Summer is upon us, and once again we have a full gamut of the usual fare: sequels, remakes, family flicks, teen comedies and the usual Hollywood movie trend.

> May 5 - Mission: Impossible III

How long has it been since M:I2?

> May 5 - Hoot

Yay. Kids fight to save a nature preserve/city park/old folk's home/playground/favorite tree.

Where haven't we seen this before?

> May 12 - Poseidon

I say the original was good, and if it ain't broke don't fix it.

> May 12 - Just My Luck

At what age is it required for starlets like Lindsay Lohan to stop making movies like this?

> May 19 - See No Evil

More like "I Know What You Did The Summer Before Last".

> May 19 - Over the Hedge
> July 28 - Barnyard

We have identified the movie trend of 2006: CG features with talking animals going on adventures. How many have there been now, Madagascar, The Wild, Ice Age 2...

> May 19 - The Da Vinci Code

I smell Christian protest groups.

> May 31 - Blood Car

Sounds like a movie a politically inclined nutjob would make.

Learning it's a comedy makes me feel a little better about this one...but only a little.

> June 6 - The Omen

I wonder if John Moore and his cast and crew will suffer the same curse as Richard Donner and his cast and crew did making the original?

> June 9 - A Prairie Home Companion

Looks like "A Mighty Wind" with old-time country radio flavor.

> June 9 - Cars

A movie about talking cars released amidst a number of movies about talking animals. At least Pixar dares to be different.

> June 16 - Garfield's A Tale of Two Kitties

I still say CG Garfield looks ugly. I'm only surprised the first film did good enough to warrant another one.

> June 16 - Sssslither

Wouldn't it have been easier to send animal wranglers or hunters to catch this eel rather than college students?

Oh well, whatever sells tickets.

> June 16 - The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

Car chases in Japan! Sugoi~!

> June 16 - Nacho Libre

A kid's movie about Mexican wrestlers would be up the alley of someone like Jack Black, I suppose.

> June 30 - Click

The world is controlled by a TV remote.

I'd hate to see what would happen if the batteries died.

> June 30 - Superman Returns

Houston, we have a blockbuster.

Is this a remake or a sequel to an earlier sequel?

> July 7 - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

If they can pull off a sequel to this without making it look like a milking of a franchise, good luck to them.

> July 21 - My Super Ex-Girlfriend

If this gets any revenue I'll be surprised.

> July 21 - The Genius Club

One night to solve world hunger, cancer, terrorism, rush hour traffic, jerks. You sure this isn't a comedy?

> July 28 - Miami Vice

Looking forward to the A-Team movie next year. :P

> July 28 - Little Miss Sunshine

A family film that's rated R? Sounds like a contradiction in itself.

> August 4 - The Ant Bully

Not interested.

> August 4 - Flags of Our Fathers

Blocbuster number two.

> August 9 - World Trade Center

The performance of "United 93" may very well decide the fate of this one.

As for me...I'm not into dramas.

> August 11 - Zoom

I'm surprised Disney didn't make this.

> August 18 - Snakes On a Plane

A movie about, appropriately enough, snakes on a plane. Clever.

Adam "the audience is listening" Bomb