August Movie Bonanza!!!!!

(only crazy people ever use that many exclamation points)

(huh)

It's August!  And that means more movies are coming out!

Well, there's always more movies coming out.  I just find it easier to think about them on a monthly basis.  'Quork?'

That made no sense.  Moving on.


Bourne Legacy: Opens August 10th.  You might be excited about this.  You might not.  There are reasonable arguments for both sides.  You might be excited because this is a new Bourne movie.  You might be angry because it's not actually about Jason Bourne but this new guy 'Aaron Cross' (aka Jeremy Renner whose shown himself to have very decent acting chops as well as action chops (how many chops are there?  And since chops either refers to some sort of ability or your jaw area, how many jaws can you have?  Freaky))  I'm excited.  The Bourne series has always had good plots and good acting and good action, so I'm willing to stake some hope on it.

And the most recent trailer is awesome.  Just saying.

Hope Springs: August 10th as well.  This is an 'I'll watch it on DVD if at all' sort of movie.  And that's based solely on it being Tommy Lee Jones.  And Meryl Streep.  And the premise being sort of funny and not all that bad.  So yeah.  I think it could be worth a little time of my life.  Might even get slotted into the 'enjoyable' section.  :)

Expendables 2: Ausust 17th.  I don't know what you're expecting, but I hope it's not plot.  I'm not expecting plot.  I'm expecting explosions--lots of explosions.  And knives.  And guns.  And cool action movie kicks.  And the greatest lineup of action movie stars since Expendables 1.  Shiny.

The Odd Life of Timothy Green: August 17th.  A married couple who haven't been able to have a kid write down lots of wishes in a box and bury it in their backyard.  Voila!  A small boy covered in dirt shows up in their house and claims to be their son.  Do we question this?  No!  It is magic!  It is wonderful!  It is a fairy tale that looks like lots of fun and snuggly moments.  :)

Premium Rush: August 25th.  Watch Joseph Gordon-Levitt on a bicycle get chased around the city by an angry corrupt cop.  If the trailer is anything to go on there will be cool bicycle tricks.  I do not think this is a 'must see in a theater' movie, so I'll wait very patiently to see it on DVD.

Lawless: August 31st.  Period movie!  Prohibition!  Tom Hardy and Shia Lebeof selling illegal liquor!  Lots of machine guns and angry government people in cool suits and hats!  Yep.  Again, not much of a 'must see now' sort of thing--I think--but this is one I'll be waiting a little more impatiently for.


August movie bonanza!