Here are the 10 most anticipated and 10 least anticipated films of the coming year (the least anticipated are movies with enough buzz to warrant my possible viewing no matter how much I'm dreading them):

10 Highest Expectations:

The Brothers Grimm    Terry Gilliam's film about the fairy tale writing siblings.  How could I not have the highest expectations reserved for the most fun director alive?
Tideland     Terry Gilliam, again. He promises underage donkey sex.
The New World     Terrence Malick can do no wrong, except not making enough movies.   This film about the first settlement in America should be beautiful.
Wallace and Gromit Movie: Curse of the Were Rabbit    Nick Park sticks with what he knows best in this feature length debut of his 3-D animated duo. 
I'm Not There:  Suppositions on a Film Concerning Dylan 
   Toddy Hayne's artsy bio of Bob Dylan featuring different actors and actresses portraying the singer-songwriter through his life. 
Idiocracy    Mike Judge's sci-fi comedy in the tradition of Sleeper has the brilliant idea of portraying a future in which human evolution has followed the success of stupidity. 
The Notorious Betty Page    Mary Harron's follow-up to American Psycho tells the story of the legendary pin-up girl. 
The Constant Gardener    Fernando Meirelles' follow-up to the brilliant City of  God looks to be a rare intelligent thriller in the world of pharmaceuticals.  Not even wonky-eyed Rachel Weisz can keep me away.
The Fountain    Darren Aronofsky's epic sci-fi drama about immortality should also be amazing despite Weisz. 
The Ice Harvest    I will probably be disappointed but I'm really hoping that Harold Ramis can make another great comedy.


10 Lowest Expectations:

The Dukes of Hazzard    I'm pretty sure we only watched this show as kids because of my dad.  He's from Alabama.  I guess I'd only watch the movie with him, but I doubt even he could tolerate the obnoxious casting. 
Deuce Bigalow, European Gigalo     I'd rather not include this since its not much anticipated with the masses, but I do think it is of a higher profile than necessary and is likely to make much more money than it could possibly deserve. 
Rent      I wasn't really that impressed with the musical -partly due to Drew Lachey's horrible vocals -but with Chris Columbus directing, we could witness the worst musical since Grease 2. 
King Kong    Yeah I used to bow to Peter Jackson when he made Heavenly Creatures but now he's complete shit.  I even like The Frighteners more than the LOTR series.  This new remake looks like a worse homage to old-timey pulp than Sky Captain. 
Walk the Line    I am just a little worried about Joaquin Phoenix playing Johnny Cash in this James Mangold helmed biopic.  I am very worried about Reese Witherspoon playing June Carter. 
A Scanner Darkly    Richard Linklater should be the next to screw up a Philip K. Dick story.  The casting of Keanu Reeves almost guarantees this. 
Serenity    There is a reason that "Firefly" didn't perform well on television:  it was horrible.  The big screen version should be just as bad despite a better-looking, costlier production. 
The Chronicles of Narnia:  The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe    Looking like a made-for-TV fantasy series doesn't make me believe this has any potential other than to cash in on the fantasy franchise fad. 
X-Men 3    I am one of the few that was excited for a minute by the interesting casting of Kelsey Grammar but now that Brett Ratner is directing and making up characters, the shit has hit the fan with my one-time favorite comic.
Rumor Has It    A creative remake or something.  Kevin Costner and Jennifer Aniston in Rob Reiner's reversal of The Graduate should be pointless.