SUMMER MOVIES Where are the good ones?
by Oscar on Jul.10, 2010, under Movie Previews
2010 Summer Flicks Mirror Our Financial Times - BAD!
SO far this year’s crop of Summer Flicks has been pretty boring…unless you like cartoons, that is. “TOY STORY III” hit the screens a couple of weeks ago and still shows signs of lasting through the rest of July, and on July 9 “DESPICABLE ME” opened to just “so-so” reviews but decent box office receipts. This is all good for the kiddies and some adults, but what about the rest of us? What do WE have to look forward to?
“THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE”, to my jaded eyes, looks rather “Ho-Hum”, despite the massive CGI effects displayed in the Trailers . But what HAS piqued MY interest is a trio of action films that feature a host of established actors who must have needed an extra paycheck when they signed on to them. But rather than rant on about the films you can click on the trailers below and decide for yourself if they are worthy of your time and money.
THE EXPENDABLES
This is one almost guaranteed to raise the testosterone levels in the viewers. Stallone, Willis, Statham, Rourke, Jet Li and a few others, what more can an action junky ask for? This will either be very entertaining or VERY bad.
MACHETE
If you saw the Tarantino/Rodriguez double feature marketed as “GRINDHOUSE” then you will remember the “Preview Of Coming Attractions” that was shoehorned between the films along with the snack bar commercials. That preview was for a fictitious film called “Machete”, but I guess that it wasn’t so fictitious after all because HERE IT IS! Now this is another one that may be fun to watch. Not “Art House” cinema, to be sure, but a lot of ridiculous violence and pandering to Rodriguez fans.
INCEPTION
Now HERE is a film that has the potential for being a GOOD flick! From his early days as a TV child actor until now, Leonardo DiCaprio has grown in his craft to a level above just “good”. He has attained the status of “Star”, someone who can carry a film and put fannies into seats just by virtue of his name. The look and feel of “INCEPTION” is that of a real mind bender and coming on the heels of his performance in the moribund “SHUTTER ISLAND” he may get Oscar nods by virtue of his roles in both films.
SCOTT PILGRIM vs THE WORLD
I know I said a “trio” of action flicks, and this one isn’t strictly action, and don’t ask me why THIS film appeals to me because I’m not too sure myself. Perhaps it is because it has a faint whiff of the same stuff that made “KICK ASS” such a hoot, or maybe it is the total unreality of the film itself, but I think it just looks like FUN!
So there they are, and I hope they are as entertaining as the trailers
