Money is tight, and summer movies are upon us. If you are curious where you should spend your hard earned cash, here are my top 5 picks in no specific order:
1.) "Super 8": J.J. Abrams is back in the director's chair, and that's a good thing. This movie is a monster flick of sorts, that has a little "Stand by Me" meets the "Goonies" throw into it. It has this whimsical magic in the trailer that I think most of us felt when we saw movies like "E.T." And, Like E.T., they touched on that bit of mystery and scratched our natural curiosity begging us to ask the question: Who do I give my 16 dollars to? I gotta see this!
2.) "X-Men: First Class": Fox Has really been dropping the ball for, oh I don't know about 8 years now. However, they are returning to familiar territory in the X-men Franchise. I think we all feel a little jaded by Ratner's take on X-men 3, but this is a prequel and our favorite Mutants are back. In this re-boot Mathew Vaugn, director of "Kick Ass", has our mutants emerging from hiding ont the civilized world fighting Russia during the Cold War, in particular the cuban missile crisis...Um, Yes please! To boot we have two of my favorite actors playing the leads: Michael Fastbinder of notable "Ingorious basterds" fame and James McAvoy of "Atonement". Nuff said.
3.) Transformers, just kidding. No, I've picked a much anticipated film for me personally with Terrance Malick's "Tree of Life". Mallick's infusion of nature, and narrative are a constant theme in many of his films. His last outing, "The New World" was an engrossing tale that kept me glued to the story, and in awe of the natural beauty of America's wilderness before colonization. I'm not sure what the TOL is about, but frankly I don't care. The trailer alone, is enough to seal the deal for me. The cast seems pretty impressive to boot: Brad Pitt, Sean Penn and Jessica Chastain.
4.) "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part II": At this point in the Potter franchise, I've invested to much time and money (upwards of 100 bucks) not to see this epic tale through to the end. This of course is the much anticipated sequel to HPADH part I, which makes it a sequel-sequel...I think. Finally, we are going to see Harry and "You know who" duke it out on the silver screen. The anticipation for this final confrontation is enough for me to shell out my 16 clams. The last few Potter outings have been darker, edgier, and move much faster than the previous films. David Yates is once again directing, which will be his fourth Potter installment. Yates has really helped improve the Potter franchise, he focusses more on characters and the drama between them, while still maintaining a well structured narrative. That being said I'll be jumping on my broom to the theater come July 15th.
5.) "The Devil's Double": While most of you have never heard of this film,"Double" follows the true life story of Latif Yahia. Who is Latif Yahla you ask? Latif is the unluckiest lucky man on earth. Unfortunately for him, Latif was cursed with the same face as Uday Hussein, Sadam Husseins crazier, more psychotic son! Latif is forced to become Uday's double experiencing all the power greed and corruption that Uday bestows upon him. As his self identity is infected with Uday's temptations he realizes how insane Uday truly is. Now, falling deeper down the rabbit hole, Latif must find himself again, while still maintaining the charade. "Double" was critically acclaimed on the festival circuit finally getting major distribution and a release date: August 12th.
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