Here are the movies that were previewed when we went to the movies this afternoon:

• Classic Series – The Cinemark theater chain is showing classic movies on the big screen on a limited basis this month.  Titles include Forrest Gump, Lawrence of Arabia, Casablanca, and The Godfather.  I wish I had a few more days off so I could go see a few of them.
• Monsters University – A sequel to the great Pixar hit from a decade or so ago.  Mike and Sully get through college life to become the monsters we all know and love.
• Smurfs 2 – Why this movie needed to be made is a mystery to me.
• Epic – This looked good until I learned that Stephen Tyler will be voicing a wise elder and Beyonce will be the wise older female.  Sorry, but there is only so far my suspension of disbelief will stretch.
• Star Trek Into Darkness – From the seizure inducing preview, this seems like it might be watchable.  I wonder how far back in time they’ll go this time, or perhaps they’ll change the polarity on something a few times.
• Turbo – A speed crazed garden snail falls into the engine of a muscle car and becomes speedy enough to compete in the Indianapolis 500.  Yeah, I don’t get it either.

So that’s it.  Kind of slim pickings for the summer.  We’ll probably go see Monsters University, and I’m enough of a dork to shell out $15 to see the new Star Trek, but the rest aren’t looking like they’ll be worth the time and money.  Hopefully the Classic Series is more than a one time thing.