Top 10 Summer Movies
After seeing Blades of Glory, TMNT, and Spider-Man 3, I'd love to take advantage of the time we have before our son is born to see some summer blockbusters. The following is my list of 10 movies I'd like to see this summer.
HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX
I hesitated to put this one on my list since Harry Potter has become the Madonna of the 80s concerning Christians love affair with criticizing something popular in secular media. I have enjoyed the first four movies. The one main concern I have, not having read the books, is the movies have become increasingly darker. If this one follows suit, I may cross the famous wizard off of my favorites.
This one is on my list simply for nostalgic reasons. I used to love the Simpsons but I haven't watched them for the past five years now. I'm curious to see what the creators have come up with concerning the film. Will the movie mark the end of the Simpsons television reign?
I have enjoyed the past two installments of this saga. Good action. Leaves you guessing. And they left my feeling satisfied by the time the movie was done. I have no idea what this one is about but hopefully history will repeat itself.
Rat•a•too•ee is another movie I'm basing my wantingness (was that a word?) on seeing by past productions. The Pixar flicks have always been favorites of mine. I'm curious as to how this one will do since there hasn't been a lot of marketing to promote it. It's good to see that Pixar and Disney mended ways and will be continuing their tenure.
My number six pick would be Erin's number one pick as for movie's to see this summer. The first one (Ocean's Eleven) was done very well. Their second attempt was...eh. It's always fun to see a bunch of big names in one movie. I hope the addition of Al Pacino will bring this one back to the original's glory.
Die Hard 4 really had to fight it out to break into my top five picks. It's been over 10 years since the last one came out so I'm not sure why they decided to put this one out now. Were they in cahootz with Slyvester Stallone, aka Rocky 6? Can you believe this one has been criticized for it's PG-13 rating? The past ones have all had the big R. Good for them.
The characters have been growing in popularity ever since the first one was released. Donkey, Princess Fiona, and of course, Shrek himself. Some people liked the first movie better than the second. For others it was the other way around. I'm not sure but if this one is as good as the first two, it will have been well worth the money.
I'm not sure I agree with my number three pick. If anything this one could have easily fallen further down the list. It's not that I haven't liked the first two. In fact, the first one was brilliant. But I have a feeling I have been getting caught up in the whole "Pirate" hype. All I know is that I hope this one is better than the second one.
Easily my biggest suprise on the list. Fantastic Four at number two! Why? I don't know. I did not want to see the first one at all. The only reason we saw it was because Erin wanted to see it. But it really suprised me. It didn't end up being as cheesey as the previews seemed. Now with the addition of the Silver Surfer, this one has got me anticipating something cool. Don't let me down and bring on Galactus!
The number one movie I'd like to see this summer comes to no suprise to those of you who know me. Being a child of the 80s and still a child at heart being I still own and wear three different Transformers T's, this movie has some very high expectations to live up to. These "robots in disguise" have come and gone in several variations over the past 20 years. I guess it was only a matter of time before they made a live action movie of the guys from Cybertron.
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Well, there you have it. Do you agree? Disagree? Do I just have way too much time on my hands? Let me know.
Enjoy waiting in line for Spidey 3!
—b
Friday, May 4th, 2007/Psalm chapters 112–119 YODHThis morning before work, I told Erin "God's Message for Me Today" was mainly about her. She intern responded, "You mean God told you to give me more foot rubs?"
Haha. I love you Erin!
GOD'S MESSAGE FOR ME TODAY
He makes the barren woman abide in the house As a joyful mother of children. Praise the LORD! —Psalm 113:9
HOW DOES THIS APPLY TO MY LIFE?
Amen! Obviously this passage isn't a promise that God will make infertile copules fertile. But those of us who have dealt with the frustration of infertility, no matter how long, have a different prespective concerning the gift of pregnancy. It doesn't make the physical pains of pregnancy easier, but during the harder times, Erin and I are more apt to praise God because He made us deal with infertility.
PROFILES OF IMMIGRANT GROUPS IN THE TWIN CITIES
17. Filipino — Pop. 7,000• Have been arriving to the Twin Cities since the 1960s.
• The average Filipino household size is 3.3 people.
• 48% of Twin Cities Thai family have obtained home ownership.
• Religion: Majority are Catholic, some Christian and Muslim, as well as some Filipino cult groups.
Major General Antonio M. Taguba, US Army
5 comments:
Bernt,
I liked this post. You certainly don't have too much time on your hands, you simply choose to do things with it that some would consider a waste of time. It certainly wasn't a waste of time to me! Do you realize that 7 of the 10 are sequals and 2 of the others are based off of a tv show? Only one is an original idea, the Pixar one. I wonder what Ratatouille will be like? I hope it's surprisingly good like Monsters Inc. I wondered how they could make a movie about that concept back in 2002, but they did it very well. Hopefully Pixar isn't losing its touch. I'm with you on Pirates. I really hope it's good, but I'm not holding my breath. The first one was excellent, but the second was more like "The Misadventures of Jack Sparrow." Fun stuff, but not the best plot. The producers are very creative with scenes like fighting in a rolling water mill. As for Shrek, I'm getting tired of mock fairy tales. When is Disney or another company going to make a good classic fairy tale done well again? Is Beauty and the Beast just too intimidating to top? I would also like to see some good classic drawn animation again. Lets go old school. - so that was my waste of time.
Em +-
Count me in for the top 1,2,5,8,9, and 10!
All I have to say is: see them all now! Because once you have a baby you won't be able to see them until they come out on video. Kids are great, but they certainly keep you from spontaneous movie-going :)
Great list, Bernt. Maybe I can sneak out and see one with you this summer.
You made some good points Em. The fact of how many sequals/TV spinoffs there are, and the lack of pure animated movies has been noticeable. Hopefully that trend won't continue too much longer.
Stego and CW, I need to let you know when I'm available for movies so I can get one last movie push before our son is born.
—b
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