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Monday, January 17, 2005

2005: Year of the Geek

The new issue of EW confirmed it: 2005 will be the Year of the Geek.

We have a few major comic book movies that will hopefully (*crosses fingers*) will not ruin the case for "X3." We have "Daredevil" follow-up "Elektra" (which is already out but I haven't seen), then Keanu Reeves in what looks to be a fitting post-Matrix role in "Constantine" (AKA Hellblazer). Then, after years of disapppearance and mass suckage...Batman returns. Only this time it's "Batman Begins" and Christian Bale is the young Dark Knight. Oh, and confirming it as a big year for Marvel Comics...there's the long-delated "Fantastic Four" which, sadly, looks pretty sucky.

But that isn't all! We've also got another "Harry Potter," "War of the Worlds" (with Tom Cruise), "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" and Aeon Flux. And in the world of great remakes, we've got Tim Burton and Johnny Depp's new "Willy Wonka," which promises to be even more of an acid-dropping good time than the original. (Of course, we'll also be saddled with "King Kong" and "Pink Panther" remakes that I'm going to ignore for my own sake)

And did I call it or what? I said after the awesomeness that was the LOTR trilogy that it was time to do that other great fantasy series some justice. That's right..."Chronicles of Narnia." Rock. I don't care if it is elaborate Christian fairytales, the special effects we have out there combined with some of the best adventures in children's lit makes me a very happy geek.

And for the lit/film geeks, Spielberg is finally rolling out the epic "Memoirs of a Geisha" (if you haven't read it, do) and we're going to have America's first Big Gay Film Scandal when "Brokeback Mountain" rolls out (and Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhall will get-it-on).

But if you're like me and comics, cartoons and/or politics are your geek outlet, you'll be happy to know that we can all look forward to some good TV. "Family Guy" returns to TV as "Chappelle's Show" starts its third season. Oh, and in case you missed it in best-thing-ever news, "Boondocks" will be debuting on Adult Swim. That's right: Adult Freaking Swim. How fantastic is that?

And it isn't a true geek year without George Lucas playing with our minds. Yep you could say there's a little film that will either make or break a lot of reputations on its way. "Star Wars: Episode 3" drops this summer. If the movie is even half as awesome as the art and advertising, I'm sold. But then again, I'm easy.

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