So here we have it, the summer movie season finally winding down, and maybe it's just us, but a couple of peculiar trends have cropped up since May that we thought were worth bringing to light. For starters, we've only further elaborated on Eric's early indicator that puking was 'in' this year (seriously, it's gotten to be a pretty considerable theme), and as for the rest, you can check them out after the jump. Some spoilers follow. And if there are any corrections or additions to be made, please pipe up in the comments, and do so gently.
Scenes of vomiting or regurgitation: Drag Me to Hell, Up, The Hangover, Year One, My Sister's Keeper, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Funny People, District 9, Halloween II (not entirely sure: Pontypool, Departures) (according to the trailer: Mystery Team) (characters threaten to puke: Star Trek)
Scenes of characters losing teeth: The Hangover, Moon, I Love You, Beth Cooper, District 9
Scenes of characters bleeding from the teeth, which I cannot abide (except when it's hilarious): In the Loop
Scenes involving miscarriages or stillbirths: Up, Orphan, Grace, The Time Traveler's Wife
Scenes in which cats are killed: Drag Me to Hell*, The Collector
Scenes in which dates regret a visit to the art museum: I Hate Valentine's Day, (500) Days of Summer
Scenes in which a remote-controlled Doris Roberts kung-fu fights a Step Up 2 alum: Aliens in the Attic
Scenes in which Rachel Weisz has a thunderstorm-prompted orgasm: The Brothers Bloom
Scenes in which a giant alien robot has wrecking balls for testicles: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Movies that end with the song "Right Round" by Flo Rida: The Hangover, The Ugly Truth
Movies that end with the song "Boom Boom Pow" by the Black Eyed Peas: G-Force, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Movies that Craig Robinson steals for roughly one scene a piece: Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard, Post Grad
Movies that Simon Pegg continues to steal: Star Trek, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Movies that Jane Lynch doesn't steal enough of: Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Julie & Julia, Post Grad
Movies that proved that we don't really miss Nia Vardalos: My Life in Ruins, I Hate Valentine's Day
Movies in which full-grown men tend to appear naked: X-Men Origins: Wolverine, The Time Traveler's Wife, Taking Woodstock
Movies in which characters tend to meet themselves: Star Trek, Moon
Movies in which Jessica Biel crushes a dog with her butt: Easy Virtue
Climaxes involving an anti-matter bomb going off over the Vatican: Angels & Demons
Climaxes involving a beat-boxing vagina: Dance Flick
Climaxes during which characters die in a movie theater: Inglourious Basterds, The Final Destination
Climaxes during which characters die near a movie theater: Public Enemies
Mr. Summer Bookends: Liev Schreiber in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (May 1) and Taking Woodstock (August 28), with the runner-up being Eric Bana in Star Trek (May 8) and The Time Traveler's Wife (August 14), not to mention Funny People (July 31)
*Better yet, said cat is then regurgitated!
1. How is Eric Bana the runner up? He was in 4 movies this summer.
Posted at 9:18PM on Aug 30th 2009 by Michael Byng