My two-and-a-half teenage sons and I are very excited about next year's promised crop of movies. We are looking forward to:
Spiderman. Yep, another "reboot". My son tells me this version will be truer to the comics, including Gwen Stacey as Parker's big High School crush, rather than MaryJane, who came much later in the comic books.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. I love Martin Freeman. I think he's such a fantastic, understated, subtle actor. I was so impressed by his performance as John Watson in the BBC production "Sherlock", and I can't wait to see his Bilbo Baggins. I have a soft spot for hobbits as it is, so the casting of Freeman pushes this movie into the short list of my most anticipated movies for next year.
"The Dark Knight Rises"- I was so impressed by Christian Bale's Batman, in spite of his throaty stage voice, and in spite of the darker nature of the most recent movies. I found "The Dark Knight" a bit too dark for my taste, but "Batman Begins" is one of my all-time favorite films. Just great entertainment. I am interested in where the story will go, now that Bruce Wayne's lady love has been killed, and he has resigned himself to a life of "darkness".
The 2012 movie I am most looking forward to has to be "The Avengers". The bringing together of so many awesome characters, played by fantastic actors can't be anything short of amazing: Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk (played by Mark Ruffalo this time), Hawkeye, Thor and Captain America... did I miss anyone? Enjoy the trailer.
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