"Ironman" good; "Baby Mama" bad
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I know it's been a while, and I have to say that I just haven't felt like blogging, but I have the bug again and will promise to be more faithful. It's hard to believe that I've been married now for over a month. Crazy!
Will and I had a "date night" this weekend and went to see the latest Marvel comic set to film...Ironman. Well done.
I have been a bit unimpressed with similar films in the past, and I think part of that was the casting. I went to see Transformers last summer and left feeling drained. Arrogance is huge pet peeve of mine and Shia LeBeouf's 17 year old stripper love interest was pretty much the definition of that. If she was cast to be a villain than it would have been perfect, but it was intended for you to actually like this person and root for her, and while she is beautiful, she isn't likable.
I didn't much care for Spiderman either. Kirsten Dunst just kind of rubs me the wrong way...and I don't know, the good vs. evil just didn't do it for me. I also have issues with Batman, but I'll stop there.
Ironman has a fun youthful feel that is layered with maturity. Downey was perfect for the part and scenes where he works on the iron suit in his workshop are some of the best and most interesting in the film. I was battling a sore throat throughout and still left feeling like it was $10 well spent.
Sunday night we hung out with our friend, Josh and went to see Baby Mama. I mean Tina Fey, Amy Pohler...we figured that would equal funny. It did not. The story line was convaluted and the jokes just didn't resonate. There was a group of people that laughed at EVERYTHING, so that could have had some effect. Steve Martin had a small, quite funny part where he played an eccentric, vegan, totally weird owner of a natural food store chain.
But, I'm not daunted. It's super fun hearing about all of the summer blockbusters and expectantly waiting for them to make their way to the theaters.
Thanks for letting me ramble and it's good to be back!
Will and I had a "date night" this weekend and went to see the latest Marvel comic set to film...Ironman. Well done.
I have been a bit unimpressed with similar films in the past, and I think part of that was the casting. I went to see Transformers last summer and left feeling drained. Arrogance is huge pet peeve of mine and Shia LeBeouf's 17 year old stripper love interest was pretty much the definition of that. If she was cast to be a villain than it would have been perfect, but it was intended for you to actually like this person and root for her, and while she is beautiful, she isn't likable.
I didn't much care for Spiderman either. Kirsten Dunst just kind of rubs me the wrong way...and I don't know, the good vs. evil just didn't do it for me. I also have issues with Batman, but I'll stop there.
Ironman has a fun youthful feel that is layered with maturity. Downey was perfect for the part and scenes where he works on the iron suit in his workshop are some of the best and most interesting in the film. I was battling a sore throat throughout and still left feeling like it was $10 well spent.
Sunday night we hung out with our friend, Josh and went to see Baby Mama. I mean Tina Fey, Amy Pohler...we figured that would equal funny. It did not. The story line was convaluted and the jokes just didn't resonate. There was a group of people that laughed at EVERYTHING, so that could have had some effect. Steve Martin had a small, quite funny part where he played an eccentric, vegan, totally weird owner of a natural food store chain.
But, I'm not daunted. It's super fun hearing about all of the summer blockbusters and expectantly waiting for them to make their way to the theaters.
Thanks for letting me ramble and it's good to be back!
