With the clocks going back and the Dark evenings decended that can mean only one thing, Winter is upon us... So with that in mind and with the Winter Holiday Season approaching we here at Screen One have decided to do another countdown to the films that might be worth seeing or that are creating the most excitement here.
10. Burlesque Release Date: 17th December - While this may not be the best of film making and this also happens to look like Coyote Ugly polished up under a modern moniker, it still holds some interest with Christina Aguilera playing opposite Cher (all career parallels are entirely coincidental Im sure) and looks to have a spicy soundtrack as well.Mostlikely however it may turn out to be another Coyote Ugly, but not quite as good, but we can hope beyond hope that it actually turns out to be good.
Target Audience: Teen Females and pubescent boys.
9. The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader Release date: 9th December - After Disney dropped the Narnia movies after Prince Caspian didn't do as well as they hoped, Fox came in for the save and now we have the next part of the Chronicles. The books don't exactly come across very cinematically from this point in and there will be more character changes as the story movies on, however from the early footage from the trailers, this looks to be at least as good as the previous movies and has made them to look quite action packed. Will be a good early Christmas Holiday movie for the family to watch.Target Audience: Family, Pre Teen.
8. Monsters Release Date: 3rd December - Not really a seasonal movie as this is a pyschological thriller about aliens in New Mexico, early buzz has been very good for this British Movie, the trailer racks up the tension quite nicely without revealing too much. Marketed as a shocker, will likely please the more adult crowd who don't want to watch Holiday Inn or White Christmas for the 100th time.Target Audience: Young Adults
7. 127 Hours Release Date: 7th January 2011 - Danny Boyles latest movie debuted at the London Film Festival here in the UK but does not get it's full release until January 2011. The early reports of how horrific it is are a little exaggerated and the reports of people fainting 10 minutes in are a bit ridiculous. Yes some scenes are grisly and hard to watch, but the entire film is compelling and also a true story of a young adventurer who gets stuck while out on his own trapped with a rock on his arm. His only chance of survival is to sever his own arm!An amazing performance from James Franco in the central role and will surely be rating high come awards season. 127 hours comes highly recommended, but be careful not to eat Christmas leftovers before going to watch it.
Target Audience: Adults, Adventurers and Gore Hounds.
6. The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets Nest Release Date: 25th November - 2010 Will likely be remembered for the year of The Girl Who... in both the cinema and in print as Stieg Larsson's books become even more popular and with the Hollywood redux due for late next year this looks set to run and run. Anyway here we have the final part of the Swedish version of the trilogy.For now at least (There have been other books discovered that may or may not get published), this is the end of the story of Lisbeth Salander and her ongoing quest to clear her name. The series thus far has been a taught tightly wound set of stories that carefully unwind as the story continues. Again early word is good, this expands on the last film (...Played With Fire) and is actually a better movie overall.
Target Audience: Fans of the books, Murder/Mystery lovers
5. Meet the Parents: Little Fockers Release Date: 22nd December - Right on the cusp of Christmas comes the returning cast with Jessica Alba, Laura Dern & Harvey Keitel for the third helping of Meet The Parents. This time Ben Stiller as Gaylord Focker is struggling to cope with the arrival of twins. Queue lots of prat falls, grandparent jokes, more pratfalls and groins getting hit with all kinds of implements in a painfull way.So far this series has been very, very funny. Hopefully the series can continue this trend with more cringeworthy humour for all the (Older) family.
Target Audience: Older families, Teens, Anyone with Children
4. Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part I Release Date: 19th November - And so it begins the final movie comes to us in two parts. The first has had the 3D tag dropped as Warner Bros. weren't happy with the quality of the conversion of the film (It wasn't filmed in 3D). However Part II will be and that does beg the question if Part I will get a re-release in 3 D next year (TO rake in even more money?).Likely to be one of the top earners at the end of the year, not a lot has been seen of this yet as it as usual has been kept closely under wraps. The Potter fans are already getting their scars, wands and owls at ready no doubts. Expect queues for opening week tickets followed by lots of moaning how this and that was left out of the film and how it didn't represent the books correctly etc.
Target Audience: Harry Potter Fans, Teens, Families, pretty much everyone in the world.
3. Megamind Release Date: 3rd December - Will Ferrell & Brad Pitt in a movie together at last?! Well animated anyway. Megamind has looked solid since the first trailer hit and has drawn some comparisons to Despicable Me, although this looks closer to a Superman pastiche than anything else. With what looks to be a brilliant voice cast (Ferrell, Pitt, Jonah Hill, Tina Fey and David Cross), this is odds on to be a real challenger to Potters early number 1 tops spot at the Box Office.Hopefully it will be as funny as the trailer makes it look and there are sure to be lots of young children quoting the movie ahead of the late Christmas rush for figurines and movie tie in toys.
Target Audience: Families, Young Teens.
2. True Grit Release Date: 14th January - This promises to be one of the big early releases of 2011, in a time when usually we get saddled (No pun intended), with dreary arthouse films which are award season bait.Joel & Ethan Coen unleash their version (It's not a remake), of the classic western which previously starred John Wayne as Rooster Cogburn. This time around we have Jeff Bridges, Josh Brolin and Matt Damon in the starring roles. True Grit tells the story of Mattie Ross a 14 year old girl who hires Rooster Cogburn to get revenge for the death of her father at the hands of Tom Chaney. The early trailer caused huge internet buzz and is the one to watch at the beginning of next year. It was almost our top choice however there is one other film that stands head and shoulders above the rest. See below!
Target Audience: Western Lovers, Males of all ages, anyone with a gun!
1. Tron Legacy Release Date: 17th December (Not Soon Enough) - Anyone in thier 30's will remember watching Disney Time on TV during the holidays and see the same clip over and over again of Jeff Bridges sitting at the computer while the evil MCP zaps him with a laser which reduces him to bytes and sucks him into the computer world where he partakes in the games he created in the real world and eventually rises up with a few programmes to take on the MCP and his henchman Sark. Remember? Well if you do then you are very likely to be as excited as we are about the sequel which has been filmed in IMAX 3D and promises to be a stunning sequel to an amazing film (Remember without Tron there would be no Toy Story etc.).This time Flynn's son, Sam finds his way to the grid after his father goes missing years earlier and battles his way across the grid to find his father and face a new but familiar enemy. Recently Disney had a 'Tron Day' where they showed 23 minutes of incredible footage followed by the sounds of Daft Punk who are on soundtrack duties for the sequel. This may not rock the Cinema Box Office to it's core, but forget silly wizards, computer generated heroes and action adventure movies. Despite this top 10 and aside from True Grit, Tron Legacy is the only film you should be watching this Winter!
Target Audience: YOU!
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