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farrandy ([personal profile] farrandy) wrote2008-05-06 07:15 pm

thoughts on Iron Man

If you haven't seen it, I don't think I'll spoil anything, but you can skip this if you want.

IMPORTANT LESSON LEARNED FROM IRON MAN:
Always wear your seatbelt; you never know when your car is going to used by a couple of giant robots in a game of catch while you're inside.

Also, can you imagine the insurance report?

Insurance Agent: ...And your car was damaged...how?

You:  A couple of giant robots were using it to play catch.  Lucky me and the kids had on our seat belts, eh?

IA: I...see.   I'm afraid your policy doesn't cover giant robots.

You:  Oh, come on!  This is Los Angeles!  Surely this comes under the superhero clause?

(This is probably funnier if you insurance agent is that Geico Lizard.)


Also, thank goodness for time compression in movies.  Even at supersonic speeds, that flight fro L.A. to the Mid-East must have taken some time.  Hope old Tony had some audiobooks onboard.  And what if he had to go to the bathroom in mid-flight? I suppose he had some way to...er..evacuate his biological byproducts built in.  He seemed like a smart guy.

The Better Half says I shouldn't think about this stuff to much.  She's probably right.

[identity profile] the-snowgoose.livejournal.com 2008-05-07 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
Is Iron Man worth seeing or waiting until the Dollar Movie?

[identity profile] bat-cheva.livejournal.com 2008-05-07 03:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Definitely worth seeing. It was one of those "I wanna go back in and watch it again right now!!" movies. Lots of action and great fun. Just what a superhero movie should be. :)

[identity profile] farrandy.livejournal.com 2008-05-08 02:35 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, definitely. Bear in mind, I don't read comics (Except for HELLBOY), so I judge all of these comic book movies on their own merits. Iron Man was fun, intelligent (the hero is a SCIENTIST for Gaia's sake), and the dialog was great. The interplay between Stark and Potts reminded me of a screwball comedy from the 40's. I had one major disappointment, but it might be a spoiler, so I'll be a nice guy and keep it to myself.

[identity profile] the-snowgoose.livejournal.com 2008-05-10 02:54 am (UTC)(link)
Ok, you've talked me into it. Westpig and Bunny were planning on Sunday to go, I'll tag along. THX.

[identity profile] kivasfajo.livejournal.com 2008-05-07 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
Nice post.