Summer Movies 2008

I finally got to see Iron Man this past weekend. It was very good, and I highly recommend it to anyone who likes either superhero movies or shoot-um-ups. It also had me and my husband wanting to know if most superheros prefer redheads? Perhaps I need to further lighten and redden my hair.

During the previews, I got to review some movies that are coming out this summer and later in the year, and I decided to look into all the movies coming out soon. Here is a list of movies I'm excited about:

• The Dark Knight (I love Batman. This looks like a very noir film, made even more dark by the death of Heath, the actor who played the Joker. Reminds me of Brandon Lee and the movie The Crow.)
  
• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
• Wall-E
• The Happening
• The X-Files: I Want to Believe (Perhaps it's time to introduce my son to The X-Files. He loves UFOs and investigations.)
  
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars (The cartoons were great-I'm sure the CG version will be great too!)
  
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (November 2008)
  
• Star Trek (coming out in a year, May 2009) - Perhaps I'll get to see a longer trailer this summer!

I also want everyone to be aware that I can be weary about the big summer blockbusters. There are some notable movies off my list, including Caspian, Hulk, and Speed Racer. Even those on my list can be skipped--it's getting too expensive to go out to movies and I may just have to wait until they are out on DVD.

Also note that I don't like chick-flicks. I think that the best movies in the genre were filmed in the 40's and 50's, and they are becoming boring and predictable now.

Do you have any recommendations? Let me know in the comments. It does look like and exciting movie season!

Thursday Thirteen #54

13 Things I'm Looking Forward to This Summer

1. Not having to drive to and from work - This alone should save us on gas, especially at these gas prices. Ouch!



2. Watching my garden grow and perhaps even eating things that I have grown.



3. Giving the kids to Grandma and spending time alone or with my husband, sans-kids.



4. Seeing more progress done on the house - The siding might get finished and the bedroom and kitchen decks finished and screened in. Won't it be nice to eat or sleep outside without bugs?



5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix movie. Looks really good. We are all huge fans, so this should be fun!



6. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - We're going to go buy the book at a midnight book party, costumes and all!



7. Shrek the Third - We're going to watch the first two movies before going to see the Third.



8. Pirates of the Caribbean III - Swashbuckling fun.



9. The Transformers movie. - Looks interesting. I was never a fan, but my son likes them.



10. The Simpsons Movie - Eat my shorts! Bart should be out of college by now.



11. Going to the Drive-In Theater. - An experience I haven't had since I was a kid. I can't wait to give my children the experience of something that may not be around much longer.



12. Trying out my canoe. - It's been ages, but I used to love it. Now that someone has given me a canoe, I can take it to the lake or a nearby creek. But not our creek, it's too small.



13. My husband's Doctoral Hooding - After a decade and a half, he's finally finished, except for his dissertation. The hope is that this fall he'll get his fancy doctoral robes. His degree is in musical composition. I'm going to make him wear the robes around the house. He really should teach with them on--Hogwarts style!