A Reading List…of sorts.

The summer is upon us and what better time to play catch up on everything old and new. Of course due to busy schedules and a heavy primetime schedule many movies we just didn’t have time to see, so here is my summer watching list: Things I will / want / can’t decide if I should watch this summer. Hopefully I will have some time to get these off of my list soon:

The Lovely Bones: Though it came out to middling reviews and a somewhat lackluster box office. I still find myself wanting to see what vision Peter Jackson brings to this story.

An Education: It had some major Oscar buzz, but sadly was overshadowed by flashier films. I just hope Peter Sarsgard can overcome that horrible “The Orphan” movie he was in.

Shutter Island: You must pay respect to a master artist like Martin Scorsese and his idea of horror will no doubt be revealing.

Inception: A horrifyingly good trailer looks like a must watch for me. It is a bonus that Christopher Nolan brings this movie after the creative success of The Dark Knight.

Salt: I can only hope that this is better than Angelina Jolie’s last action pic “Wanted”, but she has nowhere to go but up.

The Last Airbender: Though I know that M. Night Shyamalan has had one disappointment after another- I hope he can bring the characters to life from a cartoon off of Nickelodeon without seeming desperate for a summer blockbuster.

I’m sure there are more, but this is my short list for really interesting movies that have made it on my radar. Of course summer movie junk like Iron Man 2 will no doubt fill a couple hours of my life, but junk food is the best part of summer.