Now that 2011 is over, we can move on to 2012 and a new year at the movies. 2011 overall was a weak year. A ton of factors are present in modern day movie making. Emphasis on animation and computer generation. And the over use of 3-D. Stars that are stars on paper only, and little or no emphasis on quality scripts.
Also, with the economy taking it's toll on everyone Hollywood is not immune. Many of the flicks debuting in 2011, had their roots in 2008 and 2009, the heart of the recession. So, hopefully 2012 will be a better year as far as quality is concerned. Let's see what 2012 has in store. We'll hit some of the highlights, in no particular order. And this is not all the movie of course, but this will give you an idea what is on the horizon.
Red Tails - January 20. Great cast. WWII story of African American fighter pilots. Looks compelling.
Batman The Dark Night Rises - Due out July 20. Word is it's the last installment of the Batman Trilogy. Anne Hathaway as Cat Woman.
The Lorax - Due out in March. Dr. Seuss story comes to the screen animated of course. Taylor Swift in the lead.. Should be visually wonderful.
Mirror, Mirror - March 16. Julia Roberts in a satirical look at Snow White, and word is there will be a Snow White craze this year. Looks fun. These concept movies are fence movies. They could go either way.
Snow White and the Huntsman - June 1.
Titanic 3-D - April 6. Same 1997 movie, only 3-D enhanced. Fans will love it.
Twilight Breaking Dawn 2 - We have to wait all the say will November 21st for this to finally be over, and the whole thing is through. Does anyone really think this is the total end?
The Bourne Legacy - August 3. Without Matt Damon, and Jason Bourne for that matter. Explain why please?
Men In Black - Smith and Jones are back again. New year, old ideas.
The Expendables - Again? Please!
Dark Shadows - Barnabas Collins in the hands of Tim Burton.
The Raven - John Cusack as Edgar Allen Poe. It's fiction, not a bio-pic.
This Mean War - February 17. Reece Witherspoon, Chris Pine and Tom Hardy. This could be really funny.
Haywire - January 20. A star will be born with mixed martial artist Gina Carano. She has all that is needed to really hit big! Great cast too.
Judge Dredd - September 21. Remake of the 1995 disaster. Why???? Why????
The Amazing Spiderman - July 3. The craze continues. Spiderman stories many never really die.
The Gangster Squad - October 20. Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, Nick Nolte, Sean Penn, and the backdrop of 1940's Los Angeles. Mob and cop movie. Huge buzz about this.
World War Z - Brad Pitt's trouble filled movie December 21.
The Great Gatsby - Leo DiCaprio. A role he was born to play. And yes, it's the F. Scott Fitzgerald classic Story. December 25.
The Avengers - May. Filmed in Cleveland, tons of superhero's teaming up!
This is just a taste. Check back each month and I'll preview each month. and check out all my reviews too at http://www.akronnewsnow.com/entertainment/movies
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