VAIL VALLEY, Colorado — Action movies are a dime a dozen during the summer months generally chock full of blockbuster Hollywood films. Now that the summer box office savior “Iron Man 2” has officially kicked off the season, expect a flurry of films designed to batter your eardrums with explosions and melt your eyeballs with dazzling computer-generated imagery.

But amidst all the super-heroes, vampires, talking toys and mercenaries doing battle for your entertainment dollar, there are also some movies that might slip under your cinematic radar if you're not careful.

Here are the films being released over the next few months that you shouldn't miss — even if you've never heard of them.

Don't say you weren't briefed.

June 4

“Get Him To The Greek”

2008's “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” introduced us to the repulsively likable British rocker Aldous Snow (Russell Brand) and the waiter (Jonah Hill) who fought for his attention in Hawaii. Well, this June the two are reunited in a loose spin-off of that film called “Get Him to the Greek,” and early reviews have been pretty positive.

In this bawdy comedy, Hill plays Aaron Green, a record company patsy who's tasked with getting Snow from London to the States for a 10th-anniversary tour that kicks off at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles. The catch? Green has 72 hours to get him there, and party animal Snow has no intentions of making it easy for him.

Fans of “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” will remember that even though it was a romantic comedy, it was still raunchy with a heavy R rating. Well, there's no sign of romance in “Greek,” so just expect lots of raunch. Sex, drugs, rock ‘n' roll and uncomfortable laughs will abound. Plus, it has P-Diddy (Sean Combs) in it, and from what I hear, he steals every scene he's in.

June 18

“Cyrus”

I swear I don't have an infatuation with Jonah Hill, he's just in two of the movies that should deliver a lot of the laughs this summer. That's why you should also check out “Cyrus,” which teams Hill with John C. Reilly in an unconventional comedy about rediscovering love and protecting the love you already share. John C. Reilly still hasn't moved on after being divorced for seven years. His ex-wife (Catherine Keener) is about to be remarried and when Reilly meets a new woman (Marisa Tomei) unexpectedly a relationship blossoms. There's only one problem, her 21-year-old son Cyrus (Jonah Hill), who still lives at home with her. The two vie for her affection in a comedic showdown in Jay and Mark Duplass's examination of keeping what you think is yours and learning to live with what is not.

July 16

“Inception”

The marketing campaign for this one had me intrigued from the beginning. It was vague, weird and visually stunning. But now that more details have been released about “The Dark Knight” director Brian Nolan's surreal adventure of the mind, “Inception,” I think this is going to be the “must see” movie of the summer. Take that, “Iron Man 2.”

The always compelling Leonardo DiCaprio plays Dom Cobb, a guy who steals secrets from people's brains while they are dreaming — a job called inception. The ideas are then used for corporate espionage. For his last job, he must create the inception — instead of stealing the idea, he must plant it in the mind of his victim.

I know, it all sound nuts, but if you haven't seen the trailer for “Inception” yet you should right now. Crumbling landscapes, city streets folding over on themselves, people falling down tilting hallways — it looks amazing. If the story holds up to the visuals, this could revolutionize filmmaking the way “The Matrix” did.

July 23

“Dinner For Schmucks”

Right out of the gate, you know this movie is going to be hilarious for two reasons: It stars Paul Rudd and Steve Carrell in the first movie to reunite the pair since the monumental hit, “The 40-Year-Old Virgin.”

Imagine your promotion rested on finding the biggest idiot you could find, then bringing him to a dinner that your boss hosted. That's the premise for the remake of the of the French film, “The Dinner Game.” The American version, titled “Dinner For Schmucks,” finds Rudd bringing Carrell as his guest, who must face off against rival morons — such as Zach Galifianakis — during this dinner from hell.

The comedic lineup alone makes this movie worth seeing, and the premise is as strange as it gets. This is a can't miss for anyone who just wants to laugh, regardless of the circumstances.

Aug. 6

“The Other Guys”

Samuel Jackson and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson are the guys on the police force who get the job done. They chase criminals, drive fast cars and have plenty of luck with the ladies. Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg are the other guys. The guys who push paper, answer phone calls and wish they were involved with all the action.

Eventually the two get a chance at a real case and things go horribly awry when they try to become the heroes themselves.

Adam McKay directs this action-comedy, so fans of “Anchor Man” and “Step Brothers” should be excited. Expect the same juvenile humor that made the two previous films hits and lasting comedy gems.

Aug. 13

“Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World”

This could be one of the least-known comic book adaptations in history. But who cares when you have movies such as “Kick-Ass” succeeding at the box office? Taking a chance on a small property, when done well, can make all the difference.

When bass-guitarist Pilgrim meets the girl of his dreams he soon realizes love isn't easy. He must meet and vanquish all seven of her past lovers in video-game-style fights to win the heart of his one true love.

Directed by Edgar Wright (“Shaun of the Dead”), “Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World” boasts insane comic-book-style visuals and fight scenes that look inspired by a mix of martial arts movies like “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and video games like “Street Fighter.”

Fans of the comic should rejoice, but the average movie-goer can be excited that something new and different is coming to a theater near you.