film by brad hart
THE BEST OF THE REST THIS MONTH
The Hangover
Positioned to be one of the summer’s craziest
and most ridiculously outrageous comedies, The
Hangover stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach
Galifianakis as three soon-to-be groomsmen who
lose their buddy (aka the groom) and also their
memory during a heavy liquor induced balls-to-the-
wall Las Vegas bachelor party weekend, then race to
retrace their steps and find their friend before the
wedding. The film, which includes a hilarious cameo
from Mike Tyson that you have to see to believe, has
garnered so much advanced buzz that a sequel is
already being set up. With that all said, it’s fairly safe
to also say that this could be Director Todd Phillips’
best film since Old School.
Opens on June 5th
The Taking of Pelham 123
In this action thriller from director Tony Scott, we
witness the drama and suspense surrounding a New
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
York City subway train that gets taken over by four
The summer blockbuster season is officially in full swing as Shia
ruthless hijackers with its multitude of passengers
LaBeouf and the band of super-robots return in Transformers: Revenge
held for ransom. The movie is based on the 1973
of the Fallen. Prepare yourself for more heavy metal mayhem as the evil
book of the same name by novelist Morton Freed-
shapeshifting androids known as the Decepticons return to Earth on a
good. The Taking of Pelham 123 was first made into a
mission to take Sam Witwicky prisoner after he learns the truth about
feature film in 1974 and later into a TV movie in 1998.
the ancient origins of the Transformers. As the excitement and frenzy
The original film was adored by fans and was a box
for the new film grows, it seems fitting to take a look back at just how
office success, however the television version was
these robots in disguise began and how far they’ve come since then.
met with more of a yawning indifference. Will the
third time be a charm? One good thing it has going
1984 - The Transformers toyline is launched by Hasbro Inc. with a classic
for it is the star power of two-time Oscar winner Den-
theme song that had kids all over the U.S. reciting the refrain, “Robots
zel Washington, regarded as one of the finest actors
in Disguise.” In doing so, Hasbro revolutionized a category it had itself
of his generation. In addition, John Travolta co-stars,
invented some 20 years earlier — action figures. Also this year, Marvel
playing a sinister bad guy named Ryder, the leader of
Comics releases a four-issue comic series titled The Transformers.
the hijackers.
1986 - The animated feature film entitled Transformers: The Movie was
Opens on June 12th
released in theaters, featuring many of the characters that the new toys
were modeled after. It featured the voice talents of Leonard Nimoy, Eric My Sister’s Keeper
Idle, Judd Nelson, Robert Stack and Orson Welles. Based on a novel by Jodi Picoult, this Nick Cas-
1992 - Hasbro introduces “Transformers: Generation 2.” All of these toys savetes directed tearjerker stars Cameron Diaz as a
are re-colored versions of figures from the early years of Transformers. mother so devoted to her leukemia-ridden daughter
A Generation 2 television animated series, which featured all-new CGI that she conceives a genetically engineered child via
graphics, premieres this year also. IVF in order to make sure she’ll have a spare kidney
1995 - The animated series titled Transformers: Beast Wars debuts and on-hand. But when the younger daughter, played
is an instant hit. by Academy award nominee Abigail Breslin, reaches
2004 - Transformers celebrates its 20th anniversary. From Hasbro’s adolescence, she hires an attorney to legally eman-
action figures to the animated series, comic books, and video games, cipate her from her family and her medical responsi-
a new wave of kids of all ages discovers the thrills of the Transformers bilities. Cassavetes struck gold with his adaptation of
saga. The Notebook back in 2004, and has returned to the
2007 – Transformers, a live-action motion picture, is released to the weeper-type drama that brought him early success.
delight of millions of fans. It became one of the most successful movies However, the film has already come under a certain
of 2007, grossing approximately $708 million worldwide. amount of scrutiny. Picoult, along with legions of her
2009 – Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, the highly anticipated fans, have publically stated that they are none too
movie sequel is ready to invade theatres everywhere in hopes of thrilled with the poignant ending of her best-selling
smashing box office records. book being changed for the new adaptation.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen opens in theatres on June 24. Opens on June 26th
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