Iron Man

Iron Man is pretty amazing. Robert Downey Jr. is a great super hero. Who knew? Who knew he was capable of anything other than shooting up heroine? Just kidding. I always thought Robert D was the genius type. Someone who could’ve been one of our generation’s finest actors, had he not been plagued by the psychological demons that drove him to drugs in the first place. But looks like he’s making up for lost time now. Good for him.

Also, want to know a nice little surprise about Iron Man? In the film, Gwyneth Paltrow isn’t half as annoying as her usual self. As a self imposed rule, I try to avoid Gwyneth movies at all costs. (Minus Shallow Hal which airs on FX every Sunday afternoon at approximately 3pm, a.k.a the exact time I find myself sitting on my couch searching for a program that requires zero brain power. But seriously, FX, get some new movies.) Anyway, I’m not a fan of Gwyneth and figured she’d ruin this movie like she does with most things, but she was o.k. and did no such thing.

So yeah, I dug Iron Man. Just thought you should know.

Image borrowed from NYTimes

 

I wonder what it is everyone on the right is looking at that is so much more interesting than Barack Obama standing right in front of them. How can they not be starstruck?

Or maybe it’s just sad that I’ve gotten to the point where I hold a politician in such high regard. I mean, I drank Obama’s kool-aid a long time ago and i’m sure he’s the real deal, different, just what we need, etc and that’s why I support him. But at this point, I don’t think it takes much. Obama is lucky; if he were running four years ago or four years from now his campaign would’ve failed. But, at least for people like me who care about things like the world and the things that live on it, Bush has caused us so much emotional pain we’re all looking for a mom candidate. America needs a hug. We just want comfort, someone who appears to understand the mess we’re in and wants to clean it up, or at least do enough so we can stop obsessing about it. Which is why Hillary’s politically-miscalculating macho campaign failed, and ultimately why McCain will suffer the same fate. Obama was simply at the right place, at the right time, saying the right things in the right tone. It really could’ve been anybody. I mean, a black man who grew up in Indonesia named Barack Hussein Obama is about to be president (probably). It could’ve been anybody who wasn’t a total jackass.

Speed Racer

“Speed Racer” isn’t receiving great reviews. That’s a shame because I was really looking forward to it, mainly because the Wachowski brothers directed it. Oh, well. Just goes to show: don’t try to modernize a classic anime. Also, don’t put Christina Ricci in your film. Cause she’ll ruin it.

Peace.

Later, Hillary.

Third

a fucking masterpiece.