Adeena A. Harbst
When school is out this summer, the theaters may be packed with movie lovers of all ages because of all of the new movies that are to be released. Here are the summaries of what is to come:
“The Matrix Reloaded” came out May 15th. In this sequel to “The Matrix,” the trio of Neo, Trinity, and Morpheus try to hack into the system to free people from cyber mind control. The stars are Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Laurence Fishburne.
May 23rd was the release date of “Bruce Almighty,” starring Jim Carrey and Jennifer Aniston. In this comedy, Bruce curses God for his horrible life and in return receives God’s powers. He is to use the powers to make the world a better place in one week, and if he can not, the world will be sent back to the Dark Ages.
“2 Fast 2 Furious,” the sequel to “The Fast and the Furious,” will be released on June 6th. The main character, Brian was kicked off the police force, but given a chance to return by infiltrating an import/ export company based in Miami. Paul Walker and Devon Aoki are the featured actors.
“Hollywood Homicide” comes out on June 13th. Two detectives go undercover as a yoga instructor and a real estate salesman to investigate the killings of rap artists who withdraw from their contracts. The stars include Josh Harnett and Harrison Ford.
On June 20th “Alex and Emma” will be in theaters. Luke Wilson and Kate Hudson appear in this movie about a novelist who can not pay his debts because he has a gambling problem. The novelist makes a deal with his editor that he will have his next novel done within thirty days or give up the rights to his work for the rest of his life. He later hires a woman to help him, and she inspires his novel.
The sequel to “Charlie’s Angels” will be released on June 27th. “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle” features Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu, and Demi Moore. The angels must find hidden files revealing the new identities of those in the witness protection program- before more are found dead.
“Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde” will be available to see July 2nd. Reese Witherspoon, Jessica Cauffiel, and Alanna Ubach appear again from “Legally Blonde.” This time Elle Woods, a lawyer graduated from Harvard, wants to save her dog’s parents from being used for cosmetic testing.
July 9th, “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” debuts in theatres. Pirate fighter Will Turner teams up with Captain Jack Sparrow to battle pirates and save his love, Elizabeth, who has a special piece of gold that the pirates want. Orlando Bloom and Johnny Depp are the stars.
Shane West and Sean Connery appear in “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen,” to be released on July 11th. This action flick is based on a comic book about fictitious characters. Characters such as the Invisible Man, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde come together to launch a world war.
“How to Deal,” starring Mandy Moore and Trent Ford, will come out July 18th. A young, rebellious girl gives up on love after her parents get a divorce and her sister marries someone she is not in love with. She soon changes her outlook on love when she finds a great guy.
These eleven movies are among the popular ones to come out in the next few months. Many have been planning to see the sequels to other movies in hopes they will be as good as the first. Junior Tyler Rickards planned ahead of time to see “The Matrix Reloaded” when it came out. Senior Trevor Harbst saw the movie when it was released and said, “The special effects were a bit overdone, but it was still good.” Your choices for summer movie viewing, whether at the theatre or a drive-in, should not dwindle very soon.
Source: imdb.com
