I refuse to make this article about Transformers. I refuse to talk about how awful of an actor Megan Fox is, who cannot even effectively scream “Saaaaaaam!” I refuse to espouse on the ridiculous plot. I refuse to complain about seeing John Turturro’s hairy buttcheeks in my face, 20 feet high.

What can I say? The Hangover has to rank as the biggest box office surprise of the summer — it has to be the Wedding Crashers of 2009.

Just a quick reminder for those of you who love the eternally tangential ramblings of myself and my always-drunk co-host, Dr. Cole Abaius — Reject Radio, the official live podcast of Film School Rejects, will be live once again and on your computer screens Sunday night.

Kevin Carr reviews this week’s new movies: The Taking of Pelham 123 and Imagine That.

After a couple good weeks with at least one good movie to enjoy, Kevin and Neil hit the dog days of the cinematic summer. The Fat Guys debate the ability of John Travolta to be a badass and wonder why Eddie Murphy is still making films. Neil also threatens to stab Kevin in the eyeballs.

We have two new movies rolling out with big star power — The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 with Denzel Washington and John Travolta, and Imagine That starring Eddie Murphy.