2011: The Best Year For Films? Part Two

And yet more sequels await us still...2011 is shaping up to be a brilliant year for movie-goers, and as I've already mentioned, it's in the sequels where the brilliance is really at. Here are a few more to look forward to:

SHERLOCK HOLMES 2- On the 26th of December 2009, a sure-fire hit was born in cinemas with Sherlock Holmes, an adaptation of the classic Arthur Conan Doyle detective's adventures starring Robert Downey Jr. Far stretched from this year's modern Sherlock- penned by Steven Moffat- this harkened back to the classic days of film, so a sequel which introduces arch-nemesis to Holmes, Professor Moriarty, can only be a good thing.

TRANSFORMERS: THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON- The second Transformers flick wasn't well received by fans or newcomers, therefore it's up to Michael Bay, Shia LeBeouf and co to bring the robots back to the big screen with a bang, especially without the lure for male fans of the attractive (to say the least) Megan Fox. Good luck, team...

SPY KIDS 4: ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD- It seemed the Spy Kids franchise had met its natural end in 2006 with Spy Kids 3: Game Over (as if the title didn't say it all), but we now know a fourth instalment is in production for Summer 2011, if anything sure to kick start a new trilogy of films with the introduction of a new family of spies, and featuring stars such as Jessica Alba. This could be a surprise hit!

FINAL DESTINATION 5- You'd think a series of horrors such as this would fast get predictable and stale and you'd be right: unless like me you were new to the franchise, the fourth instalment must have been obvious and only pleasing through its gore. Despite that, what gore it is! There's no denying the franchise's fun humour through the darkness, meaning there could be hope yet here.

PUSS IN BOOTS- Another surprise entry, this spin-off to the Shrek films clearly focuses on Antonio Banderas' fun protagonist from the later flicks, a god-send given that the feline character was often more likeable than the rest of the fairytale characters and the obvious energy the past Zorro puts into his voicing. We know little of the plot yet, but expect some fun cross-overs in this Shrek 2 prequel.