Well, the ones I bothered to go and see, anyway. In no particular order:
The Dukes of Hazzard
People go to see this movie for one (or both) of two reasons: Jessica Simpson in short shorts, or the intepid car that proves the South will rise again, the 1969 Dodge Charger, the General Lee, complete with confederate flag adorning the roof and a Hemi V8 under the hood.
I, you might notice, was one of the latter. As such, I was not disapointed: I got to see one of the coolest cars ever - bar none, on a massive television screen.
As a movie, though, Dukes of Hazzard sucked. But I don't think it was ever intended to be a "good" movie, it was intended to sell tickets. And it did sell tickets. The story was weak, the ending predictable, and the jokes poor.
But it had hot girls and hot cars.
And what more do we need to kill two hours?
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
I was a lot more impressed with this movie than I thought I would be. It wasn't good by any stretch of the imagination - in essence one prolonged battle scene from start to finish. But it was funny as all hell. The "husband and wife trying to kill one another" theme was played beautifully, and it made it a comedy so much more than an action movie.
Plus, it had Angelina Jolie.
Batman Begins
Super. Probably the best movie of the summer, in terms of what makes a movie good. Plot, theme, acting ability: all were present and accounted for. Some elements that left you wondering, "WTF, Mate?", but well wortg my $10. Who doesn't want to see a scary man in a bat suit fighting crime, anyway?
An admirabe entry into the Batman series, in my books.
Wedding Crashers
I laughed my ass off. And that's what they wanted, isn't it? Wedding Crashers is funny in the ridiculousness of the movie, from the opening sketch to the is-he-gay-or-what? brother. Every character in the movie with the exception of Rachel McAdam's character (and possibly her father) was so out there that you just had to laugh at the absurdity of it all.
That, and two guys crashing weddings in order to get lucky. "I crashed a funeral earlier today..." Well scripted (for the most part), and funny as hell.
What else do you want?
Oh, right. Yes, there are boobs.
The Dukes of Hazzard
People go to see this movie for one (or both) of two reasons: Jessica Simpson in short shorts, or the intepid car that proves the South will rise again, the 1969 Dodge Charger, the General Lee, complete with confederate flag adorning the roof and a Hemi V8 under the hood.
I, you might notice, was one of the latter. As such, I was not disapointed: I got to see one of the coolest cars ever - bar none, on a massive television screen.
As a movie, though, Dukes of Hazzard sucked. But I don't think it was ever intended to be a "good" movie, it was intended to sell tickets. And it did sell tickets. The story was weak, the ending predictable, and the jokes poor.
But it had hot girls and hot cars.
And what more do we need to kill two hours?
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
I was a lot more impressed with this movie than I thought I would be. It wasn't good by any stretch of the imagination - in essence one prolonged battle scene from start to finish. But it was funny as all hell. The "husband and wife trying to kill one another" theme was played beautifully, and it made it a comedy so much more than an action movie.
Plus, it had Angelina Jolie.
Batman Begins
Super. Probably the best movie of the summer, in terms of what makes a movie good. Plot, theme, acting ability: all were present and accounted for. Some elements that left you wondering, "WTF, Mate?", but well wortg my $10. Who doesn't want to see a scary man in a bat suit fighting crime, anyway?
An admirabe entry into the Batman series, in my books.
Wedding Crashers
I laughed my ass off. And that's what they wanted, isn't it? Wedding Crashers is funny in the ridiculousness of the movie, from the opening sketch to the is-he-gay-or-what? brother. Every character in the movie with the exception of Rachel McAdam's character (and possibly her father) was so out there that you just had to laugh at the absurdity of it all.
That, and two guys crashing weddings in order to get lucky. "I crashed a funeral earlier today..." Well scripted (for the most part), and funny as hell.
What else do you want?
Oh, right. Yes, there are boobs.
