Summer Movies 2008 Options

[SJN1279]

I figure we could put all the movie previews/reviews from this summer into this thread. Remember, if there are spoilers in your review, please post a warning first.

Iron Man comes out this weekend. It has great buzz, and an excellent lead actor in Robert Downey Jr. Anyone else as excited as me to see it? I have my ticket for Saturday evening and can't wait to get there! I'll send a brief report after I see it.

[Voodoo-Lady]

Spoiler Alert - Iron Man & Indiana Jones


Double feature at the drive-in. Good times.

Iron Man was damn good - I'm not familiar with the comics version, so dunno how authentic it is to the original concept - did Iron Man spawn from the circumstances of captivity, contending with that...implant modification, and escaping via his armored devices under the guise that he was making their..."Jerusalum"(?)(ultimate weapon) for his captors/our war enemies, as occurred in the movie? Just wondering. It seemed they/the filmmakers may have taken creative license, since the plot is so relevant to our current war situation. Good that it was established from opening sequences that Tony Stark is both a prodigy and a protege. The inherited wealth/rich boy bit is reminiscent of Bruce Wayne to me, not that Peter Parker's poor boy plight and manifestation necessarily elicits a superior humility or empathy. They all have their crosses to bear. Its all relative to the requirements of the character I suppose, and a spidey-suit is not as elaborate and expensive as the cool toys Batman and Iron Man employ in their pursuits. Anyhoo the brief background chronology enabled more plausibility to the whole plot - he had the genius aptitude and the technological means. Still it evolved as far-fetched as you'd want in a superhero. The sequel has great potential.

Looking forward this next Marvel, Ed Norton as The Incredible Hulk, looks to be sensational as all hell.

I wasn't wholly disappointed by Indy, because honestly my expectations were minimal, I'm so over it. We have the collectors edition DVD set because my man-child is a fan, but he didn't like this one so unfortunately for me there will likely be no added variety to the tired marathon. There was no appeal in the obvious aim of rekindling nostalgic endearment - with the reunion and revelation and all. Harrison Ford is still the shit and that's good to know, I'd almost succumbed that Calista Flockhart was the only skeleton he could tackle anymore. My impression of the film was effectively summed by a quote from the Dean to Indy in an early scene. Something to the effect of: "We've reached the age where life no longer gives us things, and [rather] begins taking them away"

I'll be seeing Sex & The City this weekend...its a requisite chick thing. I loved the series, though I never got the whole Mr. Big appeal, or the fashionista thing. More often than not I thought Carrie's getups were ridiculous. Sarah Jessica pulls off a credibly haughty strut no matter how silly ass her attire - like the inspiring innocence of my daughter when she was 4 years old blissfully clueless dressing herself in outlandishly mismatched outfits and traipsing out like lil' miss thang.