So the summer movie season is just about over and with August's Guardians of the Galaxy still on the Horizon let's look at the CBM/Sci-Fi movies of Summer 2014.
1. Godzilla - I do suffer from some fanboy bias on this one. I've loved Godzilla forever and as most of you know my entire right forearm is a Godzilla tattoo (because I'm crazy). The human element of the movie is what I can complain about and they whole lack of Godzilla argument is getting old. It was built up like JAWS, how long was it till you really actually got a good look at JAWS??? See my point. I think with the forthcoming sequel we will see much much more Godzilla and less of the human characters. I wouldn't at all cry if the Ford Family didn't return for the second installment. With rumors of Mothra, Gamera and the Monster Island being used as concepts for the second movie this fan boy can only dream of what is to come for the King of Monsters.
2. Captain America: The Winter Solider - Marvel finally nails a sequel with a less forfceful overtone and scales down the superhero aspect of the movie and make it a more political thriller/conspiracy. Since I trust most of you have seen it HYDRA has changed the entire landscape of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, everything is going to be different now and it finally gives Agents of SHIELD a really menace to fight on a weekly basis rather then run rehashed X-Files creature feature episodes based on C List Marvel villains and characters. The adaptation og Armin Zola and Winter Soldier were translated perfectly to the screen and set up villains for future installment with the likes of Crossbones. Another great thing is the Easter egg dropped for Doctor Strange and the post credits scene with Scarlet Witch and their version of Quicksilver.
3. X-Men: Days of Future Past - Go see this movie right now. This is a good stepping stone to redeem an entire series of sub-par and just flat out awful X-Men movies. Everything between X-2 and Wolverine is garbage in one way or another, that's what happens when I decent director jumps ship to create a overly nostalgic and boring Superman movie, and you hire a guy only known for pissing off everyone at the Oscars and directing the Rush Hour film series. Finally I' watching a Sci-Fi movies again and not a thousand mutant cameos thrown into one movie with Hugh Jackman. Singer's return is a great expansion on what was started in First Class and Apocalypse looks promising. Quicksilver also manages to steal the whole movie. Fox is taking notes from Marvel, where Sony has given us 5 Spider-Man movies that when it boils down to it are all exactly the same, which brings me to.....
4. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 - Visually this is the most comic accurate Spider-Man movies made to date. The suit is the best part of the movie. Other then that this is a rehash of the last 4 movies I've seen. Someone who is Peter Parker's friend/mentor turns out to be or becomes a villain learns his secret identity and then someone dies.For real, every Spider-Man movie but Spider-Man 2 ends in a funeral, and Peter Parker grieving over a grave. Spider-Man 1-3 is almost the same ending shot, Toby McGuire in Tears and something about power and responsibility. It's repetitive and old. I realize now I only really get psyched for these movies is because of villains and it seems Sony took notes from the worst time in Fox's X-men franchise by shoving as many villains into the movie as possible. Why not build a solid monster bad guy villain and develop a back story we kinda actually care about. I'm more excited for Sinister Six the The Amazing Spider-Man 3, at this point because maybe it won't end with a voice mail message from Martin Sheen and a inner monologue about pushing those away to keep them safe and the merit of personal sacrifice. Again I've felt like I've seen the same movie since 2002. That's 12 years with 5 movies in between that all amount to almost the same thing.
All we can do now is wait is wait for Guardians of the Galaxy to round out this years Superhero Sci-Fi movies, then it's the wait till the next phase of Marvel movies!
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