2009 Summer Movie Guide
Matt Lettieri
Issue date: 4/30/09 Section: Entertainment
It's true…we've reached the last issue of the Swinging Bridge for this semester. Sad, isn't it? To hold you over until the fall, here's a list of seven noteworthy blockbusters to hit theaters this summer. "Why seven?" you may ask. Because I do what I want.
Terminator Salvation - May 21, Warner Bros./Columbia
Stars Christian Bale as John Connor, the leader of the human resistance movement known as Tech-Com that opposes the machines. Don't you want to see the result of Bale's infamous on-set rage? I'm personally looking forward to the scene where Bale, in his best guttural Batman dialect, says, "I'm John Connor!"
Year One - June 19, Sony Pictures (Columbia)
Jack Black and Michael Cera star as two friends who travel through Bible stories from the Old Testament. So far in his movie career, Cera has pretty much been able to duplicate his role as George Michael in Arrested Development. Let's see if this works on the pre-historic level.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - June 24, DreamWorks/Paramount
I seem to be the only one alive who didn't enjoy the first one. Maybe it's because I was never a fan of the TV series growing up, or maybe it's because of the terrible dialogue and acting; could be either. There were some cool action sequences in the first one, though. Maybe I'll just watch this one on mute.
Public Enemies - July 1, Universal
Johnny Depp. Christian Bale. Enough said.
Bruno - July 10, Universal
Sasha Baron Cohen follows up on Borat with what is sure to be equally as offensive of a film (for better or worse). Good thing Bruno is being released this summer. College-aged males were just starting to get sick of quoting Borat. Now they'll have some new ammo for the next couple years.
Funny People - July 31, Universal/Columbia
Seth Rogen stars alongside Adam Sandler. It's kind of symbolic in a way - one comedy star entering his prime and one who seems to be on the way out. Consider Sandler's last three comedies: Bedtime Stories, You Don't Mess with the Zohan, and I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry. Not much comedy happening there. What happened to the days of Happy Gilmore and The Water Boy?
Inglorious Basterds - August 21, Universal Pictures/The Weinstein Company
If you, like me, were wondering why Brad Pitt was sporting a nifty little mustache at the Oscar's, his role in this movie is a better reason than if he were simply trying to be trendy. The Quentin Tarantino flick that he has described as a "spaghetti-western, but with World War II iconography" stars Pitt as an American lieutenant who gets older as he ages.
Honorable mentions: Star Trek, Angels & Demons, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Terminator Salvation - May 21, Warner Bros./Columbia
Stars Christian Bale as John Connor, the leader of the human resistance movement known as Tech-Com that opposes the machines. Don't you want to see the result of Bale's infamous on-set rage? I'm personally looking forward to the scene where Bale, in his best guttural Batman dialect, says, "I'm John Connor!"
Year One - June 19, Sony Pictures (Columbia)
Jack Black and Michael Cera star as two friends who travel through Bible stories from the Old Testament. So far in his movie career, Cera has pretty much been able to duplicate his role as George Michael in Arrested Development. Let's see if this works on the pre-historic level.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - June 24, DreamWorks/Paramount
I seem to be the only one alive who didn't enjoy the first one. Maybe it's because I was never a fan of the TV series growing up, or maybe it's because of the terrible dialogue and acting; could be either. There were some cool action sequences in the first one, though. Maybe I'll just watch this one on mute.
Public Enemies - July 1, Universal
Johnny Depp. Christian Bale. Enough said.
Bruno - July 10, Universal
Sasha Baron Cohen follows up on Borat with what is sure to be equally as offensive of a film (for better or worse). Good thing Bruno is being released this summer. College-aged males were just starting to get sick of quoting Borat. Now they'll have some new ammo for the next couple years.
Funny People - July 31, Universal/Columbia
Seth Rogen stars alongside Adam Sandler. It's kind of symbolic in a way - one comedy star entering his prime and one who seems to be on the way out. Consider Sandler's last three comedies: Bedtime Stories, You Don't Mess with the Zohan, and I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry. Not much comedy happening there. What happened to the days of Happy Gilmore and The Water Boy?
Inglorious Basterds - August 21, Universal Pictures/The Weinstein Company
If you, like me, were wondering why Brad Pitt was sporting a nifty little mustache at the Oscar's, his role in this movie is a better reason than if he were simply trying to be trendy. The Quentin Tarantino flick that he has described as a "spaghetti-western, but with World War II iconography" stars Pitt as an American lieutenant who gets older as he ages.
Honorable mentions: Star Trek, Angels & Demons, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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