Mark Vader Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 School is out! It's getting hotter! Which means the Summer season of movies continues it's parade of big tent pole films within the month of June. After a scorching debut for "Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2", the Summer season has stalled with customers showing little enthusiasm for nearly all of the offerings in May. Memorial Day Weekend, which is the second biggest weekend of the year for movies, had it's lowest amount in box office grosses since 1999. Can the movies in June turn the tide? There is still plenty of action that will be served up as franchises from DC, Dark Universe and Hasbro enter the fray. Also a pair of animated films reach the trilogy mark of their respective franchises. There is even some room for comedy as well. Warner Bros. and DC are back, this time hoping for much better praise and word-of-mouth than their last outing, with "Wonder Woman". Before she was Wonder Woman she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained warrior. When a pilot crashes and tells of conflict in the outside world, she leaves home to fight a war to end all wars, discovering her full powers and true destiny. After a poor reception to "Batman V. Superman" & "Suicide Squad", Warner Bros. desperately needs a hit in the DC universe. Especially with them rushing "Justice League" for this November. Starring Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, Danny Huston, David Thewlis & Lucy Davis. Universal begins it's Dark Universe series, reigniting their classic monsters franchise, as Tom Cruise stars in "The Mummy". An ancient princess is awakened from her crypt beneath the desert, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia, and terrors that defy human comprehension. Also starring Sofia Boutella, Annabelle Wallis & Russell Crowe. Paramount brings back the robots in disguise with "Transformers: The Last Knight". Humans and Transformers are at war, Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth. Starring Laura Haddock, Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Gemma Chan, Isabela Moner, Josh Duhamel, John Turturro, Sophia Myles & Anthony Hopkins. Disney & Pixar bring us "Cars 3". Lightning McQueen sets out to prove to a new generation of racers that he's still the best race car in the world. Starring the voices of Owen Wilson, Cristela Alonzo, Chris Cooper, Nathan Fillion, Larry the Cable Guy, Armie Hammer, Tony Shalhoub, Bonnie Hunt & Kerry Washington. Universal & Illumination bring us "Despicable Me 3". Gru meets his twin brother, Dru, who he never knew about. Starring the voices of Steve Carrell, Jenny Slate, Kristen Wiig, Miranda Cosgrove, Steve Coogan & Julie Andrews. Dreamworks & 20th Century Fox present, "Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie". Two overly imaginative pranksters named George and Harold, hypnotize their principal into thinking he's a ridiculously enthusiastic, incredibly dimwitted superhero named Captain Underpants. Starring the voices of Kevin Hart, Thomas Middleditch, Ed Helms & Nick Kroll. Will Ferrell & Amy Poehler star in, "The House". A dad convinces his friends to start an illegal casino in his basement after he and his wife spend their daughter's college fund. Scarlett Johansson stars in, "Rough Night". A group of friends are horrified when the male stripper they hired for a wild bachelorette party in Miami winds up dead. Also starring Kate McKinnon, Jillian Bell, Zoe Kravitz, Ilana Glazer & Demi Moore. Finally, "All Eyez On Me" Tells the true and untold story of prolific rapper, actor, poet and activist Tupac Shakur. Starring Demetrius Shipp Jr., Danai Gurira, Kat Graham & Annie Ilonzeh. Calendar with Trailers 6/2 "Wonder Woman": http://wonderwomanfilm.com/ "Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie: http://www.dreamworks.com/captainunderpants/ 6/9 "The Mummy": http://www.themummy.com/ 6/16 "All Eyez On Me": http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi62109977?ref_=ttvi_vi_imdb_1 "Rough Night": http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/roughnight/ "Cars 3": http://movies.disney.com/cars-3 6/21 "Transformers: The Last Knight": http://www.paramount.com/movies/transformers-last-knight 6/30 "Despicable Me 3": http://www.despicable.me/ "The House": http://www.thehousemovie.com/ That's all for now, I'll be posting several Independent Films in this post later. Until then.....Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 Universal begins it's Dark Universe series, reigniting their classic monsters franchise, as Tom Cruise stars in "The Mummy". An ancient princess is awakened from her crypt beneath the desert, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia, and terrors that defy human comprehension. The only thing about that movie defies human comprehension is why they chose to make it in the first place. I'll bet Tom Cruise rides a motorcycle at some point in that movie. How much do you want to bet we see Tom Cruise on a motorcycle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 The only thing about that movie defies human comprehension is why they chose to make it in the first place. I'll bet Tom Cruise rides a motorcycle at some point in that movie. How much do you want to bet we see Tom Cruise on a motorcycle? Or why someone would pay money or waste their time watching it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 We are off to see Wonder Woman this afternoon. The glowing reviews leave me apprehensive ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Yet another great selection of unoriginal movie ideas and contrived "new and improved" plots. Ugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 We are off to see Wonder Woman this afternoon. The glowing reviews leave me apprehensive ... When you take out the inevitable "Girl Power!" elements of the reviews, the movie looks every bit as promising as I've thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 I hope Trey Parker was given a bit of freedom to be Trey Parker in Dispicable Me 3. Granted it would have to be a toned down version, but I hope he added in some ad libbing that made its way into the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 I was pretty excited for the Dark Universe, but the movies have just been...meh. They didn't approach them as horror. They approached them as action/adventure. Totally wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbillievable Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 When you take out the inevitable "Girl Power!" elements of the reviews, the movie looks every bit as promising as I've thought. We are off to see Wonder Woman this afternoon. The glowing reviews leave me apprehensive ... Unfortunately, you have to throw out the reviews for all these SJW backed movies. Rotton Tomatos gave Ghostbusters a 100% rating the first few days before the real critics weighed in. The audience rating will be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted June 2, 2017 Author Share Posted June 2, 2017 When you take out the inevitable "Girl Power!" elements of the reviews, the movie looks every bit as promising as I've thought. Is that good or bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 When you take out the inevitable "Girl Power!" elements of the reviews, the movie looks every bit as promising as I've thought. Reviews notwithstanding, it was really quite good. We did not see it in 3D, but I think that may be the best way to view it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Is that good or bad? Yeah, okay, that's fair. Let me clarify: I think Wonder Woman truly looks like a promising movie. I could be wrong. But let's face it, it has to be better than Suicide Squad, if only for not introducing the major characters in a !@#$ing 20 minute narrated montage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted June 2, 2017 Author Share Posted June 2, 2017 I was pretty excited for the Dark Universe, but the movies have just been...meh. They didn't approach them as horror. They approached them as action/adventure. Totally wrong. "The Mummy" is the first of the Dark Universe movies. I agree with you that the action/adventure take on these classic monsters is not a good approach. Yet Universal seems determined to go that route. Time will tell if it's a wise decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 "The Mummy" is the first of the Dark Universe movies. I agree with you that the action/adventure take on these classic monsters is not a good approach. Yet Universal seems determined to go that route. Time will tell if it's a wise decision. Ok, I thought Dracula Untold and I, Frankenstein were part of it and they had a very similar vibe. I never saw I, Frankenstein but I see that wasn't even Universal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbillievable Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Ok, I thought Dracula Untold and I, Frankenstein were part of it and they had a very similar vibe. I never saw I, Frankenstein but I see that wasn't even Universal. Dracula was supposed to be the start, but it flopped. So they're rebooting the reboot with a bigger name. The Studio is trying to force a franchise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 The only thing about that movie defies human comprehension is why they chose to make it in the first place. I'll bet Tom Cruise rides a motorcycle at some point in that movie. How much do you want to bet we see Tom Cruise on a motorcycle? "The Mummy" is the first of the Dark Universe movies. I agree with you that the action/adventure take on these classic monsters is not a good approach. Yet Universal seems determined to go that route. Time will tell if it's a wise decision. Yup. Universal was about to lose the license on a few of their monsters a few years ago, so rather than let them go into the public domain they hired a bunch (of really expensive) writers to sit in a room together for 2 or 3 months and come up with a connected universe like Marvel... in two to three months they were asked to do what took Marvel several years to do. Then they paid Cruise well above his normal quote (to keep him from also producing it) to launch the series and crossed their fingers. I haven't been impressed by the trailers so far - but I'll still probably see it. Reviews notwithstanding, it was really quite good. We did not see it in 3D, but I think that may be the best way to view it. I've been hearing from everyone it's great. Dracula was supposed to be the start, but it flopped. So they're rebooting the reboot with a bigger name. The Studio is trying to force a franchise. This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted June 3, 2017 Author Share Posted June 3, 2017 Yeah, okay, that's fair. Let me clarify: I think Wonder Woman truly looks like a promising movie. I could be wrong. But let's face it, it has to be better than Suicide Squad, if only for not introducing the major characters in a !@#$ing 20 minute narrated montage. Understood. I never saw "Suicide Squad", which I was told that I wasn't missing much. I just hope that "Wonder Woman" is better than "Batman V. Superman". I still think that Warner Bros. is making a mistake by releasing "Justice League" later this year, then having more origin movies after the big payoff. This makes no sense. Joss Whedon taking over on director duties for "Justice League" is a positive sign, I just wonder if it's enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 I'm a huge nerd by the way of comics. Wonder Woman is not a favorite character of mine and many of the DC movies have been off to me. With that, Wonder Woman was fantastic! Easily the best DC movie in this new comic world. I can't compare it to Dark Knight because it's just a different kind of film. The best comparison I can give it is Captain America, but I liked this better. I absolutely recommend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 I'm a huge nerd by the way of comics. Wonder Woman is not a favorite character of mine and many of the DC movies have been off to me. With that, Wonder Woman was fantastic! Easily the best DC movie in this new comic world. I can't compare it to Dark Knight because it's just a different kind of film. The best comparison I can give it is Captain America, but I liked this better. I absolutely recommend. It did remind me of Captain America (and those are my favorite in the Marvel Universe). It could be why I enjoyed it so much. Although, Wonder Woman is my favorite comic book character so I had wanted to see this since the first previews. It exceeded expectations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Yet another great selection of unoriginal movie ideas and contrived "new and improved" plots. Ugh. Not one movie that Mark posted interests me at all. Nothing even close.. And I don't believe the sales numbers for Wonder Women. There can't be that many people that would pay to watch that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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