Summer movies, Part one of Awesomeness

Yes I am excited for this year's summer movie season. There are a bunch of super hero movies coming out as well as comedies that I am excited to see. I know some of these movies below have not gotten great reviews or are one the same level of quality movie making like Iron man but I enjoyed them and wanted to share why.

So Far I have seen & enjoyed: Fast Five, Bridesmaids, X-Men First class, Thor, and Green Lantern.

Fast Five
Despite most of the movies in this Franchise being poor quality I am a huge fan of this franchise! It has Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, and great supporting cast who nail their roles. The story & drama are well done...not too cheesy but real & believable. Aside from fast cars, heists, and exotic scenes we get to see Vin Diesel got toe to toe with the Rock!

Bridesmaids
From director Jude Aptow who continues to entertain in the vein of movie making like Knocked up & The 40 year virgin. This movie also shows likable characters of a questionable modern society who have hang ups but are trying to figure out life and make it work. This movie blended the comedy, action, characters, and story telling well.

X-Men First Class
Spectacular action sequences, great characters, interesting story & dialogue...WOW! Go see this movie!! It seems like each X-men movie gets better and better and this one was amazing.

Thor
While I am not a Thor fan I enjoyed the movie. It was easy to get into & the stories are well done. Thor & X-men do not seem to over the top with story line or characters so they have a certain reality similar to Iron Man or Spider Man which despite being imagined seems very real. This effect was perfectly captured with Thor and what is revealed of Thor and his story was very well told. Spoiler: There is another tie at the end alluding to an Avengers movie! I was impressed at how the costumes & effects seemed real and believable. The cinematography has great quality which adds to this film.

Green Lantern
While I am not a Green Lantern fan I enjoyed the movie. It was new but well done. Parts of it seemed a bit choppy and rushed. Reynolds holds his own and is a great Hal Jordan but the rest of the cast seem lopsided and unable to portray their characters as well. The special effects and story kept me interested but I will not see this one again.

All the other movies I would gladly see again in this first quarter of the summer of awesome summer movies!!!