The 10 Most Anticipated Summer Movies of 2009

It's time to take out the popcorn and just sit back and enjoy big budget mindless entertainment. The only problem is that this summer has got alot of life in it. What is going on? I don't want to think about movies! I want to just mindlessly laugh at fart jokes. But becuase Fatties Fart 3 isn't going to be released just yet. I guess I could settle for some deep and enjoyable entertainment. Here are the movies I am looking forward to the most.

500 Days of Summer

Kevin addressed his excitement for both this movie and the next one in a previous article but I figured I would give the two some more attention. This looks very much like a Woody Allen style movie. It’s not a love story but a story about love and It begins from the end of the relationship. I love movies like this and I feel that this is one that has its own style. The two leads, Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are also magnificent on their own so I can’t see any harm in them being put together.

Away We Go

Sam Mendes fresh from his artistic and dark look at marriage, Revolutionary Road, has decided to take many risks. He has gone to a more independent and lighter film than his usual subject matter. He has taken on a cast of mainly NBC Comedy stars and comedians themselves. The result: Is unknown at this point but it looks absolutely charming. The actors look like they are on their A-game and Sam Mendes looks as if he will not disappoint. People have been in an uproar about the graphics from the trailer and poster being like that of Juno. But first of all, Didn’t people like Juno? And second of all, if we were to judge a movie by the poster and trailer than Pearl Harbor would be a great movie and we all know that isn’t true.

The Boat that Rocked

The early reviews of this Richard Curtis film haven’t been too positive but I still am interested. You take a great cast saying dialogue from a great writer and put them on a ship with many women and have them play rock music. I can’t see that being anything less than enjoyable.

The Brothers Bloom

I have already shared my excitement about this film but it really does look great. You can never go wrong with a con film, especially one that is done by Rian Johnson

Funny People

This one people may tend to disagree with but I still think this could be one of the best from Apatow. Adam Sandler has some acting chops. He doesn’t show them off often but Reign over Me and Punch Drunk Love have shown off some fine work by the comedian. Seth Rogen is very versatile and can play any role. The bottom line is Judd Apatow may be starting to turn a corner into dramedy which is something I’m sure a lot of people want to see. Not to say he isn’t the king of comedy but I think that most comedic minds have the potential to make some good drama.

Public Enemies

I have also talked about my excitement for this one. The new trailer just makes this look even better and if Michael Mann can deliver, which I have faith in, then this can be some cinematic summer gold that really belongs in the fall season of movies.

Taking Woodstock

Ang Lee is a great director that has already shown his versatility. Whether it be two lovers fighting in bamboo trees or two cowboys loving in pine trees, he knows how to make a deep movie. His next movie will involve a lot of characters smoking trees in Taking Woodstock. I wouldn’t have expected this to be Demetri Martin’s premier movie but it is a very interesting idea regardless, where Demetri Martin plays the man who owns the property where Woodstock takes place. I have always been interested in the hippies and movies about them so expect me to be in line for this one regardless of the director and star.

Terminator Salvation

This is one of the few action movies I have up here and I am somewhat unsteady about the director, McG making anything good but Christian Bale has failed to disappoint and with the exception of the third movie, neither has the terminator series. I suppose this one is a toss-up but it will definitely be enjoyable.

Up

The trailer had me laughing the whole way through. Pixar has never let me down. (Yes I even liked Cars, believe it or not).

Year One

Regardless of Kevin’s feelings toward Michael Cera, I feel that Jack Black is a very underrated comedian who can do a real good job with what he’s got. This movie reminds me of History of the World Part I and for that reason alone, I am going to see it. Let’s just hope it does its own thing and doesn’t copy Mel Brooks.

Honorable Mention: Inglorious Basterds
When I heard the director, the cast, and the idea for this movie I was totally on board. But the trailer did not excite me as much as I hoped it would. I would hope that Quentin will deliver like he often does and that I was wrong to put this movie in Honorable Mention.