Last night I was browsing through the list of upcoming movies for this year, and it should be a strong year for movies, specifically sequels. Star Wars Episode II, The Matrix Revisited, and Austin Powers 3, for instance, all debut this summer along with Men in Black II. Further along the horizon we see Harry Potter II, the newest Bond movie, X-men II, Terminator 3, and of course the Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. However, there are also some downright odd movie choices coming up soon...

The Country Bears: Mere words cannot adequately describe this. Let's just say that Haley Joel Osment plays a 10-year-old talking bear, the movie is based on the Country Bear Jamboree attraction at Disney World, and Christopher Walken is also involved. Watch the trailer at the link above, it is quite disturbing. The worst part is, there are also plans for a movie based on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. Yikes.

Scooby-Doo: This was one of the greatest cartoons ever, so why convert it to a live-action feature in its big-screen adaptation? And why in the world would Freddie Prinze Jr. and Sarah Michelle Gellar agree to be in this? The last time a great classic cartoon got live-actioned into a movie was the complete debacle that was Inspector Gadget, and I expect nothing better from this one.

Indiana Jones 4: The fact that this movie is being made is fantastic, I love the first three. However, isn't Harrison Ford getting a little old to be playing action heroes, especially a character he popularized 15 years ago? This had better not be one of those "main character ages and tutors impertinent youngster to follow in his legacy" movies like Mask of Zorro.

The Hulk: Enough already with the superhero movies! Between Spider-Man, Daredevil, X-Men II, and the rumored Batman: Year One or Batman Beyond flicks coming out I think we will have our fill of comic book adaptations. This one appears to have the worst plot and cast listing so far of the group, but others could come into contention as more info is released about them. None of these will ever compare to Spawn, however, which is by far one of the worst movies ever made.