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July Movies

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So July’s movies have a very high built in audience as it is. There’s also comedies like I know pronounce you Chuck and Larry that may steal the show but Transformers which is open now will probably be hard to topple right away.

Then on the 14th the juggernaunt tht is Harry Potter comes back to theatres.

Sunshine on July 20th will probably be the least money maker of them all, but it is from the director of Trainspotting and 28 days later Danny Boyle and it looks like a normal Sf movie which we usually dont get anymore in favor of the explosion type spectacle.

Lastly it’s the movie 18 seasons in the making. The Simpsons. On the Big Screen. Everyone will go. Somewhere we will be dissapointed.

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Fantastic Four 2 is actually pretty good.

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I can’t believe I’m writing this but Fantastic Four Rise of the Silver Surfer is actually pretty good. It’s much better than Spiderman 3. I dont think I could have even thought that months ago.
The difference between this one and the first one is astonishing. The first was overly dramatic, cheesy and just too long winded. This one is still cheesy at times, but appropriate and the heroes powers are used at the right times and not just too show how cool they are. The one thing that really separates this movie from the other one though is Doug Jones as the Silver Surfer. It’s amazing that a creature actor can have such a big impact. He was wonderful in Pan’s Labrythinh and Ill have to go back and watch Hellboy to see him as Abe again. The characther deserves his own movie. One set entirely in space. It could be a great way for Marvel to expand their film Universe. Take him to the Kree Skrull war. You could make three movies on that alone. I just cant get over how cool the surfer is in this film even using cgi technology from terminator 2 era. I would much rather see Silver Surfer movie before we get a Fantastic Four 3. Still I will definetly be watching this movie on dvd.

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Trailer buzz!

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So the winter is going to continue in the past few years tradition of having big summer movies as well. In december we get Will Smith in I am Legend The trailer looks neat but Im afraid like I Robot before it it will be all action and none of Richard Matheson’s original story. Hollywood has been trying to make this for years, so I hope it works out.

American GangsterRidley Scott directing Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington in a loose Biopic.

Golden Compass
And then on Christmas we get Phillip Pullman’s Golden Compass, which new line hopes launches a new franchise.

Check the trailers if any of them seem interesting.

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June Movies

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Knocked up comes out today and looks to provide the 40 year old virgin fun of last year.

Then on June 8th is Ocean’s 13 and the actors involved make these movies worth it.


Then on June 15th we have Fantastic Four 2. It doesn’t have to be good, just better than the first one and I think everyone would be happy. Man we’ve lowered our standards.

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Pirates 3, better than 2, more epic in nature.

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Pirates 3 comes roaring across the screen and just looks more suited for the summer multiplex than 2’s over hokey humor and hamster ball effects. The story actually holds up nicely considering there are times when you’ve got 50 actors all with speaking lines, and Johnny Depp gets plenty of time to act with himself. Pretty well done, nice atmosphere and its Pirates! A plus!

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Hot Fuzz

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Finally saw Hot Fuzz today and where it’s not quite as good as Shaun of the Dead it still provides plenty of humor. A very good sendup of the cop-hero genre and just altogether ridiculous at all the right times. The guys from Reno 911 could learn something here.

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Spider Man 3. Ehhhhhh

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Spiderman3 for all intents and purposes is a pretty good movie. It’s just kind of boring? The action sequences lack any real punch or atmosphere and Topher Grace as Venom is pretty awful. No where near as cool as it could be. Sandman is kinda cool but also was done with the mummy like ten years ago. The one spot this movie shines is between the Dunst and Maguire but it’s also got a lot of missteps there as well. Overall it’s the worse of the three and I can honestly say I don’t need a Spider Man 4 for quite some time. Time to hang up these tights. One sequel in the summer of sequels down. Hopefully we will go on a upswing from here.

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