Amblin

Spielberg's first short film

Iron Dick Review

Caught a showing of the highly-anticipated Iron Man this past friday. What do I have to say? Solid movie. At Comic-con, director Jon Favreau pointed out Batman Begins was his inspiration on reinventing comic book movies. Plots parallel much? We have a main hero find new direction in his life after some catalytic event with some element from that event come back to challenge his new abilities. I didn't mind much, as they really tried to ground the origin in the realm of possibility. Robert Downey was definitely the best pick for the role of Tony Stark, but the addition of a side love interest with Paltrow as Mrs. Potts felt a bit tacked on. But overall here's what I thought.

Good: Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark, his relationships with the other characters and his snappy dialogue was very convincing of his playboy attitude, not overusing CG, Jarvis as a sardonic AI program, decent plot with a good balance of action and character development, Full actualization of the Iron Man suit and how it's designed and structured,cameos with Stan Lee and Kramer from Mad Money, 10% thrust.

Bad: Side romance, not enough action sequences, SHIELD Director Nick Fury is bad-ass Sam..oh wait that's not bad at all.

Ugly: Yo momma

If Tony Stark was able to make a miniature arc reactor in a cave with some scraps, what would Macguyver be able to make?

Linkage:
10 Comic Stories to read about Iron Man
Movie Site
Wiki it Up

Parkour Go Girls

Whenever I see a Parkour vid, I just nerd rage over their conditioned reflexes, cat-like agility, and near olympian bods to get the job done. Someday I'd like to maybe jump over a five babies lined up in a row, but until then, I'm on spectator mode.


Even though this vid isn't as extreme as others, I'm pretty sure these girls are better than you and me.

Volunteering is Serious Business

I'm still around, so don't dial me out yet. Mo' shitty reviews and recollections coming your way.

Rambo Review

tldr: it was a blast, action packed and shitty dialogue, though there were some awesome one-liners. If you recall the stats from the previous post, you have to agree after seeing this film that it was overkill to the max. The sniper shots were explosive and village attacks brutal. Here were some of my friends' favorite quotes:

"Get back to the boat boat-man"

"When you're pushed, killing's as easy as breathing"

Thanks Stallone for bringing back some much needed carnage in my otherwise mundane life.

Rambo!

Rambo IV coming up this friday and damn has it been a long time since Stallone has been in anything (ok since before Rocky Balboa). You could say he's past his prime, a has-been, all washed up, and that this movie will be just for shit and giggles due to all the carnage. You might be damn right! but in all seriousness and respect to his career I know I'm gonna enjoy it. To hype everyone up, let's see some clips of how Rambo was in the past leading to this current "dressed" iteration now.

Rambo First Blood Part II


The movie that everyone remembers wherein Rambo was Rambo and not a copkiller.


Clips from Rambo IV







As you can see, there's a pretty big jump in asskicking, but just how much more gung-ho gratuity is there? Well a friend of mine found this newspaper clipping by a Prof. John Mueller who actually analyzed all 4 movies. 3 Kills per min? LOL. Check out Rambo's stats and new movie this friday.

Chuck is back

2 New eps tonite!

I So Serious

Heath Ledger you will be remembered. Brokeback and a Knight's Tale were ok, but I know your Joker will be etched into my geek soul.

The Trial of Colonel Sweeto

This is some old news but if you consider yourself a logical and sensible human being you will go out and buy this book. Amazon works too, just get your hands on this book. If you're still clueless as to what I'm talking about, this is a collection of most of the current Perry Bible Fellowship comic strips. There I said it, now rip open your wallet.



Description.

Hardcover, 96 Pages, with a red ribbon bookmark. Fits in a purse or backpack. Features archived comics, as well as brand new comics.
Foreword by Jim Woodring.

Scott McCloud (Understanding Comics)

PBF is hilarious and fucked-up in a very sublime way.

Mark Millar (The Ultimate X-Men)

I've been reading this guy since his first strip in The Guardian and he's the best new cartoonist since Bill Watterson. This is the reason paper was invented. Give him your money now.

Stan Lee Tribute

So Gallery 1988 recently had an exhibition on pieces that tribute Stan Lee. Pretty good and interesting stuff here that run the gamut of styles of 1960s poster ads to plush toys. Excelsior!

Take a look see.