Watching a Kevin Sorbo movie called "Never Cry Werewolf"
Today’s weather reminds us of …
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May 11th, 2008
Today’s weather reminds us of London in March
Some news outlets have put Oba…
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May 11th, 2008
Some news outlets have put Obama ahead in their super delegate count. Looks like the party is as sick of Clinton as the rest of us are.
Julie and I are stuck in line …
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May 7th, 2008
Julie and I are stuck in line by the 90210 dolls and merch.
At Blueberry Hill, "Doors…
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May 7th, 2008
At Blueberry Hill, "Doors open at 8" shouldn’t be taken literally
Iron Man
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May 5th, 2008
At risk of sounding snooty… Iron Man has a third act problem. What was that problem? The writing team. Apparently the film had two writing teams, each working on different parts of the movie. The point at which the switch is made is heart breaking.
Most of the movie is funny, exciting, gritty, and badass. One of my favorite parts was the detail on the suit. I don’t know if the “stabilization surfaces” were mentioned in the comic books, but it was super cool to see little plates on the armor opening and closing as he’s flying.
Then, suddenly, the movie starts to suck. The villain starts doing his best evil scientist impression, Gwyneth Paltrow stops being a charming, believable strong woman to being helpless, scared damsel in distress, and the plot turns from cool to downright silly. It is really disappointing because I almost feel bad for enjoying the first half of the movie so much when the end is so generic and cheesy.
Action movie rule #37: If a ch…
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Action movie rule #37: If a character gets shot, but survives, he or she MUST open his or her shirt to reveal the bullet proof vest.