May is much more hopeful than April, with that rag tag group of Marvel miscreants leading the charge…
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL 2
The Good: The first was insanely fun, and each new trailer makes me more excited to see what everyone does this go around. One of Marvel’s most enjoyable properties.
The Bad: It’s possible Marvel can get too hands on with this property since there are over 8 credited writers.
Prediction:
Long live Baby Groot and Rocket!!!!
KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD
The Good: A Shakespearean take on a known legend by a very creative director with a good cast.
The Bad: Like all Guy Ritchie movies, could this one lose its emotional impact in favor of excessive visual flair?
Prediction:
Ritchie made Sherlock Holmes pretty fun, hopefully he can do the same for King Arthur.
SNATCHED
The Good: Excited to see the Amy Schumer/Goldie Hawn pairing, plus a relatively strong writer and director.
The Bad: The non R-Rated trailer inspires bland garbage; hopefully the R rating leads to more than just sex jokes.
Prediction:
I’ll laugh, but it feels sorta forgettable.
ALIEN: COVENANT
The Good: Ridley Scott is usually better when he directs sci-fi, and the cast is pretty stellar.
The Bad: A crew lands on a planet and finds an abandoned spaceship with terrifying creatures that take over their own ship. Plus there’s a badass female heroine? IT’S THE SAME PLOT AS THE ORIGINAL!!!
Prediction:
There will be scares, but red flags abound everywhere on this one.
BAYWATCH
The Good: The leads are all pretty hot.
The Bad: The director is involved in lots of crap, and there are 6 writers attached.
Prediction:
You don’t see Baywatch for the story anyway; as long as everyone is insanely good looking, this will be passable I imagine.
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES
The Good: This is Johnny Depp’s best character, and Javier Bardem might make this fun.
The Bad: Meta Thus continues a series that had one idea for its first film and has been making up nonsense since. The “story by” for this movie is from a guy that wrote several awful sequels.
Prediction:
Thus continues the downfall of Johnathan Depp, esquire.
WAR MACHINE
The Good: A good writer/director with juicy material coupled with Brad Pitt back in uniform.
The Bad: Michod’s other stuff is more dramatic, can he write effective satire?
Prediction:
I have high hopes for this Netflix feature, should be biting and mean.