P&P's Most Anticipated Movies for 2013

There are many reasons to want to see an upcoming film.  Maybe you want to see all the viewers of a specific genre, get fenced in and hosed down.  Or maybe you’re wondering whether a certain film will kill a franchise or character.  Whatever the reason, as of this point, here are our picks for 2013.  We love to change our mind, so don’t hold us to any of it.  You have been warned!

A good day to die hard

Feb 14^th

Can we stop with the ridiculous names already?  We know what the movie is, and we know who it's about, you don't have to get clever and try to cover that crap up.  It's Bruce Willis in the role that made him frigging famous.  We return time and time again to hopefully catch a glimpse of the old—stuffed-in-a-vent with just a wife-beater and a lighter, with nothing to do but save the day and talk to ourselves—John McClane.  So don't screw this up.

Oblivion

April 12^th

Now, we know what we said about Cruise in Jack Reacher, but this movie's trailer came out of nowhere and surprised the crap out of us.  Really...have you seen the trailer?  If not, get on it.  Earth is a devastated world in the future, with a New York fan that can't let go of the old world, trying to save this new one.  With unbelievable art direction, this is one of those movies that looks like it'll keep bringing us back for more, just because of the fantastic tech.  And with the looks of Olga Kurylenko running around, it promises to have eye-candy in every scene. 

Star Trek into Darkness

May 17^th

We are no Trekkies by any means, in fact watching the old series or movies made us want to punch babies and old ladies in the face, but after seeing the reboot, we want nothing more than to board the bandwagon with everyone else.  With J. J. Abrams’ direction and Chris Pine's excellent acting, we're stoked to see the latest installment. 

Pacific Rim

July 12^th

Let’s go down the “awesome movie” checklist: large beastly monsters destroying everything in their path—check.  Giant frigging Mechs, doing crazy Mech things—check.  Giant frigging Mechs punching large beastly monsters in the face—check.  Well, we're sold.  Sign us up for tickets.  You want a plot?  Plot, schmot...who cares about that?  We just want to see Mechs kicking the crap out of monsters for two hours.

The Wolverine

July 26^th

Dear Wolverine/Hugh Jackman,

You had such promise after viewing X2, but then threw it all away with Origins.  We just want to say that we still have faith in you, and the wolverine character.  You can still be great, if you want to.  So please, we beg you...don't throw this new movie into the garbage disposal and ruin wolverine forever, because we may never forgive you afterwards.  All we want is a decent film, with good acting and sharp claws that slice through everyone in Japan—like you were meant to do.  Thank you and have a great day.

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

November 22^nd

The first movie was such a treat, we cannot wait for this one to rear it's utterly stupid, ridiculous, retarded with a side of ugly—head.  Please movie gods; is there any way to make this movie happen any sooner?  We'll give anything.  Our first born if required, to see this movie sooner.  Oh, and while you're granting wishes, please bring back another Twilight movie too, that way we can round up all these people at the same time, throw them in a fenced off state and hose them down.  We're excited...how about you?

Jack Ryan

December 25^th (Christmas)

After Chris Pine's special-agent effort in “This Means War”, we felt as though he needed to be some sort of secret agent ass-kicker, and here you go.  What started with Harrison Ford and fell into the crapper with Affleck will once again rise like the Phoenix.  Or at least we hope so...

You thought we forgot one didn't you...well, no.  We're just saving the best for last.  Whether we love the character or whether we wonder if this portrayal will sink the franchise forever, everyone's most anticipated movie of 2013 (around our circles, anyway) is:

Man of Steel

June 14^th

We're talking about the father of all Super heroes here, people.  Some of you are thinking, "Hey, Batman is awesome buddy."  We'll, he is, but in terms of Super heroes...you catch that—Super, Batman really is just an angry man in a dark suit with a cape.  Supes is the real deal.  He's the icon of perfection and good.  He's the hero that everyone wants to be, and tries to be.  No matter what, Superman always tries to do the right thing, without falter. 

Let’s not talk about the recent way in which DC comics has been writing him, because that's not Supes.  Supes fights for truth, justice and...AND the American Way. 

So will Zack Snyder's rebirth of the character do him justice?  We hope.  Does Henry Cavill look the part?  He does.  Is Goyer as the writer, a good thing?  We again, hope.  That last thing we need is a grittier, hard-boiled Superman.  Or a Superman who's so full of himself, that he doesn't know whether or not to be Superman.  (We don't need a reenactment of Smallville on the big screen).  What the fans need is just, simply—a really good story about a really good man.

Now I know some people hate the new suit and the fact that the great score by John Williams has been tossed aside, but what do you expect from a writer and filmmaker, who are trying to completely change how you see Superman.  We wouldn't care if Supes came out riding a unicycle with a gorilla on his shoulder, as long as the story is good and the story lends itself to the character.  We don't need Superman beaten and bloody, or run through a kryptonite grinder.  He can be grounded and still fly or be human-like and still deflect bullets.  They need to show how the character has flaws; not in himself but in the people he loves.  He does what he does, because of whom he loves and what he believes.  The grounded, human connection to Superman is his family.

What else can be said, besides...we hope they don't wreck it like Green Lantern.  That franchise was shot in the face before it came out of the womb.

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There are other films that are coming out that didn't quite make the cut, but are at least worth mentioning.

Kick-ass 2 (June 28^th - could be as good as the 1st, but probably just made for money)

Iron man 3 (May 3^rd - the second was just awful in our opinion, so good luck with the third)

Thor: The Dark World (October 30^th - the first one was a surprise, we'll see if they can keep the streak going)