Favorite Summer Pastime

Ah, summer. The birds are chirping, the flowers have bloomed, and the days are long and sunny. What a great time to run about, with the wind in your hair, not a care in the world. Many people like to go out and relish in the pleasent outdoors. Personally, I try to avoid all of that, which is why I love going to the movies.

This year, there are two summer blockbusters I can't wait for. The first one comes out next week,and its a comic book adaptation. Kick-Ass (who just got in trouble for cursing on their blog? I did), tells the story of four regular people, three of them kids, who go out to become superheroes in the real world. There seems to be a bit of a learning curve for Red Mist and the titular hero, however, as they realize that its not all fun and games. The part of the film I can't wait for is seeing Hit-Girl, a nine year old girl, absolutely tearing the criminal underbelly apart. Sickeningly violent and hilarious.

What makes the movie really appealing to me is its origin. Based of a comic miniseries of the same name, it was written by Mark Millar, whose other credits include "Wanted"(epically vulger and violent comic(got turned into a movie that toned it down a ton(Oh, and I can do parenthesis in parenthesis, according to math))), "The Ultimates"(a reimagining of Marvel superheroes circa 2002), and a ton of related nerdiness. He is especially known for his off the wall ideas, including one interview where he claimed that he might quit his job at Marvel to write the next Superman movie and cast the guy who played Jesus in "Passion" as Superman. Also, he has such a reputation in Hollywood that the film rights for KA were sold before the comic was out on the market.

The other movie is highly anticipated by almost everyone. Iron Man 2 is a tense political action drama where billionaire Tony Stark runs for Prime Minister of Canada, upsetting his close friend Captain America. Just kidding. In this movie, Tony upgrades the suit, recruits his best friend Jim Rhodes, and hires super awesome fighting hot chick bodyguard Black Widow. Then they all go and punch this Russian convict dude in the face. I know that that's a bit over simplified, but its a summer blockbuster! Just turn off your brains and enjoy. (Oh, and there's a suitcase-suit. It's awesome.)

Well, unless some more movies come out, my summers gonna be boring. I guess that I'm going to have to get a job and build up some money. Then I'm going to Minnesota to gamble. God, its good to be 18!