# What movies are you looking forward to seeing by the end of the year? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 9, 2008, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-are-you-looking-forward-to-seeing-by-the-end-of-the-year/444607 "2008-04-09T14:18:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-are-you-looking-forward-to-seeing-by-the-end-of-the-year/444607/1 "2008-04-09T14:18:38Z")
Summer blockbuster season is upon us, and my wallet will be hurting. [Here’s a list](http://www.comingsoon.net/movies.php?) of things coming out. 5/2 - Iron Man 5/16 - Prince Caspian 5/22 - Indiana Jones 6/27 - WallE 7/18 - The Dark Knight 11/7 - Quantum of Solace 11/21 - Harry Potter Is a list of what I want to see in theaters, and there are more that I would see there with other, but am not yet majorly interested in. What are you looking forward to? ---
**Author:** ![Atrael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Atrael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atrael)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-are-you-looking-forward-to-seeing-by-the-end-of-the-year/444607/2 "2008-04-09T15:46:44Z")
April 18th _The Forbidden Kingdom_ May 2nd _Maid of Honor_ May 9th _Speed Racer_ June 6th _You Don’t Mess with Zohan_ June 13th _The Incredible Hulk_ June 27th _Wanted_ July 2nd _Hancock_ July 11th _Hellboy II_ July 11th _Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D_ August 1st _The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor_ December 19th _The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttons_ Plus all those you listed also in the OP. ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-are-you-looking-forward-to-seeing-by-the-end-of-the-year/444607/3 "2008-04-09T15:49:46Z")
Street Kings (4/11) Forgetting Sarah Marshall (4/18) Iron Man (5/2) Prince Caspian (5/16) Indiana Jones (5/22) WALL\*E (6/27) Dark Knight (7/18) X-Files (7/25) Hamlet 2 (8/22) Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist (10/3) Zack and Miri Make a Porno (10/31) The Day the Earth Stood Still (12/12) ---
**Author:** ![Meyer6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@Meyer6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meyer6)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-are-you-looking-forward-to-seeing-by-the-end-of-the-year/444607/4 "2008-04-09T15:57:55Z")
I’m really looking forward to **Synecdoche, New York** , which is supposedly coming out in September, but not confirmed. Also, like Atrael, \*\*Made of Honour \*\*on May 2nd, because it looks girly and a bit cheesy and me and my friends have a weakness for those kinds of movies! ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-are-you-looking-forward-to-seeing-by-the-end-of-the-year/444607/5 "2008-04-09T16:04:58Z")
_Wanted_ is that Angelina Jolie movie, right? I want to see that one and _Prince Caspian_. Those are the only two I’ll likely make an effort to see in the theater. I have a really good home theater setup, so I don’t really worry if I miss a show in the theaters. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-are-you-looking-forward-to-seeing-by-the-end-of-the-year/444607/6 "2008-04-10T14:33:19Z")
If wanted is the Angelina Jolie assassin movie, I’ll be seeing that too. ---
**Author:** ![Intravenus\_De\_Milo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Intravenus\_De\_Milo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intravenus_De_Milo)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-are-you-looking-forward-to-seeing-by-the-end-of-the-year/444607/7 "2008-04-10T14:49:52Z")
> [@pepperlandgirl](#): > > X-Files (7/25) > Hamlet 2 (8/22) Whoa whoa whoa. Are these actual movies that are being made? Hamlet 2 I would not so much be up for, but another X-Files movie? Interesting. Unless it’s “Fight the Future: 3-D Killer Bee-O-Rama” or something. Anyway, I cannot tell a lie, I’m pretty excited about seeing _Speed Racer_. Even if the story is terrible, it will at least be cool to look at. As for the other movies…I liked the first Narnia movie well enough, and _Prince Caspian_ looks even better (more epic-ness and less talking animals and snow). I’ll probably take my niece to see that one. I can’t wait for _Wall_E\*, it looks really good so far (and does anyone else think Wall\*E is reminiscent of the skiing moon robot from Aardman’s _A Grand Day Out_?). Indiana Jones 4, duh. They’ve been talking about making this movie for what seems like about 700 years, I’m too curious not to see it now. Also, Miyazaki-san’s next movie, _Ponyo on a Cliff_, comes out in Japan this summer. Not that I’ll see it then, of course, but hopefully there will be a release in the 'States sometime in 2009. ---
**Author:** ![AlmondJoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@AlmondJoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlmondJoy)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-are-you-looking-forward-to-seeing-by-the-end-of-the-year/444607/8 "2008-04-10T14:58:06Z")
I just saw the Trailer for the movie -The Flight of The Red Balloon. I would love to see but i am not sure if it will be coming out in theaters near me. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-are-you-looking-forward-to-seeing-by-the-end-of-the-year/444607/9 "2008-04-10T15:04:05Z")
Sweeet, it’s less than a month to Iron Man! ---
**Author:** ![CJJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecc23a/32.png) [@CJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CJJ)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-are-you-looking-forward-to-seeing-by-the-end-of-the-year/444607/10 "2008-04-10T15:46:50Z")
[QUOTE=Intravenus De Milo] Anyway, I cannot tell a lie, I’m pretty excited about seeing _Speed Racer_. Even if the story is terrible, it will at least be cool to look at. As for the other movies… [/QUOTE] I am embarassed to say I am totally geeked for this movie. First, I grew up watching those cartoons every afternoon after school, over and over and…it looks from the trailer they caught the sleek, fast-paced spirit of the series without going for the easy-to-parody moments (OK, there was that scene with Spridle and Chim-Chim hiding in the trunk of the Mach 5, which even as a six-year old I found ridiculous, but still). Plus, it’s got a great look…I hear they’re even releasing it on IMAX. But more importantly, I have a young son who loves racecars and shows about racecars. My wife and I took him to see _Horton Hears a Who_, which was preceded by the trailer for _Speed Racer_. When the two-minute clip ended with the film logo, he spontaneously shouted “All Right!” and even after the Horton film couldn’t stop talking about Speed Racer’s cool car. Mark my words: This thing is gonna be huge, a perfect storm of nostalgic adults and wide-eyed kids thronging to the multiplex. Proceed at your own peril 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![freekalette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/50afbb/32.png) [@freekalette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freekalette)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-are-you-looking-forward-to-seeing-by-the-end-of-the-year/444607/11 "2008-04-10T16:01:39Z")
In no particular order: _Iron Man Prince Caspian Speed Racer Doctah Joooones!! Harry Potter Wall-E Zack and Miri Make a Porno_ I’m sure there will be more, but the caffeine hasn’t quite kicked in yet. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-are-you-looking-forward-to-seeing-by-the-end-of-the-year/444607/12 "2008-04-10T20:37:09Z")
We’re psyched for_The Dark Knight_, the new Indiana Jones flick, and _Wall-E_. It’s about damn time; there’s been slim pickins in the movie theater over the last couple of months. ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-are-you-looking-forward-to-seeing-by-the-end-of-the-year/444607/13 "2008-04-11T00:41:54Z")
[QUOTE=Intravenus De Milo] Whoa whoa whoa. Are these actual movies that are being made? Hamlet 2 I would not so much be up for, but another X-Files movie? Interesting. Unless it’s “Fight the Future: 3-D Killer Bee-O-Rama” or something. [/QUOTE] Yep, they’re actual movies. The X-Files movie doesn’t have an official title yet, and Chris Carter has been very, very tight-lipped. The only thing I know is that it’s not a “mytharc” movie. I guess it’s more like a monster-of-the-week, which I think is pretty damned awesome. **Hamlet 2** looks pretty funny to me. > [@](#): > > In the irreverent comedy, a failed actor-turned-worse-high-school-drama teacher (Steve Coogan) rallies his Tucson, AZ students as he conceives and stages a politically incorrect musical sequel to Shakespeare’s Hamlet. I love Steve Coogan. And Catherine Keener is in it, too, who I also like quite a bit. ---
**Author:** ![Intravenus\_De\_Milo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Intravenus\_De\_Milo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intravenus_De_Milo)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-are-you-looking-forward-to-seeing-by-the-end-of-the-year/444607/14 "2008-04-11T00:53:48Z")
> [@pepperlandgirl](#): > > Hamlet 2 looks pretty funny to me. > > Quote: > In the irreverent comedy, a failed actor-turned-worse-high-school-drama teacher (Steve Coogan) rallies his Tucson, AZ students as he conceives and stages a politically incorrect musical sequel to Shakespeare’s Hamlet. > > I love Steve Coogan. And Catherine Keener is in it, too, who I also like quite a bit. > Reply With Quote Oh, okay. It’s a sequel within a movie, so to speak. I was thinking for a minute there that it would be pretty hard to stage a serious follow-up to the actual play, unless they adapted the modern spin-off about Rosencranz and Guildenstern or something. But the movie of which you speak DOES sound interesting. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-are-you-looking-forward-to-seeing-by-the-end-of-the-year/444607/15 "2008-04-11T03:22:57Z")
Definitely THE DARK KNIGHT, INDIANA JONES and PRINCE CASPIAN, probably IRON MAN. I did not know about a new MUMMY film! I’ll probably make an effort for that. And oh yes, also a definite for POTTER. ---
**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:** [April 11, 2008, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-are-you-looking-forward-to-seeing-by-the-end-of-the-year/444607/16 "2008-04-11T04:01:03Z")
I’m looking forward to Iron Man, Dark Knight, Indiana Jones and the Quest for the Comfy Chair, and The Third Movie About That Guy From The Mummy. I’ll catch Speed Racer, Wanted, Hellboy II, and Hulk at the dollar theater a month or so after they come out. I’m already eagerly awaiting 2009, though. Watchmen and The Spirit! ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-are-you-looking-forward-to-seeing-by-the-end-of-the-year/444607/17 "2008-04-11T05:34:23Z")
[QUOTE=Bosstone] Sweeet, it’s less than a month to Iron Man! [/QUOTE] Yeah, i’ve been looking forward to that since i saw the first teasers. It looks awesome, and Robert Downey Jr. is perfect. _Dark Knight_ is also high on my list.