With blockbuster season behind us, I thought
it was a great time to recap the 2013 summer movie season that was! I saw a record 13 movies this summer in the
theater, a personal best for me. Some were more memorable than others. Here’s a quick recap.
It’s hard to pick an absolute favorite
movie from this summer, but Iron Man 3, Star Trek Into Darkness and Pacific Rim
are among the top three. To me they
truly define why we wait for the summer to get larger than life action flicks
and why we have so much fun watching them.
When I get home today, Star Trek Into Darkness on Blu-ray should be
waiting for me and I’m already counting down for Iron Man 3 and my pre-order of
Pacific Rim.
The World’s End was worth waiting for. Edgar Wright ends the Cornetto Trilogy on a
high note with a great cast and some one-liners that will stand the test of
time. The movie is fun and entertaining
and Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are fantastic as always.
We’re the Millers and 2 Guns were both
surprise hits for me. We’re the Millers
was funnier than I expected. Jennifer
Aniston and Jason Sudeikis were
great together and it’s been a long time since I’ve enjoyed a comedy this much. 2 Guns was a fun action/comedy! The chemistry between Denzel Washington and
Mark Wahlberg made the movie that much better.
I definitely recommend renting, if not buying, both of them when they
come out on Blu-ray and DVD.
Moving on to the animated movies of the
summer, I enjoyed Monsters University and Despicable Me 2, but thought both lacked
the magic of the first go-round. I would
have to say that I enjoyed Monster University a bit more due to the fact that I
love all things Pixar and Nathan Fillion was one of the Monster voices, but I
have a special place in my heart for the Minions! I love those little yellow
guys and they do steal every scene they’re in, but for me the first movie
worked because of the strong story and the minions were an added bonus, the
second movie had maybe too many minion gags and not enough story. The last 20 minutes of the movie had a lot of
great heart and story that I wish had been more of a focus throughout the
entire film.
Another movie worth mentioning was The
Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. If it
wasn’t for Dawn, I probably would not have gone to see this in the theater, but
I must admit I enjoyed it. If nothing
else, I really want to read the books because the movie didn’t do great in the
box office so a sequel is probably not going to happen.
Last but certainly not least, I loved
Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters.
They did a wonderful job with bringing the book to life. I really hope this does well enough to
continue the series! Percy was just a
great family movie all around.
Now for the movies that let me down this
summer. World War Z was a major
disappointment. Despite all the
production issues and rumors surrounding the movie, I still had high hopes for
it. I heard the book was fantastic and
was really excited to see it, but unfortunately it just didn’t impress me. I was into it for the first 15 minutes and
then it started to unravel and it never recovered for me. Another huge disappointment was The Hangover
III. I love the first two Hangovers, but
the third one left me wishing they had stopped at two.
I wish I could have seen The Wolverine,
This is the End and RIPD in the theater, but they are first day rentals/buys
for sure.
What did you think of the Summer
Blockbuster season of 2013? Were you
disappointed or pleasantly surprised by what it had to offer?
If you want to hear more on the 2013
summer blockbuster season that was, listen to Strange Adventures Podcast where I
and my co-hosts, @NicholasStrange from strangeamuesments.com and Holly Strange,
have a more in-depth discussion on the movies we saw this summer.
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