It appears that I'm going to be spending quite a bit of time in the theater in 2010, and I couldn't be happier about it. As I looked over the list of new releases that will hit theaters this year, there seemed to be at least 3 or 4 titles every month that got filed away in the "Must See" folder in my brain ... and on my iMac. In fact, I found it quite difficult to narrow my choices down to 10 and briefly contemplated writing my "Top 20 Most Anticipated Movies" instead.

Seriously, there are that many new movies coming out this year that I simply do not want to miss. And I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels this way because, no matter what genre you're a fan of, there seems to be quite a few choices out there for everyone.

I did finally settle on the 10 movies that I most want to see this year, though. And with the exception of leaving Toy Story 3 off the list, I'm pleased with my choices. For the record, if The Rum Diary gets pushed back to a 2011 release date, the Toy Story sequel will take its place on this list. Also, keep in mind that these are the movies that I'm most looking forward to seeing this year. We can't all like the same movies. Right? That being said, my apologies ahead of time to Harry Potter, Narnia and Twilight fans. None of those sequels made my list because, quite honestly, I'm not a fan.

10. The Rum Diary (Release Date: TBD) -- The Rum Diary is an independent film based on the work of the late, great Hunter S. Thompson. It will mark the second time that Johnny Depp has had a hand in bringing Thompson's brilliance to the big screen, the first being Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, one of my personal favorites.

9. Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps (Release Date: April 23, 2010) -- Oliver Stone returns to direct this sequel to his 1987 Academy Award-winning film, Wall Street. Even better, Michael Douglas is once again taking on the role of Gordon Gekko. "Greed is good." Need I say more?

8. The Expendables (Release Date: August 13, 2010) -- Sylvester Stallone's The Expendables is a throwback to those old school, testosterone-fuled action films from the 80s and early 90s, and the cast list reads as such. Along with Stallone, the film stars Jason Statham, Jet Li, Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Arnold Schwarzenegger and even Dolph Lundgren. I don't expect much in terms of a plot, but it's a guarantee that stuff is going to get blown up. A lot.

7. Clash of the Titans (Release Date: March 26, 2010) -- As a child growing up in the 80s, I can recall watching Clash of the Titans on multiple occasions and always being intrigued by the stories from Greek mythology contained within the film. Even as a youngster, though, I could never completely look past the one thing that always bothered me about the movie: the absolutely horrible special effects. With the technological advances in filmmaking over the last 30 years, I think it's a safe bet that special effects won't be a concern at all when the remake hits theaters this year.

6. Shutter Island (Release Date: February 19, 2010) -- Martin Scorsese's newest film, Shutter Island, follows two U.S. Marshals to a hospital for the criminally insane on a secluded island where they search for a patient who has escaped, or disappeared. The movie is based on the novel of the same name and stars Leonardo DiCaprio, marking the forth time that DiCaprio has starred in a Scorsese-directed film.

5. Inception (Release Date: July 16, 2010) -- Christopher Nolan is undoubtedly best known for reinventing the Batman film franchise, but his talent as a filmmaker was obvious prior to that. Just take a look at Memento and Insomnia for proof. Seriously, it's almost as if the guy is incapable of making bad movies. Very few details are known about his upcoming film, Inception, as the plot is largely being kept a secret, but with Nolan at the helm, it's almost guaranteed to be an excellent film.

4. Alice in Wonderland (Release Date: March 5, 2010) -- The classic tale of Alice in Wonderland is the latest in a long line of Tim Burton/Johnny Depp collaborations. Ten years after the events of her first adventure in Wonderland, a now 19-year-old Alice once again falls down the rabbit hole and reunites with the friends from her childhood, who happen to be engaged in a battle with the Red Queen over control of Wonderland. In true Time Burton fashion, expect this film to be much darker than any previous incarnation of Alice in Wonderland.

3. The A-Team (Release Date: June 11, 2010) -- I honestly don't think I ever missed an episode of The A-Team television series as a kid. To say I was a huge fan would be an understatement. However, when I read the news that The A-Team was being made into a full-length feature film, I was less than ecstatic. That is until I saw the trailer. This movie looks excellent, especially if you enjoy action. And it seems to have stayed true to the source material, which I was afraid would end up not being the case.

2. A Nightmare on Elm Street (Release Date: April 30, 2010) -- A Nightmare on Elm Street is the latest classic horror film to be given the remake treatment. However, unlike many of those other recent horror remakes, they might've actually got it right with this one. Jackie Earle Haley (Rorschach from Watchmen) will be donning the razored glove, brown fedora and striped shirt to portray psychopathic dream-stalker Freddy Krueger, the iconic character made famous by Robert Englund. That's enough to keep me interested.

1. Iron Man 2 (Release Date: May 7, 2010) -- By far, Iron Man 2 tops the list of my most anticipated movies of the year. I absolutely loved the first Iron Man film. It was one of the truest film adaptations of a comic book character that I've seen, and it delivered HUGE numbers in theaters. I see the same box office fate for this installment and, judging from the trailer, it looks to be every bit as action-packed as the first film. With Mickey Rourke joining the cast as Whiplash and the appearance of War Machine, I really don't see how this movie could go wrong. May 7 cannot get here soon enough.