# What summer movies are you looking forward to? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 1, 2006, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-summer-movies-are-you-looking-forward-to/346640 "2006-03-01T18:29:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2006, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-summer-movies-are-you-looking-forward-to/346640/1 "2006-03-01T18:29:27Z")
I see X-3 is coming out. And the new SuperMan. But I’m not hearing a lot of hype yet on the summer blockbusters. What is coming and what are you looking forward to? ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2006, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-summer-movies-are-you-looking-forward-to/346640/2 "2006-03-01T18:31:24Z")
Pirates of the Caribbean II, baby! I hyperventilated when I saw the trailers during _Chronicles of Narnia_. ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2006, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-summer-movies-are-you-looking-forward-to/346640/3 "2006-03-01T18:32:49Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > Pirates of the Caribbean II, baby! > > I hyperventilated when I saw the trailers during _Chronicles of Narnia_. They’re showing trailers **DURING** the movie now? Instead of before?? :eek: 😃 ---
**Author:** ![broken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@broken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/broken)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2006, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-summer-movies-are-you-looking-forward-to/346640/4 "2006-03-01T18:35:55Z")
I don’t know if it would technically be a “summer movie” (i.e. an action/adventure movie that is supposed to draw in large numbers) but I’m patiently awaiting the release of _A Scanner Darkly_. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2006, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-summer-movies-are-you-looking-forward-to/346640/5 "2006-03-01T18:36:12Z")
Like I said, I was hyperventilating. I was so excited I got confused. So nyah. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2006, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-summer-movies-are-you-looking-forward-to/346640/6 "2006-03-01T18:42:52Z")
V for Vendetta, A Scanner Darkly, The Da Vinci Code, X-3, Nacho Libre, Loverboy, Superman Returns, The Devil Wears Prada, Pirates of the Caribbean II, My Super Ex-Girlfriend, Lady in the Water, Trust the Man… I’m sure there’s more. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2006, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-summer-movies-are-you-looking-forward-to/346640/7 "2006-03-01T19:04:39Z")
V For Vendetta actually opens in 2 1/2 weeks, on March 17th! And birthday or no birthday, I’ll be there opening day. Other than that, I’m looking forward to Superman Returns, X-Men 3, Pirates of the Caribbean 2, and especially Southland Tales, the new action/musical/sci-fi/comedy by Richard Kelly, the writer/director of Donnie Darko. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2006, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-summer-movies-are-you-looking-forward-to/346640/8 "2006-03-01T20:04:48Z")
[The Departed](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407887/) Scorcese Di Caprio Nicholson Matt Damon Martin Sheen remake of the excellent Hong Kong movie “Internal Affairs”. Always excited for new Scorcese. ---
**Author:** ![Millit\_the\_Frail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@Millit\_the\_Frail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Millit_the_Frail)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2006, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-summer-movies-are-you-looking-forward-to/346640/9 "2006-03-01T20:18:06Z")
[Snakes on a Plane!](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417148/) [Coming Summer 2006.](http://www.snakesonaplanemovie.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2006, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-summer-movies-are-you-looking-forward-to/346640/10 "2006-03-01T20:20:18Z")
Meh. Too many sequels, obvious big-budget bombs, and other such dreck. Count me in as hopeful on [Southland Tales](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405336/), and I’ll raise you [The Notorious Bettie Page](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0404802/). There’s not even a Charlie Kaufman film on the horizon, and I can’t get too excited about any of the blockbusters. Whereinthehell did James Cameron hie off too, anyway? Votes for major suck: [ul][li][Failure To Launch](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427229/) (death to both stars), [_][American Dreamz](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465142/) (I can’t even stand the name), [_][Mission Impossible III](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317919/) (please, let the nightmare be over). [/ul][/li] Another shiite year at the cinema, I expect. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2006, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-summer-movies-are-you-looking-forward-to/346640/11 "2006-03-01T21:41:20Z")
> [@Millit the Frail](#): > > [Snakes on a Plane!](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417148/) > > [Coming Summer 2006.](http://www.snakesonaplanemovie.com/) :eek: You mean that isn’t just a Board joke?! ---
**Author:** ![well\_he\_s\_back](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3ab097/32.png) [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2006, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-summer-movies-are-you-looking-forward-to/346640/12 "2006-03-01T21:41:25Z")
“Pirates of the Caribbean II” !! Yes!! Can’t wait, can’t wait. [Yeah, it can’t possibly be as good as the first, but I don’t care.] ---
**Author:** ![Hodge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Hodge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hodge)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2006, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-summer-movies-are-you-looking-forward-to/346640/13 "2006-03-01T23:09:21Z")
> [@Trunk](#): > > [The Departed](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407887/) > Scorcese > Di Caprio > Nicholson > Matt Damon > Martin Sheen > > remake of the excellent Hong Kong movie “Internal Affairs”. > > Always excited for new Scorcese. Nitpick, That would be"_Infernal_ Affairs". I used to get excited about new Scorcese flicks but, sadly…tragically, I think much of his recent work has suffered in his pursuit of mainstream Academy approval. Unfortunately, suckitude will probably also claim X-3. Buzz is that it’s going to be crummy due to its hyper-rushed production schedule and crappy director (Brett “Rush Hour” Ratner). I’m really looking forward to “V for Vendetta” (although it should open on Nov 5, dammit), “A Scanner Darkly” and “Pirates of the Carribean 2” ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2006, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-summer-movies-are-you-looking-forward-to/346640/14 "2006-03-01T23:51:11Z")
**Cars.** Pixar all the way, bay-bee! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-summer-movies-are-you-looking-forward-to/346640/15 "2006-03-02T00:50:23Z")
Dunno if it’ll be a summer flick, although it’s been in post-production for a couple of months now, but I’m sadomasochistically anticipating the remake of [The Wicker Man](http://www.upcominghorrormovies.com/movies/wickerman.php), dir. Neil LaBute, with Nicholas Cage, Leelee Sobieski as the barmaid, and Ellen Burstyn as the head of the [this time] New England matriarchal, bee-keeping-centered, Pilgrim-descended cult. Now I don’t expect this to top the original, especially in the soundtrack department (I’ve not been able to learn anything about the music, diagetic or otherwise, so far), but some of the setting changes are intriguing, if faintly evocative of similar tales. The matriarchal and New England aspects recalls that of the “Harvest Home” novel and TV movie from the 70’s, and the beehive motif promises some of the fascination of that other insect/human-societies allegory from a few years ago, the A.S. Byatt novel (and film) **Angels and Insects**. There’s even a rumor that Edward Woodward will have a cameo in the remake, but there’s no confirmation of that on [IMDB](http://www.upcominghorrormovies.com/movies/wickerman.php). (If he’s in it, he’s uncredited, so far.) On the negative side, it’s hard to envision Nick Cage being as good as E.W. in the original; the music is bound to suffer in comparison (it’s a bit worrying that there’s no music-related credits at all listed on IMDB; music was a huge aspect of the original, to the extent that it could arguably be classified as a musical); certain plot contrivances (such as a detective snooping about alone, incommunicado, and unarmed, which made reasonable sense in the 1973 British version) will strain credulity even more this time around; the off-the-wall (no pun intended) sexploitation aspect of the original will likely evaporate in the quest for a PG-13 rating (I’m guessing; IMDB doesn’t specify a rating yet); and the local color won’t likely be as charmingly quaint, if only 'cause nobody does that better than the Brits (or Scottish, in the original). There’s no mime troupe leader (Lindsay Kemp) playing an innkeeper in this one, it’s safe to say. OTOH, the release of the remake will certainly spur greater interest in (and no doubt appreciation of) the original. Heck, it might even see some late-night play on American cable, for once. Turner Classic Movies, are you listening? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-summer-movies-are-you-looking-forward-to/346640/16 "2006-03-02T01:04:02Z")
One more detail about the Wicker Man remake: although it’s set in New England, it was filmed outside of Vancouver. I don’t think anybody familiar with the the North American continent will be fooled by the Pac NW standing in for New England, but that’s relatively trivial. OTOH, should the local Canuck accents slip in on the lips of the villager extras, the results could be hilarious. Speaking of accents, I wonder if Cage will be trying one on? A touch of the Boston-Southy, perhaps? This could be a train wreck… :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-summer-movies-are-you-looking-forward-to/346640/17 "2006-03-02T01:44:06Z")
> [@Stranger On A Train](#): > > … > > Votes for major suck: [list][li][Failure To Launch](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427229/) (death to both stars), …[/li] > Stranger Good heavens. Terry Bradshaw is in it. _That_ Terry Bradshaw. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-summer-movies-are-you-looking-forward-to/346640/18 "2006-03-02T05:20:57Z")
> [@Stranger On A Train](#): > > Whereinthehell did James Cameron hie off too, anyway? [You asked.](http://aintitcoolnews.com/display.cgi?id=22599) I’m in serious anticipation for [The Fountain](http://imdb.com/title/tt0414993/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnx0dD0xfGZiPXV8cG49MHxrdz0xfHE9dGhlIGZvdW50YWlufGZ0PTF8bXg9MjB8bG09NTAwfGNvPTF8aHRtbD0xfG5tPTE_;fc=1;ft=27;fm=1) by Darren Aronofsky. Other than that, Cars and Lady in the Water, I expect crap. So sad. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-summer-movies-are-you-looking-forward-to/346640/19 "2006-03-02T16:43:26Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > > [@Stranger On A Train](#): > > > > Whereinthehell did James Cameron hie off too, anyway? > > [You asked.](http://aintitcoolnews.com/display.cgi?id=22599) Okay, I know that story is bogus. It starts off with Harry Knowles claiming to have a girlfriend, and we know it’s all fabrication from there on. Comic Book Guy doesn’t have a girlfriend. If he did, he wouldn’t be rushing home to watch the Dr. Who marathon. 😉 Stranger ---
**Author:** ![tremorviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@tremorviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tremorviolet)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-summer-movies-are-you-looking-forward-to/346640/20 "2006-03-02T17:01:18Z")
> [@Stranger On A Train](#): > > Okay, I know that story is bogus. It starts off with Harry Knowles claiming to have a girlfriend, and we know it’s all fabrication from there on. > > Comic Book Guy doesn’t have a girlfriend. If he did, he wouldn’t be rushing home to watch the Dr. Who marathon. > > 😉 > > Stranger You know, despite being a really large guy and having insanely bad body stink, Harry always has girls hanging around him. It’s kinda weird (maybe it’s the fame thing). Seriously, he smells so bad that it’s hard to sit even three rows behind him… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-summer-movies-are-you-looking-forward-to/346640.md?page=2)