Got a list today of the major releases for this summer and was looking around for what appealed to me… and what didn’t.  This is in no way a complete list of everything being released this summer, only the things that have stood out for me, for better or worse.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.  Those who have read my writings for any length of time know that I didn’t like the original GotG (you can read my review of the film here). I’m in a minority, I know, but the movie just didn’t work for me.  So, unlike many, I’m not all that interested in catching GotG2.  Maybe I’ll Netflix it somewhere down the line.

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.  This film, directed by the often very interesting Guy Ritchie, IMHO looks really weak.  The trailers certainly haven’t sold me on the product.  Quite the contrary, in fact, they’ve made me want to run away.

Wonder Woman.  The film looks spectacular in its many trailers.  I suspect I’ll see it in theaters and hope its as good as the trailers are!

Snatched.  Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn star as a mother and daughter who venture into South America for a vacation and hijinks ensue.  Unlike King Arthur, the NSFW trailers for this film look quite fun.  I may catch this one if the reviews are positive.

Alien: Covenant. Ridley Scott returns to the Alien universe but, unlike the previously released Prometheus, this time around he is full on into the Alien creature(s) and horror theme.  I’m curious to see the film but really, really hope they don’t just kill off the character of Elizabeth Shaw (Noomi Rapace) in a lame flashback.  Her character was just about the only good thing in Prometheus.

Baywatch. Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, and Alexandra Daddario in a parody version of the cheesy (but incredibly popular) TV show.  Could be good, I suppose, but I’m lukewarm to this one.  If the reviews are good, I might just have to see it.

Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.  Pity poor Johnny Depp.  He became super-hot with his bizarre yet incredibly entertaining turn as Captain Jack Sparrow in the original POTC but of late he’s rolling snake eyes, both in the movies he’s been involved in and his private life.  I gave up on the POTC series a couple of movies ago but the trailers for this film look interesting.  Another wait and see for me.

The Mummy.  Nowadays it seems movie studios are on the hunt for “shared universe” movies and in this Tom Cruise action/horror outing, we have the first of a promised “Universal Monster Horror Movie” franchise.  Looks interesting.  Sorta/kinda interested in it.

Rough Night.  I like the cast, which includes Kate McKinnon, Jillian Bell, Ilana Glazer, Zoe Kravitz, and Scarlet Johansson.  But the trailer for this… ugh.

The Beguiled.  The original film, starring Clint Eastwood, remains the venerable actor’s weirdest, IMHO, feature.  Mr. Eastwood played a wounded Union soldier who gets cared for within an all-girls school and the sexual tensions rise while he takes advantage of the situation.  Will this remake, directed by Sophia Coppola and starring Elle Fanning, Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, and, in the Clint Eastwood role, Colin Farrell, prove as fascinating as the original film?  I don’t know, but I am at least moderately curious to find out.

Baby Driver.  I’m a sucker for well done car chase movies and this film, directed by fan favorite Edgar Wright, looks interesting… though I really don’t like the “main character has to listen to music to get into the zone” thing.

Spider-Man: Homecoming.  After catching Doctor Strange and finding it incredibly ordinary, I suspect I’m burning out on Marvel superhero films.  Seeing the trailers for this film, what I see looks perfectly fine but doesn’t really grab me.  Probably a Netflix for me.

Dunkirk.  Big scale historical WWII film regarding the evacuation of troops in 1940 at (duh) Dunkirk.  Christopher Nolan directs and I’m certainly intrigued but the trailers for this film have tried to show us as little as possible, which I find kinda bothersome.  Still, I’m curious to see this one.

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.  Director Luc Besson, if for nothing else, will be remembered for the wild sci-fi comedy The Fifth Element.  He’s made plenty of other films, both good and bad and produced a lot more, but for Valerian he’s back in the director’s chair for a film based on a very successful European graphic novel series that never really clicked on this side of the world.  I bought a few of the graphic novels back in the day and they were entertaining and, based on the trailers, I’m intrigued about this film as well.  Looks like Mr. Besson is not only going back to his Fifth Element days, but what I see in the trailers also reminds me of the quirky Jane Fonda film Barbarella.  Color me curious.

Atomic Blonde.  Hadn’t heard a thing about this film until the kick ass NSFW trailer was released a few weeks back.  Charlize Theron plays a stone-cold killer in the late Cold War years of the 1980’s.  Looks really good.  I may catch this one while its in the theaters.

The Dark Tower.  I mention this film only because so many people have expressed interest in seeing this adaptation of Stephen King’s multi-book series.  The film stars Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey and…I’m curious, though this one I’ll have to read the reviews before committing myself.

The Hitman’s Bodyguard.  Ryan Reynolds plays a bodyguard who is assigned to take care of hitman Samuel L. Jackson.  As with Atomic Blonde, this was a film I had no idea about until the trailer aired and… I’m so damn there.  If the movie delivers on what’s on this NSFW trailer, I’m seeing this opening weekend.

So, for better or worse, there you have it.  Four films, three of which I’ve presented their actual NSFW trailers and Wonder Woman, appeal to me.  The rest are mostly wait and see.