First Ever Entertainment Post!

Sigh. I am about to be vague for a few moments, and only two people I know will have any idea of what I am referring to. I have a gig. I have to come up with something and others follow through with it. I could do the something myself, but I preferred to be the gate keeper. And until yesterday, everything was peachy. The person who followed through, in my opinion, did a poor job. So you get this blog because this is how I would do it.

A the Typist Picks the Summer Movies You Should See (And She Won't)

Back in the day, when a movie came out, I saw it. The summer of 1991, I saw every number one movie, if not the Friday of its release, then that Saturday. I was a film connoisseur. My friends and I would get together and go. Sometime in the mid-1990s, I lost that crew of friends and I stopped going to all the movies. By 2001, I no longer saw first-run movies. The last movie I saw in a movie theater was Blades of Glory with Will Ferrell and the kid who played Napoleon Dynamite. I say all that to say you can take what I recommend with a grain of salt, but at least my list is up-to-date.

Summer 2011 movies has a lot going for them. There has to be a movie for everyone being released this summer. (Every report on summer movies must say that line.) As I watch through the trailers and also see what my fellow journalists have written, I have come up with my list of movies I believe you should see. Me? I am not paying that price for a movie. I can wait until it comes on broadcast TV.

1. Thor

If you have not done so, please head to the theaters to Thor. I saw a clip where Thor was in the emergency room, and he basically beat up everyone he came in contact with and they were trying to help him. My non-listening friend enjoyed it so much, he wanted to take me to see it. Here's the trailer:

2. X-Men: First Class

Yes, I have heard the reviews, but I have actually heard from non-critics that it did not disappoint. I think if you are an X-Men fan, you should see it.  Everyone else, if you are unfamiliar with comics and the films, don't. Be like me, and wait until it's released on DVD.

3. Transformers: Dark of the Moon

It looks intriguing. I really enjoyed the first one, and the second one was okay, so yeah, go see it. Plus, it has Shia LeBeouf. And cars that transform and proceed to destroy one another. And it has Optimus Prime. And Bumblebee.

(I may actually pay the price for this one).

4. Horrible Bosses

Every workers' fantasy. That right there would be a good reason to see it. And the clips are funny. It also has Jason Bateman.

6. Smurfs

I won't lie. This is a nostalgia pick. But a good one to drag all the godkids (or in your case, the kids). Of course, I won't. That would be too costly. And what if they mess up my beloved characters like M. Night Shyamalan messed up The Last Airbender. Seriously, M. Night, who is Ung?! Okay. Let's not get started on that. That is for another post and I am not calmed down enough to write a coherent post, so not yet. Feh. Judge for yourself.

Honorable Mentions - Bad Teacher with Cameron Diaz looks interesting. It has both Justin Timberlake and Jason Segel.
Cars 2 gives the kids something to watch. If I were to take my three youngest godkids, they would be happy and I would get brownie points.
Cowboys & Aliens has a stellar cast, and most of the time, Harrison Ford delivers.

And that is how you cover summer movies. You mention movies that are released in the summer. At the earliest, May. Never April.