Summer 2009 Preview

We are a month and a half till the summer movie season officially starts, so I thought now would be a good time to give you an idea on some of the big movies that will be arriving this summer.

X-Men Wolverine Origins – Hugh Jackman reprises his famous comic book role, but this time we look at how he became Wolverine. We get a look at a lot of the famous X-Men characters, including Gambit. This one should draw a lot of attention when it is released.

Star Trek – Looks like a reboot of the famous franchise. I am not a trekkie fan at all, but with J.J. Abrams directing, and the trailers looking pretty cool, I may end up checking this one out.

Terminator Salvation – The year is 2018 and the war against the machines has begun. Christian Bale takes on the role of John Conner, and the trailers look amazing, I am really excited to see this. This one is sitting on the stand of becoming either PG-13 or R. And with Watchmen not doing too hot at the box office, they might push for PG-13 now.

Night at the Museim: Battle of the Smithsonian – Much of the cast returns for the sequel of the popular Christmas 2006 offering. The trailer looks pretty funny, and should be full of good laughs again like the first one.

Up – Disney and Pixar bring another one of their precious offerings. This one is about an old man who travels by having his house being lifted up by a bunch of balloons, that sounds like an awesome idea, I want a house like that. All of Pixar’s offerings have been excellent, so this one should be. The recent trailer looks really good.

Land of the Lost – Will Farrell stars in what appears to be another remake of an old TV show. The trailer looks a bit funny and has some neat special effects, it might be a pretty nice summer movie.

The Proposal – Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds team up together in this new romantic comedy. Sandra Bullock plays an executive of a company, she is originally from Canada and will soon be deported back into her country. To stop this from happening, she forces get her employee (Ryan Reynolds) to marry her. Check out the trailer, it looks pretty funny.

The Year One – Harold Ramis’s newest comedy, deals with cavemen, played by Jack Black and Michael Cera (the boy in Juno). It looks pretty funny, and with Jack Black, you should expect a few laughs.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – The sequel to the 2007 summer blockbuster, Transformers. Judging by the trailers, this one looks like it will be darker than the one released two years ago. As it’s predecessor, this one should be amazing. Also, like The Dark Knight last year, certain sequences were filmed using IMAX cameras. Let the countdown begin till the release date!

Public Enemies – Starring Christian Bale and Johnny Depp, this one looks rather interesting. It has to do with 1930 gangsters.

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs – I haven’t seen the second part of the movie, but I saw the first one many years ago, and it was funny. This one should be another great movie.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – What was suppose to be released last Thanksgiving, it was bumped till July. It should be another excellent Harry Potter movie, these are good movies, and I look forward to this new one.

GI Joe – Another movie based on an old toy franchise. I remember playing with these toys when I was little. Only a super bowl TV spot has popped on the net, and that looks great. I am excited.

This looks like to be an exciting summer for movies, can't wait till it officially starts.