Film Junk Poll: What is Your Most Anticipated Movie of 2013?
It’s time to kick things off with the first official poll of the year and now that all of the 2012 lists are out of the way, we can finally start looking ahead to our most anticipated movies of 2013. As always, it’s difficult to narrow the field down to just a handful of options, but for the sake of brevity we’ll limit the official choices to mainly blockbusters. However, don’t let that stop you from discussing some of your other most anticipated flicks as well. Please note that we’re also being forced to experiment with a new polling widget, so there’s a chance there may be some technical hiccups here. Now go ahead and cast your vote in this week’s poll and then sound off in the comments below!
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Not a fan of the new polling tool (doesn’t show me the results on the FJ page after I vote) but go The World’s End!
Posted by Colin on January 8th, 2013I should mention that if anyone is aware of a better free poll widget, I’m all ears!
Posted by Sean on January 8th, 2013Oldboy
Posted by Tum Tum Tyranus on January 8th, 2013I feel like I can’t tell the difference between all these outer space movies.
Posted by CrumbThumber on January 8th, 2013Or at least these big budget sci-fi movies. I can’t keep track of them all and the trailers look at the same.
Posted by CrumbThumber on January 8th, 2013Is that shot from the second Hobbit film supposedly? It would kinda suck if they killed off the dragon in the second part because I really don’t know as a whole other film after that would be as climatic.
Posted by Owozifa on January 8th, 2013Yep, first official still from The Desolation of Smaug.
Posted by Sean on January 8th, 2013“Before Midnight” directed by Richard Linklater starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy is my #1 pick. If I had to chose something off the poll it would definitely be Man Of Steel- I’m a huge Superman fan and I think the writing and the visual tone could make this something worthwhile.
Posted by Greg on January 8th, 2013@Greg, do you even know who’s writing the script?
And Sean: thx for the new poll. As long as you can have more than 10 options, I’m happy.
Posted by Christian on January 8th, 2013Spike Jonze has a new film this year too. Most looking forward to the new Almodovar.
Posted by Essie on January 8th, 2013If The Hobbit hadn’t been cash grabbed into 3 films it’d be that. But the thought of sitting through a lot of boring filler means it’s Star Trek.
I like the new polling system.
Posted by Gerry on January 8th, 2013Holy shit. Linklater’s doing a third movie in the Before series? Should’ve been on there, but I understand why it isn’t – I’ve not heard of that yet.
Anyway, the lineup isn’t very strong compared to 2012. I’d say it’s a close call between Hobbit 2, Man of Steel, Star Trek, Elysium and Gravity. I went with Gravity, cus Children of Men was amazing.
Posted by csidle on January 8th, 2013@Christian, csidle: Linklater, Delpy and Hawke are doing the writing again on this film which takes place in Greece. The film was officially announced just before TIFF last year and it will be debuting at Sundance later this month. Here is the IMDb link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2209418/
Posted by Greg on January 8th, 2013Everyone seems to be forgetting that a Martin Scorsese movie is coming out this year, The Wolf of Wall Street. Also failing to get any mention, 12 Years a Slave and The Counselor boast talented filmmakers with fantastic ensembles at their disposal.
Posted by Zac on January 8th, 2013Tough poll, there’s a lot of movies on the list I’m looking forward to. But I went with for Star Trek, it just edged out Man of Steel for my vote. I think Trek got the edge because I really liked the first one.
Posted by Brendan on January 8th, 2013Before Midnight!!!
Posted by David Valkenet on January 8th, 2013man of steel and star trek are in the lead? wtf?
i was torn between pacific rim and gravity.
Posted by anton on January 8th, 2013Actually Stoker is my #1, and then Spike Lee’s Oldboy.
Posted by Tum Tum Tyranus on January 8th, 2013write in vote of White House Down.
Posted by rjdelight on January 8th, 2013voted Anchorman: The Legend Continues
Posted by MrHorse on January 9th, 2013Looks like I’ll be spending even more time in my living room this year. Oh well…
Posted by T on January 9th, 2013Mine is definitely Only God Forgives. From this list probably The Wolverine.
Posted by Vikke on January 9th, 2013Greg, I think he was referring to Man of Steel — which, besides being administered by a poor director, is being written by one of the biggest shithole writers in Hollywood: David Goyer.
Posted by La Menthe on January 9th, 2013I’m So Excited (Almodovar) !!!!
Under The Skin (Glazer)
Inside Llewyn Davis (Coens)
Side Effects (Soderbergh)
Trance (Boyle)
Captain Phillips (Greengrass)
Twelve Years A Slave (McQueen)
Nebraska (Payne)
Before Midnight (Linklater)
The Counselor (Ridley Scott)
Her (Jonze)
Stoker (Chan-wook)
Curious/Interested
Fast & Furious 6 (Lin)
Jack Ryan (Branagh)
The Last Days On Mars (Robinson)
Now You See Me (Letterier)
Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (Rodriguez)
This Is The End (Rogen)
Mad Max: Fury Road (Miller)
and they’ll fuck it up, but I’m curious about “Ender’s Game.”
Posted by Andrew James on January 9th, 2013I think it would be funnier if None of the Above was a viable option and got the majority of votes. I picked Star Trek but w/ the enjoyment level I got out of Hobbit (separate from the Rings trilogy), Hobbit: Desolation will catch my eye later in the year. Man of Steel and The Wolverine were originally on my radar since last year but I’m less interested w/ both since the original directors dropped out.
Posted by devolutionary on January 9th, 2013For me it’s Before Midnight and Only God Forgives. Voted for The Great Gatsby but could’ve gone with Anchorman also.
Posted by David Sandström on January 9th, 2013Animation fans!! Hayao Miyazaki has a new one coming: “The Wind Rises”- an action adventure biography that tells the story of World War II fighter plane designer Jir? Horikoshi. Goro Miyazaki, his son, also has his film “From Up On Poppy Hill” debuting here in NA finally as a new release at the TIFF BELL Lightbox in March.
Posted by Greg on January 9th, 2013Oh, regarding my comment on the writing of Man Of Steel- yes, Goyer may be writing but I’m pretty sure Nolan producing and story credit on this film may help keep things in check
Posted by Greg on January 9th, 2013Star Trek: In Darkness looks slick- as is the usual polished approach to all of Abrams’ cinematic efforts – but this isn’t Star Trek lets be honest- these are action adventure stories with the Trek branding – I’m hoping there will be a lot more thematic cohesion to this one- the trailers don’t have me convinced on that yet…
Posted by Greg on January 9th, 2013It’s Elysium, easily. District 9 was so good, that this is the movie I’ve been looking forward to the most.
Now a word on the poll widget. It is annoying that you have to go to their site to see the results. Also, when I was directed to their site after voting, a car insurance pop-up followed, so that was irritating.
Posted by Deven Science on January 9th, 2013If you had Before Midnight on that list. It would be number one by a million. But I when with At Worlds End. That trio never let me down before. But I’m interested in every movie on that list to some degree. Which is far from always the case.
Posted by Theman on January 10th, 2013It has to be Frank:
Posted by Paul Andrews on January 11th, 2013http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1605717
Michael Fassbender playing a character loosely based on a sadly missed hero of mine, Frank Sidebottom.
Ahem. Ender’s Game, anyone?
Posted by Eleanor on January 11th, 2013And I should clarify. I don’t have high expectations for Ender’s Game, it’s just been a film that I have been looking out for for years now.
Posted by Eleanor on January 11th, 2013Bennett Miller’s (Capote, Moneynball) “Foxcatcher” starring Steve Carrell, Channing Tatum, and Mark Ruffalo sounds very interesting to me since the true story of John DuPont and David Schultz has a local connection to the southeast Pennsylvania/Delaware area. And it’s about wrestling!
Posted by Steve on January 18th, 2013Leave a Reply