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.

Current Releases: May Edition

Although I’m not a huge movie buff, I still enjoy catching the big releases. Since I’ll be seeing most of the popular movies this summer, I thought it would be interesting to give my take on the movies I see. I’m not going to see every big movie this summer, but I should see enough of them to make this interesting.

Note: These reviews are spoiler-free, so feel free to read on.

Star Trek

I saw Star Trek early this week and wasn’t too impressed. I have never been a Star Trek fan (Star Wars and BSG-reimagined have been my space series of choice), so I was not really interested to begin with. I only went because my roommate David is a Star Trek fan and the movie carried the J.J. Abrams name (I like Lost and his last big movie, Cloverfield).

Star Trek did manage to keep my attention the whole way though, and the movie did have a decent plot, but I think the whole Star Trek Universe is what put me off on the movie. If you’re an existing Star Trek fan, this is obviously a great movie to see, but if you’re just looking for some space action, you might be better off re-watching one of your favorite space movies at home.

Terminator Salvation

I’m very disappointed by Terminator Salvation. This movie had a lot of potential going into it, and by the time the credits rolled I felt like nothing had happened. Sure, some robots were destroyed, but that was to be expected. The only thing that linked Terminator Salvation to the Terminator Universe was the fact that Skynet existed and John Connor needed to live. That’s it. The whole movie was just another bad day in the future.

Part of my feelings toward this movie may be affected by the TV show, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, because the television show was worlds better than anything in the movie. TSCC in its short two season run showed what was possible with the Terminator Universe.

I hate to say this, but if you’re a Terminator fan, you might want to skip this movie or at least wait for the Bluray. Nothing interesting happens at all and the action scenes weren’t even that great.

Angels & Demons

Although I haven’t seen Angels & Demons yet, this is a movie on my list to see sometime. I’m not going to catch it in theaters unless someone else invites me to go, but the movie looks interesting enough.

Upcoming Summer Movies

I’m not done yet! Listed below are the movies I’m interested in seeing this summer. I may not see them all in theaters, but I will eventually see them on Bluray/DVD.

Up!

Hey, it’s a Pixar movie, and they’re usually good. Again, I reiterate, I’m not going to see this in theaters, but if enough people say this movie is good I’ll pick up the Bluray.

The Hangover

Judging from the trailer, this movie looks epic funny. I just hope this isn’t one of the movies where all the funny lines are given away in the trailer.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

I truly enjoyed the first Transformers movie, and with the lackluster performance of Star Trek and Terminator Salvation, I’m now counting on this as my favorite movie of the summer. Only time will tell.

Brüno

I don’t know if this will be as funny as Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat, but since I enjoyed Borat so much, it’s worth giving Brüno a try.

Funny People

I’m going to see this movie based solely on the cast. A movie with both Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen sounds like potential to me, but I’ll have to see if the potential turns into laughs.

That’s a Wrap

Well, that’s what I’m looking forward to this summer. I may have left some movies off that I will go and see based on reviews, but for now this summer is looking pretty decent as far as releases. What movies are you looking forward to seeing?