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It's a pretty cruddy season for Holiday movies imo. Nothing really jumps out at me.

I already saw Hugo which is a very good movie. It's not for everyone, and I did have some problems with it (the Ben Kingsley revelation is a bit too simplistic), but it was very well done. Sadly it looks like Hugo will tank at the box office, and with its 170 million dollar budget, it will not get the audience it deserves.

Sherlock Holmes looks like a replica of the first one, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. Guy Ritchie usually makes interesting movies, and RDJ and Jude Law are great at playing off one another. I also like that they thought outside the box for the role of James Moriarty (choosing the guy from Fringe), but it doesn't seem like he plays a major role in the movie which is too bad.

I am a huge fan of the first Million Impossible movie, didn't like the second, and felt the third was just okay. The forth one has an interesting cast, but I want to see how Brad Bird does in taking over the franchise.

Tintin and War Horse both look like crap. Not sure what Spielberg is up to, as neither film looks interesting. I find it hard to believe there is a major demand for a Tintin movie, and that War Horse was even directed by Spielberg. War Horse almost seems like a straight to DVD movie with a mediocre cast.

This is the same person who directed Saving Private Ryan, but now he's settled on doing an over sentimental schmaltzy horse movie for preteen girls? I can't get over that. Spielberg helped revolutionize the medium, but he has fallen a great deal in the last decade. I have high hopes for the Lincoln movie out next year, but for a guy who seemed to only hit home runs for a period, Spielberg sure seems to strike out more often than not these days.

I do want to see Dragon Tattoo though, as Fincher knows how to make an effective movie. I didn’t love Social Network, but it was very well made and I did find it overall enjoyable. Not sure if they can top the original, but it’s going to be interesting to see.


Overall though, I am looking forward to 2012 more than anything at the moment (Dark Knight Rises, Avengers, Lincoln, and The Hobbit). My favorite movie of 2011 thus far is probably Drive, which means it couldn’t have been a great year for movies.