Jon’s Top 10 Anticipated 2009 Films

It’s early, really early to know everything that will come out in 2009, but here’s a quick glance at ten films that should be hotly anticipated. Release dates subject to change.

2008 Films opening in 2009: Due to markets and release patterns, here’s some anticipates films many will get to see in January: The Wrestler, Frost/Nixon, Gran Torino, Waltz with Bashir, $9.99, and Revolutionary Road.

10 – Ong Bak 2: Despite the crazy behind-the-scenes drama with producers and the star Tony Jaa, the leaked early footage looks fantastic. Tony Jaa can easily step into the elite action star status with this; hopefully, we’ll see it sooner than later. (TBD)

 

9 – X-Men Origins: Wolverine: The trailer looks good; full of action, story, and Gambit. I suspect this film could go in two directions: Iron Man greatness or Spider-Man 3 sloppiness. There seems to be too many characters and it looks as if they’re trying to cover a lot of ground with his origin, so we will see. But Marvel’s on a hot streak. (May 2^nd)

8 – Pixar’s Up: After Ratatouille and Wall-E, need I say more? (May 29^th)

7 – Star Trek: Personally, I’m torn. I can’t get over the fact that it’s essentially “Baby Trek” but the trailer looks awesome. Abrams seems to love the Trek universe and Paramount and the fans are on board, let’s hope it will boldly go where no Trek film has gone before…or since Wrath of Khan. (May 8^th)

6 – Inglourious Basterds: I was a fan of Death Proof, the first Tarantino film I disliked, but I enjoyed the original 1978 version of Inglorious Bastards and everything from the casting of Brad Pitt, Mike Myers, to the concept, to the secret hope this is the film that return Tarantino back into the light, I am down for his WWII film. (August 21^st)

5 – Jennifer’s Body: This is the new film from Diablo Cody after her Oscar-winning screenplay for Juno. I think she’s talented and I like her as a person, so I’m hoping she proves she’s not a one-hit wonder. Cody’s stated she is a geek for horror films and you get that sense in Juno with the Argento versus Lewis talk. A naked Megan Fox isn’t a bad selling point either. (September 18^th)

4 – Friday the 13^th: I’ve given up the resistance to fight remakes. Good thing too because the poster, the trailer, the look of Jason are all bad ass. It’s not a hard concept to reconceived, a mother goes psycho after he boy drowns by camp councilors were busy having sex, so it should be no surprise if this film is wicked cool. I expect this film to be huge. (February 13^th)

3 – Terminator: Salvation: I was skeptical over further adventures in this world after James Cameron left, but if anything T3 was a lot of fun, Sarah Connor Chronicles on Fox is a great show that I hope lasts, and early footage makes this look epic. I can’t wait to see what happens in this timeline, because the trailer said “this isn’t the future my mom warned me about” as John Connor looks at these newer Transformer-styled Terminators. Christian Bale is Connor equals best casting choice ever. I don’t care that McG is helming it, I trust the footage seen. (June 22^nd)

2 – Black Dynamite: Here’s my off-beat, sexy pick. A hit at Sundance, this film looks as if it was made in the ‘70s and release this year. I am a huge fan of the blaxploitation genre and the trailer promises funky music, afros, sex, and all of that good ‘70s action. Michael Jai White owns in the trailer! (TBD)

1 – Watchmen: Like there would’ve been any other choice? The early trailers and footage look beyond great and this could be the film director Zach Snyder steps into the director elite circle. If anything, after The Dark Knight we’re more open to a multi-layered story with action wisely used and some people who have seen the first 20 minutes claim this isn’t an action-fest which has gotten the fans of the graphic novel even more excited. Hopefully, the court battle between WB and Fox ends soon and us fans aren’t the victims. (March 6^th)

There’ll be a lot more films I and Killer Film will get excited about as the year moves onward but I think these will be some of 2009’s more popular films. Keep it here for coverage, reviews, and interviews for all things film related in 2009, only at Killer Film! What are your anticipate films? Post below!