Weezer’s Holiday Movie Guide ’09

(please note that this list is subject to additions and deletions, and since I obviously haven’t SEEN any of the movies on this list, my official stamp of approval is not on ANY of them.)

In release date order:

1. The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day – 1^st one was hot – Oct 30^th
2. Disney’s A Christmas Carol – CG movie starring Jim Carrey as several characters including Scrooge – Nov. 6^th, also in 3D
3. 2012 – starring John Cusack, directed by the guy who did Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow and The Patriot (caution: he also did 10,000 B.C.) – it’s about the date on the Mayan calendar that the world is supposed to end. – Nov. 13^th
4. Red Cliff – war picture set in China, looks cool from the preview. The date here MAY be a limited release date, so it may not show all over the country til later – Nov. 20^th
5. The Road – starring Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn in LOTR). About a post-apocalyptic journey of a father/son. Looks solid. It’s adapted from a book I’ve heard good things about. Nov. 25th
6. Invictus – starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon. Directed by Clint Eastwood. About Nelson Mandella, so it’s a semi-historical movie that looks really good – Dec. 11^th
7. The Lovely Bones – has a great cast including Mark Wahlberg and is directed by LOTR director Peter Jackson. Also adapted from a popular novel. Looks goooood. Dec 11^th
8. Avatar – futuristic movie from the director of Terminator 1,2 and Titanic. Has some ground-breaking special effects and should be amazing. – Dec 18^th.
9. Nine – this movie I am the most unsure about. It is a musical of sorts, but has a great cast including Daniel Day-Lewis, Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench, Penelope Cruz, and Marion Cotillard. Directed by the guy who did the best-picture winning “Chicago” in ’02. Dec 18^th
10. Sherlock Holmes – need I say more? Stars Robery Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Jude Law, and Rachel McAdams. Looks great, and regardless of how true it remains to the       Conan-Doyle classics should at least be a good time. Christmas Day
11. The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus – Heath Ledger’s final movie. He died while they were still shooting it. They got several actors to fill his role for the rest of the film. Those actors are (get ready) – Colin Farrell, Jude Law, and Johnny Depp.  The movie’s limited release date is Christmas Day, so not sure when it will release wide.

There may be a few solid flicks scattered in the early part of 2010, but again, usually the really good movies are gonna hit in the summer and especially the end of the year. So I will do one for April – August when it gets closer. In the mean time, hit these up, and I will keep you posted on what I see and reviews I read to try and keep you in good movies out of bad ones – just check out the movie section of my typical weekly-ish posts. Peace.