BF2S Forums 17 Movies of the Summer 09

Chances are that you’ve already heard quite a bit about Star Trek from us. And no, we’re not going to continue to brag about the fact that the film made an impromptu world premiere right down the street from Reject HQ in Austin. And no, that has nothing to do with the fact that we were absolutely blown away by J.J. Abrams’ vision for the rebirth of the Trek universe. And no, we aren’t going to wave around the countless positive reviews from various outlets around the web who’ve spread love butter all over this thing in the past few weeks. And no, we can’t give you all free tickets because we believe so strongly that you’ll love it. We do, however, require that you go out and see it. Otherwise you might miss one of the best movies of the summer. - Neil Miller

What can we say about this one? The Terminator franchise roars back into theaters with McG’s vision of an adult John Connor (Christian Bale) leading the human resistance against Skynet in 2018. Say what you will about McG, but everything we’ve seen so far points to Terminator Salvation bringing the big guns on May 21st to a franchise that is still trying to get the sour taste of 2003’s Terminator 3 out of its mouth. This is the Terminator we’ve all been waiting for since T2, with damn near perfect casting, a phenomenal script (according to Bale), and McG showing that he can compete with the top dogs of the action genre. Terminator Salvation is the darling of the 2009 summer line-up, and the robot movie to see. - Paul Sileo

Without a doubt this mega mash up of mechanical monsters makes every movie list focused on the summer. The first film had plenty of guilty fun in long, sexually harassing shots of Megan Fox and awesome explosions. Say what you will about Michael Bay, there is no denying that he’s got an amazing eye for visuals and has the Transformers formula down pat. - Robert Fure

The controversy leading up to Borat in 2006 was certainly prolific, and the film didn’t disappoint. It was controversial, crazy, and absolutely hilarious. This summer, Sacha Baron Cohen is back with another one of his zany characters in Bruno, playing a gay Austrian fashion aficionado and aspiring expert on Dildo Defense. One may be a little worried about Cohen’s ability to capture the magic he showed in Borat a second time, but if the trailer is any indication, he has scored again. There is just something about Cohen’s brand of humor, pitting an eccentric, socially-naïve character against the rest of the world and bringing out the absolute absurdity of our society.  - Paul Sileo

We love Judd Apatow, and Funny People is shaping up to possibly be his best to date. With an all-star cast, including Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Eric Bana, Leslie Mann, Jonah Hill, and Jason Schwartzman, Apatow’s latest has us counting down the days until July 31st. Though all of his films have tried to give us just enough humanity to put the comedy in context and make it feel more meaningful, Funny People looks to be ramping it up a bit with a story about a famous comedian (Sandler) who, after befriending a young talent (Rogen), finds out he has a terminal disease and begins to assess his life. May sound a little cliché, but Funny People is practically oozing talent, and Sandler is one of those actors whom I wish would take meatier roles because I truly believe he has some serious acting chops. - Paul Sileo