Goin' to the Movies!

Must. See. Hellboy II: The Golden Army. This. Weekend!

Not only am I a geek about books and television, I’m a movie fanatic. I found my way to two movies last week: WALL-E while I was visiting family for the Fourth, and Hancock when I returned home. I enjoyed both (I’d probably give the edge to WALL-E for the simple fact that the animation is fantastic!) and may even add both to my DVD collection.

This weekend, I have three to choose from: Hellboy II, Meet Dave and Journey to the Center of the Earth. Meet Dave may wait for a DVD rental; I’m not a big comedy (i.e., slapstick) fan. But Hellboy and Journey are, for me, must-sees on the big screen.

I’ve never been too picky when it comes to movies. If a movie allows me to escape for a couple of hours, making me laugh or cry or gasp, or all of the above, then I’m a happy camper. There was a time when a weekend was incomplete if I didn’t make it to two double features, and one day there were four movies on the agenda (I can’t do that anymore!).

While I’m a bit more selective these days, I keep going. I love going to the theater; the entire experience makes me smile. And the trailers at the beginning of the movie are my favorite part. (A note of warning: Most of these movies sites are complex, and most have sound as soon as the page is opened.) I’m eagerly anticipating The Dark Knight (I loved Batman Begins, and the interplay between Christian Bale and Heath Ledger looks interesting), Mamma Mia! (a musical!), The X-Files: I Want to Believe (I really do want to believe and I loved the series), The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor(Brendan Fraser returns), Swing Vote (Kevin Costner and political satire), Blindness (Julianne Moore in a scary one), Eagle Eye (Shia LeBeouf, and Julianne Moore’s voice is in the trailer), Crossing Over (Harrison Ford, need I say more?), The Day the Earth Stood Still (with Keanu Reeves as an alien?) and Babylon A.D. (sci-fi and Vin Diesel, good combination). There are others, too. That takes us through August, according to Fandango’s Summer Movie Calendar; looks like I’m going to a LOT of movies!