Welcome to The Movie Tree

Hello and welcome to The Movie Tree. Like most people, I am a big fan of movies. I, however, take movie watching to the extreme. In 2012 I watched 242 'new' movies (Yes, I track how many I watch). When I say new movies, I mean new to me. This number does not include the movies I watched for a second, or however many, time. You might be wondering how I was able to watch 242 'new' movies in 365 days. Well, I tend to watch movies in segments. I'll watch a little during lunch, a little more while working out, then finish it up during my early morning shift of feeding our baby boy. It's probably not the way the director intended me to watch it, but it allows me to watch more movies! I also have a wife that enjoys watching movies as well.

I am also big on rating movies. Usually I rate movies on sites such as IMBD and Film Affinity, but I will share those here as well. I rate movies based on a 1-10 scale ( you can see my translation of the scale on the Rating Tree). I'm not big on writing lengthy reviews, but I will from time to time. You will also see Top 10 lists, weekly recaps of the movies I watched, and my reactions to upcoming films and movie news. Feel free to agree or disagree with any post- I welcome the discussion. Enjoy!

Sunday, May 26, 2013

Top 10 Summer Themed Movies

With summer now upon us, I give you my 10 favorite summer themed movies.


10. American Pie 2 (2001)- 7/10

After their first year of college the boys decide to spend the summer at a rented beach house; more drinking, sex and stupid behavior. Although many of the jokes were recycled from the first American Pie, it is still an enjoyable sequel.






9. Summer Rental (1985)- 7/10

Jack (John Candy) decides to take his family on a summer vacation to the beach, but the vacation is not as relaxing as he imagined. Numerous things go wrong and he has a run-in with a local rich man and sailing champion. Along with all the funny moments, it ends in a pretty exciting boat race. I miss John Candy. 





8. Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991)- 7/10

Five siblings are left home with an elderly babysitter as their mother goes to Australia for two months over the summer. When the baby sitter dies, the oldest daughter (Christina Applegate) assumes the role as the head of the household. Five 'kids' left unattended for two months- imagine the possibilities.





7. Wet Hot American Summer (2001)- 8/10

The last days of summer camp at Camp Firewood that culminates with a talent show. There were some out-of-this world things going on the last days of summer camp- literally. The entire cast is quite funny- including Paul Rudd, Molly Shannon and Amy Poehler.






6. What About Bob? (1991)- 8/10

Bob (Bill Murray), a man with multiple phobias, follows his Doctor on vacation to seek help.  One of Bill Murray's best roles as he brilliantly plays the obsessive compulsive patient. Richard Dreyfuss is quite good as the doctor who Bob drives to insanity.





5. Adventureland (2009)- 8/10

A college grad (Jesse Eisenberg) takes a summer job at an amusement park to pay for a trip to Europe his parents can no longer help him with. All is not lost as he meets Em (Kristen Stewart). A great 'coming-of-age' story, with a lot of comedy mixed in.







4. Weekend at Bernie's (1989)- 8/10

Larry (Andrew McCarthy) and Richard (Jonathan Silverman) are invited to spend the weekend at their boss's beach house; only to find he is dead upon their arrival. Not knowing how to handle the situation, they simply pretend and convince everyone that he is alive. Why let your boss's death ruin a weekend at the beach?




3. Dazed and Confused (1993)- 8/10

High school and incoming high school students celebrate the last day of school in 1976. Another coming-of-age comedy that features, among others, a young Ben Affleck, Matthew McConaughey and Milla Jovovich.







2. The Sandlot (1993)- 9/10

A group of young baseball players get themselves into quite a 'pickle' in the summer of 1962. I can remember going to the park on a daily basis during the summer for pickup baseball games. Our games, however, never ended in one of us being chased by a giant dog.






1. Jaws (1975)- 9/10

A man-eating great white shark attacks beach goers at a summer resort town. The movie that made everyone a little hesitant to end the water again. One of the greatest movie villains of all time, and he doesn't even have a line.








Source: IMDB



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