In our latest poll, we had you choose from among the six most blockbustery looking summer movies to tell us which you’re most excited about. Here’s how the vote broke down, along with a brief synopsis* of each film:
*Note: All plot synopses are approximate.
“Jurassic World” (33 percent of the vote): Lake Stevens native Chris Pratt, a.k.a. Star Lord, saves the day when man-made dinosaurs terrorize theme park visitors, apparently none of whom learned anything from “Jurassic Park.”
“The Avengers: Age of Ultron” (32 percent): Distracted by the impossible good looks of Captain America and the Black Widow, the people of Earth have gotten in another life-or-death pickle. Luckily we have an angry green guy and a dude with a giant hammer on our side.
“Mad Max: Fury Road” (18 percent): The planet is a dystopian wasteland, but no amount of makeup can prevent Charlize Theron from looking glamorous.
“Terminator: Genisys” (8 percent): Twelve years after the last Terminator movie, John Conner turns to his old cyborg friend, but it takes forever to boot him up and install all of the Windows updates he needs.
“Mission: Impossible 5” (7 percent): Told it’s impossible to make a ridiculous amount of money from another movie in which he plays the exact same character, Tom Cruise sets out to prove everyone wrong.
“Fantastic Four” (2 percent): Earth needs saving again, but our best superheroes are indisposed, fighting evil in a better movie.
The lesson here: You need dinosaurs or big-name superheroes if you want people to get excited about your summer movie. Yes, the world has become a 10-year-old boy’s dream. There’s no saving Earth from that.
— Doug Parry, Herald Web editor: dparry@heraldnet.com
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