Overall, at least based on the movies I saw, July was mostly an okay month for movies. But then again, I only saw five (out of 15 of the) major theatrical releases. And out of those five I saw, I only enjoyed two. “Despicable Me 2” was the strongest of the ones I saw. “Pacific Rim” was the second best. “R.I.P.D.” was right in the middle with a score of 50. “The Lone Ranger” didn’t get a passing score because it was dull; and “Grown Ups 2” was torture. The average score for the five movies was 54.8, but take away “GU2,” the adjusted score is 65.5.
Most anticipated of August
There are a few releases coming out this month that I highly doubt I’ll be seeing. One of them is “Planes,” because “Cars” was a hard enough sell on me, and that’s Pixar. This is just a lame spin-off. I won’t be seeing “This is Us” because I’m not fond of One Direction. I don’t think I’ll be seeing “The Smurfs 2” because I really didn’t like the first one. I liked the first “Percy Jackson” enough to give it a pass (I’ll post my review early this week), but I don’t think I’ll be itching to watch the sequel that comes out this Wednesday. But, if I’ve seen everything and it’s at my cheap theatre, I might watch it.
I’ll be watching “jOBS,” but I’m not extremely excited for it. I like a good bio pic, but my expectations aren’t high. Hopefully Ashton Kutcher impresses. The horror movie called “Random” could be okay, but Ashley Greene hasn’t impressed regarding the horror genre so far.
“Paranoia” looks decent because of the cast, mostly, and I’d like to see more corporate thrillers. “Closed Circuit” looks like a good thriller, as well. “We’re the Millers” could be very funny. I missed “2 Guns” this weekend, and since it looks like fun, I’ll check it out next weekend. “Getaway” looks like a good thriller, like “Closed Circuit.” “The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones” looks as if it could be a good movie, and I enjoyed the book. (Though, I always envisioned Alex Pettyfer as Jace while reading, not Jamie Campbell Bower.)
“The Butler” looks like a great bio pic, and civil rights movies can be interesting. “Prince Avalanche” looks like my kind-of oddball humour. I’m mostly excited for “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints” because of its cast.
My fifth most anticipated movie of August is “The Spectacular Now” because I love the look of it and Shailene Woodley. My fourth most anticipated is “You’re Next” because I like a good home invasion flick, and I’m hoping for a great home invasion flick to make me forget about “The Purge.”
My third most anticipated is “Elysium“. I haven’t seen “District 9” yet (I might check it out if I like this one a lot), but the story of this one seems really cool. Jodie Foster’s awesome. “The World’s End” is my second most anticipated because I love “Shaun of the Dead” and “Hot Fuzz,” and it seems like a great finish to the trilogy. The team of Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost is comedy magic. “Kick-Ass 2” is my most anticipated movie of August (and one of my most anticipated of the year) because I LOVE the first one, and this one looks like a lot of fun. I can’t wait to see Jim Carrey be downright hilarious again. (“Hahaha, yeah, there’s a dog on your balls!”)
What are you excited for this month? Let me know in the comments!
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The World’s End is absolutely awesome, and I completely agree that You’re Next is in line to help me forget about The Purge! Nice recap!
I’m very glad to hear that!! Thank you! 🙂
I’m passing on Planes. It should have stayed direct-to-DVD and not given the theatrical release it now has. Because of that, it will be in the running for nominations of Best Animated Feature. Monsters U was a better Pixar film this year than Planes can ever dream of being.
Yeah, agreed! It would be nice if there’s enough animated movies to make it not be in the category… I don’t think it should exist at all. Agreed, again!! Definitely can’t see myself enjoying it.
MU, Despicable Me 2, The Croods, Turbo, Epic, Frozen. Those should keep Planes grounded.
Haha! And hopefully Free Birds adds to the cause, as well.
Elysium!
I knoooow! When does it come out in the UK?
23rd August 😀
Ooooh! I’m seeing it Friday 😀
Up yours!
Remember to get your predictions in for Elysium and Planes on Box Office Ace 😀
August seems to be a dull month..although I did miss all the movies I wanted to see in July…Maybe I’ll double back to see those. This month, I have Elysium as anticipated, not sure if I’ll see it in theatres since my boyfriend doesn’t seem to want to go. The Spectacular Now and Ain’t Them Bodies Saint is also flicks that I anticipate but it probably will be limited and usually these sort of movies, I enjoy at home. Kick Ass 2 is my number one 🙂 I think I will be aiming to see that one in theatres! 🙂
I hope those two (Spec. Now, Saints) comes to my city quickly. I think this month looks a bit better than July, but that’s just me 🙂