Summer Movie Preview

I'm a bit late with this, since the season has already started. Ah, well. Absolutely, Yes

• The Avengers (May 4) Why? Child, please. I have already seen it. I will see it again. I will see it a third time. It is spectacular.
• Snow White and the Huntsman (June 1) Why? This movie looks AWESOME. I like fairy tales retold, but in ways that preserve the creepy fantasticness of the tale. Everything I've seen of this movie reads like old school Robin McKinley, and I love that.
• Brave (June 22) Why? Pixar! Female lead! Who is an ARCHER!
• The Dark Knight Rises (July 20) Why? Well, of course. I'm not super-excited about it--the second movie, despite the strong performances, did not inspire me--but of course I'm going to see the final of the trilogy.

Perhaps?

• Dark Shadows (May 11) Why? I guess I wouldn't be opposed to it? I don't know. It'd probably be good, campy fun.
• Battleship (May 18) Why? Two words: Taylor Kitsch.
• Hysteria (May 18) Why? Let me quote this snippet from the EW blurb, as stated by the director, Tanya Wexler: "It's a romantic comedy about the invention of the vibrator in Victorina England." And that may sound smutty, but there's a lot of stuff that gets packed into that idea, including medical science, and gender normativity, and societal strictures, and everything in between.
• Men in Black 3 (May 25) Why? I don't know. I like Will Smith? It'll probably be amusing.
• Prometheus (June 8) Why? I have never been a crazed Ridley Scott fan, but everybody seems to be losing their marbles over this movie. So, I suppose I should.
• Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (June 22) Why? So I haven't been a huge fan of the historical/horror mash-ups of late, but when this trailer first came on, prior to The Hunger Games, one of my companions literally curled up in his seat because his glee was too overwhelming. I hope I get to watch this movie with him.
• Beasts of the Southern Wild (June 27) Why? Everything I've read about this movie bills it as a magic realist post-apocalyptic tale. Why...why wouldn't I see this?
• G.I. Joe: Retaliation (June 29) Why? I haven't seen the first one, but I've been hearing much better buzz about this one, mostly due to the influence of the director, Jon M. Chu. Plus, Dwayne Johnson.
• Magic Mike (June 29) Why? I realize this is mostly hyped as the Soderbergh movie about Channing Tatum's stripper life but, uh. Matt Bomer is in it? And he is also a stripper? I'm sure it will be problematic. Yeah, I've got nothing.
• The Amazing Spider-Man (July 3) Why? Let's be honest--I will most likely see this. I like all the actors, and I am a sucker for Marvel movies. BUT. Isn't this too soon? It feels too soon.
• The Bourne Legacy (August 3) Why? This genre is kind of my thing. I liked the Damon iterations of the series, though they got a bit murky at the end, and I'm even more of a fan of Jeremy Renner. AND Rachel Weisz? YEAH.
• Total Recall (August 3) Why? I actually liked the original, but I'm not what anybody would call a Schwarzenegger purist. I'm interested to see what they do with the concept, if it isn't simply an update.
• The Expendables 2 (August 17) Why? Speaking of Schwarzenegger! I don't know, y'all. I just have a shine on for dumb action movies, apparently.