Watching a movie at home just can't match the experience of seeing it on the big screen.
Plenty of films are just fine to watch on your home theater or portable device of choice,
but every year brings a new crowd of releases that really need the big screen to be truly
appreciated.
Here's a look at some of the biggest 2018 movies that demand to be seen in theaters.
First Man
In First Man, Damien Chazelle is following up 2016's La La Land with a period
piece about the Apollo 11 moon landing.
Starring Ryan Gosling as the legendary Neil Armstrong, it looks to be a riveting drama
that will shine like a star on the big screen.
Chazelle shot select scenes with IMAX 70 millimeter film, and that's the way he intends for First
Man to be seen.
The film revolves around the most famous lunar mission of all time, and the Apollo 11 launch
and subsequent landing on the moon is going to look absolutely spectacular on a massive
screen.
The Predator
Writer/director Shane Black is responsible for some of the better action movies in recent
memory.
Considering this, The Predator is going to be a must-see in theaters.
Few genres play as reliably well in theaters as action and horror.
A big screen brings out the true power of explosive action, and an audience amplifies
the experience of seeing a horror movie.
The Predator looks to have everything we love about going to the movies wrapped up in one
neat package.
Creed II
2015 saw the Rocky franchise make an unlikely comeback with Creed, which shifted the focus
from Rocky Balboa to the son of his old rival Apollo Creed.
The film nabbed a ton of critical acclaim, all while telling an emotional, visually striking
story.
“Come on!
Don’t sit there!”
“They’re trading shots in the kind of back-and-forth action that most of us didn’t
expect to see.”
The journey of Adonis continues in Creed II, and you don't want to miss it in theaters.
Seeing a Rocky movie on the big screen with an excited crowd is a special experience that
doesn't come around too often.
Halloween
Few cinematic boogeymen have delivered big-screen scares quite as effectively over the years
as Michael Myers, and now he's back in a brand new Halloween movie.
Directed by David Gordon Green of Pineapple Express fame and co-written by his frequent
collaborator Danny McBride, the film sees original protagonist Laurie Strode come back
to take on the man who ruined her life.
It looks to be a return to form for the series, and with the greatest slasher villain of all
time returning to cinemas for the first time in nearly a decade, you don't want to miss
the chance to see Halloween on the big screen.
Venom
Spider-Man's goth symbiote twin makes his solo big-screen debut in Venom, and this is
definitely one you need to see in a theater.
Director Ruben Fleischer has put together a twisted, brutal, and witty take on the popular
Marvel anti-hero.
Aside from the great cast led by Tom Hardy, the effects look killer, and with an IMAX
release to accompany its standard theatrical run, you aren't going to want to miss Venom
at a theater near you.
"Eyes.
Lungs.
Pancreas.
So many snacks, so little time."
Bohemian Rhapsody
Generations of Queen fans will never get to see Freddie Mercury perform live, but Bohemian
Rhapsody may be the next best thing.
The bio-pic surveys the rise of Queen, including multiple concert recreations, but the big
draw here is the famous shows at Wembley Stadium.
Bohemian Rhapsody gives fans a chance to sit in a theater and see a re-enactment of Queen's
biggest concerts of all time on a massive screen.
Tragically, that's about as close as anyone can get to seeing Mercury tear up the stage
today.
Aquaman
Jason Momoa's take on the King of Atlantis is one of the strongest elements in the DCEU
so far, and the full-length film starring the aquatic hero looks absolutely amazing.
Add in a killer cast that includes Patrick Wilson, Nicole Kidman, and Amber Heard, and
Aquaman feels like it could be something special.
All that said, the visual spectacle of Atlantis itself could end up stealing the show.
The first trailer gives us a tantalizing glimpse of the lush underwater kingdom, filled with
beautiful design and color.
It remains to be seen whether Aquaman will be an aquatic slam dunk, but a killer cast,
Atlantis, and more Momoa is enough to make it a must-see at your local cineplex.
"I hear you can talk to fish."