Preparing for the Summer

No, this has nothing to do with dropping a few pounds (though I should) or working on my tan (I'll skip the melanoma, if it's all the same with you). No, this is about movies. Specifically, the blockbusters I know I simply must see. Here's the list. It's gonna be a busy few months.

2-May -- Iron Man
9-May -- Speed Racer
22-May -- Indiana Jones the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
13-Jun -- The Happening
13-Jun -- The Incredible Hulk
20-Jun -- Get Smart
2-Jul -- Hancock
11-Jul -- Hellboy II: The Golden Army
18-Jul -- The Dark Knight
25-Jul -- The X-Files: I Want to Believe
1-Aug -- The Mummy: The Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
15-Aug -- Tropic Thunder

So, what are we looking at here?

Four comic book movies
Six sequels
Three films based on TV shows
Two Brat Packers (Robert Downey, Jr. and Anthony Michael Hall)
Average age of the leads: 42.8
Average age of the leads if you toss out Emile Hirsch: 44.6
Average age of the leads if you toss out Harrison Ford: 40.7
Film most likely to be actually pretty good but still a disappointment: Indiana Jones
Film most likely to be better than it has any right to be: Hellboy II
Film most likely to divide its audience into lovers and haters: The Happening
Film most likely to give me a hernia from laughter: Tropic Thunder

Two days and counting...