May Movie Watchlist

Because we live in this modern age we are privileged (and subject to) many technological advancements that simply weren't available to our ancestors.

What am I talking about?

New movie releases!  Woot!  (kind of anti-climactic I know.  I guess I could have said air conditioning and flush toilets, my two necessaries for survival)

And as you should know (unless you don't care) today is the first of May which makes this the perfect time for me to subject you all to hearing about the movies I'm most excited about seeing when they come out.

First on the list:

Avengers!  (insert about ten lines of Woooo!!!)  Opening May 4th in the US this action flick is directed by Joss Whedon and is the culmination of the last five years of superhero movies made by Marvel.  And I will be seeing this one in theaters.  Why is this worth watching?  Well, we can hope for some good performances by the cast--but the real reason to get excited is that it's Joss Whedon.  That might not mean much to some of you (I'll refrain from the five page 'ode to Joss Whedon' that every fan has memorized) but for the rest of us?  Boo-yeah.  The man can do no wrong.  As a side note: I even put Cabin in the Woods on my 'to see' list, and I'm not a horror movie person at all.  But it's Joss Whedon! 

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, opening May 4th in US theaters, this is the story of how even though you get older, you don't have to stop living.  How to explain the wonderfulness of this movie?  Lets start with a cast list: Bill Nighy, Dame Maggie Smith, Dame Judi Dench, Tom Wilkenson--can it get any better than this!?  It's like Britain went, 'lets put all our amazing actors in one movie just to humiliate the rest of the world because they can never be as cool as this.'  Yup.  I'd like to see this one in theaters just so I don't have to wait until it comes out on dvd, but...theater tickets don't grow on trees and I am poor. 

Trailer!

Dark Shadows, opening May 11th in the US: Johnny Depp is a man cursed to be a vampire and then buried alive for a few hundred years until he wakes up in the 1970's.  I think.  This movie is based off the old tv show Dark Shadows, so I presume fans of the tv show are likely to vilify and hate it (being a fan is fun!) because of Tim Burton and Johnny Depp taking liberty with the material.  Not being a fan of the show myself, none of that matters to me.  I'll freely admit that I will watch this movie just to see Depp prancing around being weird.  But only when it makes it to dvd so I can borrow it from the library and see it for free.

Battleship, opening May 18th in the US: aliens are trying to destroy the world.  Again.  But this time they're doing it with ships!  Yay.  This looks like a brainless action flick with no redeeming qualities.  Except Liam Neeson.  Liam Neeson!  I will watch this when it comes out on dvd because I like big shiny explosions and I have a private bet with myself that they're going to destroy the golden gate bridge in San Francisco.  Explosions!

Moonrise Kingdom, opening May 15th in the US: craziness ensues when you back a movie full of awesome actors.  List!  Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, Harvey Keitel, Frances McDormand, etc etc etc.  What are they all doing?  Umm, I think they're freaking out because two kids ran away from camp.  Yep.  But they look like they're doing it in a hilarious and interesting manner, so it made my 'to see' list.  Trailer!

So that's the merry month of May for you.  Enjoy!