So 2017 was a surprisingly fantastic year for movies, with way more hits than misses
for me.
And 2018 looks like it’s going to follow that trend.
Next year’s gonna give us some of the most anticipated sequels of all time of all time,
new movies from great directors, and of course, yeah, there are gonna be some superheroes.
So today I thought I’d talk about the 10 movies I’m most looking forward to next
year.
Let’s get into it.
At number 10 I have Aquaman.
Now as if it needs to be pointed out again, the DCEU has been a little rocky up till now.
But 2017 for me at least was a step in the right direction.
Wonder Woman was pretty great, and I know I’m in the minority here, but I had a fun
time with Justice League.
Yes it’s structurally pretty bad, but how silly and cartoonish it was was enjoyable
for me, and I enjoyed most of the characters.
One of those being Jason Momoa as Aquaman.
He didn’t blow me away or anything, but he did enough to have me interested to see
more of this version of the character.
And the best place to see this is probably a James Wan film.
To be honest this is lowest on my list just cuz the DCEU has burned us quite a few times,
but this is one of the upcoming films I’m most excited for, mainly based on the creative
talent involved.
Apparently it’s gonna have some horror elements to it, I don’t know, I’m intrigued to
see which unique directions this goes in.
Number 9 is Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.
This has kind of died down over the past few years, mainly cuz of the main series end and
new stuff has rolled around but Harry Potter used to be my favorite film series of all
time.
I grew up with them, I’ve seen each of them at least 3 times, some over 10, and I just
love these characters.
Then the first Fantastic Beasts came out, aaaaaand it was pretty ok.
Fun but not super memorable for me.
But with this sequel, we’re getting tied back into the original series more with young
Dumbledore and his legendary battle against Grindelwald, and yeah, I’m pretty excited
tos ee that.
The casting of young Dumbledore is pretty spot on, and while I’m not super on board
with Johnny Depp these days, putting aside the personal stuff, just in terms of acting,
he was pretty solid in Murder on the Orient Express, so hey, we’ll see.
Plus the characters I liked from the first film are coming back, and all in all this
seems like a big step towards more exciting stuff for this fascinating magical world.
Coming in at number 8 is Deadpool 2.
I had a great time with the first Deadpool movie.
The one thing I didn’t love was in the middle-ish with the more origin stuff.
It was good, but not as exciting or hilarious as the rest of the film.
But now with the sequel, all that stuff is out of the way.
So now we can really just focus on the insanity and ufn part of this.
There are new and interesting characters in this, they're adding time travel and all kinds
of crazy new aspects to this, and yeah, I’m hoping this is everything Deadpool was and
more.
Hopefully this doesn’t go the route of say a Kingsman 2, which I thought was ok but vastly
disappointing compared to the first.
But if this film is as gooda s the marketing’s been so far, then count me in.
Now for my number 7 I’ve got The Predator.
Now it’s weird that this is on my list, cuz I’ve actually never seen a Predator
film.
I will before this comes out, but as of right now, nope.
But the director is what has me excited about this.
A Shane Black film will always be on my most anticipated movies list of that year no matter
what, and this is no exception.
If you haven’t seen Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and The Nice Guys, fix that.
Now.
They are hysterical.
And even Iron Man 3, which a lot of people don't like for some reason, I love.
So while I’d love to see another Nice Guys movie or just another crime-buddy comedy,
I’m happy to see him branching out.
Plus the cast looks great, Keegan Michael Key always improves the stuff he’s in.
And once I’ve seen the other films in the franchise I’m sure I’ll be even more excited.
At number 6 is one that might seem out of place, but I’m going with First Man.
Now in case you don’t know, this is the next film from Damien Chazelle, who made La
La Land and Whiplash, two of my favorite films of all time.
So much like with Shane Black, of course I’m dying to see what he’ll do next.
This does seem like a different direction for him, that being a movie that….I assume
doesn’t involve a ton of jazz.
But so far he’s proved himself to be excellent at lots of different types of filmmaking,
so I’m pumped.
Plus a cast that includes Ryan Gosling, Kyle Chandler, and Jon Bernthal?
In a movie about a pretty interesting and exciting topic, that being the moon landing?
Count me in.
Now at number 5 I’ve got Mission Impossible 6.
Weirdly enough, the Mission Impossible franchise is one of my favorite film series.
I mean, I think two are pretty good, two are fantastic, and one is so bad that it’s hilarious
and a joy to watch.
*clip* Plus I just love spy stuff in general.
I don’t know, I always have.
So of course I’m down to see another entry.
The director from Rogue Nation is coming back and I’m hoping for more gadgets, more heists,
and more Tom Cruise doing stupidly dangerous things just for a movie.
We’ve also got a mustachioed Cavill as the villain which is exciting, and overall I’m
hoping this brings a little something new to t the table while also retaining what makes
this series so much fun.
At the number 4 spot is Black Panther.
I’ve been talking about how amazing I think this film will be for years now, and now it’s
finally upon us.
I mean I’ve talked this movie to death.
Director, cast, trailers, characters, world, pretty much everything looks like it’s gonna
be amazing here.
I can’t wait to see more of this character and this new orner of the MCU, and I can’t
wait to see what Ryan Coogler does here.
My only concern is it might turn into a sort of generic MCU kinda thing in the third act,
but with this talent on board I imagine there’ll be something more to it.
Can’t wait, and we only have to wait about two more months for it.
Now we get down to the top 3, and this is where things get really close.
Usually on these lists there’s one towards the top that surprises a lot of people, and
this year that’s probably gonna be my number 3, Creed 2.
The only reason this is so high up here is just that Creed is one of my favorite movies
ever.
Yes everyone always gets annoyed with me for loving Creed so much when I’ve only seen
one other Rocky film, but I'm sorry, I just love that film.
I love the characters and love the main character’s arc, I love how well made it all is, especially
the amazing boxing scenes, and it is easily the most inspirational movie for me at least
ever.
I can watch a training montage or the final match from that movie and instantly get hyped
up.
So….yeah, I really wanna see more of this story.
I’m not really familiar with the director, and I haven’t seen the movie with Ivan Drago
yet so I don’t really know what’s up with that (I’ll watch it before this comes out,
don’t worry), but I don’t care, I just wanna see what Adonis and Rocky and Tessa
Thompson do next!
Fingers crossed that this lives up to the first.
Now, number 1 and number 2 I spent a long time flipping around, cuz they really could
go either way.
But in the end, I’m gonna say my number 2 is Avengers: Infinity War.
I know, it’s crazy that this isn’t my number 1.
But if it weren’t for this one other huge movie, trust me, it would be.
Again, I feel like I’ve talked about this movie non-stop for about a month now since
that trailer came out, and I mean, I doubt I’m gonna say anything about this that you
haven’t already heard.
All I can really say is, normal everyday people are excited to see this just cuz most people
really enjoy these movies, and people like myself who are big fans of this stuff and
are invested in this world and have spent a long time putting together a timeline for
an upcoming video (yes, I do have a social life), this is kind of insanely cool to see.
Everything coming together in an epic way.
Based on everything we’ve gotten so far, this looks to live up to the enormous excitement,
and I couldn’t be happier.
So before I reveal my number 1 which you’ve probably guessed by now, here are some other
movies that I’m excited for.
Some honorable mentions, if you will.
And yes I know there are a lot of these, but like I said, this year is jam packed with
awesome-seeming movies.
Isle of Dogs.
Wes Anderson makes great films, this looks super fun and creative.
Robin Hood Origins.
It’s got Taron Egerton and Jamie Foxx as the leads, that sounds fun at least.
Ready Player One.
The director and premise for this are pretty amazing.
New Mutants.
Not a huge horror guy, but I’m interested to see the different directions the X-Men
universe goes.
Solo: A Star Wars Story.
This would’ve been like my number 4 if Lord and Miller were still on, cuz they’re two
of my favorite directors working today.
But since they left, my interest in this has steadily fallen.
Add on to that tons of set problems and I’m hoping this turns out great, but I’m having
some doubts.
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.
First one was fun, but the trailer for this one didn’t really impress me.
Ant-Man and the Wasp.
Hoping this will have the comedy of the first but be a little less generic Marvel film in
terms of plot.
Venom.
Good cast and director, mostly just the studio and how they handle certain things that concerns
me.
X-Men Dark Phoenix.
I’m in the minority of really liking Apocalypse, so yeah I wanna see what’s next.
Plus I love this cast and the idea of these characters going to space and going on crazy
adventures honestly has me really excited.
Wreck It Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks the Internet.
I’m like the only person on the planet apparently who didn’t love the first one, I thought
it was fun.
But the premise of this one has me really intrigued.
And God Particle, the new Cloverfield film.
The only reason this is on here is I loved 10 Cloverfield Lane and I really love the
idea of this series of films that are in different genres and are very loosely connected.
And so, you probably figured it out, but my most anticipated film of 2018 is The Incredibles
2.
The only thing that could possibly beat Infinity War for me is something that I have even more
nostalgia for than the MCU.
If you’re sick of me gushing about this, don’t worry, this’ll be the last time
for a little bit alright.
But the Incredibles is in my top 3 movies of all time, and it might even be my favorite...maybe.
I don’t wanna stick to something like that.
But it’s up there.
I love everything about it, there are the characters and the relatable family aspects
to it, mixed with a great story, fantastic action, and some of my favorite movie music
ever.
So similarly to Creed 2, I can’t wait to see more of these characters.
But the difference between these two is, I’ve been waiting since 2015 for Creed 2, while
I’ve been waiting since I was a little kid for Incredibles 2.
And now over a decade later, after watching the first film dozens and dozens of times
over the years, finally going back to this world, yeah, it’s pretty exciting.
I have no idea what the story’s gonna be in this, and frankly I’m happy about that.
I wanna go into this knowing as little as possible.
Will I be really disappointed?
Maybe.
But if there’s a chance this will be as fantastic as I hope it’ll be, then I’m
a million percent on board.
And that’s why the Incredibles 2 is my most anticipated movie of 2018.
So those were the movies I’m most looking forward to next year.
What do you think of my list?
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