Well, it wasn’t 2003 at least.
Suffice to say, while there were no “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle”, there was also no “Pirates of the Carribbean” (or for Me, Freddy Vs. Jason and X2).
High points: The fantastic Spider man 2, which is everything I wanted it to be, but lacks some of the wonder of the first.
Shrek 2, which was funnier than the first, but lacked some of its magic.
Dodgeball was funny, but not “Bruce Almighty” funny. Collateral was interesting, Super size me was great, but it was no Bubba Ho Tep. The Day After Tomorrow was fine, but nothing special.. Harry potter was better than the first two as a film, but lacked some of the wonder..
Low Points and Letdowns: Alien Vs. Predator.. and I’m ticked about it. Catwoman (didn’t see it, but that’s no surprise) Bourne Supremacy – A fine film ruined by “Blair Witch camera Shakiness” Hellboy (But I seem to be alone here). And a bunch more that really, I didn’t get excited about.
The problem is, excluding Shrek and Spidey (And I want to include Kill Bill – GREAT), most of the films this summer were not as cool as the films of last summer.. and I was just kind of Blah..
Now, admittedly, we saw fewer movies this summer because we were ripping our way through the Buffy and Angel seasons like there was no tomorrow (still doing so, actually)… but, was anyone REALLY excited about “I robot?”
Thankfully, there are movies to look forward to next summer. Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, Batman Begins, the Fantastic Four, Bewitched, Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Harry Potter 4, and (man I’m a sucker for these films:) Jurassic Park 4.
Thoughts?