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Summer Movies

Even though summer hasn't officially ended, the 2008 Summer Movie season is at an end. This year, I did not see as many as I would like. But what did surprise me was how fast they seemed to drop out of the theaters. Already, X-Files can be found in our local second run theaters. And, I really wanted to see The Happening , but it left the theater so quickly, it left you asking "What Happened?" So what films stood out for me this summer? Iron Man: What a way to start the summer. This film could have been such a miss, and I was prepared to dislike it. But it seems that Marvel knows what their characters are about. Robert Downey, Jr just owned the role of Tony Stark. Prince Caspian: I think I saw this movie. I think I just didn't care about it. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: Ok, it was fun and captured the essence of the original film, but I think I could have lived without this adventure. Kung Fu Panda: Finally a Jack Black film I liked. The Incre