Smells like ...

Movies don't give off an odor per se (or at all), but the title, premise, plot or characters can trigger an automatic response deep within us in the same way a familiar smell can. Just as Proust's Madeline brought him immediately back to his childhood, the knowledge that Judd Apatow tackled pregnancy in a film called "Knocked Up" triggers a "that's going to be a hit" response that leaves us vaguely giddy. Here are some summer movies that "smell" like something:

A sacrificial lamb
“Lucky You” has been sitting on the shelves for two years now, a clear indicator that this film is not very good. So how do you keep everyone from seeing your mediocre movie? Open it against “Spider-Man 3” and problem solved.