I often default to voting for Disney live-action remakes, but The Little Mermaid appears to be pissing off the right people, so I'll leave it alone (still won't see it, though).
I guess I'll vote for Indiana Jones because a) I can't imagine it being good, and b) there's a decent chance I'll get suckered into watching it anyway.
― Les hommes de bonbons (cryptosicko), Friday, 13 January 2023 17:44 (one year ago) link
scream 6, 5 was so depressing that rushing out a sequel makes me think it could be even worse
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Friday, 13 January 2023 17:46 (one year ago) link
Scream 6: Scrote
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 13 January 2023 17:46 (one year ago) link
poster for 6cream is great
― more crankable (sic), Friday, 13 January 2023 17:48 (one year ago) link
lol there's a Gran Turismo movie but i'm sure it can't be as bad as some of the routine emanations from stuff i'd already forgotten is a franchise
― Wyverns and gulls rule my world (Noodle Vague), Friday, 13 January 2023 17:49 (one year ago) link
untitled ghostbusters afterlife sequel may get my vote tho
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Friday, 13 January 2023 17:50 (one year ago) link
Saw X
wtf, how are there so many of these?
― jmm, Friday, 13 January 2023 17:50 (one year ago) link
This is my favourite annual thread. :)
― jmm, Friday, 13 January 2023 17:51 (one year ago) link
Renfield actually makes me lose the will to live before i finish saying the title in my head
― Wyverns and gulls rule my world (Noodle Vague), Friday, 13 January 2023 17:52 (one year ago) link
House Party loved the first two, this looks like it could actually be stupid funTeen Wolf: The Movie - whyWinnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey - really over this 'edgy' trend of lazily turning innocent children's characters into horror antagonistsAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania - I'm a bit Marveled out but I'll see itCreed III - I'm amped for this, can't lieScream VI - will probably suck ballsShazam! Fury of the Gods - didn't like the first one, won't see this oneJohn Wick: Chapter 4 - hellz yesThe Super Mario Bros. Movie - looking forward to being told that I, an Italian-American, am problematic for seeing Chris Pratt in thisRenfield - really excited for this oneEvil Dead Rise - moderately looking forward to this oneGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 - see note on AntmanTransformers: Rise of the Beasts - who fucking caresThe Flash - mehThe Equalizer 3 - first two were terrible, fuck thisThe Nun 2 - lol whyUntitled The Exorcist film - i would be ok with exorcism films being banned forever, Blatty-universe or otherwiseSaw X - this is my voteDune: Part Two - soooooo excited for thisThe Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - wait, was there another book, or is this just a bonus movieAquaman and the Lost Kingdom - fuck Aquaman
― fentanyl young (Neanderthal), Friday, 13 January 2023 17:52 (one year ago) link
Saw X. I hate this franchise. the torture porn era was a dire period of mainstream horror, and the filmmakers seemed to be thinking they were asking complex questions each time they added a layer to Kramer's character, but his ethos didn't make any sense, he seemed more like a bitter man dying of cancer who found an excuse to kill people.
first two were decent, Saw 3 was hilarious.
― fentanyl young (Neanderthal), Friday, 13 January 2023 17:54 (one year ago) link
if Wonka is an origin story, I may regret my hasty vote
― fentanyl young (Neanderthal), Friday, 13 January 2023 17:55 (one year ago) link
I am most puzzled by the existence of Book Club 2 – The Next Chapter.
― Les hommes de bonbons (cryptosicko), Friday, 13 January 2023 17:55 (one year ago) link
Saw Xwtf, how are there so many of these?
I can only imagine it's because a lot of people...... saw them
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 13 January 2023 17:56 (one year ago) link
see i googled Wonka and altho i'm against the concept if anybody can make it worthwhile it will be that crew
tbf I googled Renfield after i posted about it and it doesn't look like it'll be the worst even tho i have no fucks to give
― Wyverns and gulls rule my world (Noodle Vague), Friday, 13 January 2023 17:56 (one year ago) link
The Nun 2
Huge missed opportunity not calling this "Nun 2 Good"
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 13 January 2023 17:57 (one year ago) link
Bad news, Neanderthal: Wonka is an upcoming musical fantasy film directed by Paul King from a screenplay written by Simon Farnaby and King. The film serves as a prequel to the 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl and stars Timothée Chalamet as the titular character, following his early days as an eccentric chocolatier.
― Les hommes de bonbons (cryptosicko), Friday, 13 January 2023 17:58 (one year ago) link
Something about Wonka origin story seems like a variety of bad movie which is a few years out of date.
otoh, it's the Paddington director
― jmm, Friday, 13 January 2023 17:58 (one year ago) link
Shart of the Furious will probably be entertaining as usual
― fentanyl young (Neanderthal), Friday, 13 January 2023 17:59 (one year ago) link
I mean, there's actually plenty of Wonka origin story in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, at least insofar as his early years as a candymaker and subsequent betrayal. so it's not like they're drawing from an empty well here.
guess we'll see.
"Gimme Back My Gobstopper" might be the musical hit of the century
― fentanyl young (Neanderthal), Friday, 13 January 2023 18:00 (one year ago) link
Paddington crew gives me hope. I don't want another "daddy issue" Wonka
Renfield - really excited for this one― fentanyl young (Neanderthal), Friday, January 13, 2023 12:52 PM (eleven minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
― fentanyl young (Neanderthal), Friday, January 13, 2023 12:52 PM (eleven minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
For any reason other than the prospect of Nick Cage as Dracula chewing wholesale on the scenery in the background?
― Infanta Terrible (j.lu), Friday, 13 January 2023 18:08 (one year ago) link
shazam and wonka are the most troubling of this batch on first glance
― ciderpress, Friday, 13 January 2023 18:15 (one year ago) link
The sheer cheek of calling it "Teen Wolf: The Movie"
― Camaraderie at Arms Length, Friday, 13 January 2023 18:16 (one year ago) link
the former because i wasnt even aware there was a first movie
― ciderpress, Friday, 13 January 2023 18:17 (one year ago) link
is Shazam an adaptation of the music identification app?
― Camaraderie at Arms Length, Friday, 13 January 2023 18:18 (one year ago) link
Shazam! was released in the United States in RealD 3D, Dolby Cinema, IMAX, 4DX, and ScreenX on April 5, 2019. The film was a box office success, grossing $366.1 million worldwide, and received positive reviews from critics,
this sounds fake i simply don't believe it existed. the poster looks fake too
― ciderpress, Friday, 13 January 2023 18:22 (one year ago) link
I voted Shazam! without hesitation.
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Friday, 13 January 2023 18:24 (one year ago) link
oh it's a remake of the 90s film with Sinbad
― Camaraderie at Arms Length, Friday, 13 January 2023 18:26 (one year ago) link
First Shazam was a pretty decent (and fun) family friendly superhero movie. Second one seems to have become part of the mostly terrible DC Universe and looks pretty bad from the trailers.
― groovypanda, Friday, 13 January 2023 18:27 (one year ago) link
Shazaam with Sinbad is way more memorable than this
― jmm, Friday, 13 January 2023 18:28 (one year ago) link
― Infanta Terrible (j.lu), Friday, January 13, 2023 1:08 PM bookmarkflaglink
Nope that's about it.
― fentanyl young (Neanderthal), Friday, 13 January 2023 18:33 (one year ago) link
― Camaraderie at Arms Length, Friday, January 13, 2023 1:26 PM bookmarkflaglink
Irl lols
― fentanyl young (Neanderthal), Friday, 13 January 2023 18:34 (one year ago) link
― Camaraderie at Arms Length, Friday, January 13, 2023 1:16 PM bookmarkflaglink
Lol I had that thought too.
Okay, The Son looks like probably the last movie I'd watch on this list.
― jmm, Friday, 13 January 2023 19:33 (one year ago) link
is the next prequel going to be The Embryo?
― fentanyl young (Neanderthal), Friday, 13 January 2023 19:33 (one year ago) link
This list looks like the Hollywood equivalent of the cutout bin.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Friday, 13 January 2023 19:47 (one year ago) link
yeah I usually get a sick thrill out of this thread, but this year's is a mostly flat plateau of yawn
― rob, Friday, 13 January 2023 20:05 (one year ago) link
John Wick 4 is the only one I'm unambiguously going to watch the fuck out of (at Xmas ofc). Is this new Spider-Verse animated the same way as the first one? If so I'd be tempted there too despite being a confirmed Marvel hater (in all cases except where comic-book rotoscoping is involved)
― imago, Friday, 13 January 2023 20:17 (one year ago) link
― flamenco drop (BradNelson)
I voted for this, Ghostbusters is pointless
― G. D’Arcy Cheesewright (silby), Friday, 13 January 2023 20:36 (one year ago) link
Very stoked for Barbie and for Mario tbh
― G. D’Arcy Cheesewright (silby), Friday, 13 January 2023 20:37 (one year ago) link
ghostbusters and ghostbusters fandom/nostalgia are cultural poison
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Friday, 13 January 2023 20:40 (one year ago) link
Ghostbusters movie about an infestation of ghosts of ghostbusters movies past
― Wyverns and gulls rule my world (Noodle Vague), Friday, 13 January 2023 20:40 (one year ago) link
Dune Part Two will almost surely be worth seeing. Not sure it belongs on this list.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Friday, 13 January 2023 20:42 (one year ago) link
movie is just one person saying "who ya gonna call?" and two people trying to remember the name of the service that used to exterminate ghosts for the remainder of the movie.
very waiting for G(h)o(st)dot
― fentanyl young (Neanderthal), Friday, 13 January 2023 20:42 (one year ago) link
xpost i think crypto was just listing every movie they could think of that fit this description as opposed to curating.
― fentanyl young (Neanderthal), Friday, 13 January 2023 20:43 (one year ago) link
I mean, Dune is technically part of a franchise, though in general I try to stay away from adaptations of novels: I did not include, for example, the upcoming musical version of The Color Purple on the basis that it, like Dune had been filmed before. So that one was a bit of a snap judgement call.
Film on this list most likely to top ILXs Top Movies of 2023 list: Barbie.
― Les hommes de bonbons (cryptosicko), Friday, 13 January 2023 20:45 (one year ago) link
voted Dune 2
― rob, Friday, 13 January 2023 20:46 (one year ago) link
With Dune, unlike The Color Purple, I think of it as akin to something like the Lord of the Rings films, which I think at this point we would definitely consider a franchise (I think I said something about whether or not to include "potential franchises" in an earlier year's poll). At the very least, I think it's safe to say that Dune is something of a brand name at this point.
― Les hommes de bonbons (cryptosicko), Friday, 13 January 2023 20:49 (one year ago) link
Since one guy has directed all four John Wicks, and no other movies, some readers may have thought you meant him (as opposed to a guy whose only directorial credits are in fact for making sequels and adaptations)
― least said, sergio mendes (sic), Monday, 13 March 2023 12:15 (one year ago) link
haha THE FALL GUY? wow.
next up, do The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage
― hootenanny-soundtracking clusterfucks about milking cows (Neanderthal), Monday, 13 March 2023 13:12 (one year ago) link
leitch is a hack
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Monday, 13 March 2023 13:16 (one year ago) link
there was apparently a Fall Guy board game
― hootenanny-soundtracking clusterfucks about milking cows (Neanderthal), Monday, 13 March 2023 13:18 (one year ago) link
Bullet Train was fun though
And imagine most people of a certain age (in the UK at least) could sing along to all of "The Unknown Stuntman"
― groovypanda, Monday, 13 March 2023 13:22 (one year ago) link
Also isn't Leitch himself a former stuntman?
― groovypanda, Monday, 13 March 2023 13:23 (one year ago) link
bullet train… i’d maybe go as far to say it’s diverting…. but fun? it was like sub-guy ritchie
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Monday, 13 March 2023 13:25 (one year ago) link
yeah it was very clearly Guy Ritchie pastiche but without the Vaughan-era Ritchie's technique of including actual jokes (or editing to give the impression of them)
also it's 50 minutes longer than those
― least said, sergio mendes (sic), Monday, 13 March 2023 16:48 (one year ago) link
I really disliked Bullet Train. The film sucked everything out of the book that made it interesting/entertaining.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Monday, 13 March 2023 16:58 (one year ago) link
Anyone who still thinks reboots are stupid needs to watch this NOW. 👇👇👇pic.twitter.com/myeBm9XruR— Jeremy (@jeremylevick) March 13, 2023
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 14 March 2023 10:36 (one year ago) link
Lego Zapruder
― Minivan Morrison (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 14 March 2023 11:47 (one year ago) link
I’m patiently awaiting grimdark Grizzly Adams.
― SQUIRREL MEAT!! (Capitaine Jay Vee), Tuesday, 14 March 2023 13:00 (one year ago) link
Grizzly
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 14 March 2023 13:05 (one year ago) link
The Apple Dumpling Gang...as you've never seen them before.
― Infanta Terrible (j.lu), Tuesday, 14 March 2023 13:08 (one year ago) link
Getalong Gang featuring Montgomery "Mayhem" Moose, a 'Nam vet
― hootenanny-soundtracking clusterfucks about milking cows (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 14 March 2023 13:48 (one year ago) link
Come on y'all, Grisly Adams is such a gimme
― Beautiful Bean Footage Fetishist (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 14 March 2023 14:39 (one year ago) link
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Monday, March 13, 2023 6:25 AM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
as cool as the John Wick movies are, any attempts to replicate the films' style and self-contained universe have been almost completely bad. i think they're kind of a terrible influence on action movies, just bc they walk a knife's edge: they're pretty reasonably coherent visually despite being "busy" and they're pretty interesting in terms of character dynamics (despite the characters being types and not people per se...) and it takes a lot of skill to have them not be completely dumb and actually next-level. there's a lot of Walter hill in those movies, just the surreal take on a genre picture like The Warriors or Streets of Fire.
― omar little, Tuesday, 14 March 2023 16:26 (one year ago) link
Didn't realize there was a Tetris movie until I saw a review just now, but I guess I'm mildly relieved that it appears to be a movie about the making/marketing of the game (with some Cold War intrigue thrown in) rather than a world-building sci-fi drama set in the Tetris universe or some such shit.
― niall horanburger (cryptosicko), Friday, 17 March 2023 15:00 (one year ago) link
It's ok to think either outcome is shit
― satori enabler (Noodle Vague), Friday, 17 March 2023 15:13 (one year ago) link
I got maybe 20-30 minutes into the first John Wick, then gave up, realizing this is just not for me. Which made me a little sad, but having been briefed on the plot/larger world of these movies, it seems like it *should* be for me. But it was a shrug, and the notion of spending hours and hours in this universe didn’t appeal.
― The Triumphant Return of Bernard & Stubbs (Raymond Cummings), Friday, 17 March 2023 15:17 (one year ago) link
Normcore iterations of 80s Hong Kong movies are the best
― satori enabler (Noodle Vague), Friday, 17 March 2023 15:18 (one year ago) link
a world-building sci-fi drama set in the Tetris universe
How quickly we forget Minesweeper: the Movie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHY8NKj3RKs
― Minivan Morrison (Ye Mad Puffin), Friday, 17 March 2023 15:35 (one year ago) link
I'm not annoyed at the existence of the John Wick movies, they just aren't for me. I'm happy that people are happy.
― niall horanburger (cryptosicko), Friday, 17 March 2023 15:36 (one year ago) link
having been briefed on the plot/larger world of these moviesThe larger world doesn’t really manifest until the last 90 seconds of Wick 1, so you could skip straight to 2 if that’s what you’re looking for - the camp aspect fully blossoms from thereob: ScreaVI is a good Scream 2 to Scream 2022 btw
― least said, sergio mendes (sic), Friday, 17 March 2023 16:46 (one year ago) link
I did like it, even if the ending was bloated
― hootenanny-soundtracking clusterfucks about milking cows (Neanderthal), Friday, 17 March 2023 17:05 (one year ago) link
That wonka film looks like cold piss
― Grandall Flange (wins), Saturday, 2 September 2023 13:57 (seven months ago) link
Oompa loompa doompa de piss
― Neanderthal, Saturday, 2 September 2023 14:20 (seven months ago) link
Absolutely insane that King and Farnaby would go from the most beloved modernisation of a childrens book series in film history to something so profoundly misconceived as this
― vashti funyuns (sic), Saturday, 2 September 2023 16:21 (seven months ago) link
Chalamet seems... not right for this
https://64.media.tumblr.com/fc63ce7a327215128caacd7d7b199934/f1c1de3186f99c8d-5d/s500x750/450ca1127866cf3398e058aed582465b9f7cef24.gif
― jmm, Saturday, 2 September 2023 16:28 (seven months ago) link
Is there a better burn (or at least description) than Gretchen felker-martin calling him a “total coke nail”
― Grandall Flange (wins), Saturday, 2 September 2023 16:33 (seven months ago) link
very jay leno voice
ya hear how they pushed Dune 2 but not Wonka because of the strikes?
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Saturday, 2 September 2023 17:28 (seven months ago) link
it's not on the list but I was dragged to My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 today and although I didn't like the first two, this one was a complete pile of shit, conflict-free tourism film.
― real warm grandpa (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 4 October 2023 01:29 (six months ago) link
We doing one this year or are we just deciding it’s pointless cause Biden v trump would win in a landslide
― Boris Yitsbin (wins), Monday, 5 February 2024 20:01 (two months ago) link
Oh that has to be an option plz
― badpee pooper (Eric H.), Monday, 5 February 2024 20:44 (two months ago) link
Our normal pollrunner for this stepped back from ILX back in August.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 5 February 2024 23:14 (two months ago) link
winner of this year's poll is ghostbusters: FROZEN EMPIRE
― ivy., Tuesday, 6 February 2024 00:36 (two months ago) link
just as it was last year apparently lol
― ivy., Tuesday, 6 February 2024 00:37 (two months ago) link
Wonka was apparently not terrible?
― Glower, Disruption & Pies (kingfish), Tuesday, 6 February 2024 00:53 (two months ago) link
Also lolz that Quantumania is at the very bottom of this list too
― Glower, Disruption & Pies (kingfish), Tuesday, 6 February 2024 01:02 (two months ago) link
Oh wow. Just been looking at what's coming this year and it's a strong list. As well as the forthcoming Road House remake, we'll also be treated to a movie of 80's series The Fall Guy, what must now be the third reboot of Planet of the Apes, various sequels years after the original (Beetlejuice 2, Gladiator 2, Twisters) plus things like The First Omen, Bad Boys 4, Joker 2, Venom 4, Ghostbusters etc.Let's gooo
― groovypanda, Tuesday, 6 February 2024 17:44 (two months ago) link
bring on 2024, yes lol
― Taylor Slift (sleeve), Tuesday, 6 February 2024 17:45 (two months ago) link
IIRC the new Planet of the Apes is a continuation of the recent reboot trilogy, which was much better than it had any business being. Buuuut the franchise is with Disney now so let's see what happens.
― Great-Tasting Burger Perceptions (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 6 February 2024 17:58 (two months ago) link
Glower, Disruption & Pies (kingfish) at 12:53 6 Feb 24Wonka was apparently not terrible?
― This is Dance Anthems, have some respect (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 6 February 2024 18:01 (two months ago) link
Saw Wonka with my kids last week. It is exceedingly whimsical in a way that surely isn't to everyone's taste, but imo they managed to thread the needle with a pretty delicate tone of magical realism, kept the character likeable (much credit to Chalamet), some good dance numbers. Biggest criticism was it's very sanitized and tidy, doesn't really stake any sort of unique and memorable identity. The songs were eminently forgettable. And the plot was pretty ridiculous but they make it pretty clear you shouldn't worry too much about that. All in all, as a kids' movie, I enjoyed it!
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Tuesday, 6 February 2024 18:05 (two months ago) link
I'm gonna be real interested to see if another Exorcist actually happens after the most recent one got ripped to shreds and David Gordon Green immediately split. I can't Believe(r) they committed to an entire trilogy before waiting to see if the first one was a total POS. Just keep flushin' that money down the toity, Hollywood.
― Great-Tasting Burger Perceptions (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 6 February 2024 18:11 (two months ago) link
a huge blow for the Christianity Cinematic Universe
― wang mang band (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 6 February 2024 18:16 (two months ago) link
we'll never get our God's Not Dead/Exorcist crossover now
― never trust a big book and a simile (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 6 February 2024 18:21 (two months ago) link
so wanted to see Kevin Sorbo's head twist off
Least promising Sequel/Remake/Franchise/IP-based flick of 2024
― Beyond Goo and Evol (President Keyes), Tuesday, 6 February 2024 18:35 (two months ago) link
It's a Wonderful Life II, the Revenge of Clarence
― Virginia Wolfman (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 6 February 2024 20:23 (two months ago) link