SUMMER MOVIES

OK, so most summer movies are forgettable, action-packed, plotless fluff and will keep you in the theater, cozied up with your popcorn, because it's too damn hot and humid to do anything else but sit inside.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Most of the flicks that have opened since Memorial Day look pretty lame, but I'm sure we're all dying to see some of them.

For example, I've been informed that Matt and I are going to see Michael Bay's live-action version of Transformers

We both remember the cartoon and played with the toys when we were kids. (Disclosure: No, I actually had Go-Bots and not Transformers because we were poor, but they were pretty damn close. But without the guns.)

He's been drooling over the early-release trailers since January.

This kind of flick is usually my cup of tea (as evidenced by my love for both Independence Day and Mars Attacks!) but I really don't have much of a desire to see it. I should probably be more open-minded, but since it opens on July 4th (midweek!) I suspect that he wants to see it then.

On the other hand, it can't possibly be as mind-numbingly stupid as both License to Wed and I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry look, can it?


To be fair, I want to see Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

But I'm not pushing for opening weekend!