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Rob’s 2019 Summer Blockbuster Must See List

I’m ashamed it’s taken me this long to not only post my movie list but to blog in general.

I hope you enjoy my 2019 list, presented without commentary.

Captain Marvel March 8
Us March 22
Pet Sematary April 5
Hellboy April 12
Avengers: Endgame April 26
Tolkein May 10
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum May 16
Brightburn May 24
Ad Astra May 24
Godzilla: King of the Monsters May 31
Dark Phoenix June 7
The Dead Don’t Die June 14
Toy Story 4 June 21
Spider Man: Far from Home July 5
Stuber July 12
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood July 26
Artemis Fowl August 9
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark August 9
It: Chapter Two September 6

It seems that Blockbuster Season is sooner and sooner in the year, every year. This year we get a lot of great films that drop in March. I believe the true opening to the Blockbuster Season is May.

Of particular interest this year are Hellboy (which I have seen), Avengers: Endgame, John Wick, Stuber and It. I will definitely catch Captain Marvel if I can manage it before it leaves theaters, it may already be gone, and I’d love to see Us and Pet Sematary when they’re available to stream.

See you at the movies.

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Joaquin Phoenix as Joker

SyFy Wire: “This week, after months of rumors and whispers, we finally got confirmation that Oscar-nominee and Golden Globe winner Joaquin Phoenix (The Master, Walk the Line) will star as The Joker in an dark origin story film for the character not connected to anything in the DC Extended Universe. Now, Phoenix is finally speaking about taking the role and what we can expect from the project.”

If you’ve seen Joaquin Phoenix in You Were Never Really Here you’ve seen his potential as the Joker. If you haven’t seen the film I recommend you see it. He’s wonderful.

I’m looking forward to this Joker origin story. Hopefully we get to see the Clown Prince of Crime in full regalia.

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Rob’s 2018 Summer Blockbuster Must See List

It’s that time of the year, we’re on the eve of Summer Blockbuster Season.

Here’s my list for 2018. Enjoy.

Avengers: Infinity War April 27
Dark Crimes May 11
Deadpool 2 May 18
Solo: A Star Wars Story May 25
Ocean’s 8 June 08
Hereditary June 08
Incredibles 2 June 15
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
 June 22
First Reformed June 22
Sicario 2: Soldado June 29
The First Purge July 04
The Equalizer 2 July 20
Hot Summer Nights July 27
The Spy Who Dumped Me August 03
The Darkest Minds September 14

Hot buttered popcorn and a movie, ahhh!Looks like a decent Blockbuster Season. I never get to all the movies I’d like to see, but this year I may try to do it because I’m now a MoviePass Member.

My short list includes Avengers: Infinity War, Deadpool 2, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Ocean’s 8, Incredibles 2, and Sicario 2: Soldado.

See you at the movies! Remember to get popcorn with extra butter and an extra large soda!

Past Must See Lists, plus 2009 from my original weblog.

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Rob’s 2017 Summer Blockbuster Must See List

Well, here we are on the verge of Summer Blockbuster season. It always seems to sneak up on me.

Here’s my list for 2017. Enjoy.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 May 05
Snatched May 12
The Wall May 12
Alien: Covenant May 19
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales May 26
Wonder Woman June 02
The Mummy June 09
It Comes at Night June 09
The Hero June 09
Wakefield June 15
Cars 3 June 16
The Book of Henry June 16
Amityville: The Awakening June 30
Spider-Man: Homecoming July 07
War for the Planet of the Apes July 14
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets July 21
Dunkirk July 21
The Dark Tower July 28
Atomic Blonde July 28
Detroit August 04
Baby Driver August 11
Annabelle 2 August 11
It September 08

This Blockbuster season looks pretty darned good to my eye. Stephen King has two film adaptations of his books this summer, that’s awesome, but I’m really looking forward to It in September.

As always I’ll have to pick and choose which films to see because I can’t catch them all in theaters. Here’s my short list.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2, Alien: Covenant, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Wonder Woman, Cars 3, Atomic Blonde, and It.

See you at the movies! Remember to get popcorn with extra butter and an extra large soda!

Past Must See Lists, plus 2009 from my original weblog.

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Rob’s 2016 Summer Blockbuster Must See List

There are a few things to point out about this years list. It’s a bit long, I started from mid-April (which is a bit short of May, the “traditional” blockbuster season), it runs through September, and all the trailers links are pointed at my new favorite site for watching movie trailers; Trailer Town.

The Jungle Book April 15
Green Room April 15
Criminal April 15
Captain America: Civil War May 06
Free State of Jones May 13
Money Monster May 13
High-Rise May 13
The Nice Guys May 20
X-Men: Apocalypse May 27
Alice Through the Looking Glass May 27
Warcraft June 10
The Conjuring 2 June 10
Central Intelligence June 17
Finding Dory June 17
Independence Day: Resurgence June 24
The Legend of Tarzan July 01
The BFG July 01
Ghostbusters July 15
Star Trek Beyond July 22
Genius July 29
Suicide Squad August 05
Ben-Hur August 12
Pete’s Dragon August 12
War Dogs August 19
Snowden September 16
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children September 30
Deepwater Horizon September 30

While I’d love to see all of these at theaters, I know I won’t. This is the shorter list I really hope to catch in theaters; Captain America: Civil War, Central Intelligence, Warcraft, Finding Dory, Ghostbusters, Star Trek Beyond, and Suicide Squad.

Prior years 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 and 2009.

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Rob’s 2015 Summer Blockbuster Must See List

Man, this kind of snuck up on me. Time to put together my Summer Movie Must See List.

Avengers: Age of Ultron May 1
Maggie May 8
Mad Max: Fury Road May 15
Tomorrowland May 22
Poltergeist May 22
San Andreas May 29
The Stranger June 12
Jurassic World June 12
Big Game June 26
Terminator Genisys July 1
Minions July 10
Ant-Man July 17
Dark Was the Night July 24
Southpaw July 31
Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation July 31
Fantastic Four August 7
Pan August 27

Unlike last years list, this one is short. The mini list for me includes: Avengers: Age of Ultron, Maggie, Mad Max: Fury Road, Jurassic World, Terminator Genisys, Southpaw, Pan.

Prior years 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 and 2009.

UPDATED 05/15/2015: Added The Stranger.
UPDATED 05/18/2015: Added Dark Was the Night.

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Rob’s 2014 Summer Blockbuster Must See List

It’s time to put together my annual Summer Blockbuster movie list. Here it is, enjoy.

Goodbye World April 4
Captain America: The Winter Soldier April 4
Jinn April 4
Joe April 11
Oculus April 11
Draft Day April 11
Antboy April 16
Transcendence April 18
The Machine April 25
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 May 2
Chef May 9
God’s Pocket May 9
Godzilla May 16
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn May 23
Blended May 23
Maleficent May 30
Edge of Tomorrow June 6
Borgman June 6
How to Train Your Dragon 2 June 13
The Purge: Anarchy June 20
Earth to Echo July 2
Planes: Fire & Rescue July 18
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes July 18
Hercules July 25
Jupiter Ascending July 25
Guardians of the Galaxy August 1
Lucy August 8
The Expendables 3 August 15
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For August 22

I thought this year was going to be a boring year for moves. Guess I was wrong.

The mini list for me includes: Godzilla, Edge of Tomorrow, Hercules, and Guardians of the Galaxy.

Prior years 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 and 2009.

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15 Minutes

You gotta love the movies.After you see a movie do you ever wanted to know what happened the characters the day after, or maybe years later?

We caught the end of You’ve Got Mail tonight. I thought it would be wonderful to bring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan back together to create a 15-minute film using this line from the film as its inspiration.

“And the only thing we’d fight about would be which video to rent on a Saturday night.”

Of course you can guess the scene. An older Joe and Kathleen Fox cuddled on the couch, Netflix clearly visible on the television, and a civilized “argument” over the merits of his movie choice verses hers. It would, of course, end with Kathleen’s movie choice playing and the two of them sharing a bowl of popcorn. A short 15 minute glimpse into a life lived happily ever after.

I know these will probably never happen because there’s no money to be made, but they sure would be extremely cool.

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Christmas Movie List

Say 'Hi' to the Christmas Turkey!My brother, Jay, mentioned a few movies he thinks of as Christmas Movies; Christmas Vacation, Die Hard, and he gives honorable mention to Elf. Not a bad list. Believe it or not, I’ve never seen Christmas Vacation. Die Hard and Elf are great films, regardless of the season.

Here’s the list of movies we watch, I may miss a few, but here goes.

Of course we don’t watch A Christmas Story until Christmas Eve when TBS does 24 Hours of A Christmas Story. I watch it a few times while I’m wrapping presents for my wife late into Christmas Eve, because, you know, there’s nothing like waiting until the last minute to wrap your wife’s gifts, right?

UPDATE: 12/24 – Here’s a list that’s a bit on the dark side, I thought I’d add these while I was updating the list above.

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The Moviegoing Experience

Cut, cut, cut!Hunter Walk: “But why? Instead of driving people like me away from the theater, why not just segregate us into environments which meet our needs. I’d love to watch Pacific Rim in a theater with a bit more light, wifi, electricity outlets and a second screen experience. Don’t tell me I’d miss major plot points while scrolling on my ipad – it’s a movie about robots vs monsters. I can follow along just fine.”

I love movies. I have since I was a boy. I remember seeing 2001: A Space Odyssey with my parents and thinking “why are these monkey’s freaking out over that black thing.” I was into it even though I was a little boy. The theater was dark and quiet. It was awesome. My parents were on either side of me, but I was alone, immersed in the film.

That’s the experience I love.

The experience you’re talking about is definitely not something I’d ever choose to participate in. It’s just not my thing.

But, and there’s always a but, I would be fine with a theater setting aside one, or two, screens for just such an experience as long as they don’t allow it to bleed into the other screens. Having a strict no talking, no text messaging, no annoying, policy in the others would be fantastic.

My wife and I love to visit a theater that caters to adults. They have two screens set aside for people over 21. They serve wine and beer and the theater seats are larger and more comfortable than a “normal” theater seat. I love it. It was clearly built for the kind of movie going experience I appreciate.

Hunter’s idea doesn’t appeal to me. I want to escape for a couple hours and enjoy a movie.