Getting Thicker

Wow. That's a title that'll garner some hits, I imagine.

I speak, actually, of my list of "movies I wanna see this summer."

At first glance, there have only been two movies that have really stuck out in my head as must-sees: X3 and Superman. Partially because I'm not the movie afficianado I used to be, partially because my memory's gone to crap.

Now that M:III, or however they're selling it, is coming out today, newspapers and magazines are starting to put out their "here's what's coming out" lists. Which certainly helps make my life more frenetic in the next few months.

So, here's what I got that I like, and will probably see in the theatre, in order of release:

The DaVinci Code: Enjoyed the book well enough, but it wasn't exactly the huge must read that everyone touted it as. That being said, the film's looking pretty decent, but might come out a bit slow if they stick to the book.

X3: 'Nuff said.

Cars: I had sworn this wouldn't be coming out until this winter, as most Pixars do, but they always do a good job, so I'm in.

A Prairie Home Companion: This movie could just as easily infuriate me as entertain me, but it has enough names in it that I'm game.

Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties: Just kidding.

Nacho Libre: I heard about this one a few months ago, and the premise is just too good to resist. Jack Black and his mustache moonlight as a Mexican wrestler in order to save an orphanage. Hilarity ensues.

Superman Returns: This movie may suck eggs, but as long as Kevin Spacey is Lex Luthor it will get a thumbs up in my book.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest: Almost guaranteed to not be as good as the original, I will still see it because Depp's a kick-ass character actor. Plus the character designs for the bad guys are just creative creative stuff.

Super Ex-Girlfriend: This one will probably be a cheap theatre or a rental, but it's another premise that has so much potential. Luke Wilson breaks up with his girlfriend Uma Thurman. Thurman, who hid her superhero identity from Wilson, seeks revenge.

Talladega Nights: Anchorman on the NASCAR circuit.

Clerks II: It has Dante, Randall, Jay, Silent Bob, Jason Lee, and a bespectacled Rosario Dawson. Sweet.

Snakes on a Plane: Yes yes yes. No. Yes yes yes.



Future posts will probably bring up movies that I have to shake my head at, or films that sound pretty damn tempting, but not enough to spend my movie dollars on (ie Idlewild & A Scanner Darkly).