Lots of disappointing flicks starting the summer season to the point I was going to write it off.  The second half has more than made up for the lackluster beginning.  The only exceptions were Iron Man and Son of Rambow.  See my reviews of these movies.  The Indiana Jones movie was disappointing and The Incredible Hulk tried to measure up and came very close.

Now for the second season:

I consider the second season starting with The Dark Knight.  Sure, Heath Ledger’s last role could be considered his greatest regardless of the fact he passed away at such an early age.  That being said, the brilliance of the movie emanates from all of the actors.  Christian Bale gave the best performance of anyone who has ever played Batman/Bruce Wayne.  Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman in limited roles gave the movie so much of its concept of right and wrong or how it cannot apply.  Even William Fichtner performed memorably in a cameo role as a mob banker.

            The coup goes to Aaron Eckhart who gave the best performance as District Attorney Harvey Dent/Two Face.  He did show how you either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.  Entertainment Weekly magazine came out with a list several issues ago about the new classics, the best movies of the last 25 years.  It was premature.  My vote goes to The Dark Knight for the best movie in this decade, the last decade, and the one before that.  One of the best reasons is because there was so much hype and it lived up to the hype.

            Comedies have been saving this summer.  Two of the funniest movies I’ve seen in some time are Pineapple Express and Tropic Thunder.  After The Dark Knight, my next recommendation for movies still out would be Tropic Thunder.  Just go and watch it and enjoy and laugh your butt off.

            I saw a trailer for a movie to be released later this month called Hamlet 2.  I think it might just continue the trend of good comedies this summer.  Saw another trailer for some movie about football where a girl plays quarterback for a high school team.  Based on the trailer…watch any other movie playing at the metroplex.