Top 13 Movies of 2014: Part 1

With so many highly anticipated movies coming out in 2015 like Star Wars: Ep. 7 and The Avengers: Age of Ultron, many are neglecting the upcoming 2014 lineup. Even though it might not look nearly as impressive, there are several new movies that are coming out in 2014 that will hopefully not disappoint. For my list, these picks are strictly the movies that I am most excited to see and I hope to see most of them in theaters. 2014 will undoubtedly feature smaller movies that have yet to be promoted very much or ones that will be coming out in late 2014, which I have not heard much about, therefore most of these picks are bigger blockbuster movies and ones that are based on previously established proprieties and sequel. Please do not forget to enter my giveaway! Click here to enter it.

At Number 13: Godzilla

Before the awesome new trailer hit the internet, Godzilla was not on my radar of must see movies of 2014, but wow, that trailer makes the movie look a lot better than expected. Considering that Bryan Cranston, Ken Watanabe, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson are all staring the film there is hope that America will want to see another Kaiju flick. Also, director Gareth Edwards is new when it comes to blockbusters, maybe he will deliver the goods. 

At Number 12: How to Train Your Dragon 2

Since the first How to Train Your Dragon turned out to be such a surprisingly great movie, How to Train Your Dragon 2 will hopefully improve upon the previous entry. The trailer suggests a slightly darker tone and more action this time around with Game of Thrones actor Kit Harington voicing the main villain.

At Number 11: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Rise of the Planet of the Apes turned out to be one of the better movies of 2011, and let us hope that Andy Serkis will do it again in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. The trailer actually impressed me quite a bit, and considering that I am a fan of the original fan, I am excited to see where this apes film goes.

At Number 10: Big Hero 6

Big Hero 6 is Marvel's first animated feature by Disney animation. In the comics, Big Hero 6 is about a superhero team formed by the Japanese government, but in the film, the team will be set in an amalgam of Tokyo and San Francisco. Beyond a short clip of the city that it will take place in, not much of Big Hero 6 has been revealed. Considering that Disney Animation is coming off of two movies that rival even Pixar's critical success, Wreck-Ralph and Frozen, I have high hopes that the combination of Marvel and Disney Animation will result in one heck of an animated film. In addition, since Big Hero 6 is set in Japanese, the comic is heavily influenced by Japanese animation (aka anime) and manga, which could, if the film is successful, lead to anime becoming a little more mainstream as unlikely as that may be. Below is the test footage for the film, although no fully rendered character models have been released.

At Number 9: The Lego Movie

The Lego Movie is going to be awesome! If the movie is as good as the trailers, we are in for a nice treat. I loved Legos as a kid, and I am sure just about everyone loves Legos, so the movie has a lot riding on it since we will also have several DC characters make appearances including Batman, who looks as though he will be hilarious! The Lego Movie will likely be the first animated film that I will see in theaters since I was a kid.

At Number 8: Interstellar

Christopher Nolan returns to directing with his first original film since Inception, Interstellar. Reportedly, Interstellar is about space and time-travel, but you would not know that from the teaser that hit the internet a weeks ago. With Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway set to star in the film, hopefully Nolan can impress us again. Right now, it is the second biggest wild card of the year for me after Big Hero 6.

At Number 7: Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo

Now, 98% if not 100% of you are probably wonder what Evangelion: 3.0 is about. The way to describe the film is that it the thinking man's Pacific Rim. Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo is the third film in the Rebuild of Evangelion series that remakes the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series with several key differences to the original. Technically, the film was released last year, however it is not until later this month that the movie will have a limited theatrical run in America. Unfortunately however, the chances that a theater within reasonable distance will actually be showing the film is slim, which means I will have to wait until later to watch the movie. Sometime in the future expect reviews of the first two movies in the series as well as a review of the original series. 

Are you looking forward to any of the movies on my list? What are some of your most anicipated movies of 2014? Please comment below.

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