Wednesday, January 9, 2019

19 Anticipated movies of 2019

Now that we are in 2019, it's time to talk about the movies I am most excited to see this year. I decided to do 19 of them because it is 2019 after all. So here is the countdown.



19. Knives Out – I don’t know too much about it, but it is directed by Rian Johnson, who decided to do this while waiting to direct his own Star Wars trilogy, it sounds like a small film but the idea of him filming it and getting it released when they only announced it a few months ago has me intrigued, and he also managed to get James Bond to come aboard.

18. Hobbs and Shaw – I never thought we would get these kind of movies out of the first Fast and Furious movie back in 2001, I figured maybe one sequel or two, and that was it, now this is the first spin off for characters that didn’t debut till much later. I don’t know too much yet, but we got Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham. Also, we get the actress who played the White Widow in Mission Impossible Fallout.

17. Other Side of Heaven 2 – This is a sequel to a movie that came out in 2001, it is about an Elder (Elder John H Groberg) that serves a mission in Tonga and his experiences there. This movie sees John H Groberg return to Tonga many years later with his family. The movie looks really good based on the trailer we got, so naturally I am intrigued to see the story continue. This is based on real events.

16. Missing Link – Laika is one of those studios that I keep an eye on and when they release a new movie, I am there to go see it. This looks to be funny, and I really hope that delivers the same kind of magic that has occurred in the other movies by the studio. They have a great cast.

15. Shazaam – While the track record for DC isn’t very strong, they are working to go a new route. If you have seen the trailers for this, you can tell that this is going to go for the fun and goofy side of things. This looks ridiculous and I am excited to see how this all turns out.

14. Are You Afraid of the Dark – I don’t know anything about this, except it’s being made by Nickelodeon. This is based on a show that debuted on Nickelodeon in the early 90s. I watched this show every so often and was very intrigued by it, so I am very intrigued on how this will turn out. We will see what to expect when we get a trailer.

13. Artemis Fowl – For the record, I have not read any of the books, so I don’t know too much about it. I did have a few friends explain the premise, and I have seen the trailer, and it does have my interest peaked, I am just hoping this turns out better than A Wrinkle in Time.

12. Lion King – Jon Favreau returns to Disney to direct another live action remake. They have a great cast and the trailer looks great. I don’t know if this will be a beat to beat remake or if they will try to do something different with the story, but we will find out this summer.

11. Dumbo – I first heard about this back in 2014, and I didn’t think much about it after the announcement, but then we got the first trailer and my interest grew, and it grew more with the second trailer. Yes, I placed this above the other live action remakes, and mainly because this one has me the most intrigued to see how they pull it off.

10. Spider Man Far From Home – This will be the first movie in Phase Four of the MCU (though I heard they would be doing away with phases), but this is supposedly taking place minutes after Avengers Endgame. I look forward to see how they continue to develop Spider Man in his next adventure.

9. Men In Black International – I am going to honest, I wasn’t really into the idea of a spin-off of the Men In Black series, even though they got great leads in the movie, but then I saw the first trailer a couple of weeks ago, and my excitement grew. This just looks like it will be a ton of fun, I just hope they don’t mess it up.

8. Detective Pikachu – I am not a big fan of the Pokemon series, I did watch a bit of the show during it’s first season when it debuted in 1998, but after that year Digimon debuted and I ended up watching that more. However, I saw the trailer last month, and for some reason, this looks like this could be a lot of fun, it also features many of the Pokemon I am more familiar with when I saw the show during the first season. Movies based on video games don’t have a great record, but I am hoping this turns that around.

7. Lego Movie 2 – One of the biggest surprises in 2014, The Lego Movie was a blast with a very good message at the end, and the animation was very unique. The next question is how do they continue the story after the first one. Well, there is a lot of great possibilities on how it will continue. All the characters were fun, I enjoyed playing with Legos as a kid, so I very curious on how this will turn out next month. Since they took years to get this released, I am thinking they took time to give us another great story.

6. Godzilla King of the Monsters – I enjoyed the new Godzilla movie that came out in 2014, and I did like Kong Skull Island when it came out two years ago. The trailers that we got recently really caught my eye, as it features epic monsters. This movie feels like it could be big. Please don’t let this one be a disappointment. 

5. Glass – Spoiler alert, I was in the theater seeing Split at the end of January in 2017, and it was a good movie, good performances and everything, and then at the end of the movie, they revealed the big twist, it took place in the same universe as Unbreakable. When I got home from work that night (I was working nights at the time), I rented Unbreakable to rewatch it to catch little connections, it revamped my interest in a movie I had not seen in years, and they are giving us a sequel to Unbreakable and the trailers look great. I look forward to see how this story continues.

4. Captain Marvel – I first learned about Captain Marvel back in 2016, I think it was when they announced the movie. The trailers give us a glimpse of the world of Shield in the 90s when Nick Fury was younger as well as Phil Coulson. This has a sense of coolness every time I watch these trailers. I just like the vibe that these trailers gives. Another plus is that after this movie, we will get Avengers Endgame about a month and a half after. I really think a lot what happens here will help give big hints as to what will happen in the next Avengers movie.

3. How to Train Your Dragon 3: The Hidden World – First thing I want to bring up is the fact that this trilogy has started at the beginning of this decade and will end with the close of this decade, let that sink in. The first one was a big surprise for me, along with others that experienced it back in 2010, and I also really liked the second one as well. This was a movie that was delayed a few times, but I think the delays mean they took the time to get the story right to conclude this trilogy, and I look forward to seeing how they wrap up the story. I also heard that tissues might be needed.

2. Star Wars Episode 9 – Let me start off with this, I did like The Last Jedi, I don’t think it was a masterpiece, and I probably put it a little too high on my top 10 list for 2017, but I still really enjoyed it despite it’s issues, and I am still very intrigued what will happen next. I have been a big fan of Star Wars for a long time, and have enjoyed going back to the galaxy far, far away, even if the movies were flawed. Also, I was a big fan of The Force Awakens in 2015 when it arrived, and with them bringing back JJ Abrams to direct this final installment for this sequel trilogy, I am very curious on where we go from here. Questions on who Rey’s parents are is the least of my focus, but more of my focus is how you conclude not only this trilogy, but all the previous trilogies as well, give one big epic conclusion, that is what my interest will be with this last installment. Yes, there will be other Star Wars movies down the road, but this is suppose to mark the end of the Skywalker saga.

1. Avengers Endgame – I have a feeling that this is not a surprise to anyone, and in fact, I am certain that this is the most anticipated movie for everyone this year, and if you have seen the ending of Avengers Infinity War, it isn’t hard to see why. Not only that, this is a movie that is suppose to wrap up the stories of the MCU in the last decade, and also help spring the MCU into new territories that we haven’t explored yet. There are so many rumors and speculations on what will happen in this epic movie, they range from time travel to alternate dimensions, in fact, I should put together my own theories on what I think will occur because many have already done so. The plot has been tightly under wraps, and I am very thankful for that, because how often do we get a movie where we don’t know too much on what will occur before going in. I am unbelievably pumped for this movie.

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