I have seen four movies this summer: At World's End, The Order of the Phoenix, The Simpsons Movie, and Transformers. My gut is telling me that this is all I'm going to see... and that it's time for lunch.

Anyway, they were all good, definitely worth seeing. After seeing The Simpsons Movie a couple days back, I feel that it's time I score and rank 'em (everything will be spoiler-free, of course).

--Coming in at # 4 ... The Order of the Phoenix!

Summary: Join Harry as he goes to Hogwarts... again... but begins to feel the sense of isolation as nobody will believe that he saw Voldemort (yeah, I said it).

The good: Lots of cool effects and several awesome battle scenes.
The bad: The plotline isn't as complex as previous movies. Before, the ending would make you go back and realize things that you'd never expect. The Order of the Phoenix was pretty straightforward. There were also some parts that just felt tacked on and hardly led to anything.

Note: I've never read the books, so this is just coming from a movie watcher. Opinions may differ.

-- # 3... At World's End!

Summary: Thought the wait was bad enough for Jack in Dead Man's Chest when Will Turner would not stop talking? Well, it's worse! Hilarity will ensue halfway through the movie when Jack finally appears to bring the trilogy to a dynamic ending.

The good: Funny as always, even without Jack, cool fighting and effects, and plenty of detail in the numerous amount of characters that appear.
The bad: Where numerous plots can develop, instead plotholes are created. There are lots where you would wish they'd go in depth, but don't. Jack is also kind of a sub-character in this movie... it's hard to explain: he barely gets any wording in, is more out of it than usual, apparently hallucinates, and again, doesn't appear until halfway through the movie.

-- # 2... The Simpsons Movie!

Summary: The most abstract of events lead to the most unexpected plot in this first-time-ever theater iteration of the popular TV show that had been running for twenty years.

The good: I had gotten bored of the Simpons on TV for quite some time, as their humor had slowly become trite and somewhat ordinary. I am shameless to admit that I found myself laughing out loud several times throughout the movie.
The visuals were also spectacular: cel-shading, smooth animation, shadowing...
The bad: An hour and a half long. You'll be surprised at how quickly the movie wraps up. Also, there was this one guy in the theater about two rows ahead of me, who quoted every joke out loud... every, single, time. But that's just my problem.

-- # 1... TRANSFORMERS!

Summary: Giant robots. Beating the crap out of each other. Humans get to blow some up, as well. What else should I say? Oh yeah, probably the best movie of all summer, if not all year.

The good: Great plot, spectacular visuals (the robot models have over 10,000 moving parts!), booming sound effects... You WILL be blown away. Just be sure to catch this in the theater for the best experience. Did I mention that Optimus Prime has his original voice actor? WIN!

The bad: A couple Decepticons are the only Transformers throughout the beginning of the movie, and they're not exactly taking up a majority of the picture time. It's not until about halfway when the Autobots and the rest of the Decepticons reveal themselves, meaning that a lot of the development is focused on the humans. This is somewhat bad, but then again, it leads to great storyline/character development, and makes the Autobots' appearance all the more kickass. Really, it's best described that the movie caters to those that are unfamiliar with Transformers.

Notes:
-Be sure to see this movie in the theater: the big screen, surround sound, and bass boosters will leave you trembling. Unless you have a home theater system, you won't get this feeling on DVD.
-Another positive note is that the movie strongly hints at a sequel.

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Well, that's it for the summer movie wrap up. If anything, see Transformers; definitely worth it, especially on the big screen. I saw it twice already.