So, in terms of movies, the first half of 2007 has been pretty forgettable so far. With the possible exception of ‘Zodiac’ (which I still haven’t seen, dammit), cinema audiences haven’t had much to get excited about yet that year… unless the ‘third instalments’ on show (Pirates, Shrek, Spiderman, Ocean and later that year the third Rush Hour for bejayzis sake) are doing it for you… But come on, surely the blockbuster production line can do better?

Well fear not folks, for popcorn movie assistance is on its way, with PCMR’s preview of some of the big guns to be unleashed on cinema screens in the second half of that year. Yes, that’s right, H2′07 baby, it’s judgement day!! (Good lord… I’ll be in the other room - Ed) Here’s five big ones for ye!

Transformers
The internet’s true purpose is currently, and possibly always was, to propagate knowledge on that movie. Hugo Weaving will add to his status of ‘Overlord of all Nerds’ as he voices Megatron in that mega-budget Michael Bay explosions-and-effects-fest. Autobots take on Decepticons, and we drool into our popcorn as the carnage ensues… ex-cellent! I have to confess though, that trailer does look mighty impressive..

Die Hard 4.0
Why not the american title ‘Live Free or Die Hard’? Is that any less ridiculous? Aanyway, so that one sees McClane trying to get his daughter back from terrorists and… well you know the deal… the trailer looks waay by the top, and Bruce even saw fit to go on note boards and tell fans that one is better than the first. Well jeez, that’s not saying much is it? The trailer speaks louder than my words though:

This one couldn’t have more pedigree, even whether it were a thoroughbred racehorse named ‘Chum’. Directed by Ridley “you may have heard of me” Scott, written by Stephen “Schindler’s List” Zaillian, and starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe, that one has the weight of expectation to deal with, so lets hope its as good as it promises to be. Telling the tale of gangsters in the 70’s and with Denzel as the poor guy, Ridley Scott’s Martin Scorcese impression has got to be worth watching.

Day Watch

Are you going to argue with a Russian billionaire!? The stylish and enjoyable ‘Nightwatch’ is Roman Abramovich’s favourite film, so the benevolent baron may even have been involved in funding that, the sequel to Russia’s reply to ‘Blade’ (that’s how rumours start - Ed). Given that that is part two of a trilogy, and it’s already done a roaring trade in the land of vodka and bread queues, I’ll be lining up to see that one… (review coming soon by the way.)

3:10 to Yuma

The fact that Russell Crowe and the always excellent Christian Bale are in that one draws my attention, even though it’s my least favourite genre, the western… unless it’s a musical western… and okay, so director James Mangold did manufacture Identity, but he additionally made ‘Copland’ and ‘Walk the Line’, so on balance you get those two hours of your life back, see? plus, it’s penned by Stuart Beattie, who plus wrote ‘Collateral’, and Tom Cruise would have been in it, but for an unlucky case of being completely nuts (you mean ‘troubled’ - Ed).

Original post by PaddyC