The world's going to end.

But first, let's go to the movies.

Here's a partial list of the genre movies that are going to come out this year by release date.

January

Underworld Awakening

February

Chronicle

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

March

Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters

John Carter

The Raven

The Hunger Games

Wrath of the Titans

April

The Cabin in the Woods

May

The Avengers

Dark Shadows

Battleship

Men In Black 3

June

Snow White and the Huntsmen

Prometheus

Jack The Giant Killer

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Brave

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

July

The Amazing Spider-Man

Ice Age: Continental Drift

The Dark Knight Rises

August

The Bourne Legacy

Total Recall

Warm Bodies

The Expendables 2

The Apparition

Sinister

The Possession

September

Resident Evil: Retribution

Dredd

Looper

October

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D

The Gangster Squad

Paranormal Activity 4

Halloween 3D

November

Red Dawn

Skyfall (Bond 23)

47 Ronin

Gravity

December

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

World War Z

Django Unchained

Like I said, this is only a partial list. I'm sure there are some I've missed. Please feel free to let me know if I did and I can do an update. And, as always, release dates are subject to change.

Mike
(So what do you think? Will this be a good year for movies or "Meh"? Bond, Spidey, Batman, Tarantino, Hobbits and Peter Jackson, Ridley Scott back to Sci-Fi, Dark Shadows returns, more Zombies than you can shake a stick at and that Avengers thing. I'm excited. What about the rest of you?)

I was aware that 2012 had some great films coming, but seeing the list..! Should be an excellent year! Looking forward to:

Chronicle
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
John Carter
The Raven
The Hunger Games
The Cabin in the Woods
The Avengers
Dark Shadows
Battleship (yes, I know...)
Men In Black 3
Snow White and the Huntsmen
Prometheus
Jack The Giant Killer
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Brave
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
The Dark Knight Rises
The Bourne Legacy
Warm Bodies
The Expendables 2
Looper
The Gangster Squad
Red Dawn
Skyfall (Bond 23)
47 Ronin
Gravity
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
World War Z
Django Unchained


...WOW. Quite a list. Especially pumped for:

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
The Raven
Dark Shadows
Men In Black 3
Prometheus
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
The Dark Knight Rises
Warm Bodies
The Expendables 2
Red Dawn
Skyfall (Bond 23)
47 Ronin
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
World War Z
Django Unchained

Here's my Top Ten, in no particular order



So other than summer and December, it's gonna be a boring year.

In terms of sheer anticipation, gotta go with Avengers and the Hobbit. I'm sure I'll enjoy Dark Knight, but I just don't see how it'll surpass the second one.

Looks like I'm gonna have to go back and click quite a few links. I don't know what 70% of those movies are. I've heard the Hunger Games is a good read, and I'm tempted to get it. Can anyone recommend it?

Wow.

I had no idea I was going to be so busy at the theatres this year.

There is no way I will see everything I want to see in the theatre but my MUST SEEs are (in order of release):

John Carter
Avengers
Prometheus
Brave
Ice Age (my son will love it I am sure)
Dark Knight Rises
Skyfall
47 Ronin
the Hobbit

ouch.

So Ill see

GI Joe
Avengers
Brave
The Hobbit

Maybe
John Carter....
Spiderman
Battleship
Ghost Rider
MIB 3


Not that bad a year for me-- Ill see considerably more at home-- where the drinks are cheaper- and if I like the movie that much I can watch it again and keep it for the same price- and no one around me is texting

(and since I havent seen the other Batman movies at the theatre -- why start now)...

Great list Mike!

Thanks for putting it together.

D

Who's started seeing anything off the list yet? I know we are just getting started, but a tally of how many actually paid money to go to each flick might be a fun thing to track ...


... or maybe not

There's only 3 maybe 4 movies on that list I'm willing to pay theater prices for.

Avengers
Dark Knight
The Hobbit

Spiderman might make its way in depending on the trailers.

Your theater prices list (The Avengers, Dark Knight Rises, The Hobbit) matches mine except I'm going to see Brave too and Spider-Man is likely to be a DVD buy for me rather than seeing it in the theater. The other two movies I'll wait to buy on DVD are Men In Black III and Dark Shadows. I LOVE Dark Shadows (at least the 90's version) and I'm looking forward to the new movie. The only problem is, the last time I saw a Tim Burton reboot in the theaters was Planet of the Apes. Never again. I don't trust Burton enough as a filmmaker to do any property he touches justice. I still haven't seen Charlie and the Chocolate Factory or Alice In Wonderland yet and it might be awhile before I get to those. I can't get Paul Giamatti in ape make-up saying "Can't we all just get along?" out of my head and I don't think it will happen anytime soon. I should have walked out of the movie then but I was stupid enough to watch the whole thing and we got the absolute worst ending to a big budget picture I had ever seen. Tim Burton is now on my poop list.

Well I've already seen Underworld (Sunday) and Chronicle (early screening Tuesday night) and they were both pretty good.

Movies I'll definitely see in the theater:

Avengers
Wrath of the Titans
GI Joe: Retaliation
Dark Knight Rises
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Resident Evil: Retribution
The Hobbit

Movies I'll more than likely rent/buy on Blu-ray:

The Hunger Games
Men in Black 3
Amazing Spider-Man
Bourne Legacy
Total Recall
Expendables 2
Skyfall

I have not seen a movie yet this year.

I might end up seeing Chronicle (the GF has hinted that she'd like to go). It's at 85% at RT, so it'll probably break my streak.

But it won't be this weekend, probably next week.

That does look interesting.

Everything I have heard people say about Chronicle is that it is "Akira light".

Not sure if that is supposed to be a compliment or not ...

Put me down for Avengers and GI Joe.