Summer Movie Preview

Even though we're starting with the traditional Memorial Day weekend, the summer blockbuster season began earlier this month with "Iron Man" and "Speed Racer" (two movies you need to check out).

This year looks like a pretty good crop of popcorn flicks: Heavy on the CGI and special effects, and lots of stuff blowin' up real good. Expect a huge number of comic-book-based movies.

Here's a list of the releases you should mark your calendars for:

MAY

Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull -- The final Indy film. I don't care if Shia LeBeouf is in it and gonna stink up the joint. I want to see Harrison Ford in that fedora one last time. (May 22)

The Foot Fist Way -- It's a low-budget indie comedy about an inept martial-arts instructor. I saw the trailer for it online and it cracked me up. (May 30)

JUNE

You Don't Mess With the Zohan -- Adam Sandler stars as an Israeli commando who fakes his death in order to come to America and follow his dream of becoming a hairdresser. (June 6)

Kung Fu Panda -- Animated feature starring the voice of Jack Black. Guess what it's about? (June 6)

The Incredible Hulk -- The second attempt in as many years to jumpstart a franchise featuring the Big Green Smashy Thing. It's starring Edward Norton, so who knows. I just hope it's better than Ang Lee's version. (June 13)

Get Smart -- Steve Carrell takes a stab at filling the phone-shoes of Don Adams' iconic klutzy spy, Maxwell Smart. Anne Hathaway co-stars as Smart's long-suffering partner, 99. (June 20)

Wall-E -- The lastest Pixar animated extravaganza tells the story of a lonely robot who finds love. (June 27)

Wanted -- "Matrix"y-looking action flick starring Angelina Jolie as an assassin who can bend a bullet's trajectory so that she can shoot around corners. (June 27)

JULY

Hancock -- Will Smith stars as a downand out superhero who needs a publicrelations makeover. (July 2)

Hellboy II: The Golden Army -- Guillermo del Toro's sequel to the awesome "Hellboy." I've watched the trailer online about 10 times and every time it makes me squeeee. (July 11)

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