Ever since Hollywood decided to make the summer time a time for blockbuster movies, there have been some great movies that have been released. Some movies are more anticipated than others, but in the world of science fiction movies you would be very hard pressed to find two more anticipated blockbusters than Star Trek and Transformers 2 Revenge of the Fallen.
The television show Star Trek has created its own culture within our society. Fans of the show call themselves Trekkies, and the leader to many of these hardcore science fiction fans is Captain James T. Kirk originally played by William Shatner. For years there has been a debate as to whether Shatner is Kirk or Kirk as a character is more important than any actor portraying him. This summer we will find out the answer to that question as for the first time ever, someone other than William Shatner will play the role of Captain Kirk. Newcomer Chris Pine plays Kirk, and it will be very interesting to see how the world looks at some familiar Star Trek characters played by all new actors.
Two years ago one of the most highly anticipated movies of the summer was the live action Transformers movie. Two years later one of the most highly anticipated movies of the summer is the sequel to that live action Transformers movie called Revenge of the Fallen. We can only assume that the Transformers will follow the pattern laid out by the original Star Wars trilogy which had the first movie end with the good guys winning, the second movie end with the bad guys seemingly in control, and the third movie ending with the good guys triumphing over evil. Revenge of the Fallen is a title that suggests that we will see the Decepticons get some sort of revenge for the beating they took in the first movie. But even with this level of expectation, this movie stands as one of the most highly anticipated science fiction sequels in a very long time.
