2012 Summer Movie Preview

Release Date: 6/1/12
Genre: Horror
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Once again the deadly fish are taking a bite out of unsuspecting revelers when they infiltrate a popular water park. Let’s actually call this a horror comedy – who can take that title, throw in David Hasselhoff as a lifeguard and a bunch of bodacious babes, and take it seriously?

Release Date: 6/8/12
Genre: Animated, Comedy
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Alex the Lion and his friends are still trying to find their way back home to the New York zoo… inconspicuously, of course. With a villainous animal control worker on their tails, they'll need to get through Europe by joining a traveling circus and creating a convincing act of their own.

Release Date: 6/8/12
Genre: Sci-fi, Action
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Is it an Alien sequel, prequel, or neither? No matter—with Ridley Scott at the helm; Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron and Noomi Rapace starring; and alien encounters that may reveal the origins of the human race, it’s sure to be a showstopper no matter what.

Release Date: 6/8/12
Genre: Comedy
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The funny and talented Aubrey Plaza stars as Darius, a dryly witty and cynical magazine intern who on an assignment encounters a guy looking for someone to time-travel with.

Release Date: 6/15/12
Genre: Comedy
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If you love Adam Sandler comedies, here’s yet another one to love, this time co-starring fellow SNL alum Andy Samberg. Sandler plays Samberg’s absentee father who tries to reconnect with him right before his son’s wedding. Let the hilarity ensue.

Release Date: 6/15/12
Genre: Comedy, Musical
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Diego Boneta makes his big film debut in Adam Shankman's movie adaptation of the hit Broadway musical Rock of Ages co-starring alongside Tom Cruise, Paul Giamatti and Alec Baldwin. The musical drama follows Boneta and Julianne Hough as they fall in love during the rock music scene of 1987.

Release Date: 6/22/12
Genre: Animated, Action, Adventure
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Wanting to carve her own destiny in life, impetuous princess Merida defies an age-old sacred custom of the land. When a witch grants her ill-fated wish, she must use her archery skills to undo a curse and discover what it means to be truly brave.

Release Date: 6/22/11
Genre: Action, Fantasy
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Based on the popular novel by Seth Grahame-Smith, this absurdist tale has our 16th president wielding an axe and doing spinning kicks in his quest to avenge his mother’s death at the hands of …vampires.

Release Date: 6/22/12
Genre: Comedy, Romance
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If it’s the end of the world and you’re Steve Carell and the friend you seek--and find--is Keira Knightley, we’d say that’s not a bad way to spend your last few days on Earth….

Release Date: 6/29/12
Genre: Comedy, Romance
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Channing Tatum is not afraid to bare it all. Before he starred in films, he was a stripper, charming the ladies, partying and making some quick cash. Now, Hollywood is making his rico suave days into a feature film. Directed by Steven Soderbergh, Tatum is a male stripper who takes a newcomer (Alex Pettyfer) under his wing and shows him the art of making money.

Release Date: 6/29/12
Genre: Comedy, Drama
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When his father passes away, a young man (Chris Pine) discovers he has a sister (Elizabeth Banks) he never knew. His quest to fulfill his father's last wishes forces him to examine his is perceptions about family and his own choices he's made in life.

Release Date: 6/29/12
Genre: Comedy
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Mark Wahlberg again shows his funny side in this debut from Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane, as a guy who dreamed of having a live teddy bear companion as a boy. Miraculously, he gets his wish—but as a grown-up, Ted turns out to be a big pain in the you-know-what.

Release Date: 6/29/12
Genre: Comedy
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Tyler Perry is back in drag, this time, pretty in pink as the tough-love matriarch who takes in a dysfunctional family as part of a witness protection program. Eugene Levy co-stars as the unassuming CFO who's set up as the fall guy when a mob-sponsored Ponzi scheme unravels.

Release Date: 7/3/12
Genre: Action/Adventure
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The story of Peter Parker gets rebooted by the appropriately named director Marc Webb. Andrew Garfield dons the Spidey suit and takes on Rhys Ifans' The Lizard. Emma Stone co-stars as Gwen Stacy.

Release Date: 7/3/12
Genre: Comedy, Animated
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Believe it or not, this is the fourth Ice Age movie and yes, Scrat is still chasing after his beloved acorn. However, this time, his pursuit has world-changing consequences for Manny, Diego and Sid as they encounter sea creatures and battle pirates while exploring a new world.

Release Date: 7/6/12
Genre: Drama, Suspence
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Benecio Del Toro, Demian Bichir and Salma Hayek will costar alongside Blake Lively, Uma Thurman and John Travolta in Oliver Stone’s Savages later this summer. The film centers on two pot growers who go to war with the Mexican drug cartel to rescue their shared girlfriend.

Director Michael Winterbottom (The Trip, A Mighty Heart) helms this adaptation of Thomas Hardy's classic novel Tess of the D'Urbervilles starring Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Slumdog Millionaire star Freida Pinto. A classic Prince and the Pauper story gets a Bollywood twist in this critically acclaimed film festival favorite.

Release Date: 7/27/12
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
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Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill – these are just a few of the group of guys who try to protect their neighborhood from a visiting alien invasion in this sci-fi/comedy.

Release Date: 7/27/12
Genre: Drama, Romance
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A young woman aspiring to be a professional dancer moves to Miami and meets and falls for Sean, the leader of a dance crew named The Mob. When a powerful businessman attempts to demolish the crew's historic neighborhood for development, they must find a way to save it through protest art.

Release Date: 8/3/12
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
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The Bourne franchise continues with its fourth installment in the universe based on Robert Ludlum's series. Jeremy Renner takes the lead as a rogue CIA operative, Edward Norton and Rachel Weisz co-star with Joan Allen and Albert Finney reprising their roles from the previous films.

Release Date: 8/3/12
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action
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Len Wiseman (the Underworld franchise) reboots this '90s classic with Colin Farrell in the famous Arnold Schwarzenegger role. Cue the blue camera filter as Jessica Biel, Bill Nighy, Bryan Cranston and Kate Beckinsale are along for the ride in Hollywood's latest big-budget remake.

Release Date: 8/10/12
Genre: Comedy
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Will Ferrell and Zach Galafianakis play rival politicians – what’s not to love? Especially in an election year!

Release Date: 8/10/12
Genre: Comedy, Romance
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Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones play a middle-aged couple that decides to attend an intense counseling weekend to decide the fate of their marriage after thirty years of marriage. Steve Carell rounds up the cast.

Release Date: 8/15/12
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
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Jennifer Garner and Joel Edgerton star as a happily married couple who wish for a child, and soon, a boy appears on their doorstep, bringing magic and enchantment into their lives.

Release Date: 8/17/12
Genre: Drama
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Sylvester Stallone returns with his lethal band of tough guys for another installment of The Expendables. This time Stallone's crew, which includes Jason Statham, Jet Li, Randy Couture and Terry Crews, seek vengeance for a murdered comrade. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis enjoy expanded roles while Chuck Norris, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Liam Hemsworth join the macho franchise.

Release Date: 8/17/12
Genre: Animated, Action, Adventure, Comedy
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The makers of Coraline concoct a new scary movie for kids, this time about a misunderstood boy who can speak with the dead. With the help of his living and otherworldly friends, Norman must stop an evil witch's ghost from unleashing a centuries-old curse on his town.

Release Date: 8/17/12
Genre: Drama
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During the Motown era in an affluent neighborhood in Detroit, Sparkle (Jordin Sparks) struggles to become a star while overcoming family issues. The daughter of a single mother (Whitney Houston), she experiences firsthand the lows of fame in this remake of the 1976 musical drama.

Release Date: 8/24/12
Genre: Action, Drama
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When a dubious package comes into contact with a bike messenger (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), a corrupt cop puts him through a life-or-death chase through Manhattan.

Release Date: 8/24/12
Genre: Horror, Thriller
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A young couple’s house seems strangely haunted, and it turns out an experiment at the nearby university unleashed something unexpected and unwelcome that won’t leave them alone. Starring Twilight’s Ashley Greene and Tom Felton (Harry Potter) as a parapsychologist.

Release Date: 8/24/12
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
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Real-life couple Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard star in a crime comedy inspired by their relationship. Dax plays a former getaway driver in a Witness Protection Program. When he risks everything to get his fiancé to her first day on the job in L.A., his shady past threatens to catch up with him as the feds and a gang he betrayed, led by Bradley Cooper, chase him down.

Release Date: 8/29/12
Genre: Drama
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Shia LaBeouf and Tom Hardy star as the Bondurant brothers, leaders of a bootlegging gang in Depression-era Virginia. All is well until Guy Pearce's law enforcement team shows up and demands a cut of their profits. Where's Optimus Prime when you need him?

Release Date: 8/31/12
Genre: Horror
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Sam Raimi produced this horror thriller once titled The Dibbuk Box, about a girl who becomes possessed by an entity that lives in an antique box she finds at a yard sale.