Let's Talk - A Summer of Movies Part 2 (Stand Alone Titles)

In part two of this three part post, I am going to be talking about some great looking movies with only the trailers to go by. So let's see how that goes.

First up we have the super star packed This Is The End. In this movie a series of disasters threatens the lives of everyone in Hollywood and a group of A-Listers band together to survive. This movie looks set to blow cinema goers away when it's released next week. Starring great comedy actors such as James Franco, Danny McBride, Jason Segel, Paul Rudd and many more, with cameos from the incredible Emma Watson, the shameless Rihanna and even The Backstreet Boys (not a typo!), this movie could easily be the movie of the year, or at least the Summer. Jokingly teased as Pineapple Express 2, if this movie is even half as funny as Pineapple Express, you are most certainly in for a treat!

Next we have sci-fi/thriller The Purge. In this movie the world has been made perfect with the only cost being that one day every year all crime is legal. Now this trailer was intense. Real intense! I was on the edge of my seat for most of it and by the end of it I was straight on to Google trying to find out more. With Ethan Hawke as the lead going up against the sinister Rhys Wakefield in this tale of an odd utopian society with a dark side, I think we could be looking at a very special movie. Having said that, this movie will have plenty of chances to mess up and I have been disappointed by this genre on numerous occasions so personally, I will be playing this one by ear. Set for release later this week, I wish it all the best! Trailer

Next we have a movie I really cannot wait for, R.I.P.D., based on the comic book Rest In Peace Department. The story of a department of deceased law enforcers who protect the living from the dead, this looks set to be the action flick of the summer (if only it could get a bit more publicity). Starring two amazing actors, Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds (King of heroes and anti heroes alike), I know without seeing this movie I'm going to love every minute of it. Due for release on the 19th of next month, I find myself wondering, "How far in advance can you book a ticket for the cinema?" Trailer