Iron Man

I went to the theater just for you blog, to see Iron Man.

When I go to the theater I am always distracted by my butt cheeks. They get sore about an hour in. I shift weight to take the pressure off one side, it helps, but it is distracting too.



I thought for sure the hype would live up to my expectations, so it was inevitable that I wouldn't be as impressed. Still on all counts, an entertaining movie. Robert Downey Junior was terrific as Tony Stark.

I'm ignorant on comic book lore and wasn't entirely following the story. At times I felt I was watching a sequel to a movie I'd not seen before. Basically, a guy is caught in crossfire in Afghanistan and he develops a suit to escape. He has an epiphany about his role in making and distributing weapons and realizes that he should try to rectify his mistakes by being you guessed it, a super hero.

There's a blossoming love story too involving Pepper (Gwyneth Paltrow). That's the part where I reach for the popcorn, head to the bathroom to pee, flex my glutes, etc.

There's a lot of explosions, and geek talk. I wasn't bored in spite of my occasional confusion. Iron Man wasn't a bad movie by any stretch. It was great for an action movie and an interesting story line. The acting wasn't cheesy either. Good job Jon Favreau!