I had planned to post my picks for the upcoming summer movies in a couple of months. I realized, though, that there are some interesting titles coming out as early as this week, so I opted to create a post featuring my spring movie picks as well.
The list I ended up with is a mixture of different genres and categories. While there's the usual staple of hopeful blockbusters (The Hunger Games, Wrath of the Titans, Mirror Mirror, John Carter), there's also the horror indie fare Silent House, which was all shot in one take. Although I am surprised that I ended up with horror titles, which I usually only watch if the other genres can't provide anything appealing that week. I added Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, since I am hoping that the sequel will be the redeeming installment of the franchise. But the film I'm really looking forward to? Will Ferrell's Casa de mi Padre, which is entirely in Spanish.
The dates listed below are the US release dates. For those who want to know the Philippine release dates, I suggest you check Click the City.
February 17
This Means War
Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy
Two top CIA operatives wage an epic battle against one another after
they discover they are dating the same woman.
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Cast: Nicholas Cage, Ciaran Hinds, Idris Elba
As Johnny Blaze hides out in Eastern Europe, he is called upon to stop
the devil, who is trying to take human form.
March 9
John Carter
Cast: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Willem Dafoe, Bryan Cranston
Transplanted to Mars, a Civil War vet discovers a lush planet inhabited
by 12-foot tall barbarians. Finding himself a prisoner of these
creatures, he escapes, only to encounter a princess who is in desperate
need of a savior.
Friends with Kids
Cast: Jennifer Westfeld, Adam Scott, Maya Rudolph, Kristen Wiig, Chris O'Dowd, John Hamm
Two best friends decide to have a child together while keeping their
relationship platonic, so they can avoid the toll kids can take on
romantic relationships.
Silent House
Cast: Elizabeth Olsen, Adam Trese, Eric Scheffer Stevens, Julia Taylor Ross
Trapped inside her family's lakeside retreat, a young woman is terrorized.
Casa de mi Padre
Cast: Will Ferrell, Gael Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna
Scheming on a way to save their father's ranch, the Alvarez brothers
find themselves in a war with Mexico's most feared drug lord.
March 23
The Hunger Games
Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Elizabeth Banks
Set in a future where the Capitol selects a boy and girl from the twelve
districts to fight to the death on live television, Katniss Everdeen
volunteers to take her younger sister's place for the latest match.
March 30
Wrath of the Titans
Cast: Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Rosamund Pike
Perseus embarks on a treacherous quest into the underworld to rescue
Zeus, who has been targeted for capture by his traitorous son, Ares, and
his brother, Hades.
Mirror Mirror
Cast: Lily Collins, Armie Hammer, Julia Roberts, Sean Bean
An evil queen steals control of a kingdom and an exiled princess enlists
the help of seven resourceful rebels to win back her birthright.
April 13
The Cabin in the Woods
Cast: Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford, Chris Hemsworth, Jesse Williams
Five friends go for a break at a remote cabin in the woods, where they
get more than they bargained for. Together, they must discover the truth
behind the cabin in the woods.
The Lady
Cast: Michelle Yeoh, David Thewlis, Jonathan Raggett, Jonathan Woodhouse
The story of Aung San Suu Kyi as she becomes the core of Burma's
democracy movement, and her relationship with her husband, writer
Michael Aris.
April 20
Lockout
Cast: Guy Pierce, Maggie Grace, Peter Stormare, Joseph Gilgun
A man wrongly convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage against the
U.S. is offered his freedom if he can rescue the president's daughter
from an outer space prison taken over by violent inmates.
April 27
The Five-Year Engagement
Cast: Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Chris Pratt, Rhys Ifans
A comedy that charts the ups and downs of an engaged couple's relationship.
The Raven
Cast: John Cusack, Alice Eve, Luke Evans, Brendan Coyle
A fictionalized account of the last days of Edgar Allan Poe's life, in
which the poet pursues a serial killer whose murders mirror those in the
writer's stories.
All movie poster images and summaries are from IMDB.
Happy viewing!!Labels: Film, Must-Watch, Spring
