Oh, to be a 13-year-old boy again. Preferably with a healthy allowance and an older brother who can buy tickets to R-rated movies.
The summer movie season was never known for its plethora of presidential biopics or British costume dramas. But summer 2011 more than any other in recent memory looks as if it were dreamed up in the mind of a geeky, violence-loving kid who just went through puberty.
Want a comic-book movie? We've got four of them! Cowboys and aliens? Both in one movie! Popular human film characters returning this summer include Capt. Jack Sparrow and Harry Potter. Popular vehicles returning include Lightning McQueen and Optimus Prime. There's also a "Conan the Barbarian" reboot, a "Planet of the Apes" prequel and a new movie by J.J. Abrams.
Our suggestion to grown-ups who are skeptical about the lineup: Find your inner eighth-grader and get on board. You can only see Terrence Malick's "Tree of Life" so many times. And whatever happens this summer, it's doubtful anything will be as bad as "Sex and the City 2."
Accompanying this article is a summer movie guide specifically focused on 13-year-old boys. We've included the movie poster tagline, the number of explosions in the trailer and some teen-friendly analysis. Missing is "Thor," which came out last week, and "Fast Five," which came out April 29.
(If you don't feel like slumming, Ruthe Stein writes about a few stealth indie films that are coming out this summer. See Page 19.)|
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (May 20)
Explosions in the trailer: Six
By the director who brought you: "Nine," "Chicago"
Source: http://www.sfgate.com/
