As you should know, I love movies. Without movies, my life....well, I really don't want to think about what my life would be like. Let's just say I once "watched" an entire movie in my head to distract myself from the fact I was actually in an MRI machine. Not a sandy beach, not a rain forest, nope, I chose to imagine Rent.
So, since this blog has had very little mention of movies on it, aside from the list to the left, I think it is time for me to talk about movies I have seen or plan to see this summer. We'll call summer....May through September (for now).
I'll tell you what I thought of the movie without giving too much away, but I don't think I'll grade the movies, since that takes more effort than I am willing to put forth at this time. But I will comment on whether I have seen it multiple times, or if I'd be willing to see it multiple times.
What I've seen:
The Avengers
Times seen: 2
Well worth the wait and the amount of hype preceding it was, for once in this business, appropriate. I would recommend rewatching the movies leading up to it (
Iron Man,
Incredible Hulk,
Iron Man 2,
Thor, and
Captain America), though it is not that necessary if you have seen them once. Having seen them all with my comic-geek friends, I honestly don't know how enjoyable this movie would be if you hadn't seen the prequels, so I cannot comment on that aspect. I have seen it twice, and would be willing to pay to see it more times.
Hunger Games
Times seen: 1.5
Ok, while I did not first see this in the month of May, I did rewatch most of it during the time I saw
The Avengers for the second time (I was at the drive in, and it was on the next screen over, easily seen from my spot for
The Avengers). It is a pretty good adaptation of the book (which I did read first), and what changes that were made, I can respect. One thing I did appreciate is that, unlike the book, which is all told from the point of view of Katniss, the movie shows what's going on around her as well. Some of the content dips its toes into the second book, but the scenes make more sense to be included in the first movie. I would most likely be willing to pay to see this again, but it would really depend on my mood, since the movie makes me a little emotional.
What I plan to see, and when it opens:
Dark Shadows (May 11)
Safe (May ?)
Snow White and the Huntsman (June 1)
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (June 22)
Brave (June 22)
The Amazing Spider-Man (July 3)
The Dark Knight Rises (July 20)
Huh, I thought that list would be longer. Oh well, I still will have more than enough to see, I think. Before I forget,
here is where I got the info for the opening dates. It's a pretty nifty site.
Anyway, unless something more blog-worthy pops up, the next few blogs will likely be about one of the movies listed above.
I hope you enjoy your summer movies, everyone!
