Saturday, July 11, 2009

2009 SUMMER MOVIE GUIDE

With the weather in the fritz, I myself endured a freak hail/snow storm this past week, the clichéd summer activities are at an abnormal standstill. However, our most tried-and-true pastime is still dependable, the summer movie.

If you have not already started checking movies off your “To See” list or if you have yet to create one, well, I am here to help you. Take a peak below at the movies set to release this summer.

JUNE 5th
Land of the Lost – See Will Ferrell in an alternate universe where dinosaurs rule again
Away We Go (limited release) - Maya Rudolph and John Krasinski trek across the U.S. in search of the perfect place to raise their first child.
The Hangover – Bachelor Party in Vegas = alcohol, a tiger, Mike Tyson and a baby [See Mrs. Robinson, You’re Trying to Seduce Me’s movie review)
My Life in Ruins – My Big Fat Greek Wedding in Greece

JUNE 12th
The Taking of Pelham 123 – Villain, John Travolta hijacks train. Hero, Denzel Washington attempts to save the day.
Imagine That – Eddie Murphy looks to his daughter’s imaginary friends for financial advice

JUNE 19th
Year One – Comedians Jack Black and Michael Cera go primitive, cave man primitive.
The Proposal – Love at the office and sexual harassment meet Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds

JUNE 24th
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – Robot aliens from space, hot bodies from Earth (Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox), and explosions

JUNE 26th
My Sister's Keeper - Anna Fitzgerald (Abigail Breslin) was born to save her sister’s life
Chéri - Michelle Pfeiffer is a Parisian cougar in the 1920s Paris

JULY 1st

Public Enemies - Christian Bale is a Top FBI agent and Johnny Depp is a notorious gangster.
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs – Same old friends (Sid, Manny, Ellie and Diego) in a new adventure minus the ice.

JULY 10th
Brüno – a flamboyant version of Borat (Sasha Baron Cohen), only this time he is an Austrian fashion reporter
I Love You, Beth Cooper – Love the cheerleader (Hayden Panettiere) and get best night of your geeky life.

JULY 15th
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – The boy-who-lived delves deeper into the past of He-who-must-not-be-named and befriends the unknown Half-Blood Prince. (Bias Opinion Alert: Your jaw will drop in the end, and you will grasp at the edge of your seat.)

JULY 17th
(500) Days of Summer (limited release) – An offbeat, indie summer romance between a romantic and a non-believer.

JULY 24th
G-Force – Talking guinea pigs with attitudes and a license to kick a$$
Orphan (limited release) – A couple picks the wrong little girl to adopt. Her arrival is plagued with strange events.
The Ugly Truth - Gerard Butler helps Katherine Heigl with her love life, but will they fall for each other during the coaching?

JULY 31st
Funny People - Adam Sandler is a dying comedian, and Seth Rogen plays his protégé
Aliens in the Attic - Can the Pearson kids save the family from an alien invasion?

AUGUST 7th
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra - Global Integrated Joint Operating Entity vs. Cobra
Julie & Julia - Secretary Julie Powell attempts to cook all 524 recipes in Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking

AUGUST 14th
District 9 – Aliens are refugees in South Africa.
Bandslam - Vanessa Hudgens adapts her H.S. Musical pipes for a H.S. battle of the bands competition
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard – The Piv (Jeremy Piven) goes from selling actors in Entourage to selling cars in this summer comedy

AUGUST 21st
Inglourious Basterds - Quentin Tarantino brings us Jewish-American soldiers who scalp and brutally kill Nazis
Post Grad – A recent college grad (Alexis Bledel) can't land a good job, because the economy is crap. The punishment, she moves back in with her oddball family. (Bias Opinion Alert: This is my current situation. How quick Hollywood makes a movie out of it haha)

AUGUST 28th
H2: Halloween 2 – A gruesome and modern remake of the classic horror flick
The Final Destination – The fourth installment in the series, and this time it’s in 3D. (Note: Each Final Destination movie is released three years a part)
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