Summer Suckfest

This has to be one of the worst summer movie seasons ever. So far, I think the best one I have seen is Over the Hedge, the animated kid flick. Steve Carrell was hysterical as Hammie the Squirrel. After that, it goes downhill in a hurry. MI-3 started out promising as a tense, psychological thriller that came completely off the rails in the last third. And could somebody tell me why Brett Ratner is allowed to direct movies that don't have Rush Hour in the title? He completely butchered the new X-Men movie with such ham-handedness that even George Lucas cringed while watching it. It seems Bryan Singer and his Superman movies are the last shot for a decent popcorn flick, but I'm not holding my breath. Kevin Spacey does look like he'll add plenty of cheese, though. Too bad we're talking movies, not nachos. Oh well. Maybe next summer will be better.