# 2010 Summer Movie Schedule: What are you seeing? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 6, 2010, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-summer-movie-schedule-what-are-you-seeing/538539 "2010-05-06T18:47:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-summer-movie-schedule-what-are-you-seeing/538539/1 "2010-05-06T18:47:49Z")
So what do you plan to see? **The Schedule** **May 7** Iron Man 2 **May 14** Robin Hood Letters to Juliet Just Wright **May 21** Shrek Forever After MacGruber **May 28** Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Sex and the City 2 Micmacs Survival of the Dead **June 4** Killers Get Him to the Greek Marmaduke Splice **June 11** The A-Team The Karate Kid **June 18** Toy Story 3 Jonah Hex **June 25** Grown Ups Knight and Day **June 30** Twilight Saga: Eclipse **July 2** The Last Airbender Twelve **July 9** Despicable Me Predators The Kids Are All Right **July 16** The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Inception **July 23** Salt Dinner for Schmucks Ramona and Beezus **July 30** Get Low Charlie St. Cloud I Love You Phillip Morris Beastly Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore **August 6** The Other Guys Step Up 3-D **August 13** Eat Pray Love Scott Pilgrim vs. the World The Expendables Tales from Earthsea **August 20** Takers Nanny McPhee Returns The Switch Lottery Ticket **August 27** Piranha 3-D Going the Distance The Last Exorcism Centurion **September 3** Machete Born to Be a Star ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-summer-movie-schedule-what-are-you-seeing/538539/2 "2010-05-06T18:53:31Z")
I definitely plan to see these movies in theaters: **Iron Man 2** - The trailer’s not as impressive as the original, but it still looks great. **The A-Team** - They’re in a tank in a plane. The plane gets shot down by a jet. They use the tank to shoot down the jet as they parachute to earth. Oh holy fuck yes! **Predators** - Nothing tops Ahh-nuld and Jesse Ventura, but this looks fantastic. And I trust Robert Rodriguez. **The Expendables** - Sly, Jason Statham, Bruce Willis, Ahh-nuld, Dolph Lundgren and Stone Cold Steve Austin. The world is not ready for such cinematic awesomeness. **Machete** - Wait, I was wrong. The world isn’t ready for this. But I am. I’d machinegun a Girl Scout troupe to see this movie! ---
**Author:** ![Gadarene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-summer-movie-schedule-what-are-you-seeing/538539/3 "2010-05-06T18:59:40Z")
Scott Pilgrim for sure, even though I think Michael Cera was pretty badly miscast.\* Other than that: Iron Man 2, Despicable Me, Inception, Toy Story 3, maybe Dinner for Schmucks, maybe The Switch. Probably whatever else garners surprisingly positive buzz as well. \*In the books, the hallmark of Scott’s immaturity (and his character) is how delightfully, randomly **outraged** he gets at the mundanities of life…he’s not some low-key, passive aggressive Paulie Bleeker. Unlike a lot of people, I like Michael Cera’s thing, but I can’t see him doing random outrage particularly well. Still, Edgar Wright is a genius, and Bryan O’Malley was extensively involved in the making of the film, so I have high hopes that it will approach the sublime brilliance of the comic even despite its lead. And I heartily encourage anyone who might enjoy comics, humor, well-constructed narratives, or awesome things to read the Scott Pilgrim books: it’s basically Toronto slacker manga with rock bands and ninjas, constructed loosely around the conceit that life is a video game. Sooo fantastic. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-summer-movie-schedule-what-are-you-seeing/538539/4 "2010-05-06T20:26:31Z")
Top of the list is definitely **Inception** , Christopher Nolan’s follow-up to _The Dark Knight_. Trailers [1](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HilwtqaN4Gs&NR=1) and [2](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3XzUYd6nrU) _Toy Story 3_ is also probably the only other real certainty, but I suspect I’ll end up seeing around 1/4 of them, mostly because I work in the industry and usually can catch all the major tentpole flicks for free. Trailers that I enjoyed, casts that I’m enthusiastic about, or concepts that pique my morbid curiosity include: _Predators, Knight and Day, The Kids are Alright, Micmacs, The Other Guys, Salt, The A-Team, Machete, MacGruber_. Ones I will absolutely positively not see: The Shrek, Twilight, and S&tC sequels. And I won’t see any of the films listed in the OP in 3-D. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-summer-movie-schedule-what-are-you-seeing/538539/5 "2010-05-06T20:29:09Z")
**May 7** Iron Man 2 **May 14** Robin Hood **May 28** Survival of the Dead **June 4** Killers **June 11** The A-Team **June 18** Toy Story 3 **August 13** Scott Pilgrim vs. the World The Expendables Man, July is going to suck! ---
**Author:** ![infinitii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e8c25b/32.png) [@infinitii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/infinitii)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-summer-movie-schedule-what-are-you-seeing/538539/6 "2010-05-06T21:05:19Z")
I probably won’t see anything in theatres (not that all of them would come round here anyway), but here are the ones I’ll probably end up with on DVD eventually: Iron Man 2 Robin Hood Micmacs Splice The A-Team The Last Airbender Twelve The Kids are Alright Inception Ramona and Beezus Beastly Step-Up 3-D Scott Pilgrim vs. the World The Expendables Takers Piranha 3-D ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-summer-movie-schedule-what-are-you-seeing/538539/7 "2010-05-06T21:24:17Z")
I may be the only one to admit it, but I bet I’m not the only one who is going to eventually see **Step Up 3-D** … As for the rest, is there a site that list summaries? I don’t know what at least a third of these movies are about. ---
**Author:** ![Gadarene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-summer-movie-schedule-what-are-you-seeing/538539/8 "2010-05-06T21:33:33Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > I may be the only one to admit it, but I bet I’m not the only one who is going to eventually see **Step Up 3-D** … > > As for the rest, is there a site that list summaries? I don’t know what at least a third of these movies are about. This [AV Club article](http://www.avclub.com/articles/marmaduke-and-39-other-blockbusters-coming-out-bet,40753/) has synopses and trailers for most of them. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-summer-movie-schedule-what-are-you-seeing/538539/9 "2010-05-06T23:03:34Z")
> [@Gadarene](#): > > This [AV Club article](http://www.avclub.com/articles/marmaduke-and-39-other-blockbusters-coming-out-bet,40753/) has synopses and trailers for most of them. Awesome, thanks! ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-summer-movie-schedule-what-are-you-seeing/538539/10 "2010-05-06T23:34:42Z")
avatar - last airbender toy story 3 (begrudgingly probably) expendables ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-summer-movie-schedule-what-are-you-seeing/538539/11 "2010-05-07T00:40:10Z")
I don’t go to the cinemas anymore, except on very rare occasions. I only went three times last year. The only one I will probably see this year is _Toy Story 3_ But here are those I will likely get on DVD, depending on eventual public popularity. Iron Man 2 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time The A-Team Toy Story 3 Knight and Day The Last Airbender Predators The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Predictably, mostly all epic visual effects films. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-summer-movie-schedule-what-are-you-seeing/538539/12 "2010-05-07T03:07:52Z")
Iron Man 2 Robin Hood Toy Story 3 Jonah Hex ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-summer-movie-schedule-what-are-you-seeing/538539/13 "2010-05-07T03:16:04Z")
The _Jonah Hex_ [trailer](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2AS9DjwR-o) looks _really_ bad. Really _ **really** _ bad. Like _Wild Wild West_ bad. (And I keep forgetting: is Jonah Hex a Josey Wales ripoff, or is Josey Wales a Jonah Hex ripoff? IIRC, the two characters entered the culture at about the same time, with about the same backstory.) ---
**Author:** ![lazybratsche](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ba8739/32.png) [@lazybratsche](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lazybratsche)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-summer-movie-schedule-what-are-you-seeing/538539/14 "2010-05-07T06:31:58Z")
Iron Man 2 Splice (depending on reviews, and how bad the movie science is) Inception (maybe… if we ever learn what it’s about) Other than that? Umm… Count me as underwhelmed. ---
**Author:** ![Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-summer-movie-schedule-what-are-you-seeing/538539/15 "2010-05-07T06:40:11Z")
Thanks for the summary, **Justin\_Bailey**! Iron Man 2 I have watched. It’s worth watching. My list would include Prince of Persia. I’ve never watched the original Toy Story and it sequel, so I be passing on Toy Story 3. Other than that, I have not caught trailers for the others on list, so I’m not sure. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-summer-movie-schedule-what-are-you-seeing/538539/16 "2010-05-07T06:49:25Z")
If past performance predicts future results, none. I have been to the theater a whopping two times since 2008. I haven’t even heard of most of these. Based entirely on the titles, though, Piranha 3-D sounds awesome. I’m pretty sure 3-D piranhas are exactly what I need in my life. There’s going to be a Marmaduke movie? You’re shitting me. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-summer-movie-schedule-what-are-you-seeing/538539/17 "2010-05-07T08:26:51Z")
Ones that I’m excited enough about that I’d like to see at the theater: Iron Man 2 The Last Airbender Inception Scott Pilgrim vs. the World The Expendables ---
**Author:** ![Grumman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/43a26b/32.png) [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-summer-movie-schedule-what-are-you-seeing/538539/18 "2010-05-07T08:50:54Z")
Iron Man 2 - already seen it. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time The A-Team Toy Story 3 The Last Airbender Predators The Expendables All of these I’ll see, if the reviews are good. ---
**Author:** ![MTCicero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-summer-movie-schedule-what-are-you-seeing/538539/19 "2010-05-07T11:25:37Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > So what do you plan to see? > > **The Schedule** > > **May 7** > Iron Man 2 > > **May 14** > Robin Hood > Letters to Juliet > Just Wright > > **May 21** > Shrek Forever After > MacGruber > > **May 28** > Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time > Sex and the City 2 > Micmacs > Survival of the Dead > > **June 4** > Killers > Get Him to the Greek > Marmaduke > Splice > > **June 11** > The A-Team > The Karate Kid > > **June 18** > Toy Story 3 > Jonah Hex > > **June 25** > Grown Ups > Knight and Day > > **June 30** > Twilight Saga: Eclipse > > **July 2** > The Last Airbender > Twelve > > **July 9** > Despicable Me > Predators > The Kids Are All Right > > **July 16** > The Sorcerer’s Apprentice > Inception > > **July 23** > Salt > Dinner for Schmucks > Ramona and Beezus > > **July 30** > Get Low > Charlie St. Cloud > I Love You Phillip Morris > Beastly > Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore > > **August 6** > The Other Guys > Step Up 3-D > > **August 13** > Eat Pray Love > Scott Pilgrim vs. the World > The Expendables > Tales from Earthsea > > **August 20** > Takers > Nanny McPhee Returns > The Switch > Lottery Ticket > > **August 27** > Piranha 3-D > Going the Distance > The Last Exorcism > Centurion > > **September 3** > Machete > Born to Be a Star Wow. What a shitty summer, movie-wise. So, what will I be seeing this summer? Definitely **Iron Man 2**. Possibly **Robin Hood**. **Toy Story 3** , most definitely. Possibly **Jonah Hex**. Definitely both **Inception** and **The Expendables**. Possibly **Centurion**. ETA: I’m also gonna go out on a limb and say that **Robin Hood** will be the summer’s first big bomb. Don’t get me wrong. Russell Crowe is my absolute favorite actor working today, and Ridley Scott’s a hell of a director. It’s just that the trailers make this project look _very_ been there, done that. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-summer-movie-schedule-what-are-you-seeing/538539/20 "2010-05-07T12:16:38Z")
> [@Kyla](#): > > There’s going to be a Marmaduke movie? You’re shitting me. Timely, huh? :rolleyes: [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-summer-movie-schedule-what-are-you-seeing/538539.md?page=2)