I’ve been thinking what a great summer (and possibly year) this will be for movies. There is a huge slate of stuff already out, and coming up, that looks promising:

[2006]

• Davinci Code – Saw it. Twas ‘OK’
• Nacho Libre – Saw this, it was funny.
• Cars – I’ve seen most Pixar movies in the theater… need to catch this before it goes out.
• Superman Returns – I grew up with the Superman movies. Must see.
• The Lady in the Water – Can M. Night Shyamalan do it again? Nice to see Giamatti in a lead role.
• Casino Royale – Read the novel in anticipation. Extremely curious to see how the I.P. reboot works out.
• Miami Vice – Ok, ok, I know. Silly, but… hey, I’m a child of the 1980s.
• Pirates of the Carribean 3 – I’m not a huge fan, but it’s guaranteed to be entertaining.
• Apocalypto – Mel Gibson’s weird-looking flick about the Mayans. I went crazy studying the Aztecs for a bit, and while I haven’t moved on to the Mayans, this looks *very* interesting.
• Snakes On a Plane – Will probably suck, but I admire the straightforward honesty of the cheese high concept.
• Saw III – These are always entertaining, and make amazing gobs of money due to low budgets and high revenues.
• A Scanner Darkly – I’m a Philip K. Dick fan. Must see.
• District B13 – Luc Besson directing some urban acrobats running around Paris doing martial arts. Come on, why not?

[2007+]

• The Bourne Ultimatum – Bourne Identity is one of my fav action-thrillers. Bourne Supremacy wasn’t quite as good, but still enjoyable. I feel obligated to see this when it comes out.
• Sin City 2 – Love the simplistic violence of Frank Miller and I’m a huge fan of Robert Rodriguez. Must See.
• Indiana Jones 4 – Are you kidding me? It’s Indiana freakin’ Jones!!!

Is it just me, or is there an unusually high amount of interesting stuff this year and next? Or maybe I was just underwhelmed at the last year or two’s worth of flicks?

What current or upcoming movies are you looking forward to?