The Past for May 2008

1:00a.m. *Cinema — Iron Man

On a whole, highly enjoyable.
If for no other reason than for Jeff Bridges’ beard.
Robert Downey Jr. is a very lucky man for getting that part.
He did an awesome job though.
I spotted on Downey’s imdb page that he’s going to be playing Tony Stark in The Incredible Hulk. Interesting…
Its fair to say that there was a fair amount of product placement, but of course, its a superhero movie.
It was… refreshing.
Looking forward to the next one.

Much better than I was expecting.
It also managed to completely keep my attention, despite my expectations.
A mix of creepy and sweet, but managed to mostly stay on the side of sweet.
Emily Mortimer plays the woman I wish I was, but well, I guess I’m not.
Patricia Clarkson was the psychologist I wish I could be.
Ryan Gosling was good. He and Emily Mortimer managed to keep things on the sweet side.
There was more to it than I expected.
I liked how they revealed aspects of the film over time. Very well done.
I really really enjoyed it, until the end. Although it was a fine ending, I think it could have been better.

Jim Carrey was much less annoying than I thought he’d be.
I knew I recognized the Kangaroo voice but I just couldn’t place it… it was Carol Burnett!
Also! Seth Rogen and Isla Fisher were in it! Ok, I had no idea. Woo!
Steve Carell was of course wonderful.
Vlad was basically just Will Arnett being himself, but of course, being awesome.
This was much sweeter than I expected it to be. I think thats mostly because Jim Carrey was much sweeter than I expected him to be.
All these Jim Carrey expectations probably have something to do with how he showed up on American Idol in a elephant suit.
I really want my own little yellow fuzzy thing (named Katie).