Battleangel

Revision A. It seems we have a VERY exciting year ahead of us. Everything from superheroes in tights to good old horror and sci-fi, not to mention the wrapping of the LOTR trilogy. Exciting indeed. I will however admit that a lot of these flicks will probably turn out as 3/5 star movies for the already initiated. Predicting which ones will actually be smash hits (not to mention acclaimed by critics) is of course impossible.
It also remains to be seen whether all of these movies will premiere in Sweden in the duration of 2003. Some of them have already gone up in the US, I know, but haven’t yet made their way over here. What else is new. For once, I would wish that the distribution chain would pick up some pace and release the goddamn movies instantly instead of screwing the international moviegoers. As you can tell, this veritable smorgasbord of features annoys me a bit since I’m not sure I will be able to taste all the dishes. Well, unless the movies enter the big screen at the right time it is another big win for the p2p networks I suppose. Did that suddle intimidation get through? Anyway, here is the list as I see it:

Lets start off with a couple of movies that have already been released internationally but appear in Sweden during the spring. Release dates are for Sweden (duh).

January 10 Spider
January 17 Gangs of New York
February 7 Bowling for Columbine
February 21 The Ring
March 7 Catch Me If You Can
March 14 Solaris
March 14 Punch Drunk Love
March 28 Star Trek: Nemesis
??? Equilibrium

US release dates for some big budget blockbusters. Or the A-list if you wish.

February 14 Daredevil (March 28)
May 2 X-Men 2 (same)
May 15 Matrix Reloaded (May 21)
June 20 Hulk (July 9)
July 2 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (July 30)
July 18 Exorcist: The Beginning (September 12)
November 7 Matrix Revolutions (???)
December 5 Last Samurai (???)
December 17 LOTR: Return of the King (same)

Other noteworthy movies. This is more of a B-list.

February 28 The Hunted
March 14 Phone Booth (April 11)
March 28 Dreamcatcher
March 28 Core, The
April? Bulletproof Monk
May 7 Mortal Kombat 3: Domination
June 6 Master and Commander
June 13 Freddy Vs. Jason
July 9 Pirates of the Caribbean
July 11 League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The (October 3)
July 25 Tomb Raider 2 (August 25)
August 8 S.W.A.T.
August 22 Mindhunters
October 10 Kill Bill

And about Red Dwarf. No idea if it’s gonna happen (this year). See official webpage for information on this.

2003 release dates for: Sweden
2003 release dates for: USA

According to IMDB common genres, the drama will prevail in 2003 as well (355), just barely ahead of comedy (312) and action (166). The keyword section is just as predictable. Independent-film takes the lead over remake and sequel.