This summer’s movies are expected to be blockbusters, but thus far, none have really lived up to the hype surrounding each one.
One of the major duds of the summer was Pixar’s Cars 2. The movie has high expectations from viewers because of Pixar’s reputation of producing fantastic movies. The original Cars movie was a huge hit and everyone expected the same with the sequel. Unfortunately for Pixar, the movie did not receive good ratings; in fact most major media sources really disliked the movie. The original was witty and had great characters such as, Luigi who sold automobile tires, or Flo who owned the gasoline station. The second movie features mostly Lightening McQueen, who has brand new rims and tires, and Mater, the old tow truck. While the new Cars movie will provide humor for the children, it may be a bore for the parents. It is sad to say that Pixar’s golden streak has now been tarnished with an unnecessary sequel.
The next major letdown of the summer was Transformers 3. It seems that whenever a movie company strikes gold on a new movie they have to try and extend it as much as possible. Almost every movie that has come out this summer is a sequel or part of a trilogy or saga. The first Transformers movie was revolutionary in the use of graphics and action scenes but the second movie seemed to lack in plot and character development. This last one was too full of action and lacked any sort of plot development.
The Green Lantern was probably the third biggest failure of the summer, as it had much hype surrounding it but did not deliver. Many comic book readers are huge fans of the Green Lantern and with stars such as Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively, the movie was expected to be entertaining. The plot took too long to develop and the graphics and action was extremely unrealistic. It is unfortunate that a comic with such potential ended up a dud in the theatres.
While this summer was expected to produce some major movies, it has unfortunately let the public down with its overhaul of sequels, prequels, trilogies, sagas, and series.
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