My Two Cents - What To Look Forward To In Theaters This Year

Ah, it approaches. The summer movies. I don't know about any of you...but in my opinion, last summer was one of the worst for movies in I can't remember when. But isn't that how it always works? You get your hopes built up...and then, they get dashed into the rocks by the promise of a great movie that should have been, but wasn't. Well...get your hopes up, true believers, because here are the movies I'm getting ready for this summer.
1) "Spider-Man 3". FINALLY...we get Venom! Three bad guys (we also get Sandman and the New Goblin), and we get not only Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane...but we also get Bryce Dallas Howard as Gwen Stacy. The rumor mill claims that this will be Tobey Maguire's final turn as Spidey...or will money talk?
2) "Live Free Or Die Hard". Yippi-ki-yay, mother...well, you know. Bruce Willis rides again in his most famous movie role, this time battling Internet terrorists. We also get John McClane's daughter, Kevin Smith, and what looks to be some incredible action sequences.
3) "Transformers". One of the great cartoons of the 1980's gets the big-movie, live action treatment. Big-budget CGI and Michael Bay (who made a career out of blowing stuff up)...so, will this be "Armageddon" or "Bad Boys"...or "The Island"?
4) "Pirates Of The Carribean - At World's End". OK, I'll be the one who says it. I did not think "Dead Man's Chest" was that good of a movie. It certainly wasn't better than the first one. So, can they make up for it with the final installment? The previews look promising...but, they did for "DMC" as well.
5) "The Bourne Ultimatum". Matt Damon lucked out by latching onto this series...and if "Ultimatum" is even half as good as the first two, then this will be an entertaining film.
6) "Fantastic 4: Rise Of The Silver Surfer". Wow...Marvel sure has a lot of characters. The Silver Surfer gets his turn on the big-screen in the sequel to one of the more under-rated Marvel adaptations.
7) "28 Weeks Later". "28 Days Later" was a horror classic. The trailer for the sequel looked good...can lightning strike twice?
8) "Ocean's Thirteen". See "Pirates Of The Carribean". The last one wasn't that good, after a spectacular first movie. Can the third installment make up for it, or just make us wish we had stayed away?
9) "Resident Evil: Extinction". I am of the opinion that the "Resident Evil" series has been an under-rated gem. Can "Extinction" continue to keep it rolling?
10) "1408". Anything based off of Stephen King's work has a 50/50 chance of being great or a disaster. The trailers for "1408" give it promise...and anything with John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson can't be all bad. Right?
But that's just my opinion...