We're nearing the halfway point of the Summer movie rush, and what have you gone out to see so far? Maybe you happened upon "The Happening" and are praying M. Night is finally done for. Or saw "The Incredible Hulk" and forgot all about that emotional crapfest Ang Lee gave us. Well we've had some good and bad already but there's much more ahead....
If you missed part 1 of the preview, you can find it here.
JULY 11TH Hellboy 2 - I enjoyed the first one despite it not being a big hit. It's nice to see a non-Marvel or DC comic making it at the movies. They create nice plot lines and very different characters to work with, and what else would you see this weekend?
Meet Dave - Is Eddie Murphy still funny? Give me Charlie Murphy any day.
Journey To The Center of the Earth 3D - I just saw this trailer two days ago, and cried. How far does this former comedian have to go? Oh wait, there's another Mummy movie coming soon (ALSO SEE PART 2 OF PREVIEW).
JULY 18TH
The Dark Knight - Ah, my most anticipated movie. And that was long before Heath Ledger's death. I knew he was going to pull off the dark vision of the Joker that Jack Nicholson camped up in the original version. Don't get me wrong, he was great ("Where does he get those wonderful toys?") but I need the insane darkness of the man who killed the second Robin. A complete psychopath, and Harvey Dent on top of it. Nice foreshadowing on his bit with the line, "Some of us die as heroes, and others live long enough to see ourselves become villians".
Mamma Mia! - ABBA on the big screen and while the band is actually on tour (I think...). With the success of "Hairspray" last year, this one might just pull it off as well but opening against Batman will be really tough to get through.
Lou Reed's Berlin - One of the famed Lou Reed concerts, on the big screen. If you love music, this is a must.
Space Chimps - Going to be the greatest movie of the summer, just you wait. Monkeys in space, need I say more. How about the voice of Brock Samson?
JULY 25TH
American Teen - A poignant presentation of high school teens (there's a cliche here) set in a similar style to "The Breakfast Club" without John Hughes 80's comedy. There will be a jock, princess, criminal, misfit, and geek love triangle thing I'm sure.
Step Brothers - Will Ferrel? And he's not doing a sports movie?!? How about we throw in John C. Reilly for good measure? Nothing will top "A Night At The Roxbury" for me.
X-files 2 - Buy a billboard, and they'll make a movie. The only reason for this movie is fans started buying billboard space to advertise this flick, and higher-ups saw the demand thus bringing the classic show to the big screen again. Not a huge fan of the show so doubt this will be on my list.
AUGUST 1ST
The Mummy: TTOTDE - I never even liked the first one and now we're on number 4? Least this one will have Jet Li to kick Brendan's ass around a bunch of times.
The Rocker - I've been waiting for Rainn Wilson to make a bigger appearance on the movie screen again ever since his brief scene in "Juno". Here's top the naked drummer.
AUGUST 8TH
The Pineapple Express - The big comedy of the summer in my humble opinion. Hopefully a masterful blend of Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels and Half Baked.
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 - Didn't see the first, won't see the second.
Fly Me To The Moon - Animated flies aboard the space shuttle who look and act remarkably like Alvin and the Chipmunks.
Hell Ride - Quentin Tarantino's back! Or at least presenting his spaghetti western flick. After the success of Kill Bill, this idea's been circulating the internet boards.
AUGUST 15TH
Tropic Thunder - Ben Stiller, Jack Black, and Robert Downey Jr., black? This could be a real hit or miss movie.
Star Wars (Animated) - Admit it....as much as you groaned about this being made, you'll still be first in line to see it. My only comment is when will Lucas cut the crap and make the movies we want to see? The end trilogy! The complaint is the original actors will be too old to fit the roles yet Harrison Ford still passes as Indy? Also there are other actors on this planet and it wouldn't be the first movie to change the actor playing the main role (strong rumor Tobey is getting replaced for "Spiderman 4").
AUGUST 22ND
Hamlet 2 - There is no other movie this weekend. Steve Coogan is awesome. Go see "24 Hour Party People" and tell me otherwise. So go see Hamlet 2 and rock me sexy Jesus!
AUGUST 29TH
Disaster Movie - You can tell the end of the summer season when they start releasing these bad parody movies. Didn't "Epic Movie" teach them anything about how sick we are of these flicks? Doesn't even come close to touching "Naked Gun" or "Airplane."
Now pick your movies wisely this summer. Ticket prices are going through the roof plus gas ain't cheap so don't flush your money down the toilet with the rest of the crap this summer.
~StEvO
If you missed part 1 of the preview, you can find it here.
Meet Dave - Is Eddie Murphy still funny? Give me Charlie Murphy any day.
Journey To The Center of the Earth 3D - I just saw this trailer two days ago, and cried. How far does this former comedian have to go? Oh wait, there's another Mummy movie coming soon (ALSO SEE PART 2 OF PREVIEW).
JULY 18TH
The Dark Knight - Ah, my most anticipated movie. And that was long before Heath Ledger's death. I knew he was going to pull off the dark vision of the Joker that Jack Nicholson camped up in the original version. Don't get me wrong, he was great ("Where does he get those wonderful toys?") but I need the insane darkness of the man who killed the second Robin. A complete psychopath, and Harvey Dent on top of it. Nice foreshadowing on his bit with the line, "Some of us die as heroes, and others live long enough to see ourselves become villians".
Mamma Mia! - ABBA on the big screen and while the band is actually on tour (I think...). With the success of "Hairspray" last year, this one might just pull it off as well but opening against Batman will be really tough to get through.
Lou Reed's Berlin - One of the famed Lou Reed concerts, on the big screen. If you love music, this is a must.
Space Chimps - Going to be the greatest movie of the summer, just you wait. Monkeys in space, need I say more. How about the voice of Brock Samson?
JULY 25TH
American Teen - A poignant presentation of high school teens (there's a cliche here) set in a similar style to "The Breakfast Club" without John Hughes 80's comedy. There will be a jock, princess, criminal, misfit, and geek love triangle thing I'm sure.
X-files 2 - Buy a billboard, and they'll make a movie. The only reason for this movie is fans started buying billboard space to advertise this flick, and higher-ups saw the demand thus bringing the classic show to the big screen again. Not a huge fan of the show so doubt this will be on my list.
AUGUST 1ST
The Mummy: TTOTDE - I never even liked the first one and now we're on number 4? Least this one will have Jet Li to kick Brendan's ass around a bunch of times.
The Rocker - I've been waiting for Rainn Wilson to make a bigger appearance on the movie screen again ever since his brief scene in "Juno". Here's top the naked drummer.
AUGUST 8TH
The Pineapple Express - The big comedy of the summer in my humble opinion. Hopefully a masterful blend of Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels and Half Baked.
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 - Didn't see the first, won't see the second.
Fly Me To The Moon - Animated flies aboard the space shuttle who look and act remarkably like Alvin and the Chipmunks.
Hell Ride - Quentin Tarantino's back! Or at least presenting his spaghetti western flick. After the success of Kill Bill, this idea's been circulating the internet boards.
AUGUST 15TH
Tropic Thunder - Ben Stiller, Jack Black, and Robert Downey Jr., black? This could be a real hit or miss movie.
Star Wars (Animated) - Admit it....as much as you groaned about this being made, you'll still be first in line to see it. My only comment is when will Lucas cut the crap and make the movies we want to see? The end trilogy! The complaint is the original actors will be too old to fit the roles yet Harrison Ford still passes as Indy? Also there are other actors on this planet and it wouldn't be the first movie to change the actor playing the main role (strong rumor Tobey is getting replaced for "Spiderman 4").
AUGUST 22ND
Hamlet 2 - There is no other movie this weekend. Steve Coogan is awesome. Go see "24 Hour Party People" and tell me otherwise. So go see Hamlet 2 and rock me sexy Jesus!
AUGUST 29TH
Disaster Movie - You can tell the end of the summer season when they start releasing these bad parody movies. Didn't "Epic Movie" teach them anything about how sick we are of these flicks? Doesn't even come close to touching "Naked Gun" or "Airplane."
Now pick your movies wisely this summer. Ticket prices are going through the roof plus gas ain't cheap so don't flush your money down the toilet with the rest of the crap this summer.
~StEvO
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