Sunday, April 29, 2018
Not may must-see movies making my summer viewing list
And if those lazy, hazy crazy days of summer aren’t enough to lift my spirits all by themselves, then I’m trusting that this summer’s latest round of blockbusters will.
The only problem is, I just saw this lineup of genre movies coming out between now and Labor Day, and I’m underwhelmed. Usually after reading it, I have an impossibly long list of films I want to see, knowing that I’ll be lucky to go to half of them before they leave the theater.
But not this year.
Out of the 33 due out, here are the only seven I’m dying to see:
Avengers: Infinity War
I was never much of a comics book fan as a kid, but I have to say I love what Marvel has done with their superhero movie-verse. To me these flicks are the perfect summer entertainment: They are fun, have great, likable characters and are an action-packed, 2-hour roller-coaster ride. Yeah after the movie ends and you start thinking about it, the plot holes become super evident (see what I did there?) but while you’re watching you barely have time to catch your breath.
The movie opens this weekend, but unfortunately, I’m on call, so won’t be able to see it until the following weekend, so NO ONE BETTER SPOIL THIS FOR ME!!!!
Deadpool 2
I just got around to seeing the first “Deadpool” movie on TV last weekend, and really liked the snarkiness of this fourth-wall breaking anti-hero. It’s clear this character and the movies featuring him don’t take themselves seriously and that’s something I need to start learning how to do.
I’ve been so uptight lately, that I’ve been stressing myself out. I need to remember how to relax and not take everything so seriously and I’m hoping Deadpool and his “friends” will remind me how to do that. And with this movie coming out on May 18, the weekend before I start another new job, I’d say the timing couldn’t be better.
How to Talk to Girls at Parties
I didn’t know about this one until I saw it listed in the web article I referenced above. But after reading the description, I was in!
First, it’s based on a story by acclaimed sci-fi author Neil Gaiman ("Sandman," "American Gods," "Babylon 5: Day of the Dead" and "Doctor Who: The Doctor's Wife") so you know it has got to be good. Secondly, its plot about a bunch of boys in 1970s London trying to pick up girls who are more than they appear, is a theme a lot of us male geeks who grew up in the late '70s and '80s can relate to. I mean, if you were one of us, go ahead and tell me you didn’t think that girls (especially the ones you wanted to date) weren’t really aliens from another planet at least once!
I think of all the movies I want to see this year, I’ll have the least trouble of convincing Mrs. BlueScream to see this one, which opens May 25. She’s a big Anglophile and appreciates the music of that era.
Solo: A Star Wars Story
As a “Star Wars” fan, I’m contractually obligated to see this one. I mean it’s about everyone’s favorite smuggler and rogue, Han, frickin Solo!
What more needs to be said, other than this HAS to be good or else there are going to be geeks rioting across the world come May 25!
Incredibles 2
Of all the films on this list, I’m the most nervous about this one. The first movie, which was released 14 years ago, was so good because it knew how to pay homage and parody both the then long-dead superhero movie genre and James Bond-style evil mastermind flick. Now in a world where superhero movies are almost de rigueur, I don’t know if it will hold up.
Despite my trepidations, I’m anxiously awaiting June 15, when I can see this one with my friend Tim and his family. My friends and I often kid him that he and his family are The Incredibles.
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Yup another Marvel Superhero flick I’ll probably need to drag Mrs. BlueScream to. Luckily for me she’s very understanding of my compulsion to see all these silly super-hero films. Besides, how else am I supposed to know what’s going to happen in the Marvel universe post “Avengers: Infinity War” if I don’t see the Easter Egg at the end of this film???
Opens July 6.
Christopher Robin
Again, not the type of movie, I’d normally want to go see, but I added it to the list for Mrs. BlueScream. While it doesn’t involve her favorite stuffed animal (Paddington Bear), I think she’ll like this movie, opening Aug 3, which finds Winnie the Pooh and his friends hunting down a grown-up Christopher Robin when his life starts crumbling down around him.
With only these seven on my list, I should be able to see them all and I’m just keeping my fingers crossed they are all as good as they sound.
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