June in Film

Summer keeps rolling on with blockbusters galore and a couple of smaller films on the slate for June. Here are my thoughts on the entire crop of June films.

Film I want to see:
7.Monsters University (6/21)-Nothing about this film looks particularly impressive to me, but the nostalgia of Monsters Inc. will lead me to need to see it anyways. Hopefully it will be able to recapture at least some of the magic of the original.

6.The Internship (6/7)-The trailer is solid albeit unremarkable, but the re-teaming of Wedding Crashers stars Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson alone is enough to get me to check this out.

5.The Purge (6/7)-The concept of a film where all crime is legal one day a year is pretty unique and ambitious. There is definite room for error with a concept like this, but the involvement of Ethan Hawke and Lena Hadey in the lead roles gives me hope for it.

4.World War Z(6/21)-I was initially more excited for this film based on the concept, strong trailers, reception of the book and the always great Brad Pitt in the lead role. My anticipation has calmed a little bit after reading about the extensive production issues and substantial re-shoots. Hopefully my worries are all for not and this film ends up being the kick-ass, big-budget zombie action movie it has the potential to be.

3.White House Down (6/28)-My anticipation level for White House Down has skyrocketed with the past two trailers. It looks surprisingly better and more fun than Olympus Has Fallen and the Channing Tatum/Jamie Foxx pairing could be excellent. Early word is that it channels director Roland Emmerich's best blockbusters like Independence Day and The Day After Tommorow, if that ends up being true this should be one of the most pure fun movies of the summer.

2.Man of Steel (6/14)-Could this be the film that revitalizes Superman? With the amount of talent involved with Man of Steel, it very well could be. Director Zack Snyder is one of the finest action directors in the game right now, the cast includes greats like Amy Adams, Russell Crowe, Michael Shannon and Kevin Costner and it has the master of modern superhero films, Christopher Nolan, on board as a producer. The only thing Man of Steel has going against it is inconsistent screenwriter David S.Goyer penning the script. If Goyer hits, it should be masterful. If he doesn't, it will probably be the biggest letdown of the summer.

1.This is the End (6/12)-My excitement level for This is the End is absolutely insane. I haven't been this amped to see a comedy since Superbad in 2007. This is essentially the dream team of modern comedic actors in the same movie. The concept of these guys playing themselves with the backdrop of the world coming to an end has limitless potential for comedy and the footage that has been released so far is absolutely hysterical.. I will be flabbergasted if there is a stronger comedy to come out this year.

Film I'm not sure about:
The Heat (6/28)-Mellisa McCarthy and Bridesmaids director Paul Feig re-teaming has piqued my interest, but the trailers are mediocre and haven't sold it as a worthwhile buddy comedy.