Before Hollywood forces us to get the kids back to their school routines and before we plan one last Summer party this upcoming Labor Day weekend, can we take a deep breath and reflect?

Here are some of the things I will remember about the Summer crop of movies…

I WILL REMEMBER THE 10 BIGGEST SUMMER BLOCKBUSTERS: (from May, up until now)

1. Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 - $366,007,900

2. Transformers: Dark Of The Moon -  $348,540,006

3. The Hangover II - $254,174,506

4. Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - $240,141,369

5. Cars 2 - $186,951,457

6. Thor - $181,015,141

7. Bridesmaids - $167,661,310

8. Captain America: The First Avenger - $164,747,643

9. Kung Fu Panda - $163,942,842

10. Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes – $148, 674, 018

I WILL REMEMBER THE 5 MOVIES THAT BOMBED AT THE BOX OFFICE: (even though I liked the first two)

Green Lantern, Cowboys & Aliens, Larry Crowne, Fright Night, Conan The Barbarian

I WILL REMEMBER THE BEST FEMALE & MALE PERFORMANCE:

Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids), Brad Pitt (The Tree Of Life)

I WILL REMEMBER WHICH MOVIE SURPRISED ME WITH HOW GOOD IT WAS:

Captain America

I WILL REMEMBER WHICH MOVIE LET ME DOWN THE MOST:

The Hangover II

I WILL REMEMBER THIS SUMMER AS THE SUMMER OF R-RATED COMEDIES:

Bridesmaids, Horrible Bosses, The Hangover II, The Change-Up

I WILL REMEMBER THE “SMALLER” FILMS I SAW:

The Tree Of Life, The Trip, The Devil’s Double

I WILL REMEMBER THAT SUMMER 2011 WILL NEVER LIVE UP TO WHAT AWAITS US IN THE SUMMER OF 2012:

The Dark Knight Rises, The Avengers, The Amazing Spider-Man, Battleship, Men In Black III, Rock Of Ages, Prometheus, G.I. Joe 2, Total Recall, The Bourne Legacy, The Expendables 2, and much more.

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