://www.pixar.com/theater/trailers/cars/) yo! ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2005, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-looking-forward-to-in-2006/337487/39 "2005-12-30T07:39:29Z")
> [@cbawlmer](#): > > In addition to a bunch of the ones others have mentioned, I look forward to _Nacho Libre_, starring Jack Black as a man who becomes a luchadore (Mexican wrestler) in order to save an orphanage. If there is any sense of justice (and humor) in the world, every theater in the nation will give out free nachos if you buy a ticket for this movie. ---
**Author:** ![Tentacle\_Monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@Tentacle\_Monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tentacle_Monster)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2005, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-looking-forward-to-in-2006/337487/40 "2005-12-30T07:45:36Z")
I’m only really looking forward to the _Silent Hill_ movie. I’m really hoping it won’t suck like every other video game movie ever made. And since _Silent Hill_ took so much from my favorite psychological horror movie ever (_Jacob’s Ladder_), I’d say that gives it a better chance than the rest. Also, _Snakes on a Plane_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-looking-forward-to-in-2006/337487.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-looking-forward-to-in-2006/337487.md?page=3)