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Three Terrible Summer Blockbusters
Every summer, we’re treated to a barrage of great movies. This summer, we got the likes of Iron Man, The Dark Knight, Mamma Mia, The Incredible Hulk, and many more. With all good things though, there are always some bad.
In this case, there were 3 particularly bad movies that I’m aware of. These are “The Happening”, “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” and “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”. These are 3 movies I’d advise no one to see, unless they are the only movies available at your local video store.
The Happening
The Happening is a movie about a deadly pandemic that spreads across the eastern states of the United States of America. The storyline of the movie isn’t that bad, but much of the acting is absolutely horrid. Zooey Deschanel gives a terribly weak and uninspiring performance as the girlfriend of Elliot Moore, a science teacher, played by Mark Wahlberg. While the storyline is OK, the main chase scene consists of Wahlberg, Deschanel and a bunch of other “survivors” being chased by the wind. That’s right, the wind.
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
This series has really gone downhill. It’s not even about Egyptian mummies anymore. It’s about a kung fu style, Jet Li mummy. That’s a serious alteration to the normal storyline of “The Mummy” franchise. The new Rachel, no longer played by Rachel Weisz, is absolutely terrible in this movie, and the whole storyline just seems like something a 5 year old could have written. The only good part about this movie is Brendan Fraser, he’ll be cool for the rest of eternity.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Why, oh why? Why did Spielberg think it would be a good idea for George Lucas to write the script for this movie? Sure, the first 3 Star Wars movies were great, but he can not write a movie without aliens appearing in it. Indiana Jones may never have had the most believable storylines, but they never ventured as far as aliens based on Earth, who had skulls made of Crystal. This movie was just horrible, and it had the potential to be so good if it had of just followed on from the original three movies.
