Spring Break
Looking forward to summer box office hits
Paresh Jha
Issue date: 4/1/09 Section: Commentary
You can feel it in the air. The rain is not as cold anymore, the air is crisper, and you can see that one leaf on the tree outside your dorm room. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, spring is in the air. Spring marks the beginning of the best time of the year for movies. Sure, you get most of your Oscar worthy films in the later months of the year, but spring marks the beginning of the summer popcorn movie onslaught. The year of 2009 definitely has some hits in the making coming up. Let's take a look at some of the ones worth talking about.
"Fast and Furious"
Release Date: April 3
They took the "the" out of the title and put back all the original cast members in this ailing franchise. When "The Fast and the Furious" debuted, it was a fresh and unique take on action films, especially ones regarding cars. The film has spawned two sequels and a host of copycats but nothing ever really lived up to that that first ride with Paul Walker and Vin Diesel. This new addition to the series hopes to change all that with what appears to be a return to form for the series. Paul Walker and Vin Diesel's on-screen pairing are sure to bring the spark back to those engines. The trailers also displayed some pretty ambitious action sequences so let's hope this film isn't all bark and no bite.
"Dragonball Evolution"
Release Date: April 10
The long-awaited live adaptation of the insanely popular anime/manga "Dragonball" series. Justin Chatwin and James Marsters star in what is already proving to be an extremely divisive film. Fans all over the Internet have been screaming over the inconsistencies between the movie and the manga, and the sad part is that these fans may be right over everything. Many times, fanboys tend to scream and yell and overreact to everything that goes on with their beloved series, but this time it seems they might be on point. The trailer of the film seems to share nothing with the anime except the names of characters. Time will tell if these fans are right.
"Fast and Furious"
Release Date: April 3
They took the "the" out of the title and put back all the original cast members in this ailing franchise. When "The Fast and the Furious" debuted, it was a fresh and unique take on action films, especially ones regarding cars. The film has spawned two sequels and a host of copycats but nothing ever really lived up to that that first ride with Paul Walker and Vin Diesel. This new addition to the series hopes to change all that with what appears to be a return to form for the series. Paul Walker and Vin Diesel's on-screen pairing are sure to bring the spark back to those engines. The trailers also displayed some pretty ambitious action sequences so let's hope this film isn't all bark and no bite.
"Dragonball Evolution"
Release Date: April 10
The long-awaited live adaptation of the insanely popular anime/manga "Dragonball" series. Justin Chatwin and James Marsters star in what is already proving to be an extremely divisive film. Fans all over the Internet have been screaming over the inconsistencies between the movie and the manga, and the sad part is that these fans may be right over everything. Many times, fanboys tend to scream and yell and overreact to everything that goes on with their beloved series, but this time it seems they might be on point. The trailer of the film seems to share nothing with the anime except the names of characters. Time will tell if these fans are right.
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caffeine head
posted 4/05/09 @ 7:08 PM EST
i still don't understand what is the appeal of Vin Diesel -- it's gotta be either his gravelly voice or his cool name
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