ItB次元官网网址檚 going to rain genre movies in 2019. ThatB次元官网网址檚 bad for movie critics who only like talky dramas, but great for popcorn-loving plebes who apparently donB次元官网网址檛 know any better. There are too many to even list, so letB次元官网网址檚 just look at the top 20 comics, sci-fi, horror, and animation movies of 2019, in reverse order of my enthusiasm.
20) Terminator 6 (Nov. 1):
The last couple of B次元官网网址淭erminatorB次元官网网址� reboots were so awful they soured me on the franchise. But this unnamed movie will ignore every B次元官网网址淭erminatorB次元官网网址� property after B次元官网网址淭erminator 2: Judgment Day,B次元官网网址� which is a huge, robotic step in the right direction. And with James Cameron returning as producer, and both Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger on board to pass the torch, I feel my enthusiasm awakening B次元官网网址攁nd becoming self-aware.
19) B次元官网网址淛okerB次元官网网址� (Oct. 4):
IB次元官网网址檓 really interested in seeing what bizarre actor Joaquin Phoenix can do with BatmanB次元官网网址檚 bizarre arch-foe. The movie also stars Zazie Beetz (B次元官网网址淒eadpool 2B次元官网网址�) and the legendary Robert DeNiro, which is very encouraging. The bad news is that much of The JokerB次元官网网址檚 appeal B次元官网网址攁nd all of what makes him remotely plausible B次元官网网址攊s that nobody is sure who or what he is. Giving him a specific, authoritative origin (which the comics have deliberately avoided) can only lessen his mystique. That seems like a dumb thing to do.
18) B次元官网网址淢en In Black: InternationalB次元官网网址� (June 14):
This concept has moved so far beyond its origins at tiny Aircel Comics in 1990 that it can safely be called its own animal. But Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones may have already said all that can be said with it. Still, with a cast that includes Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Tessa Thompson (Valkyrie) and Liam Neeson (Qui-Gon Jinn), it should be thoroughly watchable.
17) B次元官网网址淭he Crow RebornB次元官网网址� (Oct. 11):
Wow, there have been a lot of bad Crow movies. But thereB次元官网网址檚 nothing like a good revenge fantasy, which is what The Crow has always been, dating back to its inception at Caliber Comics in 1989. ItB次元官网网址檚 a canB次元官网网址檛-miss concept (unless they miss).
16) B次元官网网址淚t: Chapter TwoB次元官网网址� (Sept. 6):
There have been a lot of bad Stephen King adaptations, too. But the $700 million the first chapter raked in worldwide says B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址� isnB次元官网网址檛 one of them. This movie adapts the second half of KingB次元官网网址檚 novel, with the kids of the first part now all grown up. TheyB次元官网网址檙e played by the likes of Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy and Bill Hader, plus Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise, so thereB次元官网网址檚 going to be a lot of star power up there on the screen.
15) B次元官网网址淏rightburnB次元官网网址� (May 24):
The idea of evil Supermen, even evil Superboys, has been old hat in the comics for decades. Heck, even B次元官网网址淪uperman IIB次元官网网址� had a drunk, unshaven Superman in a dirty costume. But what about a bad Superbaby? ThatB次元官网网址檚 the premise of this movie, answering the question B次元官网网址渨hat if that cute, super-powered tyke arriving in a rocket is a bad seed?B次元官网网址� It turns heroism into horror, a genre-bender that treads new ground.
14) B次元官网网址淜ingsman 3B次元官网网址� (Nov. 8):
There are all sorts of rumors swirling around what this movie is about. One possibility is that itB次元官网网址檚 a prequel, which would be terra incognita. Another is that it will constitute the third part a trilogy, bringing closure to the Eggsy-Harry Hart relationship (played by Taron Egerton and Colin Firth, respectively). Or it could be a musical. OK, probably not. The point is: We donB次元官网网址檛 know. But since I enjoyed the first two installments, IB次元官网网址檒l probably enjoy whatever this is. (Unless there are show tunes.)
13) B次元官网网址淭he KitchenB次元官网网址� (Sept. 20):
The original 8-issue miniseries of the same name, published in 2014 by Vertigo, DC ComicsB次元官网网址� mature readers line, was a fascinating story about three mob wives who turn to crime to pay their incarcerated husbandsB次元官网网址� debts B次元官网网址攁nd how joining B次元官网网址渢he lifeB次元官网网址� changes them. This movie stars Elisabeth Moss, Tiffany Haddish and Melissa McCarthy in the three principal roles, so it could even be better than the source material.
12) B次元官网网址淭he Addams FamilyB次元官网网址� (October 11):
One reason my younger self loved B次元官网网址淭he Addams FamilyB次元官网网址� TV show more than B次元官网网址淭he MunstersB次元官网网址� was because the former, every once in a while, gave a hint of the vicious black humor of the original Charles Addams cartoons that appeared in B次元官网网址淭he New Yorker.B次元官网网址� Since this animated movie is based directly on those cartoons, weB次元官网网址檙e getting AddamsB次元官网网址� delightful venom straight from the source B次元官网网址攁nd my inner 12 year old is thrilled.
11) B次元官网网址淎lita: Battle AngelB次元官网网址� (Feb. 14):
Movies based on manga (Japanese comics) have an awful track record in the U.S., and thereB次元官网网址檚 no reason to believe this one will buck the trend. But the original comics are awesome, the concept B次元官网网址攁 post-apocalyptic cyborg warrior B次元官网网址攊s cool, the special effects look amazing, plus Christoph Waltz and Jennifer Connelly are on hand. HereB次元官网网址檚 hoping.
10) B次元官网网址淕lassB次元官网网址� (Jan. 18):
B次元官网网址淯nbreakableB次元官网网址� had comics fans feeling smug, because we knew the color code director M. Night Shyamalan was using to give us advance tips on the characters before the script did. (Hint: Superheroes generally wear primary colors, whereas villains favor purple, green and orange.) ShyamalanB次元官网网址檚 stock fell for a while, before being rescued by B次元官网网址淪plit.B次元官网网址� Now comes B次元官网网址淕lass,B次元官网网址� which is a sequel to both movies, heretofore unrelated. ThatB次元官网网址檚 some trick, M. Night.
9) B次元官网网址淕odzilla: King of the MonstersB次元官网网址� (May 31):
I hear there are some people who donB次元官网网址檛 love Godzilla, and didnB次元官网网址檛 spend Saturday afternoons in their youth thrilling to the sight of men in rubber suits trampling tiny models of Tokyo. I donB次元官网网址檛 understand such people. ThatB次元官网网址檚 like hating pizza, or kittens, or sex. Well, it takes all kinds. And my kind of person will be front and center for this updated take on the Big G, Mothra, Rodan and King Ghidorah. Given todayB次元官网网址檚 special effects, this sequel to 2014B次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淕odzillaB次元官网网址� should be quite a show. (Although I confess some part of me will miss the rubber suits.)
8) B次元官网网址淪hazam!B次元官网网址� (April 5):
ItB次元官网网址檚 a joy to see the original Captain Marvel B次元官网网址攜es, that was his name when he was introduced in 1940 B次元官网网址攇iven his due. Now maybe people will better understand those vague memories swirling around the collective unconscious about this guy, who sold as well as Superman in the B次元官网网址�40s. Anyway, this is the story of a boy who is given a magic word from a dying wizard that turns him into an immature, but genial, super-powered adult. Now called Shazam, this light-hearted character is the perfect antidote to the grimdark grimness of movies like B次元官网网址淏atman v Superman.B次元官网网址�
7) B次元官网网址淭he New MutantsB次元官网网址� (Aug. 2):
This next generation group of X-Men, introduced at Marvel Comics in 1982, had some pretty strange, non-superhero-ish adventures. One was a straight-up horror show titled B次元官网网址淭he Demon BearB次元官网网址� B次元官网网址攁nd thatB次元官网网址檚 what weB次元官网网址檙e getting in this hero/horror hybrid, which stars Anya Taylor-Joy (B次元官网网址淭he WitchB次元官网网址�), Maisie Williams (B次元官网网址淕ame of ThronesB次元官网网址�), Charlie Heaton (B次元官网网址淪tranger ThingsB次元官网网址�) and Rosario Dawson (the Marvel/Netflix shows).
6) B次元官网网址淒ark PhoenixB次元官网网址� (June 7):
This movie promises a more faithful adaptation of the famed X-Men story B次元官网网址淭he Dark Phoenix SagaB次元官网网址� than the mess we saw in B次元官网网址淴-Men: The Last Stand.B次元官网网址� ItB次元官网网址檚 also probably the last X-movie before Disney reboots the franchise, so this is probably the last X-dance for Sophie Turner as Jean Grey, James McAvoy as Charles Xavier, Michael Fassbender as Magneto and Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique.
5) B次元官网网址淗ellboyB次元官网网址� (April 12):
The two movies directed by Guillermo del Toro, which starred Ron Perlman as the demonic hero, were perfectly enjoyable films. But they werenB次元官网网址檛 really Hellboy. This new version, starring David Harbour (B次元官网网址淪tranger ThingsB次元官网网址�) promises to be more faithful to the comics, so that movie viewers can see why comics fans have loved Hellboy for so many years.
4) B次元官网网址淐aptain MarvelB次元官网网址� (March 8):
Yes, itB次元官网网址檚 MarvelB次元官网网址檚 first female-led superhero movie. Yes, itB次元官网网址檚 MarvelB次元官网网址檚 first period-piece superhero movie. But is it good? IB次元官网网址檓 hoping for B次元官网网址淲onder WomanB次元官网网址� good, but IB次元官网网址檒l settle for B次元官网网址淎nt-ManB次元官网网址� good.
3) B次元官网网址淪pider-Man: Far From HomeB次元官网网址� (July 5):
Tom Holland made us fall in love with Peter Parker all over again in B次元官网网址淐ivil WarB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淗omecoming.B次元官网网址� Bring on Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal) and the popcorn!
2) Star Wars Episode IX (Dec. 20):
The last Star Wars movie got a lot of hate, and I for one have no idea why. But maybe it shook the powers that be, because B次元官网网址淪tar WarsB次元官网网址� mastermind J.J. Abrams himself returns to direct this (unnamed) installment, which should conclude the storyline starring Rey (Daisy Ridley), Kylo Ren (Adam Driver), Finn (John Boyega) and Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac).
1) B次元官网网址淎vengers: EndgameB次元官网网址� (April 26):
ThereB次元官网网址檚 not a lot to say about this movie, because we know so little. But evidently we donB次元官网网址檛 need to know anything, because B次元官网网址淓ndgameB次元官网网址� is already setting records for trailer views and advance ticket sales.
ThatB次元官网网址檚 my top 20. And for movie critics, IB次元官网网址檓 sure there will be a talky drama or two.
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