Discuss: Summer Movie Season 2008 — The Big Recap
August 31, 2008
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It’s difficult (and a tiny silly) to try and judge an entire quarter-year’s movies in one lump sum — but that’s what we seem to do at the end of every Summer Motion picture Season. That’s when all our excitement, expectations, and final reactions come colliding together and we find ourselves thinking: “Was I actually looking forward to that piece of crap for four months?” But to me, each summer is like a walk through a carnival: Some of the attractions dazzle me, others simply don’t interest me, and a few are just a waste of tickets. But once early May rolls around, I’m always ready for another trip to the Hollywood Motion picture Carnival. (It’s where you find all the tentpoles!)
So while I’m elated to greet the upcoming season of “prestige movies,” there’s tiny denying that we’ve had one hell of a good summer, cinematical-ly speaking. I’m not speaking about box office grosses, because frankly that stuff is so unimportant. What matters is that we got some good flicks, a few pieces of mindless (yet well-made) popcorn adventures, and even a few great films that will enjoy a very long shelf life. So while I’m not exactly sure that 2008 represents the finest Summer Movie Season of all time, I’d definitely state it was more good than bad. But if you can think of a summer that was better than this one, you know where to throw your comments. (In the comments section.)
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