The summer of 2013 is quickly nearing its end, and to signal the end of summer movies we have the privilege of being escorted out into the autumn season by RIPD, Red 2, The Wolverine, 2 Guns, Elysium, and The World's End. Summer has always been a mixed bag and much like a Michael Bay movie starring Mark Wahlberg, we take the bad along with the good. For the most, 2013 has rather been a let down due to a lack of quality of the films. Iron Man 3, the highest grossing movie of the year so far, was average at best. As much as I love Robert Downey Jr's Tony Stark and Shane Black's wit behind the camera, the story was lackluster. Fast Six was pretty much what I expected: a continuation of Fast Five. My most anticipated movie of the summer was Man of Steel and that really didn't pan out. This Is The End wasn't so much a blockbuster, but it was an enjoyable comedy, a nice break from mindless action. So far, nearly every movie I've seen during the 2013 summer has been disappointing with the exception of two blockbusters. Star Trek 2 was head and shoulders above Iron Man 3; it had a good story, Spock and Kirk had good character development, and the action had meaning behind it. However, there was something missing from Star Trek 2 I couldn't put my finger on. As much as I had enjoyed the movie, I still felt like something was missing from the movie. Then I watched Pacific Rim. I walked out of the theater feeling like a kid again, mesmerized by what I had seen. It had everything I could ask for in a summer blockbuster; it was
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