7. Snow White and the Huntsman

I have been following this film very carefully for the last 6 months and with the recent 5 minute trailer, it's fair to say it's been sold to me and one I will go see with my friends once the exams are over.
This film will help quench the appetite of Twi-hard fans until November, but this offers so much more than Kristen Stewart (I'm sure to be brilliant performance).In a way, it is no surprise she was given this role, looking at her film career Stewart is no stranger to playing physically demanding characters Catch That Kid, The Runaways and Whip It are just a few examples. But Queen Bitch Charlize Therone is the scene stealer for me and one to watch out at the awards next year.
The cast is packed with many familar faces good enough for a game of Guess Who. The CGI looks impressive and the good old plotline of good versus evil I'm sure will deliever.
There is no doubt that it will be compared to rivaling Mirror Mirror that is due out today, with both films taking a modern approach with this famous Grimms Brother's fairy tale in their own way, I think it's safe to say they have saved the best till last.

8. Prometheus

I have heard a lot of buzz about this movie and I overlooked it for a long time now, as I generally have not been interested. But a few months ago, my media class watched Alien and I was left mesmorised. Why I had not seen this movie sooner? If I was around to see this at the time of it's release; it would definately be one of them special films I would watch about twice a year and not get tired of seeing and gets better with age. As soon as I understood this was going to be the prequel, my prejudice views changed and I have now jumped on the bound wagon.
Set in 2085, we are given a fresh new batch of scientists (Guy Pearce, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron) are sent to the infamous universe to research some newly discovered imagery Aztec culture, but when extraterrestial meet human our race becomes at risk of being destroyed. As original director Ridley Scott commented, "the film share's strands of Alien DNA, so to speak" the film clearly has it's own statement to make and with visuals and digital technology rapidly improved since 1979 this is certainly the one to see for all sci-fi fans.

9. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

This is one of them films that will either hit or miss but I think will go in the films favour of being this years dark horse. The teaser trailer that was released last month has had me gripped ever since, as it takes a mixture of American history and the novel based on with the same-name should appeal to a wide range of fans. The author Seth Grahame-Smith has interestingly wrote the script but with Tim Burton as the producer, I wonder how close they have stuck to original story or will the gothic genre period overwhelm this blood- thirsty- political- revenge- vampire- film? It is a big order digest but I will certainly be their to see its final outcome. Newbee actor Benjamin Walker is cast as the 16th President who beat Nicolas Cage for the role may I point out! and from the two minutes I have witnessed, I'm sure there is going to be a few tricks up his sleeve that will make 2012 his year to shine.

10. Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

I have high hope's for this third installment of our favourite "New York Giants" with Dreamworks recently pulling out some real gems such as "Puss in Boots" and "How to Train Your Dragon" this is should definately be a the top of any kids film list this summer. The trailer shows the animals arriving in Monte Carlos only to cause more chaos whatever country they set foot in. They team up with a run-down circus in the hope of getting home to the Big Apple with some laughs and morals along the way.
The sequel I found to be much more engaging and a better storyline than the first, so hopefully the franchise should not fall to the curse of so many other triologies. The animation looks great and improved so this should be a winner and a good way to start off many families first summer trip to the cinemas.

Top 10 Films I'm most looking forward to seeing in 2012

So lets get started, I thoroughly enjoyed many of the films I saw in 2011 from summer blockbusters to sequels. I already had a heads up of what films were being planned of being released this year even if some of the infomation was skeptic or limited.
We are already a quarter through the year and to be honest, my visit to the big screen has been pretty limited this year due to resits and work. But the one film I have liked the best this year is The Woman in Black . It was visually gorgeous, especially the setting in the countrysides of England and it caught people out at the right times. I was happy about the film focusing on the characters journies, major and minor. I feel protagonist Daniel Radcliffe in particular pulled off an amazing performance and shook off a lot of Potter fans and haters cliches by proving he can stand alone on his own two feet, without a sign of a magicwand in sight. I was slightly disappointed with the ending but looking back it allows individuals to privatley conclude their on thought's a topic that is commonly brought up amongst others I know who have also been to witness this film. Another pleasing factor was the almost no gore bloodbath scenes, something I'm personally not a big fan of, but it had more edgy, thriller moments like Mrs. Daily "drawings" gave me goosebumps.
This is more of an artistic movie which  surprisingly has very little dialogue and gets us focusing on our other senses to connect with the characters such as your hearing, every footstep or creek of the house left you feeling chilled leaving me more frightened of the house than the Woman in Black herself. The films plotline opens up nicely but drops off slightly but eventually unfolds at just the right pace.
I have not seen the stage production but this film does encourage me to go see it aswell.


After that brief review, I want to focus on the other films that have no yet been released that I'm sure will gain some interest from people and critics alike. So I want to kickstart my movie blog by doing my personal countdown of the top 10 films I am most looking forward to seeing in 2012 from family to action. Please comment below on what you think of my list and what films you are looking forward to seeing this year.

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Hello this is my first blog and hopefully with many more to follow. I will be focusing on reviewing films and tv shows and would be grateful for more experienced bloggers or writers to comment and give advice to help improve my writing skills and style. Here a bit of background, I enjoy going to the cinemas, shopping a lot and are favourite past time for me and my friends and travelling around London.
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