20) Freddy vs. Jason

Two of the 20th century's iconic movie psychopaths finally meet up in what must be assumed will be a no-holds-barred battle to the death, unless of course the box office is sufficient to fund a Freddy vs. Jason II. The feeling here is that the wisecracking nut with the claws has the advantage over the mute wacko with the hockey mask, but who can say for sure? It may be that with Robert Englund looking just as scrawny as ever, the new model Jason-on-steroids will bring enough to get the job done. Either way, if done correctly, this mass murderer match-up should prove to be one of the summer's guiltiest of pleasures.

19) American Wedding

After grosses of $101 million and $145 million, a third film in the American Pie series was inevitable. But instead of going for some easy cash with more gags involving sex and various bodily fluids during a summer vacation, the plot finds the gang taking the next logical steps in their lives (but we're sure sex and bodily fluids will be in there somewhere). The main storyline will be the wedding of Jim (Jason Biggs) and Michelle (Alyson Hannigan) and all the wacky hijinks that follow.

We're looking forward to this one because the film smartly jettisoned all the useless parts (meaning all the female characters except Hannigan), and focuses on the most interesting and well-developed characters in Jim and Michelle. Having those two eventually get married after hooking up in the second film was the right idea and should bring a degree of freshness to the third film. (Besides, they're both a bit too old to be college freshmen.) The trademark humor of the first two films can be left to the other returning characters, including Seann William Scott's Stifler and Eugene Levy as Jim's Dad. As long as the series concludes here, they're going out the right way.

18) Hollywood Homicide

Harrison Ford returns to the roguish man-with-gun-type character that made him world-famous. While Ford's recent career moves are certainly missteps by his standards, for most other actors, Ford's non-hit movies would be something to hang their hat on.

Joined in the film by young star Josh Hartnett, no stranger to huge grossing films himself, Ford plays a detective working with his young partner (Hartnett) to solve a murder in the rap industry. Both detectives moonlight from their police work, Ford's character as a real estate agent, Hartnett's character as a yoga instructor and aspiring actor.

Directed by Ron Shelton (Bull Durham, Tin Cup), who clearly has some comedic cop story left in him after the darker Deep Blue, the film looks like a great deal of fun with both leads visibly enjoying their roles. Any movie that has Master P, Lou Diamond Phillips, and the step dad from There's Something About Mary in it is bound to be a classic.

17) Broken Lizard's Club Dread

Last spring, Super Troopers, the debut film from the comedy troupe Broken Lizard, was a big favorite among BOP staff, with the notable exception of those that are dead inside. With that in mind, it's little surprise that their new film Club Dread would rate highly on our most anticipated list. Club Dread sees them take a slightly different route to comedy than the wacky hijinks of Super Troopers; while we're sure they're still there, they've added a horror element to the film and the Vermont State Troopers setting has been switched to a (haunted?) Caribbean resort. With that setting comes many extraordinarily beautiful, scantily-clad women and we salute Broken Lizard's foresight in this regard. The cast remains primarily the five members of the troupe, but a notable addition is Bill Paxton, whose comedy chops have been proven many times, even when he wasn't in a comedy. Last year, Super Troopers was a small underground favorite; Club Dread finds the Broken Lizard crew with something to prove and we look forward to seeing them potentially take a leap into the big time.

16) Johnny English

Maybe our wanting to see this movie is a result of backlash against the site-wide hatred of Austin Powers in Goldmember, and maybe it's a result of our general love and admiration for Rowan Atkinson; either way, we certainly have Johnny English on our radar screens as a film to watch for. The film is basically Austin Powers without the dick and fart jokes; a parody by the Brits of a staple of British cinema. Not only does the movie look funny, it is also currently doing very well at the box office on an international level. Much like Undercover Brother last year, we are fully expecting this film to be a hidden gem.

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