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It’s time for summer movie madness
By Ashley Vasquez
Nothing can ever replace the smell of warm, buttery popcorn, the taste of chocolate covered raisins and the anticipation of a summer blockbuster.
I love movies of all kinds but I especially appreciate the summer movie season because the movies are big, fun and exciting.
Since I am still a part of the “academic” world, I have found that many people I know look down upon my movie choices. These academic sorts seem to only be excited about the offbeat, intellectually driven films. I can enjoy a movie about some depressed person on drugs with bad parents as much as the next person. I like to think in movies and feel like I learned something.
But, what is so wrong with being entertained? I appreciate “smart” movies very much but I still love anything with pirates, a mummy or any type of superhero.
A lot of my friends tease me for my traditional view of movies. I get so excited when I know the third movie in an action trilogy is going to hit the theatres or when the newest technology was used to make a superhero look cool or an ancient creature extremely frightening. I also love what I call shoot ’em up movies as well. I know violence is bad and all, but it is fantasy, right? My father-in-law would agree with me. Besides his son, the only other big thing we have in common, is our love for bad action movies and big summer blockbusters.
Movie ticket sales across the nation seem to be in good shape, according to the Los Angeles Times, which reported in March that sales climbed to $9.6 billion in the U.S. and Canada and $26.7 billion globally, both logging 5 percent increases that demonstrated a “healthy” industry.
Despite this national trend, many local theaters have reduced their ticket prices during the week to obviously increase sales in the non-peak times. I find this especially refreshing because the only thing that has kept me away from my summer blockbusters in past years has been the cost. More than $9 for a movie ticket is just plain ridiculous. Now, $5, which at least one Northland theater is now offering Monday through Thursday for any movie — even a new one — is much better priced for my budget.
This summer looks to be a good one for the movie lover — with the return of Indiana Jones, the fourth installment of the Mummy series and a Michael Myers comedy — and if the theaters can keep their prices reasonable, I may be stimulating the economy with a few extra ticket sales.
So, now that school is out, it is time to put down the books and put on our dunce caps and go watch a good summer blockbuster. I am ready for Hollywood to entertain me once again.
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I love movies of all kinds but I especially appreciate the summer movie season because the movies are big, fun and exciting.
Since I am still a part of the “academic” world, I have found that many people I know look down upon my movie choices. These academic sorts seem to only be excited about the offbeat, intellectually driven films. I can enjoy a movie about some depressed person on drugs with bad parents as much as the next person. I like to think in movies and feel like I learned something.
But, what is so wrong with being entertained? I appreciate “smart” movies very much but I still love anything with pirates, a mummy or any type of superhero.
A lot of my friends tease me for my traditional view of movies. I get so excited when I know the third movie in an action trilogy is going to hit the theatres or when the newest technology was used to make a superhero look cool or an ancient creature extremely frightening. I also love what I call shoot ’em up movies as well. I know violence is bad and all, but it is fantasy, right? My father-in-law would agree with me. Besides his son, the only other big thing we have in common, is our love for bad action movies and big summer blockbusters.
Movie ticket sales across the nation seem to be in good shape, according to the Los Angeles Times, which reported in March that sales climbed to $9.6 billion in the U.S. and Canada and $26.7 billion globally, both logging 5 percent increases that demonstrated a “healthy” industry.
Despite this national trend, many local theaters have reduced their ticket prices during the week to obviously increase sales in the non-peak times. I find this especially refreshing because the only thing that has kept me away from my summer blockbusters in past years has been the cost. More than $9 for a movie ticket is just plain ridiculous. Now, $5, which at least one Northland theater is now offering Monday through Thursday for any movie — even a new one — is much better priced for my budget.
This summer looks to be a good one for the movie lover — with the return of Indiana Jones, the fourth installment of the Mummy series and a Michael Myers comedy — and if the theaters can keep their prices reasonable, I may be stimulating the economy with a few extra ticket sales.
So, now that school is out, it is time to put down the books and put on our dunce caps and go watch a good summer blockbuster. I am ready for Hollywood to entertain me once again.