In ancient Inca the word "summer" can be defined as either "summer" or alternatively "multi-million dollar movie.". While both definitions are formally considered correct it's the latter that has become synonymous with the months between May and September and generally defines an American Summer, wet hot or regular. Whether it is three-peat, three-quel, or three-logy, whichever hilariously clever combo- word you chose to define the third and final installment in a series of movies was certainly used time and time again this past summer. By the time Mod dwellers stop regretting not taking an air-conditioned Ziv, count them, eight trilogies will have been completed. Some happy, some sad, and others super bad, this was the time to say goodbye to Danny Ocean, Agent Lee, Jason Bourne and of course Captain Jack Sparrow once and for all.Pirates of the Carribean: At World's End returned to the double-crossing, swash buckling savy ways of the original. At World's EndIt kept a good distance from the repeated jokes and semi-stale plot twists of its predecessor, Dead Man's Chest and solidified the Pirates series as more than just a "lucky first", flukey first film. Captain Jack begins the movie trapped in the white light of purgatory, neither dead nor alive, sane or insane, practically the same as he's always been. With the help of the ultra- talented Orlando Bloom as William Turner, and the banging banging-hot Keira Knightly playing Elizabeth Swann, the three escape from the other side of the world, reunite the eight pirate lords, and ultimately inherit the combination codes to Davey Jones' locker.

While Sparrow, Swann and Turner excel in their roles, AWE was swept away by Geoffrey Rush as the mutinous first mate Barbosa. While Sparrow's jazzy antics grew somewhat tired throughout Dead Man'sM ChestC, the return of Barbosa as a lead pirate, tricking and treating his way to the top, added the spark that made Pirates 3 more like the original, not the lackadaisical sequel. AWE concludes sentimentally, as it should, but with a surprisingly depressing ending, leaving the audience with a whirlpool of confused emotion. AWE played to the strengths of its predecessors, avoided too many clichs, and taught us all the valuable everyday life lesson to never trust a pirate. 8/10

The fortunate news for Danny Ocean, the world's top thief, is that he keeps finding work equating into movies-what does that mean?. The unfortunate part is that he hasn't come up with a clever plot since he robbed Terry Benedict of both his wife and money in the original Ocean's 11. Ocean's 11 3, or Oceans 13, simply does not live up in any way to the always always-one one-step step-ahead plot of the original. Although it was better then the simply awful sequel, this movie is redeemable for its lovable cast, not for intuitive plots. Exactly like the second one, the script has a great cast and no story, which the writers strongly cater to. Oceans 13 makes too strong a point of showing all the characters in order in a sentimental matter, numerous times, with the point of saying "remember how good Oceans 11 was with these same characters?" George Clooney played Danny Ocean, Brad Pitt was Rusty Ryan, Matt Damon portrayed Linus Caldwell, Elliot Gould starred as Ruben Tishkoff, Bernie Mac did Frank Catton, Don Cheadle acted as Basher Tarr, Casey Affleck depicted Virgil Malloy, Scott Caan playedillustrated Turk Malloy, Eddie Jemison represented Livingston Dell, Shaobo Qin etched Yen, and Carl Reiner is Saul Bloom. 5/10

While not the third part of an official series, Superbad was the third part in a series of movies crowning Seth Rogen and Judd Apatow, the new kings of American comedy. The Will Ferrell, Ben Stiller, Luke/Owen Wilson, Jack Black, Vince Vaughn club of co-stars and cameos has been rather inactive of late opening the way for actor/writer Seth Rogen and director Judd Apatow to take over with hits Knocked Up and Superbad, by far the funniest films of the year.

Superbad must be an ironic title of sorts since the movie is actually very good. Starring Jonah Hill, the fat kid with curly hair, as Seth, and "George" Michael Cera, George Michael Bluth, as Evan, Superbad is reminiscent of the all- one night, high school party comedy, Dazed and Confused. This best buddy comedy about two potential Brandeis students nearing the end of high school is filled with non-stop jokes, drunken girls, and an all around good time. Together with their friend McLuvinMcLovin, played by Christopher Mintz-Plasse, , Seth and Evan embark on a journey to supply the alcohol for a high school house party and subsequently get laid, ultimately testing their friendship and love for each other. While Hill and McLuvin McLovin fall flat at times, George Michael, the fastest kid in the world, and rookie cop Seth Rogen run away with the show. A master of the excellently awkward stumble/pause/stutter, Cera is quickly defining himself as one of America's most talented young actors. Superbad shows us that cops can be cool, you have to drink to have fun, and penis jokes are always funny. re-teaches vital 7th grade health lessons on itsThis film is on its way to becoming an instant cult classic and the funniest movie of the year. 9/10