We’re nearing the halfway point of the Summer movie rush, and what have you gone out to see so far? Maybe you happened upon “The Happening” and are praying M. Night is finally done for. Or saw “The Incredible Hulk” and forgot all about that emotional crapfest Ang Lee gave us. Well we’ve had some good and bad already but there’s much more ahead….

If you missed part 1 of the preview, you can find it here.

JULY 11TH Hellboy 2 - I enjoyed the first one despite it not being a big hit. It’s nice to see a non-Marvel or DC comic making it at the movies. They create nice plot lines and very different characters to work with, and what else would you see this weekend?

Meet Dave - Is Eddie Murphy still funny? Give me Charlie Murphy any day.

Journey To The Center of the Earth 3D - I just saw this trailer two days ago, and cried. How far does this former comedian have to go? Oh wait, there’s another Mummy movie coming soon (ALSO SEE PART 2 OF PREVIEW).

JULY 18TH
The Dark Knight - Ah, my most anticipated movie. And that was long before Heath Ledger’s death. I knew he was going to pull off the dark vision of the Joker that Jack Nicholson camped up in the original version. Don’t get me wrong, he was great (”Where does he get those wonderful toys?”) but I need the insane darkness of the man who killed the second Robin. A complete psychopath, and Harvey Dent on top of it. Nice foreshadowing on his bit with the line, “Some of us die as heroes, and others live long enough to see ourselves become villians”.

Mamma Mia! - ABBA on the big screen and while the band is actually on tour (I think…). With the success of “Hairspray” last year, this one might just pull it off as well but opening against Batman will be really tough to get through.

Lou Reed’s Berlin - One of the famed Lou Reed concerts, on the big screen. If you love music, this is a must.

Space Chimps - Going to be the greatest movie of the summer, just you wait. Monkeys in space, need I say more. How about the voice of Brock Samson? (more…)

First of all, I’ll get this out of the way. Fuck every single one of those critics who bashed “Speed Racer” which was almost every single one. I don’t recommend the movie for everyone to see but if you were a fan of the cartoon, then I think you should be pleased. Plot-more than the show at times. The special effects may be candy-coated over the top eye-popping but so was the cartoon (for the time it came out). It’s supposed to look like a cartoon world, that’s what they were trying to achieve. All of the actors did very well, except Susan Saran-wrap. But I think the worst part was the re-vamped theme song, so it gets my vote of approval. Now onto the rest of the summer….

MAY 2ND
Iron Man - Saw this opening night, and will probably see it again. It’s a very comic accurate movie with great actors throughout the whole movie, and stay till the very end (you know post credits) cos you get an extra scene with a surprise guest. If only he had the line, “Tony, help me get these motherfucking snakes off my motherfucking heli-carrier.”

Made Of Honor - This is one of those reasons the movie business is going down the drain. The same old sentimental drip they have to spoon feed you. (more…)