by Mike Fauls
This summer is going to be oozing with awesomeness thanks to this year’s movie line-up. Obviously some of the movies that are on here already came out, but they are still labeled “summer movies” to most. I won’t be able to list all of them because of the amount (45 releases from May to October), and some that I list won’t be until the fall, but I believe that they are still worth mentioning in case next year somebody in journalism drops the ball.
Starting out in May is Ghosts of Girlfriends Past and X-men Origins: Wolverine. These movies seem to be drawing the most attention and seem to have the most potential. On the 8th is Star Trek; the 15th is Angels and Demons. The 21st holds a special place in most people’s heart because we finally get to see John Connor as the bad mamma-jamma military leader that we all knew he was deep down. That being said Terminator Salvation should be pretty sweet. The next day Night at the Museum: Battle for the Smithsonian will be coming out. This is the sequel to Night at the Museum. Wrapping up the month of May is Disney-Pixar’s Up and Sam Raimi’s new movie Drag Me to Hell.
Now on to June. This month is really the official start of the summer season and it doesn’t mess around, getting the feeling into people. On the 5th is the release of Land of the Lost and on the 12th is The Hangover and The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3. The 19th gives us Year One and The Proposal. The 24th, arguably the best movie day out of the year, releases unto the world Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. This movie is obviously the sequel to Transformers and looks absolutely fantastic. Finishing the month is My Sister’s Keeper on the 26th.
With June being over with and summer being in full swing, lets start the July list out with Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs and Public Enemies coming out on the 1st. On the 10th is Bruno. And to all you muggles out there, Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince comes out on the 15th. This will be the 6th book-to-movie for the Harry Potter saga. The 24th gives us G-Force, Orphan, and The Ugly Truth. Funny People comes out on the 31st, which brings us right into our next month.
The summer is starting to wind down, but not before its big finish. August brings with it a few gems that should be mentioned. On the 7th is G.I. Joe, and Shorts. G.I. Joe is an old cartoon with even older action figures, but that doesn’t mean that it’s going to be bad. Personally, I think this movie is going to be awesome and that everybody should see the trailer. Shorts looks to be more of a kids movie with a magical rainbow-colored stone that grants wishes. The 14th brings to the silver screen District 9 which is produced by the famous Peter Jackson (the Lord of the Rings trilogy) and looks pretty awesome because it deals with an alien-containing facility in a foreign country; watch the trailer and you’ll see what all the hubbub is about. On the 21st Inglorious Bastards comes out and on the 28th is yet another Final Destination sequel labeled Final Destination: Death Trip. Also on the 28th is a movie called The Boat that Rocked.
Just in case someone forgets next year you should really check out these movies in the fall. September 9th brings a movie that looks awesome called 9. And on the 18th is Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. And one that’s personally close is Where the Wild Things Are coming out on October 16th.
Well ladies and gents, that wraps up the summer season and I hope that this gave you a small look of what’s to come and some info on movies that you might not have known about.
