I MAY BE PEPPER POTTS
…but that’s an entirely different blog post altogether.
My most recent chat with Amy went somewhat like this:
Amy: i’m waiting for your Iron Man review on your blog
hahaAmy: you should find some super sexy photos of RDJ for it
Me: omg, horny much?
Photo: Paramount Pictures
Needless to say, the girl’s been enamoured with 2008’s reinvention of Iron Man since she saw it opening night. Being that I’d never hear the end of it until I saw it with my own eyes, I agreed to go with Amy this past Wednesday. I have to be honest, I’m not exactly what you’d call a fan of comic books (or the movies into which they’re made). True, they provide for exciting entertainment, but I’m not one to go out of my way to watch. I’ve never even seen an X-Men flick.
I had seen a preview for Iron Man several months ago on one DVD or another, and barely batted an eyelash. Truth be told, I’d never even heard of the Iron Man comics, and so knew nothing about the story or the characters (or even what the hell Iron Man’s deal was).
Photo: Paramount Pictures
Robert Downey Jr. stars at Tony Stark, a genius technology magnate with a penchant for women, alcohol and life in the fast lane (in one of his many fast Audis). He’s also the head of a massive weapons manufacturing corporation. After being wounded and captured in Afghanistan, Stark finds himself in a life or death situation while being faced with the reality his destructive weapons create.
Building a life-saving suit and a means of escape, Tony makes a decision to use his smarts for the good of humankind, all the while preventing his brilliant invention from falling into the wrong hands.
Photo: Paramount Pictures
Backed by a phenomenal cast including Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jeff Bridges, this was a film that I actually enjoyed - quelle surprise! Iron Man is a superhero without any genuine superhero powers. It’s all in the suit (and maybe a little in his heart).
If this film is any indication of the summer film season to come, I think we’re all in for a couple months of great flicks. With Indiana Jones strapping his lasso back on next week and the fab four from Manhattan making their big screen debut the next, my Festival Cinemas membership card will be getting quite the workout.
On an unrelated note, there is next to no one in the office today, so my boss graciously and unexpectedly gave me the green light to bail after lunch. Being that my “island jitney” doesn’t depart until 4pm, I’ll take the extra time as an opportunity to enjoy my first light Mint Mocha Chip frappuccino of the summer with Becky in the sunshine.
Have a super long weekend, everyone!
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He looks pretty hot in this movie!
I’m with you, Kat! Very hot!
I too had no idea what this movie was about when my friends took me too it on opening night. I hadn’t even seen a preview. I normally don’t go for comic book movies either but this is one that I could watch over and over.
Some random girl - “Do you remember me?”
Tony Stark - “Nope, sure don’t.”
hahaha! Love it.
Amy has been sending me random photos of RDJ all morning. Je suis d’accord with her obsession however, I haven’t seen the movie.
So very hot he is.
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I wasn’t into RDJ until I saw his photos in this movie. Man, he can shag me any time he wants, I say!
Those among you who are new to the RDJ thing need to rent “Two Girls and a Guy”, stat.
And yes, you may be Pepper Potts.
X1 and X2 are pretty much awesome. X3…not so much.
Now I must stop my inner comic book geek from going on a very long tirade about how much Iron Man annoys me because of S.H.I.E.L.D. and how he pretty much sentences all the mutant superheros to death in the Civil War story…
[…] I MAY BE PEPPER POTTS …but that’s an entirely different blog post altogether. My most recent chat with Amy went somewhat like this: Amy: i’m waiting for your Iron Man review on your blog haha Amy: you should find some super sexy photos of RDJ for it Me: omg, horny much? Photo: Paramount Pictures Needless to say, the girl’s been enamoured with 2008’s reinvention of Iron Man since she saw it opening night. Being that I’d never hear the end of it until I saw it with my own eyes, I agreed Source: I MAY BE PEPPER POTTS […]
Good review Keira…
I wrote a little one myself here that you might like to have a bit of a read.
On the whole, I agree with you but I think Jeff Bridges wasn’t so good as Obediah Stane… Couldn’t put my finger on weather it was Bridges or the dialogue at fault though.
I really enjoyed iron man and look forward to the inevitable sequel very much.
Dan