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Dear God--it's like a buffet comprised entirely of side dishes.
There's nothing here that I particularly dislike, but I will not wait in an especially long line for any of these. I hope the popcorn is especially good.
Unfortunately, you needed an Other category for the latest in the Night at the Museum property. I've already done the family poll and this is where I'll be at Christmastime. At least there's popcorn.
Considering the questionable tastes of my family, I can't imagine that by January I won't have seen The Interview. I like Franco and Rogen well enough, but their specific kind of comedy really resonates with families like mine.
More likely however, I will be trekking alone to my nearest theater for a double feature of P.T. Anderson and Clint Eastwood. Inherent Vice and American Sniper.
The Hobbit, hands down.
To be honest, with Dakar's total lack of movie theatres I have been off the grid for a while, and I don't know any of the other movies except for Mockingjay I -which, by the way, I also very much intend on seeing, cinsidering how good the second instalment of the saga was.
But I am a sucker for Jackson's middle-earthian endeavours, even when they feature god-awful love triangles with unnecessary additionnal characters, a plethora of gandalfus ex machina and an overextended plotline littered with inventions of questionable quality. I love fantasy, and any opportunity to be transported into Tolkien's oeuvre is welcome.
And frankly, the movie's aren't that bad. I am thankful for being able to witness the Necromancer's story, and I never mind a good old bout of orc thrashing.
Frankly, I wuold have preferred to have a single The Hobbit movie and then to have Jackson move on to other LOTR books such as the Silmarilion. But this is what we get and I'll be damned if you won't find me at the movie theater the first chance I get, dragging my friends against their will if need be.
I'm with Bob, I was shocked that not only was Unbroken left off the list but you don't even mention it. I voted for Mockingjay Part I because I'm fairly certain we're seeing it over Thanksgiving but my family has been anticipating Unbroken for months now.
While I am not really as keen to the Hobbit films as I was to the Lord of the Rings films, I have seen all 5 of the films in theatres, therefore I have to see the Jackon's final film in middle earth on the big screen.
I'd probably go with "Into the Woods" even though I have less than zero faith in Rob Marshall and I'm weary of the "Let's cast Meryl Streep in everything" rule of prestige movies. Stephen Sondheim is still the greatest lyricist of the 20th century, so I'll have to see whatever they make of one of his musicals.
Um. That should say, "I saw" not "If saw."
If saw the newest Hunger Games movie a week before Thanksgiving, so I'm not sure it really qualifies as a Holiday Spectacle. But I voted for that. Why is Annie not on this list? I'm guessing a lot of people are going to be seeing Annie with their families.
Speaking of movies and holidays, one of the trailers before Mockingjay Part I was for American Sniper and the audience was totally there right up until the release date: 12.25.14. Then they booed. Me too! Who decided to release a movie about a sniper on Christmas for crissakes? Although I'm guessing those of us who don't live in LA/NYC will not actually see it until January. Just like I'm STILL waiting to see Foxcatcher. It comes out 12/19 in Portland. Not that I'm counting.
I have to go with The Interview. I would love to say Exodus but Ridley Scott hasn't made a good movie in a long time and Exodus looks like a hokey, overdone melodrama filled with questionable CGI. I stopped caring about The Hobbit when I found out that Peter Jackson was gonna charge everyone three times for what should be one, very good movie and ended up (so far) being a series of childish disappointments. Into the Woods looks fine but not much more and The Hunger Games I'm sure will be fine as well. Things are looking bleak for the holiday season (EXCEPT FOR INHERENT VICE!).
Let's not kid ourselves — most of these look or sound terrible, and there's a good chance they will be. But which one will be the most interesting type of terrible? Surely EXODUS, Ridley Scott's attempt to wipe away any of the good will he gained for THE COUNSELOR, will truly find the magic of awful overloaded CGI, over-acting from Christian Bale, and laborious importance. And it will stand sadly against one of the better films of the year, Paul WS Anderson's POMPEII, for that matter. If I'm gonna sit through trash, let my people see whatever Scott is preparing.
It's got to be Into the Woods. I love the musical so I'll definitely be pushing my family to see it over the 3 hour long CGI snoozefests that The Hobbit and Exodus seem to be. I've already seen Mockingjay so that's out and after I watched Dogma with my mom I realized the raunchy comedies aren't her speed. Plus I swear, Meryl Streep movies are like crack for people in their 50s. I mean she's an amazing actress but do we have to see every film she's in? I guess what I'm saying is that if they had to drag me to Mama Mia then I'll be very upset if they pass on a good musical.
I remember being in fifth grade, when The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King came out on Christmas day. It was the third time a Middle Earth movie had done this, and it was a mad dash to the theatre to see how the saga of Aragorn, Frodo, Gandalf, and Gollum would conclude. And an eleven-year-old me was immensely satisfied. Months were spent reminiscing about the film, rewatching my extended edition VHSs ad nauseum, and reenacting my favorite moments from the film on the playgrounds. I feel about these films the way many my age feel about Star Wars, and they have been a constant companion these past thirteen years.
This is the opposite of how I feel about the Hobbit films. They feel unfocused and dull, with a cast of characters it is impossible to keep straight and a wasted Martin Freeman in a thankless titular role in a franchise he isn't even the star of anymore. I have three less seconds of screen time in the new Hobbit trailer than the Hobbit himself. And I'm not in the new Hobbit trailer. I had marginal hopes for the second film until I saw that it heavily featured a Legolas love triangle, which kept me away from the theatre altogether.
So, because of this, I bestow my vote on the film which will most likely deliver on its potential: The Interview.
My family has a loose tradition of seeing movies over the holidays. We gave up on the tradition after Joel Schumacher's "Batman & Robin", but we picked it up again with the "True Grit" remake. Usually, our holiday film is a family consensus and not up to one person, which can be tricky. There is cajoling and indecision and promises of dinner to follow the film. So, while my personal choice this year is "The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies" (because it's the battle of five armies for goodness sakes!), I had to vote on the likely choice of my family catering to my sister-in-law's desire to see "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pt. 1." It's a movie I don't want or care to see but might have to if I want to spend time with my whole family and doing something together as a family.
None of these options are great, but I have to go with The Hobbit. A couple months before the first film came out, my little sister read the book. Being Jewish, we go to the movies every Christmas, so The Hobbit has been our choice for the past 2 years. Neither film was very good, but at this point we've just gotta ride it out.
Into the Woods. First musical I ever saw and I've been waiting for that movie forever. Also the trailers look amazing.
Well seeing as I work in a movie theatre, I'll no doubt see all of these, but if I were paying for my tickets, I'd go with The Hobbit. I'm not saying I particularly want to sit through another 2 and a half hours of Tolkein toss but hey, you never know, Peter Jackson could surprise me.
Ah, the rare Filmspotting poll that could use a "none of the above" option.
Okay, I guess I am excited for Mockingjay but I'm disappointed at them splitting it up. Other than that, I have no interest in any of the rest of these.
Why isn't Unbroken on here? It's the second film directed by Angelina Jolie. It's written by the Coen Bros, Richard LaGravenese (Fisher King) and William Nicholson (Gladiator). It stars Jack O'Connell (Starred Up) and Domhnall Gleeson (Frank, Brendan Gleeson's kid). It's shot by the always great Roger Deakins. And it comes out right on Christmas Day.