So with September comes Fall Movie season and with so many interesting movies about to hit the cinema I thought it would be a good time to talk about them. This is Part One and I shall start with Everest!
The movie is based on actual events which took place in the 1996 Everest disaster, now the trailer follows Rob Hall (Jason Clarke) and his fellow companions on their journey to the top of Everest. Now climbing this mountain is hard in perfect conditions, as we see in the trailer during the climb the group face avalanches and strong winds during their ascent.
They make it to the top and radio into base camp to celebrations but during their descent a massive storm rolls in and these companions are now faced with an even greater challenge, survival. Now I think this movie looks great, and would be beneficial to see it in an IMAX just for the experience of it all. The story I think will be of loss and tragedy and I'm left wondering if anyone would make it back alive but I am still excited to go see it.
Check it out September 18th!
The Martian based off the novel of the same name looks brilliant. On a manned mission to Mars Astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is presumed dead by his crew and left behind but he's alive.. surprise! Now he has to figure out how to survive for four years on a planet where nothing grows and in his words he begins to science the shit out of his surroundings.
He gets in contact with Nasa by what looks like posting a sign on Mars and waiting for a satellite to pick it up and then they regain communications with him. Nasa then rejects the mission to save him but a mutiny is formed by a group of astronauts who put there lives in danger in order to try and save him.
This definitely looks like one of those movies which could potentially be the stand alone hit of the season and even though I haven't seen it to me it feels like an Oscar hit. I might be getting to ahead of myself but I just have a gut feeling about it.
Check it out Sept 30th in the UK and 2nd of October in the US!
Now can I just firstly say that Michael Fassbender's Scottish accent is pretty good, as a Scot myself this is a supreme compliment as most are terrible. Also the parts filmed in Scotland look pretty.
Anyway Macbeth based on the Shakespearian play takes place in Scotland where a duke Macbeth is given a prophecy by three witches that someday he will become king. This prospect consumes him (helped along by his wife) and he then kills his King and takes the throne for himself.
This movie looks pretty dark as Macbeth's descent into madness deepens, it also looks very bloody which is refreshing as most movies these days are PG13. I was trying not to be put off as I'm usually not one for period pieces but after watching the trailer I feel that it could surprise me.
Check it out October 2nd! US 4th of December.
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