Pete-D
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Looking back on things what do you guys feel would be the best summer movie season? I'll list the notables starting from 1989 ...
1989-
Batman
Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade
Lethal Weapon 2
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids!
Ghostbusters II
Dead Poets Society
When Harry Met Sally
The Abyss
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Do The Right Thing
Field Of Dreams
License To Kill
The Karate Kid Part III
1990-
Dick Tracy
Ghost
Total Recall
Die Hard II
Back to the Future III
Arachnaphobia
Days of Thunder
1991-
Terminator 2
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
City Slickers
Naked Gun 2 1/2
The Rocketeer
Backdraft
Boyz N' The Hood
Thelma & Louise
1992-
Batman Returns
Lethal Weapon 3
Sister Act
A League Of Their Own
Unforgiven
Patriot Games
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid!
Death Becomes Her
1993-
Jurassic Park
The Last Action Hero
The Fugitive
Cliffhanger
The Firm
Sleepless in Seattle
Free Wiley
In The Line of Fire
1994-
The Lion King
Forrest Gump
The Flinstones
True Lies
The Mask
Speed
Beverly Hills Cop 3
1995-
Batman Forever
Apollo 13
Pocohontas
Die Hard with a Vengance
Casper
Water World
Braveheart
Dangerous Minds
Mortal Kombat
1996-
Independence Day
Twister
Mission: Impossible
The Nutty Professor
The Rock
Eraser
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1997-
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Men In Black
Air Force One
Batman & Robin (shudder)
My Best Friend's Wedding
Con Air
Face/Off
Hercules
The Fifth Element
1998-
There's Something About Mary
Armageddon
Saving Private Ryan
Godzilla
Lethal Weapon 4
Deep Impact
X-Files: Fight the Future
Mulan
The Truman Show
Mask of Zorro
1999-
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
The Sixth Sense
Austin Powers 2
The Blair Witch Project
Runaway Bride
Notting Hill
American Pie
The Mummy
Tarzan
The Matrix* (released 03-31-99)
2000-
Gladiator
Mission: Impossible 2
X-Men
The Perfect Storm
What Lies Beneath
Gone In 60 Seconds
Dinosaur
Scary Movie
2001-
Shrek
Rush Hour 2
The Mummy Returns
Pearl Harbor
Jurassic Park 3
Planet of the Apes
The Fast & The Furious
Tomb Raider
Legally Blonde
The Princess Diaries
The Others
2002-
Spider-Man
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones
Signs
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Minority Report
The Bourne Identity
Men In Black II
Lilo & Stich
Scooby Doo
2003-
The Matrix Reloaded
X2
Pirates of the Caribbean
Finding Nemo
Bruce Almighty
Terminator 3
The Hulk
Sea Biscuit
Bad Boys II
2004-
Shrek 2
Spider-Man 2
Troy
Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban
The Bourne Supremacy
Van Helsing
The Village
Fahrenheit 9/11
I, Robot
Alien Vs. Predator (ugh)
2005-
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
Batman Begins
War of the Worlds
Wedding Crashers
March of the Penguins
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Kingdom of Heaven
2006-
Pirates of the Caribbean 2
Superman Returns
The Breakup
X3
The Da Vinci Code
Lady in the Water
Cars
Monster House
Of course 2006 isn't quite over yet, so you may have to rule 2006 out of the running.
Interesting when looking back. I think I'd give either 1991 or 1993 the nod for my favorite summer. Summer 2005 gets a bad rap, I think it was a pretty good summer season.
1997 was really a bad period for Hollywood "event films" ... no wonder there was an opening for Titanic to move in, I think at that point a lot of people were fed up with what Hollywood had churned out that summer, especailly women.
1989-
Batman
Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade
Lethal Weapon 2
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids!
Ghostbusters II
Dead Poets Society
When Harry Met Sally
The Abyss
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Do The Right Thing
Field Of Dreams
License To Kill
The Karate Kid Part III
1990-
Dick Tracy
Ghost
Total Recall
Die Hard II
Back to the Future III
Arachnaphobia
Days of Thunder
1991-
Terminator 2
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
City Slickers
Naked Gun 2 1/2
The Rocketeer
Backdraft
Boyz N' The Hood
Thelma & Louise
1992-
Batman Returns
Lethal Weapon 3
Sister Act
A League Of Their Own
Unforgiven
Patriot Games
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid!
Death Becomes Her
1993-
Jurassic Park
The Last Action Hero
The Fugitive
Cliffhanger
The Firm
Sleepless in Seattle
Free Wiley
In The Line of Fire
1994-
The Lion King
Forrest Gump
The Flinstones
True Lies
The Mask
Speed
Beverly Hills Cop 3
1995-
Batman Forever
Apollo 13
Pocohontas
Die Hard with a Vengance
Casper
Water World
Braveheart
Dangerous Minds
Mortal Kombat
1996-
Independence Day
Twister
Mission: Impossible
The Nutty Professor
The Rock
Eraser
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1997-
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Men In Black
Air Force One
Batman & Robin (shudder)
My Best Friend's Wedding
Con Air
Face/Off
Hercules
The Fifth Element
1998-
There's Something About Mary
Armageddon
Saving Private Ryan
Godzilla
Lethal Weapon 4
Deep Impact
X-Files: Fight the Future
Mulan
The Truman Show
Mask of Zorro
1999-
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
The Sixth Sense
Austin Powers 2
The Blair Witch Project
Runaway Bride
Notting Hill
American Pie
The Mummy
Tarzan
The Matrix* (released 03-31-99)
2000-
Gladiator
Mission: Impossible 2
X-Men
The Perfect Storm
What Lies Beneath
Gone In 60 Seconds
Dinosaur
Scary Movie
2001-
Shrek
Rush Hour 2
The Mummy Returns
Pearl Harbor
Jurassic Park 3
Planet of the Apes
The Fast & The Furious
Tomb Raider
Legally Blonde
The Princess Diaries
The Others
2002-
Spider-Man
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones
Signs
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Minority Report
The Bourne Identity
Men In Black II
Lilo & Stich
Scooby Doo
2003-
The Matrix Reloaded
X2
Pirates of the Caribbean
Finding Nemo
Bruce Almighty
Terminator 3
The Hulk
Sea Biscuit
Bad Boys II
2004-
Shrek 2
Spider-Man 2
Troy
Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban
The Bourne Supremacy
Van Helsing
The Village
Fahrenheit 9/11
I, Robot
Alien Vs. Predator (ugh)
2005-
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
Batman Begins
War of the Worlds
Wedding Crashers
March of the Penguins
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Kingdom of Heaven
2006-
Pirates of the Caribbean 2
Superman Returns
The Breakup
X3
The Da Vinci Code
Lady in the Water
Cars
Monster House
Of course 2006 isn't quite over yet, so you may have to rule 2006 out of the running.
Interesting when looking back. I think I'd give either 1991 or 1993 the nod for my favorite summer. Summer 2005 gets a bad rap, I think it was a pretty good summer season.
1997 was really a bad period for Hollywood "event films" ... no wonder there was an opening for Titanic to move in, I think at that point a lot of people were fed up with what Hollywood had churned out that summer, especailly women.