At least it’s better than 2006

So the summer movie season started with absolutely awful films – Spider Man 3, Shrek the Third, Pirates of The Caribbean: At World’s End and Ocean’s 13 all sucked to various degrees. But unlike last summer, which only had a top 4 films because the movies sucked so bad, this Summer recovered nicely after May. Here are my Top 10 (let me say, to be fair that I did not see Rush Hour 3 because I figured it would not impact this list and I did not see Hairspray because the sight of John Travolta in fat drag is frightening to me):

1) THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM

The best movie of 2007 so far. One of the three best action films I have ever seen (Die Hard and Face Off being the others – I consider T2 and The Matrix to be Sci-Fi).

2) RATATOUILLE

Pixar. Enough said.

3) SUPERBAD

The biggest surprise for me because I was not overwhelmed by 40 Year Old Virgin or Knocked Up. This one was the best of the three.

4) TRANSFORMERS

The story was not great and the dialogue was crap in parts, but this movie has the best special effects I have ever seen.

5) SICKO

Not nearly as funny as Fahrenheit 9/11, but a well done plea for America’s uninsured.

6) THE SIMPSONS

My favorite line of any film this year. Mr. Burns: “Finally a rich, white man will have the power.”

7) LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD

Very good action (although completely absurd) and witty dialogue. It may have been the worst Die Hard, but it was still pretty good.

8) KNOCKED UP

A comedy with some very good dialogue. Too long (just like 40 Year Old Virgin), but a much needed decent film in the beginning of June (after the aforementioned awful films in May).

9) 2 DAYS IN PARIS

I thought from the preview that this film would have been in the Top 3, but it was a little disappointing. That said, the dialogue was quick and funny and the interplay between the two stars was very believable.

10) HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX

I saw this on the IMAX which had a fantastic 3D finale. Overall it was good, but not great.