Other Movie Hodgepodge

Since I started this blog towards the end of the summer movie season I thought we'd go back and do a quick recap of the great movies so far. I'm a relatively easy movie reviewer. I don't go into a film expecting perfection, I only wish to be entertained. After all, isn't that was movies are supposed to do? It takes a lot for me to really dislike a movie. Here we go:

Iron Man was super good. Really clever and sharp. I loved Downey and Paltrow together.
Speed Racer was not as bad as people said. It was too long. I think it very easily could have been two 90 minute relatively good movies. As it is now there's just too much going on. And I HATED that Paulie Litt kid. He totally ruined the movie.
What Happens In Vegas was surprisingly really funny. Honestly this movie looked pretty bad, so I was more than surprised to actually enjoy it.
Indiana Jones 4 was a great adventure. I'm not a Jones enthusiast so I didn't really judge it in comparison to the other films. All I wanted was for it to be better than the God awful crap that was the second movie and it is by miles.
Sex and the City was the perfect big screen adaptation. I'm not obsessed with the show like some people and never watched it when it was on HBO, but I really had a good time while watching this movie.
The Strangers was a perfectly suitable fright flick.
Kung Fu Panda was mildly disappointing. For me it didn't really have the heart or cleverness that recent animated films have had. And it kind of seemed like a waste of a lot of voice talent since some of the secondary characters had very minimal dialogue.
The Incredible Hulk was tremendously better than the previous Hulk attempt. I love Edward Norton and really enjoyed this film.
The Happening was also not as bad as everyone said. I for one kind of really enjoyed it. It was quirky and different and I really enjoyed Wahlberg and Deschanel here.
The Love Guru was awful. I'm surprised I was even able to sit through this movie.
Get Smart was also a pleasant surprise. I was on the fence about this film based on the previews, but it happily delivered a good time.
Wall*e was wonderful. This film had everything I felt Kung Fu Panda had lacked. Everything Pixar touches turns to gold.
Wanted was good, but I'm not 100% in love with it. The voice over dialogue kind of bugged - it just wasn't written well. And I'm all for improbable plot points and storylines, but sometimes there is such a thing as too many. Great action though.
Hancock was a good ride too. I really appreciated that they kept the SPOILER! Charlize Theron storyline a secret.
Journey to the Center of the Earth was geekishly good and really fun in 3D.

And that brings us to the present and the previous post. If there is a summer movie that is not listed above it is because I had no interest in seeing it.

A couple of advance screening mentions. In June I saw The Rocker (opening August 20) starring Rainn Wilson. The trailers for this movie do not do it justice. It is laugh out loud funny and surprisingly entertaining. About two weeks ago I saw Tropic Thunder (opening August 13) starring Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey, Jr. This movie is also laugh out loud funny and really good. You'll never look at Tom Cruise the same way.