Iron Man

Last night Cynthia and I dropped lil' Alex off at the Wood's and went out on an old fashioned date. We ate at Red Robin, went to the movies, and then finished off the evening at Cold Stone.

I've got to say this about the movie, PURE AWESOME. Iron Man is the best Marvel comic book adaption to date. They seemlessly and naturally tell the story of Iron Man and include just enough lore and closure to make this a movie that can stand on its own and have a sequel. Not one slow moment. The actors are spot on in their rolls. It was just a fun movie. And the short clip at the end of the credits was a nice hint of things to come.

Another enjoyable part of the movie was the previews. I think this was the best line-up I have ever seen. First up was Incredible Hulk. I was a fan of the first Hulk, unlike 99% of everyone who watched it, so it may make my opinion moot, but this one looks to up the ante. A clean cast of actors and finally a tanglible enemy. It looked really good. Even my wife thought it looked good... well at least compared to the first one. Next up was The Dark Knight. I've seen the trailer before on the internet, but it looked so good on the big screen. Cynthia stated that we could see it "but only because it had Heath Ledger". I take whatever I can get. The rest of the previews followed: Indy IV, Don't Mess with the Rohan, The Love Guru, The Happening.

Overall, I think I got my $10 worth.

4 out of 5 for Iron Man.

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Thrice on Conan last night...

Well, there I was ready to go to sleep. I had Conan O'Brian going and he was just finishing his opening monolouge and I was about to turn off the TV and then he announced that Thrice would be performing. Crap... So I stayed up way past my bedtime and watched an awesome performance. They played "Come all Ye Weary" off of the Earth disc and did an exceptional job. But I am really tired right now. I'm hoping to go see Iron Man tomorrow. I'll probably write about that too. Late.

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