X-Men: First Class (2011)

Prequels always make me nervous. Not because I'm afraid the directors will fudge up the story, because they always do. Not because I don't like having to rewind my cinematic memory of the story, because that's half of the fun. Prequels suck because you have to try and envision the characters at a different state of mind, something that the casual movie fan doesn't actually think about. The prequel in the X-Men movie series, 'First Class' shows how Professor X and Magneto went from best friends to sworn enemies based on their reaction to the world's stance on mutants during the Cold War. I'm really excited to see how each character develops, especially as a young adult, and to see who else is in the movie. From the trailer, you can see Mystique, Beast and maybe Nightcrawler (I'm not sure), but the rest seems up in the air. I hope they blow this one out of the water, because X-Men has been the best comic book movie series since Spiderman went loony on us. Check the trailer...

Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day

Sequels always mess up the first movie in some way. I'm not even lying. Find me a sequel that hasn't changed your opinion of the first in the slightest negative way, and I'll find you a negro polar bear living in Argentina. The Boondock Saints is one of the biggest cult classics ever. It's lackluster performance in theaters relegated the shoot-em-up story of brother vigilantes to word of mouth, where all the real buzz showed up. The sequel looks promising (doesn't every trailer?), but I can't help but think that the story ended on a good note in the first movie. I don't know how they could possibly one up the first, but regardless, I will probably be seeing it. Check out the trailer for Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day, which hits theaters October 29th...