Summer Season 2017

Last night I hosted my annual Opening night movie party.  This party is to celebrate the opening of the summer movie season.  I host everyone at my place first for dinner (this year’s was my homemade bbq) then we are off to see the first big movie of the summer season.  This year’s flick was Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2.  Did I like it? Yes, it’s not a great movie but it’s a hell of a lot of fun to watch.  It’s like an ice cream cone for the brain.  Thanks for asking.  

It got me thinking I haven’t payed that much attention to the summer season this year.  So I got to researching to see what the summer is going to look like.  I came across my must sees.  For me there are two and both are war pictures.  War for the Planet of the Apes is the first film.  I’m a huge fan of the original Planet of the Apes and have thought that the first to prequels have been excellent.  Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk is the other big must see of this summer season for me.  I’m a huge fan of Christopher Nolan’s work and love a good WW2 epic.  This looks to deliver greatly.

There are other films I’m excited to see this summer.  Alien Covenant comes out in May.  The title of the film annoys me but I loved Prometheus and look forward to this follow up.  I love Pixar so Cars 3 has my engines going.  The other franchise flick I really want to see is Annabelle Creation is August.  The first was good fun and this looks to continue that.  After seeing Straight Outta Compton I want to see All Eyez on Me.  The indy horror flick It Comes At Night has me excited especially after the release of the indy horror flick Get Out.  Detroit and The Dark Tower also have me super excited.  

There’s a few I think look ok and will end up seeing because I like going to the movies.  Spiderman Homecoming, King Arthur, and Valerian and the City of a 1000 Planets are that list.  One could make the argument for the new Pirates of the Caribbean flick could go on this list.

Then there’s the new Transformers movie.  WHY MICHAEL BAY WHY???? I’ll end up seeing it despite how bad it looks.  I’ve got a friend who wants to see it so we’ll go.  That’s where my interest ends in seeing this crapfest.  I’d say he’d owe me one and see something he doesn’t want to see.  Cashing in on that fact is easier said then done. 

Any ways happy summer movie viewing.