Movies to see this Fall

Normally, I'd just tell you something about a movie I've seen and comment on it, but seeing as how I've found this amazing site, I thought I'd take my little concept of one movie at a time and expand it. Here's a list of movies I think you should definitely keep an eye out for! The links to the trailers are embedded within the titles.

Monsters, now it's our time to adapt.

Six years ago, a NASA satellite crashed in Mexico. At least, they thought it belonged to NASA. Over the years, the alien life forms have spread throughout the country, forcing a quarantine of the affected region. What was once the line that shielded the United States from the influx of Mexican immigrants, now stands as the last bastion between humanity and the aliens. The story revolves around Andrew and Samantha, two ordinary people who become interlocked in the battle between two worlds. Andrew is escorting Samantha from South America to the US, but in order for that, they'll have to get through the infected zone, formerly known as Mexico. If the trailer is any indication, it bears a striking similarity to J.J. Abrams's "Cloverfield", only this time with a more steadier camera frame.

Saw VII, the traps come alive.

Jigsaw may be dead, but his legacy continues to wreak havoc upon the lives of those he deems need to be helped. Never before has the phrase 'I wanna play a game' had a more terrifying connotation that when it's coming from Jigsaw's little puppet. In this grand finale of the "Saw" series, Jigsaw abandons the empty warehouses and filthy basements, taking the torture topside and in broad daylight. You only have to look at the trailer to see that Jigsaw is ready for the public (aka shoppers at a mall) to see his uncanny designs. It is said that there'll be about eleven torture devices in the movie as well as one which was banned from the other six movies for being too violent and overall sadistic. Good news for all you gore-lovers! Time to get ready for the final act and it promises to be bloodier than ever!

Skyline, don't look up.

Los Angeles. City of hopes and dreams. A city of blinding lights. But wait, there's something wrong about these lights. They don't seem to be very... earthly. In the early morning, strange lights descend upon the city like falling stars. The lights draw out the curious humans and renders them unable to look away. As their eyes become fixed on the mesmerizing blue light, they are sucked into a vortex and pulled upwards into the sky. As the morning sun breaks through the clouds, more lights fall down on the city and enormous space ships are revealed. Pretty soon, entire neighbourhoods are being sucked up into them. What follows are the struggles of a few pockets of people who haven't yet looked into the lights and are trying to get out of the city. But as it turns out, the lights are happening all across the world and large scavenging machines roam the empty cities in search for possible escapees.

Beastly, love is never ugly.

This modern re-imagining of Beauty and the Beast takes places in New York City, where appearances mean everything. Alex Pettyfer (Stormbreaker) plays the role of Kyle, a teenager obsessed with looks. After publicly humiliating Kendra (Mary-Kate Olsen) he is transformed into something that reflects his inner ugliness. His body and face become ravaged by ghastly tattoos and scars. His curse comes with a possible salvation: if he is able to find someone who loves him for who he really is, and not for what he looks like, he'll be freed. His father locks him away in a house where he receives a blind tutor played by the loveable "Have you met Ted?" actor from How I Met Your Mother. On a faithful evening, he rescues Lindy (Vanessa "High School Musical" Hudgens") on the condition that she must stay with him in the hopes of retrieving his lost humanity.

Of course, there are a lot more movies to see this year, such as Part One of the final Harry Potter movie and the third Narnia movie, but it's impossible to make a full account of everything that'll be coming to theatres this Fall. Besides, I think these four are mouth-watering enough to get up from behind our small screens and go out to look at a bigger screen, preferably with surround sound and a bucket of popcorn in our right hand, and sodas waiting for us on our left.