2008 Woodie Awards
Summer blockbusters
Here's a preview of all the upcoming films to rock your world until class starts
Brian Babcock
Date created: 5/21/04 Section: ENTERTAINMENT
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'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'
Unleashing its magic on the world on June 4, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," will be the first movie blockbuster of the summer. So should you expect this part of the series to be as popular as the last two? Definitely. This movie will likely top the charts until the end of the month when "Spider-man 2" comes out. With Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint returning as the main trio, you can be sure of great chemistry between the actors. What is new is the director, Alfonso Cuaron, who has stated that he will put his own stamp on the movie. Cuaron has said that this movie will have a shorter running and have a more "hip" look to it.
'Garfield'
What can you say about this movie? It's a live-action film based on a comic strip, and that combination usually leads to disaster. Also, what's up with Garfield being just a CGI special effect and the rest of the pets being real live animals? Could the director not make up his mind or was it just a lapse in judgment? OK, OK, this movie does have some positive things going for it. C'mon, it is Garfield! How cool is that. And to sweeten the pot, Bill Murray does Garfield's voice! With this film being based off one of the most popular comic strips of all time, it almost certainly will not be a flop, even with everything going against it.
'The Village'
So far M. Night Shyamalan's movies have been hit or miss. But even though "Unbreakable" and "Signs" didn't live up to the potential Shyamalan showed with "Sixth Sense," he is undeniably one of the best storywriters out there. His plots are uniquely different and his endings are mind-blowing. "The Village" takes places in 1897 in a very secluded town called Covington in Pennsylvania. The villagers have had a truce with the animals that live in the woods surrounding the community. However, things start to go terribly wrong when the animals leave a red slash on all of the doors leading into the homes. Be ready for another refreshing tale by a man who doesn't use the same recycled stories over and over.
Unleashing its magic on the world on June 4, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," will be the first movie blockbuster of the summer. So should you expect this part of the series to be as popular as the last two? Definitely. This movie will likely top the charts until the end of the month when "Spider-man 2" comes out. With Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint returning as the main trio, you can be sure of great chemistry between the actors. What is new is the director, Alfonso Cuaron, who has stated that he will put his own stamp on the movie. Cuaron has said that this movie will have a shorter running and have a more "hip" look to it.
'Garfield'
What can you say about this movie? It's a live-action film based on a comic strip, and that combination usually leads to disaster. Also, what's up with Garfield being just a CGI special effect and the rest of the pets being real live animals? Could the director not make up his mind or was it just a lapse in judgment? OK, OK, this movie does have some positive things going for it. C'mon, it is Garfield! How cool is that. And to sweeten the pot, Bill Murray does Garfield's voice! With this film being based off one of the most popular comic strips of all time, it almost certainly will not be a flop, even with everything going against it.
'The Village'
So far M. Night Shyamalan's movies have been hit or miss. But even though "Unbreakable" and "Signs" didn't live up to the potential Shyamalan showed with "Sixth Sense," he is undeniably one of the best storywriters out there. His plots are uniquely different and his endings are mind-blowing. "The Village" takes places in 1897 in a very secluded town called Covington in Pennsylvania. The villagers have had a truce with the animals that live in the woods surrounding the community. However, things start to go terribly wrong when the animals leave a red slash on all of the doors leading into the homes. Be ready for another refreshing tale by a man who doesn't use the same recycled stories over and over.
