The Road to Cloverfield

Initially, this movie was on my top 10 ten most anticipated movies of the year. But over the past month, my interest has fallen beyond opening night. There have been several actions taken with this movie that have driven me to think this film will be nothing more than a Godzilla: Reborn. First, they released another trailer. The suspense created by the teaser was probably the best I’ve seen all year, but they had to come out and make another longer trailer giving more information of the film. Second, even though they came out with a longer trailer, there still has not been any sign of a plot. What do we want to see here? Another War of the Worlds? No, I believe people want to see something more than citizens running away from monsters. The only redeemer may be that J.J. Abrams is directing the film. He has done Lost, which had a pretty interesting story line, so maybe he will incorporate his story telling abilities in Cloverfield. Although, Lost never seemed to get anywhere, so hopefully 1-18-08 will not end with a cliffhanger. I will probably still go see the movie, just because so much hype has already been created, but if Abrams has what it takes to change my mind, I will be very happy.

Transformers 2 – Release Date

The sequel to the hit movie, “Tranformers” has finally come out with the release date of Tranformers 2. The Date is June 26, 2009. I personally did not think that the plot of the first Tranformers was that interesting, but the visual effects were stunning. Well, hopefully they do a good job on this next one, I’m sure they’re going to rake in the cash based on the popularity of the first movie.

Bringing Down The House – Reading

I’m in the middle of the book, “Bringing Down the House” by Ben Mezrich. Here is the sypnosis from Barnes and Noble.

“In the Greed Is Good ’80s, a group of MIT geniuses decided to break the bank at Las Vegas. Utilizing their own mathematical wizardry and large doses of moxie, these six co-conspirators legally beat Vegas’s largest casinos out of more than $3 million in less than two years. Harvard University graduate/thriller author Ben Mezrich has recomposed their story, an arresting hybrid of Liar’s Poker, The Cuckoo’s Egg, and Ocean’s Eleven.”

It is a really good book so far and I’m really enjoying it. I’ll post again when I am finished to show my final rating.