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I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK & LARRY. Adam Sandler comedies are always chockfull of "gay panic" jokes, and here the actor finally decides to place them front and center. I know I'm in the minority, but I don't think that's especially a good thing. I mean, 100 minutes of Sandler and Kevin James performing supposedly ho-ho-homosexual acts in order to collect their firefighters pension while at the same time trying to subtly assert their manhood whenever possible? (July 20)
UNDERDOG. Personally, I think people who humiliate their pets by dressing them up in sweaters or hats or whatever should be taken out and shot between the eyes, but I guess spandex tights and a cape aren't quite as offensive. Still, a live action version of the animated series Underdog? I dunno, this has a slight whiff of The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle surrounding it. Then again, at least Robert De Niro isn't on hand whoring his talents in this one -- his "You talkin' to me?" Taxi Driver mockery in R&B remains one of this new century's most depressing movie moments. (Aug. 3)
DADDY DAY CAMP. Daddy Day Care made a nice bit of change ($104 million, to be exact), but it wasn't exactly the sort of hit that begged for a sequel, especially not one in which star Eddie Murphy wouldn't even be involved. So who's headlining? Murphy's foil in Norbit, the can't-a-fellow-get-a-break? Cuba Gooding Jr. (Aug. 10)
RUSH HOUR 3. A fun time was had by all (well, by most, including me) with the original Rush Hour, but the sequel was simply painful. And now we get another one a full six years later? I mean, really, is the demand still there? (Aug. 10)
5 Somewhere In Between
SHREK THE THIRD. I enjoyed the first two installments well enough, though I would have hoped that at some point, the DreamWorks animation team would have taken a hint from Pixar and old-school Disney and grasped that toon flicks age better over time when they're not weighted down by flatulence gags and hit-today-forgotten-tomorrow pop songs. But what do I know? The second Shrek film stands as the third -- you read that right, third -- highest grossing film ever (under Titanic and Star Wars), so this one should see similar bank. At least scene-stealing Puss In Boots (Antonio Banderas) is back on board. (May 18)
FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER. A Fantastic Four movie was decades in the coming, so Marvel fans were understandably perturbed by the piss-poor feature film that appeared on the scene two summers ago. So let's hope they get it right this time: If nothing else, the trailer at least indicates that this time, more than $19.99 were spent on the visual effects. Too bad no amount of money could improve Jessica Alba's atrocious line readings. Then again, is Meryl Streep available for voiceover work? Or even Hilary Duff? (June 15)
THE INVASION. Nicole Kidman in a summer popcorn flick, a sci-fi yarn that co-stars Daniel "007" Craig and was directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel (Downfall)? Sounds good. But wait. Nicole Kidman in a summer popcorn flick, period? It's been a while since that career-boosting summer that saw her in The Others and Moulin Rouge; more recently, a Nicole Kidman summer flick has meant Bewitched and The Stepford Wives. I'm cautiously optimistic. (August 17)
25 Also On Tap
• Zach Braff and Amanda Peet in the comedy THE EX (May 11)
• Jane Fonda in the family drama GEORGIA RULE (May 11)
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