Bob's Nine in 09!

Ok, here are the films I'm most looking forward to for 2009. Ironically, these films rarely end up on my top ten list because most films I end up loving I don't know very much about in advance. Trailers often give away important plot points that are supposed to be hidden, so I tend to avoid them whenever possible. Nevertheless, here are nine films I definitely know I want to see:

1). Star Trek- I have been a Trekkie for a good 16 years now, so I will be at this film on its very first showing. This film could be really bad for the Star Trek universe or a rebirth which will string a new batch of sequels.

2). X-Men Origins: Wolverine- I'd love even more to see an X-Men 4 film, but a prequel will suffice and backstories can be really cool movies if made well.

3). The Three Stooges- I remember watching a lot of reruns of this show as a youngster. Not many people liked Shemp, but he was one of my favorites. Let's see how the movie version turns out.

4). Where The Wild Things Are- Loved the book as a kid, with great drawings. I remember seeing this book featured on the program Reading Rainbow. This one had been in preproduction for a long while, I'm curious to see what they've done with it.

5). State of Play- Russell Crowe is about due for another brilliant performance. Could this film be another shining moment for him?

6). The International- Clive Owen has two good looking movies coming out. Here's the first one, and with Naomi Watts on board, you can bet at least a three star rating for this film.

7). Duplicity- I'm kind of getting tired of Julia Roberts, but maybe she will rebound in this movie. Tom Wilkinson is one of my favorite actors currently working, so I'll love to see what he brings to his part as well.

8). Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen- I was pleasantly surprised that I liked the first one, and that is enough for me to check out the sequel. If it's a hit, the franchise will continue, if not, this will be the last one.

9). Friday The 13th- I have seen all the Friday The 13th films, most of them bad, but a few like the 1980 original and Freddy vs. Jason were good popcorn horror films. I'll probably be sorry I saw this one, but I can't help but give it a shot.