The following are some of the chart-topping movies of the summer. Most are good, one is bad (we’re looking at you, “Hancock!”), but we’re glad its been a good year for summer movie watching and hope Hollywood entertains just as well next year.

#1 The Dark Knight - $471.1 Million

Heath Ledger’s swan song performance and serving to elevate Christian Bale’s popularity — apparently, the movie industry had yet to see his acting in “Empire of the Sun” and “Henry V” — “The Dark Knight” has been blowing up the box office this summer. Viewers have taken so much to the film that many are speculating it will break 1997’s “Titanic” $600 Million U.S. lifetime earnings (the highest grossing film of all time).

#2 Iron Man - $317.1 Million

Re-energizing Robert Downey Jr.’s career might be “Iron Man”’s biggest accomplishment, but it hasn’t done too shabby considering its earnings this summer. It’s easily one of the better comic book adaptations out there and if you haven’t watched it yet, shame on you.

#3 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - $315.1 Million

Proving that 80s franchises are still all the rage (and that Hollywood is still fresh out of ideas) has put “Indiana Jones” at #3, just narrowly missing to top “Iron Man” by a couple of million dollars. Actually…once written, that’s a LOT of money.

#4 Hancock - $225 Million

Wow. Sure, Will Smith’s latest might have provided a few chuckles and light entertainment for some but it easily beats all the other movies on this list to the “summer fluff and crap” title. Poor “WALL-E.” “Hancock” didn’t deserve to make more money than you.

#5 WALL-E - $214.1 Million

It’s a little surprising that “WALL-E” didn’t top a couple of the movies on this list (it should have taken down “Hancock,” at least!), but it was still hugely successful. The film showed a great maturation for Pixar as they took on touchy subjects while maintaining that high level of movie magic the studio is known for. One of the few movies this summer that entertained both kids and adults, alike.

written by Carlos Macias \\ tags: Christian Bale, couple, Crystal Skull, dark, didn, Film, Hancock, Henry, Hollywood, Indiana, Iron, Jones, Knight, list, man, money, movie, Robert Downey Jr, summer, US, WALL-E, year

Some people are trying to boycott Tropic Thunder because they use the word “retard(ed)” in the film.  Others have claimed that Robert Downey Jr’s character is basically “black face”.  The difference between “black face” and what we see with Tropic Thunder is that TT is meant to be funny, not hurtful.  As far as people complaining about the use of the word “retard(ed)”, grow the fuck up.  It actually shocks me that news anchors are calling it the “R” word now.  The film is not making light of mental conditions and any moron could figure that out. People opposed to the film are taking quotes from the film out of context. Until they take the word retarded out of the dictionary, I have no problem with someone using it.  The Bush administration hasn’t taken away free speech from us yet, so there’s really no room for people to complain.  You people need to lighten up and grow thicker skin or just never leave your house.  The PC movement in America simply continues to go too far.  I’m not sure if there’s anything left in this world that doesn’t offend them.  This post will probably offend them and I could honestly care less.

 

With that said, Tropic Thunder is probably the best comedy I have seen in several years.  If you like laughing, this film is non-stop laughs from start to end.  Don’t let the haters keep you from watching a really funny film.

written by Will Snizek \\ tags: America, care, character, context, difference, Don, Face, Film, fuck, light, moron, news, problem, retard, retarded, Robert Downey Jr, Thunder, Tropic, Use, word