My Top Five Favorite Films of Summer 2013

Summer might be long gone but that doesn't mean you can't still talk about summer movies! So I am going to rank my top five favorite films I saw at my local theater.

Please keep in mind that I wasn't able to see every movie I wanted to. I wanted to see Man of Steel and Fast & Furious 6 but I didn't get around to it. I will end up reviewing them when they come out to rent.

So here are my picks:

1. Star Trek Into Darkness.

This was so much fun! It ended up being everything I wanted the sequel to be. It was an easy movie to watch with fast-paced, intense, thrilling action, quick witted humor and a phenomenal performance by Benedict Cumberbatch. Even though it might be considered to be a remake of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, I'm not complaining. Both are fantastic movies and I can't wait to see what J.J. Abrams has in store for the Star Wars universe.

2. Pacific Rim.

I felt like a kid in a candy store when I was watching Pacific Rim. My eyes were huge and my mouth started to hurt from smiling too much. It was just beyond words incredible seeing enormous robots fighting equally massive monsters. Pacific Rim is a shinning example of what a movie can be if the studio executives don't rule over everything and calling more shots than the director. The fact that this lost to Grown Ups 2 in the box office is another fact of what's wrong with humanity.

3. The Wolverine.

This was a huge surprise for me. I didn't think anything of this when I was planning out all of the movies that I wanted to see during the summer. The trailer didn't entice me, but I was wowed by how awesome The Wolverine was! The story was fascinating, the Japanese culture was exquisite and Logan's backstory got more fleshed out. Not to mention the action sequences he was in were completely awesome! This gets me all the more excited for X-Men: Days of Future Past.

4. World War Z.

Of all of the many films that bombed at the box office this summer, I'm very glad that World War Z wasn't one of the many that did. Especially with all of the odds that were against it! The story, much like the zombies, moves. The action is pretty intense with quite a few surprising scares thrown in here and there. And a finale that is so white knuckle you will hold your breath with anticipation and anxiety. I eagerly look forward to a sequel.

5. Iron Man 3.

The final spot was a tough one to choose. I flip-flopped between Iron Man 3 and Elysium for a long time. It was really tough to choose because both films had moments that I could have done without. But I settled on Iron Man 3 because I realized that I would rather re-watch this over Elysium any day. And this was vastly superior to Iron Man 2. Although I still can't get over the complete bait-and-switch they pulled on us with The Mandarin.





So that's my list of my favorite summer movies. Do you agree? What was your favorite movie of the summer/year? Tell me down below!