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So The B/F and I are quite excited for this summer's movie prospects.  So far we've been disappointed in just one (Deception... blah), but tonight I was floored by how good Iron Man was.  Yeah, that's right.  Iron Man rocked.  And you should see it.  Even if you're sick of 'comic book super hero' movies, this one is still definitely worth the inflated price of movie tickets (actually, I got to see it for free but that's another story).  I wasn't even looking forward to

this one as much as I am some others this year, but it gave me the feeling that I've been missing from movies lately.  The feeling that an hour after the movie is over, I'm still like 'squee!!! I just saw a freaken awesome movie!!!'   But damnitall if this stupid song wasn't stuck in my head ALL day.  Before, during and after the movie...!

It was nice to see Gweneth Paltrow in a movie that didn't suck though.  And I'm sorry, but I gotta say, Robert Downey Jr. in this movie... kinda freaken hot actually (see evidence at right).  Yeah... Didn't think I'd ever say that either, but it's true.  Maybe that's why I am feeling 'squee'ish?  "tee hee!"

So anyway, we kicked off 'summer blockbuster season' quite well I think.  Tomorrow we shall continue in comic book fashion by attending 'Free Comic Book Day'.  I doubt I'll be able to snag an Iron Man comic, just due to the timing of the movie and all (can't say it's worth waking up at 7am on a Saturday for, after seeing the late show, yes it really is 1:30am), but it should still be fun, and I'm surprisingly more excited about it than I thought I would be.  Actually, I have a comic book T-shirt that I may have to dig out of the dresser and wear.  Yeah, I'm a geek.  If anyone has any good comics to recommend, do let me know!  :)

Here are the rest of the movies on our 'to do' list this summer (in order of release date):
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Kung Fu Panda
WALL•E
The Dark Knight
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Tropic Thunder

Those are ones we will definitely be seeing in theatre.

The rest of these are just maybe's, and ones that we'd likely see at the 'cheap' theatre:
You Don't Mess With the Zohan
The Happening
Get Smart
The Love Guru
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (I'm hoping the b/f sees this with his brother, so I'm not dragged into it)
The Incredible Hulk (reluctantly adding this to the list after seeing a decent preview prior to Iron Man, and discovering that Tony Stark makes a cameo)

Considering we don't go on vacations very often, due to various circumstances, it's nice to know we'll have something to do this summer to keep busy.  Oh, and I'm sure we'll fit in other 'summery' activities like bike riding and such, and the three night class I'm taking this summer.. ugh.

Sigh... I love seeing good movies though.  They make me happy.  Yet sad, because I don't work in the industry.  But happy!.... and sad... We laughed, we cried... we stayed til the end of the credits.

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Let's be honest, this isn't the worst thing you've caught me doing.
Tony Stark / Iron Man