With the release of Texas Chainsaw last weekend and Gangster Squad heading into cinemas this Thursday, it’s clear that the year in film is well under way, and with that comes a series of expectations, even prejudices, about what’s going to come our way in the next 12 months. Some of these predictions will seem obvious, some will not, and some are going to be completely wrong, informed by everything we’ve seen so far, and sure to be betrayed by either a director failing to fulfil their promise, deceptively good marketing, or even on the odd occasion a filmmaker proving us completely wrong for the better. Like any year, 2013 is going to be a rollercoaster ride of pleasant surprises, crushing disappointments, and plenty of awesome movies that we knew were going to be from the outset.
Here are 10 movie predictions for 2013.
10. Arnie Destroys Stallone At The Box Office
In one of the more unexpected movie rivalries to kick off the year, 2013 sees Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger releasing movies within two weeks (or a week if you live in the UK) of one another, with Arnie’s The Last Stand dropping first, and then Sly’s Bullet to the Head slamming into cinemas on February 1st. What’s clear from the trailers for each is two very different movies; The Last Stand appears self-aware, drawing attention to Arnie’s age, and also has the novelty factor going for it, that this is the Austrian Oak’s first starring feature since his comeback. Bullet to the Head, though directed by legendary filmmaker Walter Hill, has all the look and feel of a humourless straight-to-video action flick, which instead of noting Stallone’s age, in fact seems to be pretending that he’s still about 30, and can therefore apparently stand toe-to-toe with Jason Momoa, who is almost exactly half Stallone’s age!
Given all this evidence, one suspects The Last Stand might even end up Fresh on the Tomatometer, maybe scraping around the 60% mark, whereas Bullet will likely score around 20%. Though Bullet might be a box office success, we expect the novel value of The Last Stand will ensure that Arnie trounces him financially.
We are currently seeking Film contributors on WhatCulture. To find out more about the perks of being a Film contributor, click here.
7 Comments
Loved this countdown. I don’t understand why M. Night keeps getting these big budget films. I mean, what and who does he know to get these big films. He hasn’t been good since signs, yet every film may possibly put him back to greatness and they haven’t.
Nice article but Shaun you have to learn to spell Tolkien. That’s the second of your articles I’ve seen it mis-spelled in.
The Hobbit was a good movie by the way,
Bland looking unknown? delete this entry, go watch Spartacus Blood & Sand and when you’re done crying come back and rewrite this.
Actually the 1st reviews for BULLET TO THE HEAD have been uniformly good…
Actually I think Shaun is the best writer for this site.
Also I like how at the end of the article he invites the readers to post their predictions in the comments below, and people mostly just respond with trivial corrections to his article. If I wrote for WC I wouldn’t ever bothr to read the comments.
Right?? I never really get the Shaun hate, and he’s the only writer to CONSTANTLY put out articles at a rapid pace. What else do we go to internet sites for than to read a lot of articles in a short amount of time?
Thankfully Peter Jackson doesn’t care or listen to what the likes of Shaun Munro think and so will make The Desolation of Smaug at least the same length as An Unexpected Journey.