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What are Your Top 5 Most Anticipated Movies of Summer 2009?

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Brad Brevet
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Published: Monday, April 13th 2009 at 12:05 AM

Over the weekend I put together my list of potential films to add to my 2009 Summer Movie Preview and over the course of this week I hope to put the final touches on it, but before I get too far I wanted to get an idea of what exactly all of you thought about the films due out this May, June, July and August. The list you see in the poll below includes over 60 titles of which I currently intend on turning into 50 titles for the preview, but of those 50 I want to have 25 of them considered the "RopeofSilicon Most Anticipated Movies" of Summer 2009 and looking over the list I came up with my personal top 25, but I felt it would be just as, if not more, interesting to include a user generated top 25 as well.

You can look at last year's summer preview by clicking here if you want to see just how exactly it will be all sorted out, although this year I plan on adding a few additional bells and whistles to make it a little more all-encompassing. What that entails you will have to wait and find out, but for now let's begin voting.

In the poll below you can select up to five titles you are anticipating the most. If you want to preview the titles a little more closely you can find them inside the release calendar right here, but I have a pretty good idea of the 63 movies listed below there are five you will pick out without any help at all.

Are blockbusters such as Terminator Salvation, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Star Trek more your speed?

How about animated favorites such as Pixar's Up, Fox's Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs or Hayao Miyazaki's Ponyo?

Maybe comedy is more to your liking. Films such as Apatow's Funny People, Sacha Baron Cohen's Bruno or Warner's The Hangover. Then again, maybe Oscar nominated directors get your blood running such as Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock, Sam Mendes' Away We Go, Ron Howard's Angels and Demons, Steven Soderbergh's The Girlfriend Experience, Woody Allen's Whatever Works, Stephen Frears' Cheri, Michael Mann's Public Enemies or Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Bastereds. Yup Oscar nominated directors make good summer flicks too. There is a lot to choose from… choose wisely.

What are your most anticipated films of Summer 2009?

  • Terminator Salvation (891 Votes)
  • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (732 Votes)
  • Public Enemies (657 Votes)
  • Star Trek (636 Votes)
  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (608 Votes)
  • X-Men Origins: Wolverine (591 Votes)
  • Inglourious Basterds (586 Votes)
  • Up (317 Votes)
  • Bruno (269 Votes)
  • G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra (228 Votes)
  • Funny People (213 Votes)
  • Angels and Demons (203 Votes)
  • 500 Days of Summer (126 Votes)
  • Drag Me to Hell (119 Votes)
  • Year One (96 Votes)
  • Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (92 Votes)
  • Moon (90 Votes)
  • Night at the Museum 2: Escape From the Smithsonian (86 Votes)
  • The Hangover (81 Votes)
  • Taking Woodstock (79 Votes)
  • The Brothers Bloom (68 Votes)
  • Halloween 2 (68 Votes)
  • Away We Go (65 Votes)
  • Final Destination: Death Trip 3D (62 Votes)
  • Whatever Works (59 Votes)
  • The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (57 Votes)
  • The Time Traveler's Wife (55 Votes)
  • Julie & Julia (47 Votes)
  • The Boat That Rocked (41 Votes)
  • Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (39 Votes)
  • Land of the Lost (37 Votes)
  • Cheri (35 Votes)
  • The Hurt Locker (32 Votes)
  • Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (28 Votes)
  • The Limits of Control (23 Votes)
  • Little Ashes (20 Votes)
  • The Girlfriend Experience (18 Votes)
  • The Ugly Truth (16 Votes)
  • All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (14 Votes)
  • Departures (12 Votes)
  • The Proposal (12 Votes)
  • District 9 (10 Votes)
  • Battle for Terra (8 Votes)
  • Orphan (8 Votes)
  • G-Force (8 Votes)
  • I Love You Beth Cooper (7 Votes)
  • Easy Virtue (7 Votes)
  • When in Rome (7 Votes)
  • Dance Flick (7 Votes)
  • Fireflies in the Garden (5 Votes)
  • Wild Child (5 Votes)
  • Shorts (4 Votes)
  • My Life in Ruins (3 Votes)
  • Adam (3 Votes)
  • Paper Heart (3 Votes)
  • They Came From Upstairs (3 Votes)
  • Bandslam (2 Votes)
  • Next Day Air (2 Votes)
  • O'Horten (2 Votes)
  • The Cove (1 Votes)
  • Imagine That (1 Votes)
  • Death in Love (0 Votes)
  • The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (0 Votes)

Total Voters: 1,718

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  1. adu

    Public Enemies
    Terminator Salvation
    Star Trek
    Tranformers 2
    Angels and Demons

  2. Chris C

    Word, thus far, I'm the only vote for O'Horten (looks damn terrific).

    I have this feeling that Terminator: Salvation will annihilate the box office for this summer. Terminators + Bale = gold.

  3. Scott

    Public Enemies
    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
    The Brothers Bloom
    Terminator Salvation
    Inglourious Basterds

  4. Bruno
    Funny People
    Inglourious Basterds
    Year one
    Public enemies

  5. jontuesday

    Terminator Salvation
    Angels and Demons
    Moon
    And yes Halloween 2 I dont give a rats ass how many people hate on it

  6. Harry Potter Fanatic

    Good to see other people voting for Half-Blood Prince (can't believe that Public Enemies beat it, that looks boring). Probably the only person who voted for Battle for Terra. Same with Land of the Lost (the walnut part is hilarious). No interest in Transformers 2 or Angels & Demons. Want to see X-Men Origins Wolverine and Up, as well. Drag Me To Hell looks cool, too.

  7. Adnan

    Public Enemies
    Inglorious Basterds
    Up
    Drag me to Hell
    Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea

  8. asd

    Harry Potter and the Half blood Prince
    Terminator Salvation
    Angels & Demons
    Transformers 2
    Up

    Vote for Harry Potter! The movie looks awesome
    AND WHAT THE HELL? Public Enemies looks like bullshit.

  9. atl roller

    i hate myself cause this list is just so amazing and i was restricted to 5!

  10. Harry Potter Fanatic

    WANT TO SEE:
    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince!!!!!!!!!!
    Up
    X-Men Origins Wolverine
    Battle For Terra :)
    Drag Me To Hell

    DOES NOT WANT TO SEE
    Angels & Demons
    Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
    Public Enemies
    The Ugly Truth
    Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
    Orphan

    WANT TO SEE, BUT IS AFRAID OF BEING MERCILESSLY LAUGHED AT
    Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (Hey, I liked the first one, although I'm probably the only person who did)
    Land of the Lost (MATT LAUER CAN SUCK IT!)

  11. Tyler C

    Public Enemies
    Inglourious Basterds
    Bruno
    Year One
    Halloween 2

  12. Dan

    Transformers 2
    Inglorious bastards
    Star Trek
    Angels & Demons
    Harry Potter

  13. junjun

    1.UP
    2.Public Enemies
    3.Star Trek
    4.Potter 6
    5.Angels and Demons

    just missed the cut: GI Joe, Inglorious Basterds

  14. Joshua

    Public Enemies
    Up!
    Inglorious Basterds
    Star Trek
    GI Joe

  15. Kevin

    UP!, Drag me to Hell, Star Trek, Angels and Demons, Public Enemies

  16. Darvin

    I'm so there for…
    UP, Public Enemies, Star Trek, Inglorious Basterds, and Angels and Demons

  17. M3erCA

    My top 5:

    1.Public Enemies
    2.Up!
    3.Star Trek
    4.Harry Potter
    5.Angels and Demons

    I will see but won't rush doing so:

    GI Joe
    Inglorious Basterds
    Wolverine
    Terminator:Salvation

    Have no intention of seeing:

    Transformers2
    Ice Age3
    and pretty much the rest

  18. Will

    Inglorious Basterds
    UP
    Half-Blood Prince
    Public Enemies
    Wolverine

  19. King Ralph

    Terminator Inglorious Basterds Star Trek Public Enemies District 9 . What about you Brev what are your most anticipated?

  20. k0rrupt

    Drag me to Hell
    Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea
    The Hurt Locker
    District 9
    The Brothers Bloom

    honourable mention for Star Trek

  21. Adriano

    I voted for Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (my most anticipated), 500 Days of Summer, Brüno, Whatever Works and The Brothers Bloom (saw "Brick" a couple of weeks ago, it has to be one of the most original movies of the decade).

    I'm also pretty excited for Chéri.

  22. Vince

    Not really looking forward to "Wolverine" (but my best friend has a huge crush on Jackman, so i'm obligated to take her) or "Transformers" (though I really should be, since I loved the first one).

    My list (not in order)
    Inglourious Basterds
    Star Trek
    Terminator: Salvation
    Harry Potter
    Funny People (huge, huge Apatow fan).

  23. Jake

    Public Enemies
    Taking Woodstock
    Inglourious Basterds
    Up
    Bruno

    Now that a good list.

    Note that there is no sequel on that list. Fanboy movies suck.
    Harry Potter? Star Trek? Terminator? Transformers? All just horrible. Good luck making it to the Oscars.

  24. JoJo

    TOP 5 ANTICIPATED MOVIES OF SUMMER

    1. Terminator salvation
    2. District 9
    3. Transformers Revenge of the fallen
    4. Ice age 3
    5. X-men origins: Wolverine

  25. wrongturn687

    My Top 5 Most Anticipated:

    1.Star Trek

    2.Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen

    3. Terminator Salvation

    4. Public Enemies

    5. Funny People

    Peace Out !

  26. X-Men Origins: Gopherine

    Up
    Star Trek
    Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
    Terminator Salvation
    Inglourious Basterds

    @Jake: What, and Bruno will?

  27. adison

    I just saw public enemies last night at a test screening and i crried it was so good and i didnt want to see it. My dad dragged me to it. I will go see it another 12 times. Action and Romance mixed perfectly. Even if it looks boring, you will be shocked.

    Harry Potter, Funny People, Ingor. Bastards, Transfor.

    Again, if you dont at least try P.E. out, you can forget having a good summer

  28. Joaquin

    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (all the way since last year)
    Up (I love Pixar)
    Julie & Julia (I love Amy Adams in just about any role)
    Away We Go (Sam Mendes)
    Angels and Demons (the first movie sucked, but I loved the book)

    Also will definitely watch:
    Transformers 2, Ice Age 3, Public Enemies, 500 Days of Summer, Funny People

  29. AntonioA

    HP6, Up, Funny People, Julie and Julia, Star Trek

  30. Isabella

    The Hurt Locker is the only movie I'll see this summer and I can't wait!

  31. Lee

    I've seen Ponyo. I was in Japan earlier this year for a family visit. It's solid but nowhere near as good as Miyazaki's past work.

    My top 5 Anticipated Summer 09 films:

    1.Public Enemies
    2.UP
    3.Star Trek
    4.Angels and Demons
    5.Inglorious Basterds

  32. Thomas

    UP
    Public Enemies
    Potter 6
    Star Trek
    Inglorious Basterds

  33. DDK3

    Public Enemies, UP, Harry Potter, Trek, are really the only ones that I'm definitely going to see. For the sake of the "top 5" thing, my 5th would be Gi Joe

  34. athar

    @Harry Potter Fanatic:

    you r not the only person who liked Night At the Museum… and u r not the only person who is waiting for the sequel :)

  35. cedar falls

    @athar: Ditto!

    Otherwise, Terminator Salvation, Harry Potter, Angels & Demons and Star Trek.

  36. ringssinger

    Public Enemies (Johnny never disappoints, Marion looks amazing)
    Up (go Pixar!)
    Harry Potter (have enjoyed them all so far, can't stop now)
    Julie & Julia (I love Meryl!)
    Wolverine (ditto Hugh… what can I say?)

    My kids will make me go see Transformers & Ice Age, and my oldest son is waiting for Angels and Demons. The book was interesting, not so sure about the film. No interest at all in Terminator without AH-NULD!

  37. JM

    Damn, picking only 5 was really hard!

    And a question: Is "All the Boys Love Mandy Lane" actually being released this summer, or is into going to be pushed back AGAIN? It's not on my top 5 list, but I thought the trailer looked interesting, and the reviews for it were pretty good.

  38. Matt

    Up
    Cheri
    Julie & Julia
    Whatever Works
    500 Days of Summer

  39. martian army

    It sucked only picking five. Star Trek was my first. The rest of my picks in no particular order were Inglorious Basterds, Public Enemies, District 9, and then a tough choice between Terminator, Transformers, or X:Men. I went with Terminator.

  40. Sebastian

    Terminator: Salvation
    Cheri
    Public Enemies
    Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
    Dying to seeee The Brother Bloom

  41. Fl8gry

    Public Enemies
    Up
    Inglorious Basterds
    Harry Potter 6
    and for the sake of making it a top 5..Angels and Demons

  42. Gerti

    G-Force is toping my list.

    Say what you want but the cast has some of my favorite comedians, Will Arnett, Steve Buscemi and Penelope Cruz (after seeing her in Vicky Cristina Barcelona, I am convinced she is one of the best females actress out there- nice touch to have her voicing one of the leads). On top of that you've got Hoyt Yeatman directing and with his reputation from earlier work like Con Air, I am really interested to see what he does with G-Force.

    Beyond that

    Up
    Cheri
    Year One

  43. Chris

    Star trek
    Harry potter
    terminator
    transformers (bay will again change the story)
    Nine (forgot to put this one on the poll)

  44. Chris

    ohh and if it was a top 6 whiteout with kate beckinsale would be up there, also not in the poll

  45. Brad Brevet (Post Author)

    @Chris: These are SUMMER movies, that is the reason the movies you are looking for are not in this poll. So basically, you are only voting for four movies genius.

  46. Anthony

    The only I'm really excited for this year is Avatar, which will probably be one of the best movies ever.

  47. Terminator: Salvation
    Public Enemies
    Star Trek
    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
    Drag Me to Hell

    Great list. So many good choices!

  48. June

    Public Enemies
    UP!
    Potter 6
    Star Trek
    Angels and Demons

  49. Jon Sim

    Terminator Salvation
    Inglorious Basterds
    X-Men Origins: Wolverine
    Public Enemies
    Star Trek

    If there was a 6th, it would be Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. I am a hardcore terminator fan, so that of course was my first choice.

  50. I completely agree!!
    Go Terminator Salvation!!!

  51. 1.Terminator Salvation
    2.Public Enemies
    3. Up
    4. Inglorious Basterds
    5. Taking Woodstock

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