Summer is the time for blockbuster movies, and this year is no different. So get some popcorn, sit back and enjoy all the movies this sunny season has to offer. It’s the summer of big-budget comic book movies and sci-fi thrillers, which should ensure these upcoming months won’t be boring.
Blockbuster movie season kicks off with “X-Men: First Class,” out this weekend. A prequel to the previous “X-Men” movies, this one takes place in the 1960s and shows the team’s beginnings.  Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr, or Professor X and Magneto as they are better known, start up a school with other mutants who will go on to become the team of X-Men. Of course, Charles and Erik eventually become the archenemies we know them as today, and audiences will get to see their history unfold in the newest installment of the franchise. The movie stars James McAvoy as Charles, Michael Fassbender as Erik and many more members of young Hollywood. @@http://denver.metromix.com/movies/movie_review/x-men-first-class/2645654/content@@ @@McAvoy: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0564215/@@ @@http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1055413/@@
Keeping with the sci-fi theme is “Super 8,” from writer and director J.J. Abrams and producer Steven Spielberg. After a train crashes in a small town, strange things begin happening. The story focuses on a group of young friends and aspiring filmmakers, who see the crash happen firsthand. They, and the local deputy, look into the crash and the events that follow it, skeptical of its status as an accident. The sci-fi mystery comes out June 10 in both regular theaters and in IMAX. @@http://collider.com/super-8-jj-abrams-june-10-2011-release-date-fast-five/56862/@@
“Green Lantern” stars Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordon, a test pilot who acquires a ring that gives him super powers. He is introduced to the Green Lantern Corps, which maintains order in the universe. Fate seems to have given Hal the ring, but he must decide if he wants to accept the destiny given to him. This blockbuster will hit theaters in 2D and 3D on June 17. @@http://www.imdb.com/news/ni9811750/@@
Shia LeBeouf returns as Sam Witwicky in the fourth installment of the “Transformers” franchise, “Transformers: Dark of the Moon.” When a Cybertronian spacecraft is found on the moon, the Autobots and Decepticons want to learn its secrets. Michael Bay also returns as director of the third “Transformers” movie. Not returning for the third movie is Megan Fox, whose character Mikaela was Sam’s love interest. His new love interest will be played by Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. Fans can catch this movie when it’s released June 29. @@Shia LeBeouf: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0479471/@@ @@Cybertronian: http://kotaku.com/5569679/transformers-wars-for-cybertron-review-now-light-our-darkest-hour@@ @@http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/movies/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-an-imax-3d-experience,1178683.html@@ @@Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2492819/@@
This summer also marks the end of an era, as the final Harry Potter movie comes out on July 15. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2” will give fans the final showdown between Harry and co. and Voldemort. The series started in 2001 and now, 10 years later, the fans who grew up with it can finally see how it all ends.
Finally, “Captain America: The First Avenger” comes out July 22, starring Chris Evans as Captain America, also known as Steve Rogers. It is set in 1942 during World War II. Unfit to fight for the U.S. Army, he volunteers for another project that transforms him from the weak Steve into the strong Captain America. The movie isn’t even out yet and already its filmmakers have sequels in the works, so get ready for this to be the next big franchise. @@http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0458339/@@
Since we’ll all be out of school, what better way to spend our time than at the movies? For sci-fi and comic book fans especially, this summer is an epic time for movies.