A Super Summer Ahead

My wife and I view ~ 3-4 movies per year in the theater. At times, we'll use whatever Groupon or Living Social or Visa Signature deal that is available. Aside from the screen size, there is not much a traditional movie theater has to offer us that our home does not already provide.

I can watch Midnight in Paris or Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy at home and still be entertained. [2 great movies]. I think Hugo, however, should be a movie theater experience [very epic, imaginative].

With that said, there are four movies that will be release between March and July that we will see.

1) Hunger Games -- I am salivating. The books are good, especially with the creation of Katniss Everdeen. She is a great heroine, like Lisbeth Salander or Nikita or Agent Sydney Bristow. Yea, girl power. The target audience is definitely a bunch of tweens, but any story that incorporates such an old idea of the young warrior fighting an almost absolute evil [the Capitol] is something I'll enjoy. Heck, I'd pay to watch Theseus and the Minotaur go a couple of rounds.

2) The Avengers -- I'll assemble a group for this movie. Just watch this trailer. Oh heck yeah. I love what Marvel has dome with this franchise as well as the individual characters. I am looking forward to seeing Captain America and Iron Man butt heads and coming together to lead this team. I dunno about Scarlett Johansson -- she's mediocre as an action star and a bit overrated on the looks department. On the other hand, adding Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, and Cobie Smulders [Agent Maria Hill] are excellent moves in casting. I am especially looking forward to seeing Cobie Smulders as she is signed on for 10 movies in the Marvel Universe and she's great in HIMYM.

Go Thor. Go Hulk. Go Hawkeye.

And S.L. Jackson. There are aliens and a demi-god on the mutha' fuckin' planet!! Avengers, assemble.

3) Brave - We will definitely make a heroic effort to see this movie on opening night. Pixar. Scottish heroine. I dunno. Aside from Wall-E, which was garbage [literally and figuratively], Pixar has never done me wrong.

And yes, Fuck Wall-E.

4) The Dark Knight Rises -- Seriously? Why so serious? Do I need to say anything? This rebooted franchise's track record speaker for itself. I love the ending of the Dark Knight. Like Lucius Fox, my faith in the brothers Nolan will be rewarded.

Come join us this summer; come one, come all. Haar.