It’s nearly here. Summer is tantalising close for me as I finish uni in about four weeks time. One of the joys of being off for the summer as a student was that you have time to watch all the blockbuster films. Of course, this is only good if you want to watch them and for the last few years there hasn’t been a lot to entice to the cinema on a summer evening. So let’s see what treats there are to look forward to this summer.
Star Trek:
I have been apprehensive about this for a long time. Even though the initial trailers I’ve seen for it have been very promising and exciting I worry that JJ Abrams, who himself confesses not to being a huge Trekkie in his childhood whilst growing up, would mess up the story. However, after the premiere of the film last night the very early press is promising. Digital Spy described it as “funny, moving and fine escapist entertainment.” The original plan from the producers seems to be that the franchise needed a shock to the system like the Batman franchise. I hope it’s a good shock.
Release date: 8th May
Coraline:
It’s a brave gamble by the producers to pit this against the behemoth that is Star Trek but it might just have enough firepower to be stiff competition for the sci-fi franchise. Unlike its rival, it’s also in 3D. The film is based on the novel by Neil Gaiman and has apparently been given rave reviews for the use of its 3D visuals and has been rated by many celebrities on Twitter (that’s what it seems like anyway) so I’m keeping an eye out for this.
Release date: 8th May
Termintor Salvation:
I haven’t been a big fan of the Terminator franchise at all because I quite frankly cannot stand bodybuilder/actor/politician/kindergarten cop Arnold Schwarzenegger. However, the news that Christian Bale is playing the lead role in the film makes it almost like a second chance for me to get into Terminator.
Release date: 3rd June
Public Enemies:
The only Michael Mann I’ve seen is Collateral, which has fine performances from Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx, but this cops and robbers story is on my wishlist. The cast list looks very promising providing that Christian Bale doesn’t sound like he has inhaled far too many cigarettes, Johnny Depp isn’t too zany and Marion Coutillard isn’t…anything other than the Mario Coutillard I like very much.
Release date: 3rd July
Up:
I love the Pixar films. I haven’t seen them all as not all of them have been to my taste but the ones I have seen have always made me smile, laugh and come close to tears on the odd occasion. The first two Toy Story films and Wall-E are some of their best work. Up looks set to build on the success of those films. Admittedly, I don’t know too much about it and my first look at it was a brief snippet on Film 2009 the other week but it looks like it’s going to have a great story attached to it. And before you start, it technically is released in British Summer Time, so there.
Release date: 16th October
I think these are the main five really. Any films this summer you’re dying to see?
