With the summer movie season fast approaching, the Southern
Belle wanted to let you know some of the action movies she’s planning to see.
IRON MAN 3 (May 3rd)
I’ll be the first person to admit that Iron Man 2 was a major miss. It seemed forced and lacked the chemistry
found in the first film. But with the
Avengers, a sense of life was brought back into the character. This was the Tony Stark we grew to love. (It definitely helps that Robert Downey Jr.
has seemingly morphed into his character.)
Early reviews of the third installment have been, for the most part,
extremely favorable. From the trailers, this movie has all the components to be
an enjoyable and successful way to kick of the second phase of The Avengers
universe.
MAN OF STEEL (June 14th)
With the achievement of the Marvel franchise, it was only a
matter of time before the film studios tried again with DC universe. The 2006 movie Superman Returns was too introspective for mass audiences, and thus
failed to garner the desired popularity.
Christopher Nolan acting as a producer adds some legitimacy to this
latest interpretation of Superman. It
seems this film will follow with the trend of making the superhero film
“darker” and “gritty,” a combination The
Dark Knight trilogy proved successful.
We’ll wait and see if this new approach breathes life into this hopeful
franchise.
STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS (May 17th)
A full disclosure: I am not a Trekkie. I have not seen every episode of every
incarnation of the series. This did not
stop me from thoroughly enjoying J.J. Abram’s first installment of the new
reboot. I love it when a movie has a
healthy balance of drama, action, and humor, and Star Trek certainly does.
Also, a hero is only as good as his villain, and Abrams chose an
extraordinary adversary for Captain Kirk and his crew. Benedict Cumberbatch has proven himself
countless times both in television and film.
There is no doubt in my mind that he will give an amazing performance.
What summer movies are you excited to see?
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