Summer heats up with June’s releases. We have the welcome return of an old franchise (“Toy Story”) and the unwelcome return of a newer one (“Twilight”). We have reboots (“The A-Team”) and remakes (“The Karate Kid”). We have old comedic stars (Adam Sandler) and new ones (Russell Brand). Whatever the month give us, let’s just hope for some entertainment.
June 4
“Get Him to the Greek” looks to provide some summer humor in the same weekend that made “The Hangover” the smash success of 2009. I’m not even watching the trailer in an attempt to make it the most hilarious experience possible.
“Splice” stars Oscar-winner Adrien Brody and Oscar-nominee Sarah Polley (for writing, not acting) as scientists who create a monster. This looks really freaky.
Really, Katherine Heigl? You quit an Emmy Award-winning show so you can focus on movies, and now you are doing this? And you really expect people to take you seriously? Really? SNL references aside, “Killers” looks absolutely horrific.
June 11
“The A-Team” looks to reboot the franchise with only a little bit of nostalgia. Good luck. With Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Sharlto Copley of “District 9,” and some guy who looks like Mr. T, it might be possible…
A remake of “The Karate Kid” already? The original only came out 25 years ago, and Pat Morita only just passed away. I’m curious to see how this fares. Jackie Chan isn’t exactly on a hot streak – “The Spy Next Door,” anyone? Jaden Smith is unproven other than “The Pursuit of Happyness,” which was all his dad. It’s only going to corner the market on the family crowd for one week, so Sony had better hope all the families come out on opening weekend.
Opening in limited release is “Winter’s Bone,” a Sundance hit which made it onto my list of the ten most anticipated movies of the summer. It reminds me a bit of “Frozen River.” That movie got 2 Oscar nominations. We’ll see how this turns out.
I’m really excited to see what makes Joan Rivers tick in the documentary about her, “Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work.” What lies behind that plastic face will most certainly be entertaining. Now it just has to get to Houston…
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