December Releases - Which Ones Will You See?

[totemrepublic]

Alrighty schmoes, December is almost here. Which of these following wide/limited December releases are you planning to watch?

Ocean's 11
Not Another Teen Movie
Vanilla Sky
How High
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Joe Somebody
Kate and Leopold
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Majestic
Ali
Imposter
The Business of Strangers
No Man's Land
Pinero
Iris
The Royal Tenenbaums
A Beautiful Mind
Black Hawk Down
Gosford Park
I Am Sam
In the Bedroom
Monster's Ball
The Shipping News
(or others.....)

[totemrepublic]

Here's my list (in order of my desire to see them)

1. The Shipping News
2. Ocean's 11
3. Vanilla Sky
4. Not Another Teen Movie
5. In the Bedroom
6. Lord of the Rings
7. Iris
8. The Royal Tenenbaums
9. I Am Sam

[idealdiscountdude]

In Order:

1.Monsters Ball
2.The Royal Tenenbaums
3.Oceans 11
4.I Am Sam
5.The Shipping News
6.The Majestic
7.In The Bedroom
8.Business Of Strangers
9.Charlotte Gray
10.Vanilla Sky and Ali

[EDsoulsurvive*]

1. Vanilla Sky
2. Not Another Teen Movie
3. The Royal Tenenbaums
4. Ocean's 11
5. Monsters Ball

ill also be staying far faaaaaaar away from LotR

[This message has been edited by EDsoulsurvive* (edited 11-27-2001).]

[fredd521]

if i can i will see oceans 11 ,vanilla sky ,the majestic ,the royal tenenbaums ,ali and some more i geuss

[fredd521]

oh yeah LoTR

[flatliner]

ONE RING TO RULE THEM ALL AND IN THE DARKNESS BIND THEM.

[FlickJunkie]

Here's what I'm planning on seeing...

Ocean's 11
Not Another Teen Movie
Vanilla Sky
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Ali
A Beautiful Mind

[Tuukka]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by idealdiscountdude:
In Order:

1.Monsters Ball
2.The Royal Tenenbaums
3.Oceans 11
4.I Am Sam
5.The Shipping News
6.The Majestic
7.In The Bedroom
8.Business Of Strangers
9.Charlotte Gray
10.Vanilla Sky and Ali</font>

I'm intrigued by the fact that Harry Potter is your favourite movie of all time, but LOTR doesn't even belong to the top ten movies you want to see in December?

Anyway, LOTR for me.

[Dumb-Fokker-**]

Lord of the Rings for me as well. I think alot of people are going to be surprised that films they were looking forward too, werent as good as they were thought to be. Majestic, and Vanilla Sky reviews were posted on AICN some weeks ago, and they were only mediocre. I know they might not be legit, but it was still disheartening all the same. ..nevermind

[idealdiscountdude]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Tuukka:
I'm intrigued by the fact that Harry Potter is your favourite movie of all time, but LOTR doesn't even belong to the top ten movies you want to see in December?

Anyway, LOTR for me.</font>

I do want to see it however the films I listed I want to see more...

[Narst]

The two I will not allow myself to miss in the theaters are Vanilla Sky and Fellowship of the Ring. I will also be extremely upsent if I don't catch Ocean's 11 and The Majestic. Out of the others the one I want to see the most is The Shipping News.

[max]

I'd probably end up seeing them all sooner or later. However, there are only a couple of movies I have high hopes for. These are IN THE BEDROOM and MONSTER'S BALL. Everything else looks mediocre or overhyped.

[Benny]

This month will rule!

1. Ocean's 11
2. Vanilla Sky
3. The Majestic
4. The Royal Tennenbaums
5. Black Hawk Down
6. LOTR: FOTR
7. Ali
8. Not Another Teen Movie
9. I am Sam
10. (just for fun) How High

[Mike]

In Order:

1. The Business Of Strangers & Not Another Teen Movie
2. Vanilla Sky
3. Oceans Eleven
4. Kate And Leopold
5. Black Hawk Down (Haven't seen trailer yet)
6. The Royal Tenenbaums (Haven't seen trailer yet)

And I haven't seen the previews to Kate And Leopold and I don't know what it's about but I love Meg Ryan so I'm sure I'll see it.

[This message has been edited by Mike (edited 11-28-2001).]

[MovieFreak15]

There are just a few movies that I think are worth seeing.
1. Not Another Teen Movie
2. The Royal Tenenbaums
3. Vanilla Sky
4. Joe Somebody
I think that LOTR looks like stupid crap and Ali looks like one of the most boring movies of all time!

[Cyclonus]

At the very least, LOTR and "Black Hawk Down."

[ak]

The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring

[idealdiscountdude]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Mike:
In Order:

1. The Business Of Strangers & Not Another Teen Movie
2. Vanilla Sky
3. Oceans Eleven
4. Black Hawk Down
5. The Royal Tenenbaums

And I haven't seen the previews to Kate And Leopold and I don't know what it's about but I love Meg Ryan so I'm sure I'll see it.</font>

Mike I know this is totally off topic but can you believe that Meg Ryan turns 40 this month???? (DEC)

[Mike]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Mike I know this is totally off topic but can you believe that Meg Ryan turns 40 this month???? (DEC)</font>

She does? Wow, I can't believe it. She looks so young, it's hard to believe she'll be 40. She's a beautiful and talented actress.

[idealdiscountdude]

She is definetly beautiful....Kate And Leopold actually looks decent but there are so many movies I wanna see on the Big Screen this December that I'll wait for it to be released on video.

[Mike]

idealdiscountdude:

What is Kate and Leopold about?

[Jasonite]

The only ones I have any interest in are Lord of the Rings, Ali, The Majestic, and Oceans-11 (though isn't that coming out this Friday?).

J

[Lindsey]

1.Not Another Teen Movie
2.Vanilla Sky

That's all. Yeah I know,I'm a loser.

LOTR looks very dumb to me. I really don't see how you guys are so obsessed with it. http://www.joblo.com/ubb/redface.gif

[Dr Martin Luther Loomis]

I have not been to the movies in quite awhile, so I'm going nuts in December.

Fuck Christmas shopping, I'm gonna go see:

VANILLA SKY
THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS
LORD OF THE RINGS
A BEAUTIFUL MIND
THE SHIPPING NEWS

[Mike]

I just saw the previews to Kate And Leopold and it does look good, Meg Ryan looks cute as always so I'll definately check it out. I also like Hugh Jackman. I might possibly see it in theatres but most likely I'll rent it when it comes out on video.

[Fergus]

1. Vanilla Sky
2. LOTR
3. The Royal Tenenbaums
4. Ocean's 11
5. The Shipping News
6. The Majestic
7. A Beautiful Mind
8. Ali
9. Gosford Park
10. Black Hawk Down

This is the month I've been looking forward to all year. A hundred times better than this past summer. Even though only ten films are worth seeing, I'm all for it!

[ICFBC2001]

Ocean's 11 - I think this one still looks quite entertaining, although I'm getting damned tired of seeing the preview every time I pay to see something.

Vanilla Sky - I could care less about whether or not this is a remake of Abre los ojos -- a flick I liked very much. I'm in just because it's Cameron Crowe. Of course, the fact that I enjoyed Amenábar's film immensely helps, too.

Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring - It's a Peter Jackson movie, which means that to me that I'm going to see it on the big screen regardless of plot, performers, or advertising.

Those are the only three I'm really burning to see, in a matter of speaking, although I will probably also check out The Royal Tenebaums, The Monster's Ball, Not Another Teen Movie, and A Beautiful Mind, despite the fact that Akiva Goldsman is the man behind that screenplay.

That's pretty much it. I'm still fairly picky about what I go to see, and will remain that way until I start getting free passes to see these things. http://www.joblo.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

--Brian

[Fergus]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Jasonite:
The only ones I have any interest in are Lord of the Rings, Ali, The Majestic, and Oceans-11 (though isn't that coming out this Friday?).

J</font>

Sorry J, you'll have to wait till the seventh of December to see Ocean's Eleven.

[inglourious basterd]

1. Lord of the Rings -- because of the hype
2. Vanilla Sky -- because of Cruise/Crowe
3. Royal Tenenbaums -- no explanation needed
4. Majestic -- Im awfully curious on what Carrey has up his sleeve

and if I have time..
Ali.

[Mike]

I just saw the FULL trailer to Kate And Leopold on Coming Attractions and it looks like a very cute movie, it looks like a good date movie. I think I might check it out in theaters. There hasn't really been any sweet romantic comedies out in awhile, other than Serendipity, which I didn't see.

[dicaprio_travolta_man]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by totemrepublic:
Alrighty schmoes, December is almost here. Which of these following wide/limited December releases are you planning to watch?

Ocean's 11
Not Another Teen Movie
Vanilla Sky
How High
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Joe Somebody
Kate and Leopold
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Majestic
Ali
Imposter
The Business of Strangers
No Man's Land
Pinero
Iris
The Royal Tenenbaums
A Beautiful Mind
Black Hawk Down
Gosford Park
I Am Sam
In the Bedroom
Monster's Ball
The Shipping News
(or others.....)</font>

Ok i will see everything on that list but Jimmy Neutron http://www.joblo.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

sorry i had to get that off my chest, anyway the 5 i'm most looking forwrd to are in order:

1. Ocean's 11 (my fave director, and my fave actor brad pitt NUFF said http://www.joblo.com/ubb/biggrin.gif)

2. Lord Of The Rings (look's like a very powerful epic)

3. ALI (Will Smith as a legendery boxer, a MUST see)

4. The Majestic (My fave comediam in a drama, I gotta see it to belive it http://www.joblo.com/ubb/biggrin.gif)

5. Joe Somebody (My second fave comedian is back and ready to attack the Box Office http://www.joblo.com/ubb/biggrin.gif)

- ones i'll probaly end up seeing because the trailer's look entertaining, The Shipping News, A Beautiful Mind (NOT cause the trailer looks entertaining but because i wanna see how Russel Crowe does in his first big role since Gladiator.), Kate and Leopold, Imposter, Vanilla Sky, Not Another Teen Movie, and The Royal Tenenbaums....

NOTE: The Reason why Black Hawk Down is not listed by me is because it's a January release not a December one (according to Upcomingmovies.com anyway)..... You can be rest asured that i WILL see Black Hawk Down on it's first day of WIDE release......

[max]

Additional thoughts:

OCEAN'S 11 - The trailer reeks of narcissism. Can't stand Clooney and Roberts. Let's hope hip and cool Soderbergh doesn't get too self-consciously hip and cool this time.

NOT ANOTHER TEEN MOVIE - Not another stupid parody. Thanks, but no thanks.

VANILLA SKY - Crowe is a better director of actors than Kubrick, so I have faith he can carve a semi-decent performance out of Cruise. Unfortunately, the only way to direct Penelope Cruz is to dub her.

HOW HIGH - The question is how low.

JIMMY NEUTRON: BOY GENIUS - Thank God I don't have kids yet.

JOE SOMEBODY - Who?

KATE AND LEOPOLD - Not another annoyingly cute Meg Ryan movie!

LORD OF THE RINGS - I'll need the help of reviews to decide whether to give in to the hype.

THE MAJESTIC - I'm not a big fan of Jim Carrey the Serious Actor. He's like Robin Williams, though not as vomit-inducingly earnest.

ALI - Despite Michael Mann, I'm not sold. Frankly, this looks boring.

IMPOSTER - The release date has been pushed back several times for this Gary Sinise futuristic thriller. It could only mean one thing: Stay away!!!

THE BUSINESS OF STRANGERS - Word is Stochard Channing delivers an Oscar-worthy performance. I say, who cares?

NO MAN'S LAND - I missed this when they showed it at the Chicago Film Festival. Will check it out for sure.

PINERO - Two words: Benjamin Bratt. Two more words: Must Avoid.

IRIS - One of two films featuring the overrated Judi Dench. I don't get it. Give her a Lifetime Achievement Award and get it over with.

THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS - Has not been getting the rave reviews everyone's been predicting. Lower your expectations.

A BEAUTIFUL MIND - A beautiful Jennifer Connelly makes this a must-see.

BLACK HAWK DOWN - The buzz is building. Anything is better than Ridley Scott's last effort.

GOSFORD PARK - Will we see the Altman who gave us NASHVILLE or the Altman who dished out crap called PRET-A-PORTER?

I AM SAM - You are rental.

IN THE BEDROOM - Looks great.

MONSTER'S BALL - Word is Halle Berry bares not only her breasts but also her soul. I would've settled with just the former.

THE SHIPPING NEWS - Looks like another quaint small town tale from Lasse Halstrom. Also, re: IRIS. But instead of one overrated actor, we have two: Spacey and Dench.

[idealdiscountdude]

Max.....do you like anything???????

[platanero79]

ocean's 11
Vanilla Sky
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Royal Tenenbaums
A Beautiful Mind

[bskutle]

My List (In Order of Anticipation):

Will Catch
1. Ocean's 11
2. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
3. A Beautiful Mind
4. The Majestic
5. Vanilla Sky
6. The Royal Tenenbaums
7. Black Hawk Down
8. Ali
9. The Shipping News
10. Gosford Park
11. Kate and Leopold
12. In the Bedroom
13. Monster's Ball
14. Imposter

May Catch
Not Another Teen Movie
Joe Somebody
Pinero

Will Not Catch:
How High
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
The Business of Strangers

Don't Know What These Are:
No Man's Land
Iris
I Am Sam

[This message has been edited by bskutle (edited 11-28-2001).]

[wilo]

Will see for sure:

Lord of the Rings: FOTR (can't wait for it!!)
Oceans 11
Ali

Will see if I can:


Black Hawk Down
The Majestic


The rest I will probably wait for them to come out on DVD unless there is some big surprise in one of them!!! But LOTR:FOTR is the #1 for me!!

Wilo

[max]

Idealdiscount asks: "Max.....do you like anything???????

I don't know yet. Haven't seen any of the films. I may end up liking those I don't expect much from and hate the ones I'm looking forward to seeing. Now, let me ask you: "Do you like everything???????"

[idealdiscountdude]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by max:
Idealdiscount asks: "Max.....do you like anything???????

I don't know yet. Haven't seen any of the films. I may end up liking those I don't expect much from and hate the ones I'm looking forward to seeing. Now, let me ask you: "Do you like everything???????"</font>

Most of the time......I try to give everything a chance......I can't judge a film by their trailer alone........

[max]

The trailers, the stars, the directors, the subject matter, the reviews: all these help us determine which films we'd like to see. I don't judge a film based on any of these. But they do shape my expectations. Some films may live up, others may exceed, most will not. Like I said earlier, I may end up seeing all the films because I like to give each film a chance. But my expectations are usually accurate. The sad fact is there isn't much to like out there.

[idealdiscountdude]

That's cool Max, and I respect that....

[Fergus]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Fergus:
1. Vanilla Sky
2. LOTR
3. The Royal Tenenbaums
4. Ocean's 11
5. The Shipping News
6. The Majestic
7. A Beautiful Mind
8. Ali
9. Gosford Park
10. Black Hawk Down

This is the month I've been looking forward to all year. A hundred times better than this past summer. Even though only ten films are worth seeing, I'm all for it!</font>


Add "Charlotte Gray" to that list.

[ColinM]

In order of priority:

1) The Majestic (This looks great! I LOVE FRANK DARABONT MOVIES!)
2) Vanilla Sky
3) Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
4) Ali
5) The Royal Tenenbaums
6) Ocean's 11
7) Black Hawk Down
8) A Beautiful Mind
9) Kate and Leopold

The following are movies I don't have much interest in seeing:
Not Another Teen Movie
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Joe Somebody

The rest I'll see if I get a chance.

I already saw The Business of Strangers at a local film festival. It was good, though not as good as I expected it to. Julia Stiles was incredible. 7/10

[This message has been edited by ColinM (edited 11-28-2001).]

[Muha]

One ring to rule them all...


December 19th... im there.

[Magnolia_Fan]

one word......

ALI

[bob]

The only movies coming out this december that i'm looking forward to are(in order of how much i want to see them):
1. Ocean's Eleven
2. Vanilla Sky
3. The Royal Tenenbaums


I will probably see Lord of the Rings, but it's not on my must see list.

Am i the only one who thinks the majestic looks horrible? After The Shawshank Redemption and the Green Mile(both of which i loathed) i've pledged to stay away from Frank Darabont.

[Jasonite]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by bob:
The only movies coming out this december that i'm looking forward to are(in order of how much i want to see them):
1. Ocean's Eleven
2. Vanilla Sky
3. The Royal Tenenbaums


I will probably see Lord of the Rings, but it's not on my must see list.

Am i the only one who thinks the majestic looks horrible? After The Shawshank Redemption and the Green Mile(both of which i loathed) i've pledged to stay away from Frank Darabont.</font>

Really? I agree with you on Green Mile, but Shawshank Redemption was probably the second greatest prison movie ever made, IMHO.

J

[max]

Loved SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION. Loathed THE GREEN MILE. THE MAJESTIC looks more like THE GREEN MILE, cloyingly ponderous and well-intentioned.

[LordKaruku]

Movies I will definately see:
- Fellowship of the Ring. I've been waiting my whole life for it.
- Vanilla Sky. Looks intriguing.

Movies I might see:
- Ocean's 11 - Cool cast, cool director, and looks fun.
- Black Hawk Down -- Sci-Fi Ridley's one of my favorite directors, but I not as big a fan of Non-Sci-Fi Ridley.
- The Royal Tenenbaums -- looks like something I might enjoy.
- A Beautiful Mind. For the cast!

Movies I Probably Won't See
- The Majestic. I'm a fan of Carrey's dramatic work, and of Darabont's previous flicks, but the preview for this managed to make it look not interesting at all.

[Puck Bond]

Movies I can't wait to see!!

Ocean's 11
Vanilla Sky
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Majestic
Ali
Imposter
The Royal Tenenbaums
A Beautiful Mind
Black Hawk Down
The Shipping News

All the rest I will catch also but these are the ones high on my list


[This message has been edited by Puck Bond (edited 12-01-2001).]

[This message has been edited by Puck Bond (edited 12-01-2001).]

[TheMovieMinor]

1. Ocean's 11 - Matt Damon, George Clooney, Brad Pitt - can't miss.
2. The Majestic - Finally Jim.
3. Gosford Park - Like the title
4. Black Hawk Down - Writing a war script, love war movies.
5. A Beautiful Mind - Russell, awesome plot.
6. The Royal Tenenbaums - Ben, Owen, Luke, gene.
7. Ali - Historical
8. Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius - Computer animated
9. Vanilla Sky - Hate Penelope, against here, but story looks awesome.
10. The Shipping News - I don't why?
11. Joe Somebody - No plot, but Tim Allen always
12. Not Another Teen Movie - can't stop laughing at previews
13. Monster's Ball - Billy Bob
14. How High - Redman, method man, hmm. Okay
15. Lord of the Rings - Just because everyone else wants to see it, not me though, but I'll see it just like I said about Harry.

[B-ball Dude]

In Order

1.Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
2.Ocean's 11
3.Not Another Teen Movie
4.The Mejestic
5.The Lord Of The Rings
6.Joe Somebody
7.How High
8.Ali
9.Vanilla Sky.

[dicaprio_travolta_man]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by dicaprio_travolta_man:
Ok i will see everything on that list but Jimmy Neutron http://www.joblo.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

sorry i had to get that off my chest, anyway the 5 i'm most looking forwrd to are in order:

1. Ocean's 11 (my fave director, and my fave actor brad pitt NUFF said http://www.joblo.com/ubb/biggrin.gif)

2. Lord Of The Rings (look's like a very powerful epic)

3. ALI (Will Smith as a legendery boxer, a MUST see)

4. The Majestic (My fave comediam in a drama, I gotta see it to belive it http://www.joblo.com/ubb/biggrin.gif)

5. Joe Somebody (My second fave comedian is back and ready to attack the Box Office http://www.joblo.com/ubb/biggrin.gif)

- ones i'll probaly end up seeing because the trailer's look entertaining, The Shipping News, A Beautiful Mind (NOT cause the trailer looks entertaining but because i wanna see how Russel Crowe does in his first big role since Gladiator.), Kate and Leopold, Imposter, Vanilla Sky, Not Another Teen Movie, and The Royal Tenenbaums....

NOTE: The Reason why Black Hawk Down is not listed by me is because it's a January release not a December one (according to Upcomingmovies.com anyway)..... You can be rest asured that i WILL see Black Hawk Down on it's first day of WIDE release......</font>

After Reviewing the trailers a few more times, I have to take the following out of my Might see list and add them to my MUST SEE list.....

1. Vanilla Sky (After seeing the trailer the second time I started to understand it a little better, now I have to see it cause it has me curious)

2. A Beautiful Mind (Look's like a very powerful story)

3. How High (look's pretty funny, and with what I've been going through lately I need a Good Laugh and this one look's like it can deliver it)

4. Not Another Teen Movie (Same reason as How High)

5. The Royal Tenanbaums (Upon second Viewing of the trailer it started looking like an Interesting and Entertaining movie)

[slappysammy]

well after seeing Vanilla Sky this morning, I think we can all take it off our list of must see movies. it is TERRIBLE. really really bad, and simply because it doesn't know what it wants to say...and it uses a trite plot device at the end.

as far as other must-see movies go, majestic keeps moving up the list and Gosford Park is moving up the list with a bullet. It won three major awards yesterday from the NYC critics and is being bandied about as a major Oscar contender now.

[idealdiscountdude]

Update:

Also Gosford Park, How High and A Beautiful Mind!

The only December Releases I will not check out in theatres are:

-Kate & Leopold
-Iris
-Imposter
-Joe Somebody
-Pinero

Although I will see them all on video.