January Movie Preview

I know this is a little late into the month to post a preview now, but since I really only post movie and trailer reviews, I wanted to add more features to this blog. So for my first movie month preview, I will list every movie I want to see that is released that month, and give my own prediction, give it a RT prediction, an Imdb prediction, and an EW prediction.

So without further ado, my January Movies

January 9

Taken 3 (PG-13, 109 Minutes)

Taken was the surprisingly action film that was fun, dark, intriguing, and it proved Liam Neeson should still make movies. Taken 2, while I have not seen it, was hated by critics and audience alike. Fortunately, Liam Neeson agreed to be in the third installment "if no one gets taken". That would lose the similarity to second and first, and hopefully end the trilogy on a high notes. The trailers were so different from the previous films that it didn't seem like a sequel, and more of a stand-alone action flick. It seemed ready for success, especially with the addition of Forrest Whitaker in the cast. Unfortunately, Taken 3 got negative critical reviews, and the audience didn't seem to like it much either.
My Prediction (for what i'll rate it when I see it): B

January 16

Blackhat (R, 135 Mins)

Blackhat was originally to be named Cyber, but the name was changed. Before the trailers, it seemed like a good idea. Likeable Australian actor Chris Hemsworth is playing an action hero. It will probably be good. But, Michael Mann is well past his prime, and the trailers were disappointing, awful, and weird.
IMDB: 7.1
RT: 54
EW: B-
My Prediction: C+

 

January 23

Black Sea (R, 115 Mins)

Like Blackhat, all hopes for the movie were ruined by awful trailers. But with Black Sea, the movie seemed better in the first place, and the trailers weren't so bad. When I first heard about this, it seemed great. A fun, action, adventure picture starring Jude Law in submarines. Sign me up! But no, it was more like a dark drama filled with betrayal, and stars an annoying heavily-accented Jude Law with his co-stars of complete losers.

IMDB: 7.2
RT: 68
EW: B
My Prediction: B

 

Mortdecai (R, 106 Mins)

The Mortdecai wa funny, cool, stylish, and it seemed to be great. But, the movie settled on an R-rating which some fans may love, but it takes a lot out of it for me. Now, I predict the movie will some of the following: Nudity, Graphic Violence or A load of F-words. And for many of Rogen's or Franco's or McBride's films that works perfectly, but Johnny Depp's successful brand of humor and character awesomeness lies in the PG-13 genre, as he demonstrated in Pirates of the Caribbean. Sure, it still looks to be a good film, but the R rating will certainly take away from it.

IMDB: 7.3
RT: 79
EW: B+
My Prediction: B+

*Please Note that while I have great interest in Selma, Inherent Vice, and American Sniper, I consider them to be 2014 releases. Also, movies like The Wedding Ringer didn't make the cut because I didn't think they looked good, but there's a chance I will still watch it, depending on the ratings. The same goes for any other January 2015 release that wasn't on this list.