Saturday, May 1, 2010

Most Anticipated of Summer of '10

I lucking fove summer. If you've been reading along, you know how much I love the popcorn season complete with its high concept drudgery, ridiculous comic book heroes, and the talking dog comedies. (actually fuck the last one I hate those talking dog comedies....any talking animal really) But regardless the gems of summer are what I love about cinema. Those big enormous pictures are why I fell in love with film. I'm a simple man I guess. It is with great pleasure that I present my most anticipated movies of summer. (Click the name of the movie for the trailer) Btw sorry about the posters...they got panned and scanned...



5) Babies - Do I want to see it precisely because there are babies? Ok maybe a little, but I do carry a bit of caution with this pick for that reason alone. It's about babies, but I think it'd be an interesting exercise to see the human species and how we raise our young'uns. This pic is based solely on concept...hopefully execution will legitimate (used as verb) it.



4) Salt - Angelina Jolie is badass. 'Nuff said. But since I have some more space I'll tell you about how Salt was supposed to be played by Tom Cruise, but he turned it down because he thought it felt too much like Mission Impossible. Tom Cruise's leftovers? Maybe a tiny bit, but Salt looks like a classy beat 'em up action thriller. It's nice to see a female stepping into this testosterone filled genre. Again, cool concept.



3) Ironman 2 - Ironman was fun. It catches a lot of shit for mid-grade cgi and an underwhelming finale, but Robert Downey Jr's performance more than elevates its shortcomings. Tell me what other superhero film has a main character with that much charisma and presence. Exactly! Though it is getting some lukewarm reviews, I'm on board. Downey's performance is worth the price of admission.



2) Toy Story 3 - I recently went back and saw Toy Story and Toy Story 2. I hadn't seen Toy Story in friggin ages and can only remember tiny bits of Toy Story 2. I can't think of a better adjective to describe their detailed, whimsical, and goregeously plotted opus besides brillant. Pixar is so fuckin on it's ridiculous. I have no idea why they wanted to do a third movie, but I've learned in the last 15 years to not question pixar. Just watch and get ready to have your mind blown.



1) Inception - Leo, Nolan, Juno. What else do you need? I love mindbenders and the idea of having a blockbusting summer picture in which the premise involves a team of idea stealers. The sheer imagery of the trailer with the glass of water and the gravity defying settings just look breathtaking. The only things I'll hate about watching this is the feeling after watching the last frame of it, knowing I can never experience it for the first time again.

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