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Let’s Go to the Movies!!

You knew this was coming; the Oscars are finished, the awards for serious-minded movies with lofty themes all given out. And now, it’s SUMMER BLOCKBUSTER TIME.

This is my favorite time of the year. I love the big, loud, brash, fun, take-me-away-from-it-all-to-the-zombie-apocalypse movies. If somebody can combine an adventure with some witty dialogue, some thrills and chills, and some romance, I’m all over it.

I can’t possibly list every movie coming out this summer, and there are some I mean to avoid at all costs (The Three Stooges, anyone?). There are more that I’m on the fence about, and will wait for reviews to decide if I’m going.

Maybe:

21 Jump Street (March 16) – I liked the TV show back in 1987, when Johnny Depp played Tom Hanson, undercover cop. This one looks more like a low-brow comedy, but Depp’s supposed to have a cameo.

The Cabin in the Woods (April 13) – Normally I avoid straight horror/slasher films, but this one’s written by Joss Whedon, and stars Chris Hemsworth and Bradley Whitford. Whatever it is, it’s going to be clever.

The Raven (April 27) – Edgar Allen Poe hunting a serial killer who takes inspiration from Poe’s writing. With John Cusack as Poe.

Battleship (May 18) – Okay, I loved The Transformers. So I’m willing to give a game-turned-movie the benefit of the doubt. Probably. And it stars Liam Neeson, Alexander Skarsgard, and Taylor Kitsch.

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (June 22) – I haven’t read the book, but I’m keeping an open mind. And I do like Rufus Sewell and Dominic Cooper.

Total Recall (August 3) – I’m still not sure if I liked the original or not, but the remake could be interesting. Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale.

There are also 2012 summer movies that I KNOW I’m going to go see, probably on opening day, and without knowing or caring what the reviews say:

John Carter (March 9) – I don’t know why they left off the rest of the title, unless they thought people wouldn’t go see a movie about life on Mars. But I’ll go see anything adapted from Edgar Rice Burroughs. And I do like Taylor Kitch, James Purefoy, and Mark Strong.

Mirror Mirror (March 30) – The first of two Snow White movies this summer. This one’s played for laughs, with Julia Roberts as the evil stepmother/queen. Sean Bean is there, too.

The Avengers (May 4) – This is the ONE. I can’t wait. Joss Whedon writes and directs the return of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, the Hulk, Hawkeye, and Black Widow. Squee!!

Dark Shadows (May 11) – Tim Burton’s take on the old soap opera about vampires, etc. But why, oh why, do they have to make Johnny Depp look so goofy? Starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Lee, and…Alice Cooper.

Men in Black III (May 25) – Josh Brolin as the young Tommy Lee Jones when Will Smith goes back in time to save the planet.

Snow White and the Huntsman (June 1) – the other Snow White movie, with Kristen Stewart being mentored by huntsman Chris Hemsworth, and Charlize Theron as the queen.

Prometheus (June 8th) – the prequel to Alien, directed by Ridley Scott. The tagline is “In space, someone can hear you scream”. Ooh, I have shivers. Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Noomi Rapace, and Guy Pearce star.

Brave (June 22) – It’s Pixar, and it’s about a Scottish princess. Need I say more?

The Amazing Spider-Man (July 3) – I’m willing to give a reboot a try, and I’ll just hope it’s as good as X-Men: First Class and Star Trek were at starting over.

The Dark Knight Rises (July 20) – the third and final movie in Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, with Batman facing off against Bane. And Catwoman shows up, too. Christian Bale, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, Anne Hathaway.

The Bourne Legacy (August 3) – Fallout from Matt Damon’s Jason Bourne reaches out to pull in another agent. Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton.

And okay, even if it’s not a summer movie, I have to at least mention The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, coming out on December 14th. (Picture me doing the happy dance.)

Are you looking forward to any of the movies I mentioned? Are there any you’re going to skip? Did I miss listing a movie you want to see? Do you love summer movies?

Written by Suzanne Enoch

Suzanne lives in Southern California with a parakeet, a handful of noisy finches and a lot of fish, which aren't noisy. She writes witty, sexy historical romances, and thinks Robert Downey Jr is hot stuff. Her latest historical romance, "The Handbook to Handling His Lordship", is available now! It just received an awesome Kirkus review, which Suzanne has taped to her front door.

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84 Comments on “Let’s Go to the Movies!!”

  1. E.R. says:

    Oh, yeah! Boy, did you list some great ones! I’m positive that I’m going to watch the movies that you are DEFINITELY going to watch. And since I’m not sure of the majority of the movies that will be out this summer, I’ll leave that alone. But the ones that you mentioned as definite I’ll be watching.

    Oh, and I plan to watch Resident Evil: Retribution. I’ve watched the previous ones already, so I might as well watch this one. As for probable movies, maybe some of the animated movies, like Ice Age: Adrift and Madagascar 3.

    1. Liz B. says:

      I will see Resident Evil when it comes out on video. The last couple ahve been so bad that I’m not sure I want to pay full price. But, I’m positive that I will eventually see it. :)

    2. Suzanne Enoch says:

      I’m in the same boat as you with Resident Evil, E.R. I saw the other ones, so I might as well continue. I almost listed Ice Age and Madagascar, but my list was turning into a novella. *g*

  2. Deb Marlowe says:

    I saw the previews for Battleship and went “No!” And then I saw it has Alexander Skarsgard in it, and I went …. “Maybe!”

    I am looking forward to a lot of the same ones you are–but a couple I have never heard of.

    I’ve never watched Dark Shadows. I’m wondering if this movie is the place to start? opinions, anyone?

    1. Suzanne Enoch says:

      I never saw the original Dark Shadows either, Deb. There was a primetime miniseries later that I saw, but I caught on right away. I think you’re good going into the movie cold.

  3. Kelly Proellocks says:

    I plan to see quite a few of these movies especially Promethius because I love me some Aliens. I also have to see the Resident Evil movie because it seriously kicks butt.

    1. Suzanne Enoch says:

      I love the Aliens movies too, Kelly!! (Except for the awful 3rd one where they killed Hicks and Newt over the opening credits. Stupid movie people.)

  4. Kathy/Cookiedough says:

    I concur.
    ;-)

    Although since I’ve been sadly lacking this year in my knowledge of summer movies, I’ll just use your list.

    1. Suzanne Enoch says:

      Awesome, Kathy. But I can’t guarantee they’ll be as good as I hope. Ahem.

      1. Pallavi Subramanian says:

        Oh Kathy, you stole my line… :-)

  5. cail says:

    I’m excited for 21 Jump Street. That’s my kind of movie. A low-brow buddy comedy. Can’t wait!

    1. Suzanne Enoch says:

      I read one review that said she wanted to hate it, but couldn’t help really liking it. So I’ll probably be there, too. *g*

  6. TinaF says:

    Only planning to see “The Avengers”.

    1. Suzanne Enoch says:

      Yay! You picked the best one.

  7. Liz B. says:

    I am all over the Avengers and Brave. I’m going to get a babysitter for the Avengers. :) Can’t wait for the Hobbit and John Carter looks like fun – I have the books I just haven’t read them yet.
    I’m with you, I love summer movies. They are not always great but they are big and brash and sometimes funny and exciting all at once. I still remember the July 4 opening of Independence Day and how incredible it was to go see it opening day. That was a great summer blockbuster. Avengers could be as good.

    1. Suzanne Enoch says:

      There’s just something about seeing a movie with a huge, enthusiastic audience that WANTS to be entertained, isn’t there?

  8. LoriHandeland says:

    I’ve been looking forward to Dark Shadows until I saw that pic of Johnny. Ick. But I loved that show as a kid. Got in trouble turning it on at the babysitters and scaring all the other kids.

    I’m definitely there for Dark Knight, The Raven, Abraham Lincoln and Snow White and the Huntsman. I was on the fence about Lincoln until I saw the trailer.

    1. Suzanne Enoch says:

      I know, Lori! I was thinking “ancient, suave vampire”, not Addam’s Family vamp. But that’s what you get with Tim Burton, I guess.

  9. Kelly R/W. says:

    I am not a big movie person, but there are two you listed that interest me. I would like to take my niece to see Brave. My brother used to take her to a lot of movies, and now that he is gone I don’t think she gets to go very often. That sounds like a nice Niece/Aunt day in the making. The other movie that interests me is Snow White and the Huntsman. Chris Hemsworth, yum! Have a good day!

    1. Suzanne Enoch says:

      I love it, Kelly! And I totally agree about the Chris Hemsworth yum factor.

  10. AmyS says:

    I know it’s already out, but I really want to see The Women In Black. It looks really creepy and right up my alley.

    I don’t get to the movies very often, but there are a few on your list I would like to see:

    Cabin In The Woods
    The Raven- I love John Cusack and I hope this is a good movie because I haven’t enjoyed his movies in awhile.
    Snow White and the Hunstman
    21 Jump Street- This looks like it could provide some laughs.

    Summer blockbusters are not usually my thing, but it doesn’t mean I won’t eventually see them.

    I am joining you in your Hobbit happy dance… can’t wait!!

    1. Suzanne Enoch says:

      I’m leaning toward going to see “Cabin in the Woods” too, Amy, but I might have to cover my eyes for part of it. *g*

  11. Gail Nichols says:

    I really want to see the “Dark Shadows” remake I love Johnny Depp and I can remember watching the original show when I was younger.

    1. Suzanne Enoch says:

      I just hope Tim Burton pulls off the creepy factor well, Gail. Johnny’s hair is creepy, but that’s not the chills factor I’m looking for. ;-)

  12. kez says:

    Wow, what a great list Suzanne! I have been looking forward to the Avengers since I started seeing the trailers! Brave looks really cute and The Dark Knight should be amazing. The ONE I am counting down for is The Hobbit. I am so pleased that they are making it – especially since Peter Jackson signed on.

    As far as television movies I am waiting impatiently for Sherlock Season2. Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman bring a new twist to the characters and are excellent together! If you haven’t seen the first season – find them they are worth the time. :)

    1. Suzanne Enoch says:

      I love Sherlock, kez! I even bought the dvd of season 1. Do you know when season 2 starts?

      1. kez says:

        They will be aired on PBS May 6 (A Scandal in Belgravia), May 13 (The Hounds of Baskerville), and May 20 (The Reichenbach Falls). CAN’T WAIT! :)

  13. Freshechelle says:

    Suzie, I need to see your schedule to make sure you’ve left yourself sometime for the writing process because well, it’s all about ME. I’m convinced all Goddesses write for my entertainment so, uh, I’m just sayin’….

    I’m really bad about going to the movies but after you’ve seen each or any of these, let me know what is worth my time. You haven’t steered me wrong yet.

    1. Suzanne Enoch says:

      LOL, Fresh. I take pen and paper so I can write while I’m waiting in line. Does that count?

  14. Barbara Samuel says:

    I’m a movie buff, and also love the summer season, but I don’t like really loud movies as a rule. Snow White, definitely, and John Carter because I love Tim Riggins! I also love the Bourne series. Good espionage.

    1. Suzanne Enoch says:

      I know, Barbara! I’m so glad Taylor Kitsch is getting a starring role. And he’s the lead in “Battleship” too, from what I’ve seen.

  15. Madeline Hunter says:

    Is The Raven going to be steampunk? And I agree that Johnny looks too odd in the pics for Dark Shadows. They are wasting him, but then maybe some people thought that about his Jack Sparrow before they saw the film?

    1. Freshechelle says:

      Saw J. Cusack promoting The Raven, didn’t get steampunk from his comments. It’s focused on the last 4 mysterious days of Poe’s life. Looks interesting.

  16. Lisa Hill says:

    I am looking forward to The Hunger Games out later this month and really looking forward to Dark Shadows and want to kick Tim Burton for making Johnny look like a 12 year old boy. Also, The Raven sounds goods as does Snow White (Kristen Stewart version)The Dark Knight (but I will so miss Heath Ledger) and The Hobbit (happy dancing too!)

    I can’t wait till November till Breaking Dawn II comes out, but will be sad that the series will be over. :(

    1. Suzanne Enoch says:

      I do like the macabre potential of some of the movies this year, Lisa. And I just wince whenever I see that pic of JD. sigh.

  17. Michelle B says:

    Looking forward to Dark Shadows! I think Johnny Depp can pull off Barnabus Collins, despite the weird makeup. I wonder about the music. The soap opera had such creepy music, think 60′s into the early 70′s. You always knew when something scary was coming.

    1. Suzanne Enoch says:

      My fingers are crossed that you’re right, Michelle, because I do want to like the movie. Danny Elfman’s doing the music for Dar Shadows, so I’m thinking it’ll have a good creep factor.

  18. Haley says:

    I haven’t watched a movie in the theater in ages, but the Snow White movies could totally bring me out of my funk. I love fairy tales. I also love the Pixar films to Brave will be on the list too (AND my niece is finally old enough to enjoy a trip to the theater, so I may have to make a date with her)!

    1. Suzanne Enoch says:

      I love fairy tales too, Haley! I’m really looking forward to “Brave”, though I’ll have to drag my nephew to see it. Eh, it’ll be good for him. *g*

  19. dbrown3400 says:

    Although I always get excited about new movies when they come out, I seem never to work them into my schedule. Ones that particularly interest me this summer are Mirror, Mirror, The Avengers, The Dark Knight and Dark Shadows. After seeing Sweeney Todd, there’s no way Johnny Depp could get much creepier.

    1. Suzanne Enoch says:

      With my family of movie lovers, there’s a lot of coordination involved — I’d be killed if I went to some of these without them. *g*

  20. sienny says:

    well, the one that i want to see most is the hobbit, but it’s still a long wait before that one hits the cinemas. in the mean while.. maybe the raven, and cabin in the woods. but maybe i’ll watch something else entirely :D

    1. Suzanne Enoch says:

      I’m right there with you for The Hobbit, sienny. Can’t wait!!

  21. miranda says:

    Mainly just looking at the Hobbit, but the others you described sound pretty nice too. Well maybe the hubby and I will manage the avengers as well. It’s really nnmire a question of do we want to pay a sitter, and then an arm amd a leg for the movie too. I do love your taste in films though :-) .

    1. miranda says:

      Ooops more not nnmire..blasted touchscreen keypad.

      1. Kelly Proellocks says:

        I feel your pain. I got acrylic nails done and it is taking me ages to adjust to having longish nails as I type.

    2. Suzanne Enoch says:

      Ah, thanks, miranda. I’ve been annoying my sister by walking into her house and yelling “Avengers, assemble!!” when I’m picking her up to go somewhere.

      1. Pallavi Subramanian says:

        LOL.. My nephew and I do that to my sister. Drives her NUTS.

  22. Dana S. says:

    The Avengers, Brave and The Bourne Legacy, for sure. If we get that many date nights, that is!
    Snow White and the Huntsman and MIB III, maybe…on Redbox. the others? Eh.

    1. Suzanne Enoch says:

      Yay for date nights, Dana! You picked good ones.

  23. Christina says:

    It’s been a while since I’ve seen anything in the theaters, but I have to admit I’ve been waiting to see the final Batman since this summer… I watched them film a couple of scenes when the film crews accidentally trapped me downtown, and I’m really interested to see how they turn out on film. (There was fake snow covering our streets in the middle of summer, and I THINK I saw a car chase being shot, but the cars were only going about half of a mile an hour… so I’m intrigued).

    And thanks for the update… I hadn’t heard about MIB III, but I’ll definitely have to see that, and anything by Joss Whedon is worth taking a look at.

    1. Suzanne Enoch says:

      That’s so cool that you got to see them filming “Dark Knight”, Christina! And yes, Joss is boss. *g*

  24. alisha woods says:

    THE Hobbit all the way. Huge fan of the LOTR trilogy can’t wait for Hobbit. I watched Hobbit and LOTR as a cartoon when I was little.

    1. Suzanne Enoch says:

      Do you remember the song the orcs sang? I remember those too, alisha, but I have to say, the movies totally upped the awesome factor.

  25. aida alberto says:

    The Cabin in the Woods looks good and anything with Johnny Depp has my attention and Tim Burton on top of it? Definitely worth taking a chance on seeing. I like scary scare the pants off of you movies.

    1. Suzanne Enoch says:

      LOL, aida. I like being scared, too — I just don’t like the gory.

  26. Nicole Jordan says:

    Thanks, Suzanne! I always love your movie recs!

    1. Suzanne Enoch says:

      My pleasure, Nicole!

  27. Amanda says:

    Well, since we just watched Captain America and Green Lantern this weekend, I’m going for the Avengers as well. The family is excited to see it, too. After all the advertising about The Lorax, the kids really want to see it. It will probably be a dvd from the library for us. We’re old, so we’re still anxiously awaiting Sherlock Holmes to come to DVD.

    1. Suzanne Enoch says:

      Yay, Amanda! Another fan — I love it!

  28. Sheridan says:

    I am SO behind with movie watching and watching for movies… so I had no idea most of these were coming out. Except Brave. I am all over that one. I’ll have to do some trailer viewing now.

    The Avengers sounds cool – I do love some super hero action.

    I am giddy about the next Despicable Me movie – but that’s 2013 :( (I have a thing for the minions. hehehe)

    1. Suzanne Enoch says:

      See, you knew something I didn’t — had no idea “Despicable Me” had a sequel in the works. *g*

  29. Julia London says:

    I’m still working on the Oscar movies! I want to see Hunger Games and the snow White movies. And any stupid rom-com that gets released. I am always a sucker for those

    1. Suzanne Enoch says:

      I know what you mean, Julia. At least we have a year to catch up before we realize we haven’t seen any of the 2012 nominees.

  30. Pallavi Subramanian says:

    After so many, many years, my wait is almost over – The Avengers and The Dark Knight are FINALLY, FINALLY releasing. Then I saw the trailors for Brave, the 2 Snow Whites, Prometheus, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter, Bourne Legacy and I went – Oye…

    Blockbuster movies last year sucked big time, so I figure 2012 has to make up for that… Besides if the world is ending this year, we might as well go out with a bang.., right?? ;-)

    1. Suzanne Enoch says:

      Absolutely, Pallavi. LOL.

  31. Susan Mallery says:

    I hadn’t heard about MIB III – interesting that Josh Brolin will be playing the role that Tommy Lee Jones played in the other movies. I wonder whether he’ll imitate Tommy Lee’s voice, the way he imitated George W. Bush’s voice in W.

    I saw an ad for 21 Jump Street a few nights ago. It looks pretty funny.

    Did you know they’re making a movie version of WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING???? The website I found called it “the mother of all chick flicks.” LOL I do love a good chick flick!

    1. Suzanne Enoch says:

      I guess Tommy Lee is in the contemporary part of it, so Josh Brolin’ll have to do an exceptional job to avoid bad comparisons.

  32. Rachel Gibson says:

    I might be tempted to see Dark Shadows if Johnny Depp wasn’t in it. When ever he works with Tim Burton, he looks and act ridiculous. Totally blows any fantasy I might otherwise have for him.

    1. Suzanne Enoch says:

      It’s amazing that a guy that good looking gets himself made up to look so bad so much of the time. sigh.

  33. colinfirthfan says:

    John Carter is a definite must see this weekend. Looks delicious.
    Avengers of course is a must see as well. No question of not seeing that one. All the others – not sure as yet.

    1. Suzanne Enoch says:

      Ah, come to the Dark Side, colinfirthfan. We have popcorn.

  34. Janae says:

    Summer movies – I love the ones where I can take the kids, and we don’t have to listen to my dh deconstruct the movie.

    We’ll definitely be seeing the Avengers and The Amazing Spiderman with the kids. I’d love to see The Dark Knight rises, but IDK if my dh could watch it without taking it analyzing it. Maybe Battlesip, too, because I LOVE the Transformers (I want an Autobot decal for my car!)

    Since my dh works in animation, we’ll be seeing everything animated, likely at the animation society screenings. One that I’m looking forward to seeing finished in Hotel Transylvania (September release). We went to the friends and family screening, yesterday (Adam Sandler, who stars as Count Dracula sat behind me.). I loved it, and can’t wait to see it finished. I just hope that the things that I loved about it, don’t get removed because some kids didn’t like it.

    I’m definitely watching The Hunger Games (debating whether or not to re-read the book before the movie) in a couple of weeks, and I love fairy tales, so 2 Snow White movies are in my future, even if I have to go by myself.

    Oh, and I think I might know why it’s just John Carter. The director doesn’t want anything, including the trailers, to give away the story. I guess, the ‘of Mars’ would give away too much of the story to those who aren’t familiar with the Edgar Rice Burroughs novels. I learned that at the screening, yesterday.

    1. Suzanne Enoch says:

      That’s so cool about hubby, Janae!

      I figured they didn’t want to give away the locale for John Carter, but then they go and say it in the trailer. It’s weird; I would think that most of the guaranteed attendees are the ones who read the book as a kid and know perfectly well what it’s about.

      1. Janae says:

        Yeah, his job is pretty cool – cooler than he realizes.

        I find the director’s take on marketing John Carter kind of weird. It’s either going to do really well because people read it, or it’s going to tank (which I hope it doesn’t). Since Andrew Stanton’s coming from the animation community, I really, really want it to do well.

  35. Karen Hawkins says:

    Just for the record, the whole Abraham Lincoln thing is either going to be horrible or brilliant. Right now, I’m opting for horrible, but am willing to be surprised.

    Sorta.

    I’ve been DYING to see the Avengers. All of that FROS-worthy humanity right there on one screen … be still my heart!

    1. Janae says:

      You know, I’m thinking the same thing with Abraham Lincoln thing, too. I didn’t love the book, but it was a good read.

      And SO true about the Avengers. Does that mean we can expect an Avengers FROS opening weekend?

    2. Suzanne Enoch says:

      Yeah, I’m definitely waiting for the reviews for Abraham Lincoln before I commit to it.

  36. Julie says:

    Pretty much ALL of those movies, I think… ;)

    Seriously, I know I’m looking forward to Avengers, Dark Shadows, Snow White and the Huntsman, and Brave. I am thoroughly geeked about The Hobbit. I can’t wait for that one!

    1. Suzanne Enoch says:

      I giggle to myself whenever I see The Hobbit poster online. *g*

  37. Pesky says:

    I was looking forward to Dark Shadows but the creepy picture you put up just creaped me out.

    Snow White and the Huntsman, MIB III, The Avengers, Dark Knight Rises, John Carter and Battleship… I’m actually looking forward to the GI Joe Movie too, it’s got Bruce Willis.

  38. Linda says:

    I don’t watch a lot of movies but i try never to miss a Disney cartoon. I think there’s a new 1 out this summer too; it’s got a kick ass Highlander heroine!! How cool is that? “Brave”: don’t miss it!

  39. Becky Spires says:

    I myself am not much into movies. My daughter is though. She can’t wait for Hunger Games to come out, has in fact been counting down for months. Then last week, she decided maybe she shouldn’t see it because and I quote, “They always butcher the story when they make a movie.” She is only 15 and has already figured this out?? I am in sooo much trouble as she continues to mature. Her other pick is the last Twilight this fall.

  40. Mary Preston says:

    I am looking forward to seeing THE HOBBIT. Such a long time to wait though.