4. X Men: The Last Stand (May 26)
The X Men film series can be credited for making the comic book movie a viable option in Hollywood and for that we should all be thankful. After two solid outings Fox announced a third edition that they targeted to go against DC’s new Superman pic. Well now they’ll be targeting a piece of themselves as director Brian Singer left the X Men saga and flew over to Supes. After a couple of false starts on replacements, Brett Rattner of Rush Hour fame stepped in with less then a year to finish the film and get it into theaters. Ever since, there have been the familiar cries of anguish from fan boys including: “The script sucks!” “The costumes aren’t right” and my favorite, “The hair isn’t right.” Now I’m not saying the fan boys don’t have any cause for worry. The plot looks like a carbon of the first two films as yet again humans try to cure mutants and vice versa. I’m also not a huge fan of Rattner. Will we get the director who did an impressive job with Red Dragon or the lazy director who brought us the tired Rush Hour 2? I’ll let you know because no amount of bad hype will discourage me. The trailer is surprisingly good and the cast has really grown into the roles. Plus, if this really is the last X film (yeah right) then I want to be there.
3. Snakes on a Plane (August 18)
As a SoaP soldier it’s my continued duty to spread the word on this summer’s guilty pleasure. Even after multiple blog references and articles in mainstream press there are still some who just don’t know or just don’t care about Sam Jackson and a plane full of mutherfuckin’ snakes. This is not going to be an Oscar worthy movie but it’s guaranteed to be a surreal experience. I foresee theaters full of people laughing when they aren’t supposed to laugh and cheering when they shouldn’t be. New Line has done such a remarkable job marketing the film considering the amount of hype has hit a new high and we still haven’t seen a minute of footage. August 18th can’t get hear soon enough.
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