Summer Movie Wrap-Up

Favorite Actor of the summer: Robert Downey Jr. in Tropic Thunder
An easy answer. Some may ask about James Franco's turn as a drug dealer. So what? The movie wasn't that good (more on that later) and he was actually out-acted by Danny McBride. RDJ made Iron Man worth seeing (along with Paltrow being almost too fucking hot). Yeah, the ending sucked and it was a bit overrated by fanboys but so what, he was great. Tropic Thunder, his second outing, put him over the top. He was hilarious in blackface. And the fake Satan's Alley trailer with Tobey Maguire killed me. See, even in real life Spiderman beats Hobgoblin.
Consolation: John C. Reilly in Step Brothers

Favorite Actress of the summer: none
I didn't see a movie about doing the laundry so I guess we'll have to skip this category.
Consolation: Gwyneth Paltrow in Iron Man

Best Performance: Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight
Don't confuse this with best actor. There is a difference. Hands down. He is the reason I watched the Dark Knight like four times. I am not some crazy fan or think his was the greatest performance ever by anyone. I just think he brought a real originality to the character, and fewer times in my life have I been upset that a character won't return for the sequel. Oscar worthy, maybe. Lethal Infection summer wrap up worthy, mos def.
Consolation: Danny McBride as Red in Pineapple Express

Funniest Movie of the Summer: Step Brothers
Yeah, it sorta fell apart at the end but I laughed solidly for the first hour. It is a cop out to say that you hate the man-child role that Will Ferrell seems to always play. Get over it. Go watch Brideshead Revisited or The Wackness. That is the beauty. If you don't like it than don't see. I saw it and was pleasantly surprised. I pegged this film to be a real disappointment.
Consolation: Tropic Thunder

A Real Disappointment: Pineapple Express
I laughed, but it kind of felt like high school. When it was finally time to leave, I was wondering where all the awesomeness promised beforehand was. I was way more impressed with the violence/action. All of the supporting characters were funnier to me.
Consolation: Pending

Overall: This was a great summer for movie lovers. We laughed, we cried, we sat through Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of what the fuck ever that was. Wall-E pulled our heart strings. All thirteen hours of The Dark Knight pulled no punches. The Strangers was a decent horror flick considering there was no horror. And best of all Disaster Movie comes out in a week!!!! Sign me up.