"I am...Iron Man. Duh duh duh da duh, duhdaduhdaduh duhduhduh."
I'll spare you the Ozzy Ozzborne vocal bits but damn that's a great guitar riff. Damn!
I saw "Iron Man" this past weekend (that's right) and it lived up to the hype. I knew it was gonna be a big weekend for the folks at Marvel Comics when we ascended to the 3rd floor of the Loews Metreon and noticed that there were already 3 showings of "Iron Man" ongoing when I walked into the nearly sold out theatre for an 8:30 showing. In the aftermath I read that Iron Man did $100 mil. this past weekend.
I say Goddamn.
Robert Downey Jr. produces in this film. He's every bit the conflicted superhero. Gwynny Paltrow--supercute with her red hair, freckles and submissiveness. Jeff Bridges a.k.a. Lebowski steals the show in this one as Obadiah Stane/Iron Monger. The bald head, the beard, the pudge--I love it.
In the end, I just want to get to the fact that this film is the jump off for Marvel Comics. Next year alone sees the release of Thor and Captain America. Dont' even mention the fact that Iron Man has a stinger that shows Samuel "MFin" Jackson as Nick Fury in what aims to be another comic to screen adventure.
Nerds everywhere rejoice!
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