Thursday 1 January 2015

10 Movies we are excited for in 2015 - Moustache Movie reviews

10 Movies we are excited for in 2015



 10.

‘Everest’ – 18th Spetember


Director- Baltasar Kormakur
Stars- Jake Gyllenhaal, Keira Knightley, Josh Brolin, Sam Worthington, Jason Clarke
Plot-‘A climbing expedition on Mt. Everest is devastated by a severe snow storm.’ (IMDB)

Everest boasts a stellar cast, great scenery and solid adventure for viewers. Gyllenhaal has been on form recently making great choices with his roles and we’re sure this will be another to add to his catalogue. Lets just hope Everest isn’t just 2 hours of climbing in blizzards and shouting to ‘turn back!’ and that it has a heart somewhere beneath the snow.


9.


Man Down’ – 30th October

Director – Dito Montiel
Stars – Shia Labeouf, Jai Courtney, Kate Mara, Gary Oldman
Plot - ‘In a savage post-apocalyptic America, former U.S. Marine Gabriel Drummer searches desperately for the whereabouts of his son, Jonathan and wife, Natalie, accompanied by his best friend and a survivor.’ (IMDB)

An intriguing one here, sounding like a mix of ‘The Last of Us’ and every wife kidnap thriller ever. Again a solid cast and one that will hopefully utilize Gary Oldman (as he has been underplayed too much recently). The casting of Shia Labeouf is a curve ball after his pretty public meltdown, although  it is defiantly a good sign as he has recently stated he wants to play more interesting characters. Lets expect plenty of action as the trio race to save Kate Mara, most probably against Oldman as the antagonist.

8.






Chappie – 6th March
Director – Neil Bloomkamp
Stars – Dev Patel, Sharlto Copley, Hugh jackman
Plot - After being kidnapped by two criminals during birth, Chappie becomes the adopted son in a strange and dysfunctional family. Chappie is preternaturally gifted, one of a kind, a prodigy. He also happens to be a robot. (IMDB)

Bloomkamp of ‘District 9’ fame is on his 3rd outing in native South Africa following a trend of tech-themed action. Chappie boasts more of a comedic feel whilst also giving us the similar emotional connection that D9 provided. With the slight misstep of ‘Elysium’ behind him, Bloomkamp will be attempting to provide us with a similar mix of action and drama whilst also tackling the idea of A.I and its place in today’s world. With his regular hero Sharlto Copley at the helm this time using motion capture to portray the titular character Chappie, this is going to be a heartwarming action drama that places Bloomkamp as one of the best directors in the world right now.

7.


Mad Max: Fury Road – 15th May
Director – George Miller
Stars- Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult
Plot - An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and almost everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. (IMDB)

A surprising divide in support for Hardy and severe production delays meant that Fury Road has been a movie awaited by many with baited breath. Hardy’s Max reportedly speaks less than 20 lines whilst Theron provides us with the crazed antagonist. Fury Road already looks insane, the trailer showed off its multiple fast paced chases through explosions and sandstorms whilst teasing us with solemn moments of repressed anger on Hardy’s part.

6.




Macbeth – TBC
Director – Justin Jurzel
Stars – Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard
Plot - Spurred on by an eerie prophecy of the power he could gain if he were King, Macbeth, an army general, murders Duncan, the King of Scotland, and takes the throne. However, his guilt, and that of his wife, may prove to be their undoing. (IMDB)

With arguably two of the best actors in the world at the moment helming this infamous film it has been greeted with great respect and admiration, however many modern audiences can barely understand Shakespeare let alone sit through 3 hour renditions at the Globe theatre. So it will be interesting to see how ‘Macbeth’ fairs with younger audiences who probably cant wait for another transformers movie, Kids eh? Fassbender and Cotillard are ideal for these roles and they are taking a leap of faith in making a movie adaptation of this classic, many others have tried and failed, judging by the talent it should end up more like Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Romeo + Juliet’ and not Michael Amereyda’s ‘Hamlet’

5.


Avengers: Age of Ultron – 1st May
Director – Joss Whedon
Stars – Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Tom Hiddleston, Scarlett Johansson
Plot - When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and it is up to the Avengers to stop the villainous Ultron from enacting his terrible plans. (IMDB)

The Avengers don’t really need an introduction do they? Although the first outing was slightly bogged down with a semi-origins feel to it, Age of Ultron promises to delivery a higher caliber of action and drama rolled into one big explosive climax that will eventually lead to the (Final?) two back-to-back movies and the next Captain America. Expect everyone to be in danger before they eventually win and continue the franchise until they get replaced and start all over again (*cough* *cough* Spiderman *cough*)

4.

American Sniper – 16th January
Director – Clint Eastwood
Stars- Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller
Plot- Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle's pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home to his wife and kids after four tours of duty, however, Chris finds that it is the war he can't leave behind. (IMDB)

Based on the true story of Chris Kyle, America’s deadliest sniper Eastwood hopes to address PTSD and war through Cooper's relationship with his family and friends. This is going to be a dramatic powerhouse performance from Cooper and co whilst also giving us nail biting tension in a variety of battle sequences. This has already gained award rumors which; given the cast and crew's track record is not a surprise.

3.

Jurassic World – 12th June
Director – Colin Trevorrow
Stars- Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jake Johnson
Plot - Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park (1993), Isla Nublar now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park, Jurassic World, as originally envisioned by John Hammond. After 10 years of operation and visitor rates declining, in order to fulfill a corporate mandate, a new attraction is created to re-spark visitor's interest, which backfires horribly. (IMDB)

Chris Pratt? Dinosaurs? Count me in. With the trailer letting us glimpse what to expect from Colin Trevorrow’s Jurassic World it’s easy to get excited. It feels like a long time since we last set foot in dino-infested waters and it looks like its been worth the wait, Pratt had a phenomenal 2014 and it can only get better as he continues to be a great leading man. It’s a shame Sam Neil hasn’t returned to fight raptors and wear a fedora but as long as there is the same king of carnage and set pieces as before no one will be complaining.   

2.

Spectre – 23rd October
Director – Sam Mendes
Stars- Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Ralph Fiennes
Plot- A cryptic message from Bond's past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE (IMDB)

Three years on from the most successful bond ever Sam Mendes and Daniel Craig return to the longest running movie franchise for another round of cars, wit and action. Not only was ‘Skyfall’ one of the best movies of 2012 it was also one of the best bond’s. Now we see the most infamous of villains creeping into the picture in the shape of (probably) Christoph Waltz who is a seasoned villain. Waltz has provided us with some of the most tense scenes in recent memory including the ‘Inglorious Bastards’ Opening. Everything points to the fact that this could potentially be the best bond yet.

1.


Star Wars: The Force Awakens – 18th December
Director – JJ Abrams
Stars- Harrison Ford, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Mark Hamil, Andy Serkis
Plot- A continuation of the saga created by George Lucas set thirty years after Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983). (IMDB)


Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past year you would have seen and heard that Star Wars is making a return. One of the most loved and cherished franchises in history is continuing its journey supported by a great cast and director into unknown territory. As you can see there are next to no plot details, with only the teaser trailer providing us with a glimpse of frantic action and ominous danger. Abrams did a stellar job with Star Trek and he looks to continue his Sci-fi Career in style giving us a slightly darker toned look into the lives of Han, Luke and Leia as they begin another chapter of the star wars saga.

Written By Joshua Tanner

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