With X-Men Origin’s Wolverine making its way into cinemas at the end of the month, the summer blockbuster season is upon us… at least for some of us! It’s around this time of year when Australian’s begin trading in (what we call) thongs for woollen socks and boots, whilst those in the US are taking to the beaches in their far sexier definition of a thong. It’s for this reason that the cinematic term ‘Summer blockbuster’ is a bit misleading for an Australian audience. But I’m inclined think that it’s the winter months when a trip indoors to the cinema, sitting cosily next to your family and friends, is most enjoyable. For that reason, having a slew of big-budgeted , crassly CGI overloaded films to watch during the winter months ain’t such a bad thing, now is it?
But which upcoming blockbuster are you anticipating the most?
After 56 votes, it looks like the Harry Potter juggernaut is showing no sign’s of slowing six films in.
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Out in front, by what is comparatively a considerable margin, is Harry Potter 6. With a consistent flow of new material released each week – from character posters to new trailers – I’m starting to feel like I’d have seen all there is to Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince before it’s even released. However, the market saturation certainly paid off; buzz has managed to continuously surround this film ever since it was delayed last year. It helps that the film looks great; the darkness and maturity expressed through the trailers has done well to appeal to a wider demographic.
At no surprise in second place is Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen. The box office success of the original, which was an impressive technological showcase if anything, was certainly going to see a sequel fast tracked. Personally, I think the film looks too similar to the original, but to be fair, the teaser wasn’t about to give much away other than an orgy of effects.
A close third sees my pick of the list, Terminator 4: Salvation. As a fan of the first and second films, I’m excited to see Christian Bale, one of the best action heroes currently in the biz, portraying John Connor. The trailer even looked like a better robot film that what I’ve seen of Transformers 2, whilst also having a distinct human element. Here’s hoping Director Mc G doesn’t go all Charlie’s Angels on us….
After a surprisingly large jump, Pixar’s new film Up sits in forth. After the phenomenal success of Wall-E, it’s surprising to see Up gain only 4 votes…but at the same time, it isn’t. Is it just me, or is anyone else finding it hard to get excited from the trailers? This is Pixar, so I’m sure it will be good, but it just doesn’t have the raw appeal Wall-E had as soon as I caught wind of it.
Trailing off the end of the list is Star Trek, Ice Age 3 and Angels and Demons. I’ve never been a Star Trek fan, but I must admit, this reboot has me excited. The trailers show some off spectacular CGI and I think Abramas has the ability to pull it off. As for Ice Age; it feels like a franchise past its prime, but I might just eat my own words considering I did laugh aloud during the trailer. God knows how many ticket sales are provoked from that antics of that hilarious squirrel.
As last place on the poll suggests, Angels and Demons has a lot to do in order to make up for the disappointment that was The DaVinci Code.
New Poll
With Wolverine’s approaching release date, the biggest news has been the internet leak of a DVD quality ‘Workprint’, meaning it feature incomplete effects, sounds and other post production alterations. Whilst it’s rare these days for a film to be prematurely leaked on the internet a month before release such as with Wolverine, the case has increased media attention once more on the piracy issue.
So the question is; Do you download pirated films?
Please note that the results of this poll are completely anonymous. We’re not looking to convict anyone, just hoping to gain an accurate representation of the truth.
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