back with a smack!
where on earth has robert downey, jr. been?
rehab? yes.
jail? yes.
making the best summer movie EVER? yes!
in a rare turn of events hubbin and i snagged a babysitter and hit a 9PM movie. buns was asleep and boo and the sitter are pals, so bedtime for her was no big deal.
we went to see Iron Man, and let me tell ya, it was great! maybe i’ve been deprived these last few months, all but shut in with a bebe at my breast, freak snow storms, and utter lack of motivation. but honestly, Iron Man was a blast!
robert downey jr., i think, is the quintessential gen-x actor (along with james spader…meow!) and he’s been through some shit. so how fabulous was it see him aged and snarky as ever playing a comic book character. pretty damn fabulous!
as much as i’d love to bore you all with my breakdown of this movie, i’ll restrain myself. but allow me two little things…
One - Jon Favreau is a great director
Two - the special effects in Iron Man don’t detract from the storytelling as is often the case with comic-book movies. it’s not ALL about the effects. there IS a story there and good one.
i can’t wait for the action figures to come out. remind me to tell you about mulder and scully one of these days, they kept the aliens off my desk for years, back when i was working.