Movies to Watch in Summer 2011 (Videos) Part1

Movies to Watch in summer 2011 (Videos)

Check out Synopsis you can look forward to as the 2011 summer movies roar into theaters, beginning in May 2011.

There's comic-book fodder like "Thor," "Green Lantern" and "Captain America: The First Avenger." There are sequels galore, such as "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," "The Hangover, Part II" and "Transformers 3."

There are comedies like "Bad Teacher" and "Horrible Bosses." There's also the very last "Harry Potter" installment (*sniff*). There's even "Smurfs."

1. Thor (May 6)

Actors: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Idris Elba, Ray Stevenson, Kat Dennings, Stellan Skarsgard; directed by Kenneth Branagh

Synopsis: “Thor,” the latest Marvel comic book adaptation follows the powerful but arrogant warrior Thor (Hemsworth), Actors is stripped of his superpowers and cast out of the fantastic realm of Asgard to live on Earth. Once there, he warms up to his new environs and soon becomes the humans’ defender when angry gods come calling.

2. Bridesmaids (May 13)

Actors: Kristen Wiig, Rose Byrne, Maya Rudolph, Melissa McCarthy, Ellie Kemper, Wendi McLendon-Covey; directed by Paul Feig

Synopsis: A comedy centered on two women (Wiig and Byrne) battling to plan their friend’s wedding party.

3. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (May 20)

Actors: Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Geoffrey Rush, Ian McShane; directed by Rob Marshall

Synopsis: Capt. Jack Sparrow and Barbossa embark on a quest to find the elusive Fountain of Youth, only to discover that Blackbeard and his daughter are after it, too.

4. The Hangover Part II (May 27)

 Actors: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, ZZach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, Liam Neeson; directed by Todd Phillips

Synopsis: Phil, Stu, Alan and Doug travel to Bangkok for Stu’s wedding. And in Synopsis manner of mayhem will they find themselves in this time?

5. Kung Fu Panda 2 (May 26)

Actors: Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Seth Rogen, David Cross, Jackie Chan, Gary Oldman, Dustin Hoffman; directed by Jennifer Yuh

Synopsis: Po (Black) joins forces with a group of new kung-fu masters to take on an old enemy with a deadly new weapon.

6. X-Men: First Class (June 3)

Actors: James McAvoy, January Jones, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence; directed by Matthew Vaughn

Synopsis: Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr were archenemies and took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. In the process, a rift between them opened, which began the eternal war between Magneto’s Brotherhood and Professor X’s X-Men.