Those of you who know me know that I love movies. I love the movie-going experience, and there is no better season for movies than summer. My love affair with summer movies began in June of 1993 with Jurassic Park and has continued ever since. Last summer was kicked off by the disappointing Spider-Man 3, but the summer wasn't a total loss between Ratatouille and Stardust. This summer, there are very few sequels on the docket, and a lot of variation out there. Here are my highlights:

May
Iron Man - May 3 (trailer)
I'm seeing this tomorrow at midnight, and I'm eager to see this movie. Iron Man never really topped my list of favorite superheroes, but this movie looks surprisingly good. And Robert Downey, Jr. is pitch-perfect casting. As long as the villain's good, this looks like a surefire hit.

Speed Racer - May 9 (trailer)
The season seems fairly top-heavy, but Speed could be a surprise hit. The racing scenes in the trailer remind me of the podracing in that unmentionable Star Wars movie (which isn't a bad thing). We'll see how weird the Wachowskis end up making it.

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian - May 16 (trailer)
While the first Narnia movie wasn't perfect, I enjoyed it thoroughly. I'm glad the same actors are back playing the kids, and the new cast looks solid, and the action (the only thing really lacking in TLTW&TW) seems upped.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - May 22 (trailer)
I get mild goosebumps from just typing that. I've been waiting to see an Indiana Jones film in theaters since...well forever (I was 3 when Last Crusade was released). I'll be seeing this as soon as I can, and more than once.

I'll cover June, July, and August in a forthcoming post.

Labels: Movies

Posted by Ryan S. on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 12:16 PM | Permalink |