People have asked me, "oh, come on, there must be something you like about Pullman," and I'd think for a bit, waiting for the rubbing-my-chin-in-thought glissando, and I'd respond with "Well, there is this one mini-mart that usually gives me pop refills for free," and that's pretty much it. Okay, there's one other thing: since this town empties out in the summer, that means no lines at the movie theaters; and since Cheryl and I are both big comic geeks, this summer is shaping up to be a fun one, what with The Dark Knight, Indiana Jones 4, The Incredible Hulk, etc., etc.
So, last night, we got tickets to the early showing of Iron Man, and we were rather geeked, since the trailers looked good and the early reviews have been phenomenal. And the theater was only half-filled. Thank you, empty Pullman.
Now, I've been geeked to see movies before and been disappointed. This is not the case. If you are a comic geek, run, don't walk, to see this movie. I'm not sure I'd call it the best super-hero movie ever, but it's definitely in the discussion (I'd still give Spider-Man 2 the nod there, but I could easily be convinced otherwise).
If you aren't a comic-book geek, you'll still get a kick out of this film. Robert Downey Jr.'s performance alone is worth the price of admission, and the supporting cast - Jeff Bridges, Terence Howard and Gwyneth Paltrow - that's a cast out of some hoity-toity for-your-consideration art flick, not a $200 million summer blockbuster. These are people who can make expository dialogue sing, and, mercifully, there's not all that much of it. Downey's performance, in fact, might be remembered at Oscar time; the sort of out-of-left-field wow-where-did-that-come performance akin to Johnny Depp's first go as Jack Sparrow.
In short: Dave and Cheryl give Iron Man two thumbs up, way, way up - we would offer more praise, but that we had more thumbs.
P.S. Don't leave until the credits are completely over, as there's an unbilled cameo that, again, will make us comic book geeks squeal with delight.
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Wow, sounds good! I'm always looking for a movie that will keep Nick awake. I just checked rottentomatoes.com and the
survey of reviews gave Iron Man a 94% approval rating, which is right up there with No Country for Old Men. Maybe it's even time to plan a trip to a real movie theater instead of waiting for the DVD to come out.
Diane,
We looved it! I'm a big Robert Downey JR fan before, and he was just fun to watch. So I was ready to enjoy his performance. I have one friend who wondered whether he'd be any good, but I'll tell ya...nobody else could have pulled it off in the same way.
Cheryl
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