So if this is the summer of the blockbuster with a new monster sequel opening every other week if not every week, movie fans should be up nights deciding which great flick to see next... Right?!

Unfortunatly box office results and fan reaction seem to indicate that after an initial rush to the screening by the hard core fan base, most movies are dropping off percipitously. So what alternatives do those not disposed to the II's and the III's that are dominating screent time this year have.. Not too much. Knocked up has been the suprise comdedy hit of the summer and is doing for Seth Rogan what Elf did for Wil Ferrel. Hairspray seems to have found a solid following and The Simpson's have cashed in on longtime fans but what about the smaller, quality films, where is there niche in amoung these giants. Hmmm, not too much room there. Here are a few films that you might miss in the theatres but you should be sure to check out on DVD:

1) Rescue Dawn: Wanna see Christian Bale play a hero, he and Steve Zahn star in the true story of a daring and grueling escape from a Viet Cong Prison camp by some US pilots during the Viet Nam War. It has pulled in about 4.2 million dollars despite showing on a total of about 500 screens.

2) Sunshine: Danny Boyle's Sci Fi thriller star Cillian Murphy, Michelle Yeoh and Chris Evans(FF's Johnny Strom). Boyle does interesting things with the genre, including putting a racially diverse team on an international space mission. This smart and crisp thriller is well worth the wait for DVD if you cant find it near you.

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New openings this week include I now pronounce you Chuck and Larry with Adam Sandler and Kevin James. It should top the boxoffice charts for this weekend with HP and transformers coming in not far behind. Also debuting is Sunshine the new Space Based Danny Boyle sci-fi film with Chris Evans, Maggie Q and Cillian Murphy. If you are looking for a little break from the summer of the return of the boxoffice monsters, you might want to check out an offbeat comedy called cashback the will go into limitied release( if you can find it. They are not kidding when they say limited).
It features insomnia, overnight shift, supermarket workers, half naked women. What's not to love.

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Sunshine - Speaking of those smaller films, Sunshine debuts on July 20th from the same team Danny Boyle (Director) and Alex Garland (Writer) that brought you 28 days later. The movie features several actors, Cillian Murphy, Chris Evans, Michelle Yeoh that you will likely recognize even if you don't know their names. This is space based sci-fi, so there is a limited audience potential but after directing Trainspotting and 28 days later, Boyle probably deserves a look on this one.

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