Friday, May 30, 2008

Iron Man


When other superheros are defined by the humanity of their secret identity, Iron Man the superhero is the one who gives humanity to his secret identity. Without Iron Man, Tony Stark would be just another spoiled, uncaring rich prick. Iron Man is Starks way to redeem himself. Robert Downey Jr. does a remarkable job in giving Tony Starks a likable personality. Without question, Robert Downey is the superhero of this movie because he saves it from becoming super dull. This movie is filled with fantastic graphics and good thrills, but is made fun by the unique and eccentric performance of Robert Downey Jr. This movie reeks of garlic flavor and it gets 4 out 5 garlics.

A Darker Narnia


It cost me almost seventy bucks to see this movie. No kidding. That's what you get when you got a movie for kids and your the one treating all of them. So what do I get? Well Prince Caspian wasn't boring, but, for the money I thought it should have been a little more boring for an adult.

P.C. is supposed to be PG, (a children's movie), but is plenty violent. Part one didn't have as dark a tone, and I was surprised at the film's direction. The land of Narnia seemed like a place that a kid should stay away from, no matter how many friendly lions are living there. Maybe its just a sign of the times, like movie tickets costing so much. Still, an entertaining flick of fantasy, it gets three out of five garlics.


Thursday, May 29, 2008

Who's the Iron Man?


Iron Man. The man of iron, not steel. Superman was never my favorite superhero when I was a kid, I was a Spiderman fan. Ironman was a hero that I knew existed, but besides his cool look, I didn't follow his story.

The movie however, was better than good. The reason? Robert Downey Jr. Yeah. What was Iron Man's real name? Tony Stark? Just a name that now means, Robert Downey Jr. His performance was what, heroic? He made the movie. He was the man, or, in this case, the Iron Man. It gets four out of five garlics