2009 Summer Movies: June Edition

Well, another month, another set of movies. We’re two months into the summer movie season and most of the blockbuster releases are already behind us. That doesn’t mean there still aren’t some great upcoming movies. Read on to find out my opinion of The Hangover, Year One, and Transformers 2.

To read about what movie I saw last month, be sure to check out the May post.

Current Releases: June Edition

As always, these reviews are spoiler free, so feel free to read on if you haven’t seen the movie yet.

The Hangover

Heading into the theater for the release of The Hangover, I was really wondering if I even needed to see this movie. The commercials were fierce leading up to the release, and it felt like the whole movie was airing in 30 seconds chucks. Thankfully I was wrong, and The Hangover had much more to offer.

The Hangover was by far one of the best comedies I have seen in a long time. While completely unrealistic like most comedies, the situations the cast found themselves in was utmost hysterical. Everything about the movie was genuinely funny, and unlike some other comedy releases, this movie wasn’t trying to make a point or anything. Just 100 minutes of pure comedy gold.

Year One

Unfortunately, I can’t say the same thing about Year One. While the concept of sending Jack Black and Michael Cera on an epic comedic journey through the beginning of time sounded good in the trailer, the movie didn’t live up to its potential. Year One certainly did have its funny moments, but overall I felt the movie was a huge snooze. The plot was uninteresting, the acting was a bit awkward, and most of the jokes were just plain dumb. If you’re really bored, sure go out and see this movie, but if you have options, choose the alternative.

Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen

After not being impressed with the two big already released blockbusters of the summer, Star Trek and Terminator Salvation, I was really counting on Transformers 2 to be that great movie of the summer. Unfortunately, I was a bit let down.

While Transformers 2 certainly was not bad, I didn’t feel the movie did anything to make it stand out among the pack. Unlike movies such as The Dark Knight and Spider-Man 2, Transformers 2 was simply another sequel movie. It followed the same formula of the first – great action scenes, very little plot, and some funny jokes to break up the action. For an action movie, sure it was entertaining the whole way though, but its certainly was not one of those movies you can’t wait to get on Bluray or DVD after leaving the theater. Sure, go and see Transformers 2, but don’t expect to see anything more than a lot of explosions.

Upcoming Summer Movies

Still on my radar for upcoming movies I plan to see in theaters are Brüno and Funny People. After sitting through some trailers in the past month I now have a couple of additional movies to add to my list.

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra looked to be pretty interesting, but I’m not expecting anything amazing from it. District 9’s sweet trailer got me interested in seeing this movie, but not knowing much about it, I’m hesitant. Maybe, just maybe, District 9 will be that must see movie of the summer.