Hey there.
Well tomorrow I will see the first film of the fall, "Underworld". With the weather now changing, cold and rainy and all, it is now official: summer is over.
So, as promised earlier, here is my revue of the films I saw over the summer months. I checked out six movies
(X2, Matrix Reloaded, 28 Days Later, Hulk, T3 and Pirates of the Caribbean) Here's what I thought were the best of the lot, in reverse order:

6. Hulk: I had high, high hopes for this film, but it let me down. The plot took too long to set up before Banner changed for the first time and I'm still scratching my head over that climax. But in spite of that, it was OK. I liked the actors, especially Eric Bana as Banner, and the CGI Hulk was believeable enough, especially in the daylight. But, even though it let me down, I'll probably will get the DVD when it comes out October 28th.

5. T3: A good action flick, lots of good scenes, especially with the chase scend in the freeway. But the plot was so-so, although I do go along with the premise that the end of the world and that the machines will take over will happen and there's nothing that can be done to stop it. Asise from Arnold and the very hot Termimatrix, the acting was lame, flat and dull. It was a good stand alone film, but in my mind, the saga ended with "T2: Judgement Day"

4. 28 Days Later: A small dark horse of a film, but it was good. I can associate with the lead character who's world is turned upside down when he finds himself in the middle of an abandoned desolate city ravaged by a killer virus after coming out of a coma and is forced to do whatever it takes to survive. This was a good story that not only scared you but makes you think as well.

3. The Matrix Reloaded: An awesome movie with a lot of scenes that blew me away, especially the unreal chase scene along the freeway. But to understand the plot was very hard. The only thing I could think of was the fact that they filmed two movies at the same time and left some of the stuff out for the third film. So, I guess I have to wait until "The Matrix Revolutions" comes out November 5th for me to make sense of it. Still, a good film.

2. Pirates of the Caribbean: When the summer began, there was no way I was going to see this movie. But the buzz was pretty good and several friends kept telling me about it, so I decided to check it out. I was very very surprised. It was a good adventure with believable characters (Johnny Depp definitely earns my award for the best acting performance of the summer) and a story that kept you going. The special effects were incredible as well. What's also surprising about this film is that it still has holding power in the box office several months later.

1. X2: X-Men United: The best sequel I've seen in a while. From the wild opening sequence to the emotional climax, this was a worthy sequel to the original X Men movie a couple of years ago. You got to see some depth to the main corps of mutants, some expansion in some of the minor characters in the first film and we got to meet some new ones to the universe. The fight scenes were incredible and the special effects were very well done. It was the first film I saw in the summer and still held up after several months.

So now that summer's over, on to the fall films. My first review on "Underworld" will be coming on Monday. Blog at you later.