Summer movie preview
By: Alyssa de la Garza
Issue date: 5/5/09 Section: Entertainment
With the conclusion of the spring session, there are many things that college students have to look forward to: vacations, summer jobs, and quality time with the family. For most of us, though, counting down to the next blockbuster takes up a grand majority of the time off.
Last summer we were treated to two amazing movies: "Iron Man" and "The Dark Knight." While they were both of the superhero persuasion, neither of them disappointed like so many blockbusters tend to do. This year we have several in the lineup, and - as always - it's a gamble whether or not they'll be worth the ticket price.
"X-Men Origins: Wolverine" premiered last Friday, and already the critics are howling about it being a disappointment. After "The Last Stand," however, the sentiment is entirely understood. Next on the summer movie list is "Star Trek," whose May 7 premiere is one of the most anticipated events of the summer. The film expands on the history of Roddenberry's creation, sending the audience well into uncharted territory.
A week after the premiere of "Star Trek," is Ron Howard's "Angels and Demons." The film appears as the sequel to 2006's "The Da Vinci Code." The book actually came first, and was far more impressive than its lackluster sequel, but director Ron Howard seems to know what he's doing. All we can do now is wish him the best of luck and hope that the movie lives up to all the hype.
Soon to follow is "Terminator Salvation," Christian Bale's newest project in which he plays a now-adult John Connor as he struggles to save the human race from robot overlords. The "Terminator" franchise has been picked almost to death, but if the movie is as entertaining as Bale's vulgar on-set rant we were privileged to hear a few months ago, it might be worth a watch.
The biggest event of the summer, though, will be premiering on July 15. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" is the representation of Rowling's sixth novel, and reminds the audience that nothing about the magical world of Hogwarts is safe anymore. Despite the budding teen romances, the sixth movie is much darker than its predecessors and acts as an ominous precursor to the seventh book, which will be split into two separate movies.
It's obvious that movie-goers will have more than their fair share of blockbusters to choose from, not including the other films that will be premiering throughout the summer months. From surly (and sultry) superheroes to love-struck wizards, this summer's movie lineup has every possibility of being one to remember.
Last summer we were treated to two amazing movies: "Iron Man" and "The Dark Knight." While they were both of the superhero persuasion, neither of them disappointed like so many blockbusters tend to do. This year we have several in the lineup, and - as always - it's a gamble whether or not they'll be worth the ticket price.
"X-Men Origins: Wolverine" premiered last Friday, and already the critics are howling about it being a disappointment. After "The Last Stand," however, the sentiment is entirely understood. Next on the summer movie list is "Star Trek," whose May 7 premiere is one of the most anticipated events of the summer. The film expands on the history of Roddenberry's creation, sending the audience well into uncharted territory.
A week after the premiere of "Star Trek," is Ron Howard's "Angels and Demons." The film appears as the sequel to 2006's "The Da Vinci Code." The book actually came first, and was far more impressive than its lackluster sequel, but director Ron Howard seems to know what he's doing. All we can do now is wish him the best of luck and hope that the movie lives up to all the hype.
Soon to follow is "Terminator Salvation," Christian Bale's newest project in which he plays a now-adult John Connor as he struggles to save the human race from robot overlords. The "Terminator" franchise has been picked almost to death, but if the movie is as entertaining as Bale's vulgar on-set rant we were privileged to hear a few months ago, it might be worth a watch.
The biggest event of the summer, though, will be premiering on July 15. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" is the representation of Rowling's sixth novel, and reminds the audience that nothing about the magical world of Hogwarts is safe anymore. Despite the budding teen romances, the sixth movie is much darker than its predecessors and acts as an ominous precursor to the seventh book, which will be split into two separate movies.
It's obvious that movie-goers will have more than their fair share of blockbusters to choose from, not including the other films that will be premiering throughout the summer months. From surly (and sultry) superheroes to love-struck wizards, this summer's movie lineup has every possibility of being one to remember.