A Guide To Movies: July 2013 - May 2014

Movie Guide
July 2013 - May 2014

I did a Movie Guide for the whole of 2013 already and you can find that here. That featured not only top picks for each month but also a list of runner-up movies. With some new release dates available and the trailer for "Thor 2: The Dark World" having impressed me so much and a clearer picture available of what movies are not getting to the UK until 2014 (but are probably still 2013 movies in the US in most cases), my top picks have changed somewhat.

I intend to do a new Movie Guide at the beginning of 2014. But for now here's a list of my most anticipated movies for the upcoming months. In many cases I've picked these movies because of the director, so I've listed movies I've seen by them before and at times I may have links to reviews I've done of their movies.)

JULY

Pacific Rim (2013)
Director: Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy II: The Golden Army)
UK release date: 12/07/13

When an alien attack threatens the Earth's existence, giant robots piloted by humans are deployed to fight off the menace.
Stars: Idris Elba, Charlie Hunnam, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day

The World's End (2013)
Director: Edgar Wright (Hot Fuzz, Scott Pilgrim Vs The World)
UK release date: 19/07/13

Five friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from 20 years earlier unwittingly become humankind's only hope for survival.
Stars: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman, Rosamund Pike


AUGUST

Only God Forgives (2013)
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn (Pusher 3, Drive)
UK release date: 02/08/13

Julian, a drug-smuggler thriving in Bangkok's criminal underworld, sees his life get even more complicated when his mother compels him to find and kill whoever is responsible for his brother's recent death. (90 mins.)
Stars: Ryan Gosling, Kristin Scott Thomas, Vithaya Pansringarm, Yayaying Rhatha Phongam

Elysium (2013)
UK release date: 23/08/13
Director: Neill Blomkamp (District 9)

Set in the year 2154, where the very wealthy live on a man-made space station while the rest of the population resides on a ruined Earth, a man takes on a mission that could bring equality to the polarized worlds.
Stars: Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley, Alice Braga

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STILL WAITING FOR A UK RELEASE DATE

"VHS 2" is out in the US already and I'm wondering when it's going to be available here in the UK. I've heard that it is better than the first one and I am seriously keen to see it. As for the other three, they are all from favourite directors of mine and I'm surprised they are still missing a UK release date.


V/H/S/2 (2013)
Director: Simon Barrett, Jason Eisener...
(12/07/13 - USA)


Machete Kills (2013)
Director: Robert Rodriguez (Desperado, Planet Terror, Machete)
(04/10/13 - USA)

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FILMS I'M ALREADY EXCITED FOR IN 2015


Alma (2015)
Director: Rodrigo Blaas
(amazing short film here)
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Recap: My Movie Guide So Far...

Okay, so the point of this guide was not really to definitely point out all the good movies of the year, but simply to get excited for the year's movies by recognising a whole spread of cinema releases which I was excited to see.

Stoker (2013) (01/03/13)

My favourite movie of the year so far is "Stoker" a movie that I was on the look out for because it had Chan-wook Park as director, but after being disappointed by his more recent movies like "Thirst" I was not expecting too much. It was only a matter of luck that I ended up seeing it in the cinema, but it turned out to be very happy piece of luck. You can check out my review of "Stoker" here.

JANUARY 2013
Django Unchained (2012) (18/01/13)
Zero Dark Thirty (2012) (25/01/13)

My January picks were Django Unchained and Zero Dark Thirty and those turned out to be pretty great choices. I loved both of them.
Review for Django Unchained
Review for Zero Dark Thirty

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I am hoping that the upcoming months' movies will be even better than those I've seen so far. I hope all movie lovers are having a good year and wish you all the best for the future. Thank you all for reading and please give your thoughts in the comments section below. :D