Top 21 Most Anticipated movies of 2021

With 2020 in the rearview, now is the time to look forward to what 2021 brings. Yeah, I understand things are still a little rocky and there is a chance not all of these movies will hit their release dates, but I remain optimistic that we will get all these movies this year, one way or another. You will find many repeats throughout the list, I am still very much excited for them, even with delays, the order might be different but here we go.

21. Free Guy - The trailer seems interesting, especially the new trailer from October. The concept seems intriguing and I look forward to seeing it.

20. Infinite - We have good cast members like Mark Wahlberg, and the concept behind it is very interesting to me, the idea of being able to go to the lives of ancestors. 

19. The Tomorrow War - Another science fiction movie that has a cool premise of bringing soldiers from the past and they fight a war in the future. It also has Chris Pratt in it. I am sold.

18. Morbius - This was suppose to come out last year, it wasn't on my list last year, but the trailer seems very interesting that I thought of putting on my list this year.

17. Venom: Let There Be Carnage - I am very intrigued by this mainly because it is directed by Andy Serkis, I am very interested to see what he does with this, plus I enjoyed the first one.

16. Godzilla Vs Kong - We have been waiting since last year, it was suppose to come out March 2020, and we still don't have any trailer. I really look forward to seeing the showdown, please don't let us down.

15. Uncharted - I didn't play the games, so I don't have a strong connection with the source material. But I like Indiana Jones style adventures so I am looking forward to seeing this for that reason.

14. Jungle Cruise - The most recent trailer before the movie got delayed looked to be a very fun movie, plus the cast looks like they are having a total blast.

13. Luca - We just got an excellent new Pixar movie last month, and I am already looking forward to their next project, which is another original film. 

12. Raya and the Last Dragon - I knew nothing about this movie when I put it on my list last year, but we got a trailer this past year and I am now more intrigued. This looks like a fun movie.

11. Fast and Furious 9 - 20 years ago we got the first movie, I can't believe it, and I can't believe that I am a fan of these movies now, I didn't think much of the first few, but since the 5th one I got into these.

10. Shang Chi - After a year of no new MCU movies, we get quite a few ones, this being one of them that sounds very interesting. I like when we get new characters and we get their own solo movies. Plus an MCU Kung Fu movie, count me interested.

9. Black Widow - Every trailer we got for this movie just increased my anticipation for this movie. I wasn't super pumped for it when I learned about it, but I was always interested in it, but following the trailers I am more interested. Please arrive in May.

8. A Quiet Place Part 2 - We were one week away, and then craziness happened and we didn't get this movie, but we got early reactions and they were incredibly impressive, which increased my excitement and anticipation for this movie. I may have to not get any food with this one.

7. No Time To Die - Please please please don't delay this one, I hear the early rumors that this could face another delay, but my excitement is still intact for this one, even with the lengthy delays and the production problems. The trailers have me sold. Please come out this time. 

6. Mission Impossible 7 - Ever since Mission Impossible 3, and even more since Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol, I have been a fan of this series, and just hearing all that is going on with this production has me excited with the motorcycle stunt and all. This is also the 25th anniversary of the first movie.

5. Eternals - Reportedly this is suppose to be one of the biggest MCU movies ever, well maybe with the exception of Avengers Endgame. Everything I hear about this movie has me very intrigued and just gets me more pumped to see it. Expecting this to be an amazing MCU cosmic movie, which I enjoy those kind of movies. 

4. Top Gun Maverick - Even though we have had to wait over a year for this movie, I am still very excited to see this. There are two main reasons why, and not because it's a sequel to a big movie. First reason is the director of this movie has directed a few very good movies, with Only The Brave being fantastic. Second, those aerial shots in the trailers are incredible and I look forward to seeing this on the IMAX screen for that reason.

3. Spider Man 3 - What has me the most pumped about this besides the fact it is another Spider Man movie, who is an awesome character, but all the rumors and reports that have been attached to this movie. Every report I hear just adds to the anticipation for this, from reports of previous Spider Men from other universes coming in, and old villains we have seen before come back, with all this feeding into seeing a live action Spiderverse, yes I am very excited for this.

2. Ghostbusters Afterlife - It's been a year since we got the trailer for this movie, we really haven't gotten too much since, with the exception of reports and all. Why is this so high on my anticipation list? The first movie is a huge part of my childhood. And everything I hear about this movie just brings the nostalgia and also the potential story behind it has me very excited. The idea of family present in the movie and going to a rural setting seems to be a ton of fun. Plus seeing the original cast make an appearance seems to be fun as well. So excited to see this.

1. Dune - Director Denis Villeneuve is a very interesting director that has brought us amazing movies within the last decade, one of them being Arrival which is amazing, and also Blade Runner 2049 which was visually stunning. I saw one interpretation of this source material already, I have not read the book so I can't compare there, but I am pumped to see what this director brings. That trailer helps to set the scope of the movie which appears to be epic which is what I am expecting this movie to be like. These are just a few factors that bring this movie to the top of my list.

I understand that many of these movies are subject to change, but this is how my list is at this time. I am excited for what this year brings for us regarding movies. 

Top 10 movies of 2020

 I don't need to really say much about 2020, but it was a very interesting year to say the least. The one year where the majority of my most anticipated movies did not come out, I still had a few, but I still got to see quite a few good movies. A lot of the movies I saw in theaters this year were older movies, but there were still a few newer movies I got to see in theaters, and maybe a couple of them I saw via streaming. Anyway, I still was able to get a top 10 list for this year for you, so I hope you enjoy.

10. News of the World - This probably wasn't the greatest movie, but I still was able to enjoy it. What I enjoyed about it was the atmosphere of the movie and how intriguing the situation was for a character to go town to town to read stories from the newspaper, it was in 1870 and in a time where not everyone had easy access to the things going on in the world. It was cool to also see this character deal with controversial stories and calm down the audience. Very much enjoyed.

9. The Invisible Man - Low budget horror movie that was extremely well done. I didn't think a character that was invisible could be used in such an effective way, very intense. The performance from the main lady, Elisabeth Moss, was fantastic, the reason the movie was so intense was because of her performance and how she handled the situation presented to her.

8. Children of the Sea - Originally came out in 2019, it didn't hit theaters till this year (and yes it made it to a few theaters in August). I saw the trailer and it stood out to me. This was a movie that was just beautiful to look at, the story was interesting enough but the visuals was what I took away from this whole experience and I am very glad I got to see this on the big screen to appreciate the animation.

7. Weathering with You - I first discovered the director Makoto Shinkai back in 2011 when I saw The Place Promised In Our Early Days, but became more familiar with him with Your Name, which was amazing. The animation is just as stunning in this, maybe the movie is not as impacting as Your Name, but this movie still left an impact on me and had great emotions attached to it, and kind of surprised me a bit with how the story progressed. Again, not as great as Your Name, but this is worth checking out.

6. Bill and Ted Face The Music - One movie that put a huge smile on my face. This was a movie I really needed when it came out. It was full of optimism and enthusiasm that I felt good about things coming out of this movie. I actually got to see this in a small theater not too far from me and it was just a good experience to be with a few friends for that movie. Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter were great back in their classic roles. Overall just a great movie that helped me feel happier even in the tough of times.

5. Onward - Came out just before we were declared a pandemic. I saw this as the world was beginning to fall apart and things were beginning to cancel or get postponed, so I saw this as society was starting to crumble...so to speak. This was a very good movie that a ton of fun, and I really enjoyed the adventure aspect a ton. I also appreciated that after theaters shut down that Disney was willing to release this digitally so we could enjoy this, and I enjoyed rewatching this a ton.

4. Love and Monsters - Until September, I did not know about this movie, and based off the trailer I wanted to check it out. I was lucky enough to see it in theaters, and I was so glad to see it. This was a very good movie that was just fun to see, it had exactly what I wanted and needed at the time. It had an adventure, crazy monsters or creatures, it had humor. This was a great experience and had many excellent moments that I appreciated. This was the surprise movie that I wasn't anticipating and I am glad we got it.

3. 1917 - Okay, I am cheating here, it came out in 2019 technically, but since it didn't get a nationwide release until January 10, 2020 and I didn't get to see it till this year, I am going to include it here. It is an incredible experience. I really felt part of the experience throughout the movie, there were also some really shocking moments that really surprised me, and helped add some extra emotions beyond adrenaline. Again, this is a 2019 movie, but since it got a nationwide release in 2020, I will include it for that reason, plus this movie is worth seeing and talking about. 

2. Tenet - We actually got my most anticipated movie of 2020, the year where chaos took over and the majority of the movies on my list didn't come out, we actually still managed to get my most anticipated movie, I call that a win. I found this to be a really cool movie. What really stood out to me was how it was shot practically with the use of practical effects over digital, and that made many of these set pieces to be really amazing. I really also got a kick out of the locations we were taken to. It was great to see a big spectacle on the IMAX screen.

1. Soul - Pixar does it again, they give us an amazing movie. This movie a ton of what I wanted. It had the humor, many lines in the movie were very well delivered and well placed that I laughed for quite a bit. It took us to very unique locations, like how the Great Before, and the Great Beyond, were really cool. It had a few twists that were very cool and the way those occurred really kept me engaged with the story. It had a good emotional payoff at the end and I really liked it. This was an amazing movie and this ended up becoming my top movie of the year.

Yeah, 2020 wasn't the year I was hoping it to be, but it still featured many good movies for me to check out and I consider myself grateful for the ones we ended up getting. I will have a list of my most anticipated of 2021 very soon.