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27.07.09 # 18:32 # Top Ten # 131 Comments
The new movies of 2010. It doesn’t sound like a real year does it? 2010. More like something that appears on a title card at the beginning of a movie. It sounds like the future. It sounds like you need a crazy, wild-eyed old man and a flux capacitor to get there, but you don’t, all you need is patience.
Unfortunately, we at Movie Moron are impatient as all get out. Screw patience. We’re already looking ahead to 2010 and its silver screen offerings, and we’d like you to join us. We’ll be your crazy, wild-eyed old man. Below is a list of our 20 most anticipated movies, 2010. Pay attention, Marty…
20. Cop Out
Starring: Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan, Seann William Scott, Adam Brody, Jason Lee
Director: Kevin Smith
Release Date: 26th February 2010
Cop Out is the first movie from Kevin Smith that he hasn’t written himself. It’ll be interesting to see how he takes on someone else’s material while no doubt retaining his distinctive voice. The concept appears to be a straightforward buddy comedy about a couple of cops but Smith should be able to elevate the familiar ground he has to cover. Maybe elevate isn’t the right word, more like bring it down to his level. Whatever he does, we can’t wait to see it and that’s why Cop Out makes the list.
19. Looper
Starring: N/A
Director: Rian Johnson
Release Date: TBC 2010
This movie is a bit of an enigma. Still in the very early stages of development, little is known about the project plot-wise, and there are no stars attached. In fact, it’s the only film on the list with no actors on board, so the fact that it even makes the list says a lot. It says we love Brick, we really like The Brothers Bloom, and we are super-stoked to see Rian Johnson tackle an ultraviolent time-travel movie. Rian Johnson builds worlds, he takes ordinary surroundings and injects them with the uncanny, and he does this in high school movies and con-men movies. What is he going to do with a sci-fi movie, a genre where such mish-mashing and world-building is de rigueur?
18. The Last Airbender
Starring: Noah Ringer, Dev Patel, Jackson Rathbone, Nicola Peltz
Director: M Night Shyamalan
Release Date: 2nd July 2010
Possibly the most divisive movie on the list. Shyamalan is loved by some and loathed by others, but there’s no denying that The Happening was an all-time low, resulting in some declaring The Last Airbender a flop before hearing a single line of dialogue. But it’s not just the Shyamalan apologists that are praying for this movie to be good, it’s fans of the source material. Avatar: The Last Airbender was one of Nick’s most popular shows, a well animated, action-packed, humorous and intelligent piece of television with a mythos to rival Star Wars and an appeal well beyond its target demographic.
Many still struggle to cast aside fury at the thought of the racist controversial casting, but with teaser trailers and teaser images cropping up, anticipation is building.
17. The Book of Eli
Starring: Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis
Directors: Albert & Allen Hughes
Release Date: 15th January 2010
You didn’t know you wanted a post-apocalyptic showdown between Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman, but the guys that made Menace II Society did, so they went ahead and made The Book of Eli for you. It’s about, naturally, the titular book, a tome that may be the key to man’s salvation. Denzel defends the book, Oldman does the opposite. Comic Book artist Chris Weston did design work for the film, and says on his blog that ‘you’ll get to see Denzel Washington kick serious arse in this film… ‘Man on Fire’ is a mere taster compared to the righteous vengeance he rains down on the scum in this film’. We recommend ‘rains down on the scum’ become a phrase that you use regularly, not only because you’ll sound epic, but to familiarise yourself with the concept so as to prevent yourself from becoming overwhelmed when you witness Mr Washington in all his arse-kicking glory.
16. Paul
Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Seth Rogen
Director: Greg Mottola
Release Date: TBC 2010
Brit Comic Book Geeks travelling across the US with an alien in tow. Meh. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost? Not so meh. The talented duo reunite for another comic caper, this time sans director Edgar Wright, who just found out there’s a whole guild of other screen actors out there. It’ll be nice to see Pegg back with Frost after cavorting around in space and sucking up to Megan Fox – and now they’ve added Seth Rogen to the crew! Or he’s added them to his, we’re not sure. Rogen will be voicing the alien known as Paul, and he has a pretty weird voice anyway, right? So that should work nicely. Knowing Frost and Pegg this will be a crowd pleaser and a nerd-pleaser at the same time, and there aren’t many films out there that manage to do both. Plus, it’s another offering from the director of Superbad.
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I have tried to leave messages for upcoming 2010 movies releases but it never goes through. I think this list of films is great. I look forward to Tron 2, Clash Of T he Titans and The Expendables for the 2010 or throw an xtra in – Iron Man 2. hope this goes through.
I think the A-Team will be cool especialy with Liam Neeson Im already excited for 2011, Batman 3, I heard somewhere also Plastic Man, also I like Spiderman 4, and Pirates Of The Caribbian.
My top 2010 movies (now) would be:
5. Clash Of The Titans
4. A Nightmare On Elm Street
3. Iron Man 2
2. Tron Legacy
1. Inception
lol get off christopher nolans dick! Hes Directed Eight films (Nine if you count short films) and only 4 are really good. Out of those four , two are batman reboots that were bound to be good considering the shit quality of the old ones in comparison.
I consider him to be the new m night shyamalan, meaning hes had a string of good movies and now get ready for a string of horrble ones as he gets cocky about his directing and writing skills.
The only good sign is that Leonardo Dicaprio has signed on to this film which usually means the script is pretty solid.
OH and P.S. who else is disgusted by the amount of remakes being fired out of hollywoods ass. What the f*ck is the world coming to when we just watch the same f*cking films over and over again with new actors. and if its not remakes its live action versions of old nostalgia cartoons or video games. What the f*ck people stop paying for this garbage!
I stopped paying for movies when hollywood decided it was a good idea to remake king kong.
Which were the other two Nolan films you liked Intevai? He does have unlimited power now, it’s true, and that’s not usually a good thing, but for the moment I still have faith in him, I think all his movies have told good stories.
Jim Carrey as Murdoch in the A-Team would kick ass.
Sheridan,
I enjoyed both memento and the prestige both written and directed by nolan. The one he bombed on was insomnia but the problem with that one was casting robin williams as a crazy person/badguy.
hmm, well i liked insomnia. it was a very well made film, even if it isn’t nolan’s finest.
i can only assume you haven’t seen following or doodlebug because they’re great, especially for what they are – the work of an amateur filmmaker.
and unless you’ve seen inception, i only make that seven films…
I think that you definately need to have Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief in there. Some people are saying it might overcome the Harry Potter movie in 2010. How impossible that seems, yet it might happen.=)
I think the 2010 movies coming soon order should go like this:
4.Iron Man
3.Robin Hood
2.Clash of the Titans
1.Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief=)
I just can’t wait for The Lightning Thief to come out!!! I’ve read every book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, and I know each of them from front to back!!!!
I’m so excited for these movies! 2010 here we come!
iim Reaalyy Exciiteed OMG Caannoott Waaiit
best movies of 2010? where is percy jackson and the olympions the lightning thief?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!the movie to the best book ever should be on here for gods sakes they have avatar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
percy jackson just wasn’t on the radar (neither was tron at first – or kick-ass) wish we knew more about it the lightning thief…it sounds like it has a lot of potential.
my top 5 movies coming out in 2010:
5. alice in wonderland
4. the last airbender
3. iron man 2
2. a nightmare on elm street (i know, i know…)
1. inception
my opinion on what inception is going to be something along the lines of “one flew over the cuckoo’s nest” or something that has too do with an asylum or generally crazy p[eople…