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.

June In Film

June should be an interesting month for films. A good majority of the remaining films I want to see for the rest of the summer come out in June. It also has the largest number of films that I completely up in the air on. Here my thoughts on the releases of June.

Films I Want To See
3.Super 8(6/10-This is another great looking sc-fi film from J.J Abrams. Abrams did the script and directed it, which is a promising sign. His work is normally fantastic (especially Star Trek). I love the mystery vibe of the trailer and I am really intrigued to see this film.

2.X-Men: First Class(6/3)-There are almost too many reasons to list why I want to see X-Men: First Class. Matthew Vaughn, who directed two of my favorite films of all-time (Kick-Ass,Layer Cake) is helming this. He is such a fantastic director and his style of direction fits in very well with a comic-book film. The cast is also completely top-notch. James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, and Rose Byrne all look to be perfect choices for their roles. On top of all this, The early buzz and trailers are fantastic. I would say all signs point to brilliance on X-Men: First Class.

1.Transformers: Dark Of The Moon(6/29)-I expect to get some shit for this, but what I can say? I love the Transformers films. This looks to be better than the somewhat disappointing second installment and Megan Fox is gone, so I would say the chances of this being better than the previous installment are quite high. If they can recapture the magic of the first one, then this will most likely end up being one of my favorite films of 2011.

Films I am unsure about
Green Lantern(6/17)-Green Lantern is shaping up to be the biggest question mark of 2011 for me. The trailers I have seen have ranged from god awful to pretty decent looking. The cast ranges from horrible actors to great actors. I still don't know what to think. It's way too risky to see in theaters, but I am extremely curious to see this on DVD.

Bad Teacher(6/24)-The trailers are actually decently amusing and I do like the cast. The only redflag is that it was written by the writing team that did the unholy comedic disaster Year One.

Cars 2(6/24)-It is Pixar, but I didn't like the original. This one doesn't really look to be much better, but it's Pixar so I will give it a chance.

Films I have no interest in seeing
Judy Moody and The Not Bummer Summer(6/10)-Just no.

Mr.Popper's Penguins(6/17)-I do love Jim Carrey, but this looks completely stupid. Unlike most people my age, I actually never the read the book so I have zero nostalgia for it. This looks to be a completely tired misfire of an adaption.