I’m into comic books so I was looking forward to Iron Man. The trailer was a work of art and really showed off what this movie was capable of. The trailer was just a taste thankfully, as the movie was completely awesome.

Shan liked it as well as I did, judging from our constant conversations about the movie the entire night after seeing it. She wondered what parts were true to the comic, why this guy did that, etc. Most of the time I could give some sort of answer for her. I have read Iron Man here and there in Secret Wars, New Avengers, and the recent Secret Invasion crossover. But I wasn’t an expert on the character by any means.

That didn’t keep me from loving this movie. I thought Transformers was a miracle adaptation from toy/comic to movie, this is that and more, 10-fold. It definitely won’t win any Oscars, but it should be nominated for “Most Fun Movie” of 2008 (so far.)

Robert Downey Jr. surprised me and Shan as being genius in this role. He plays Tony Stark like he IS Tony Stark. He’s arrogant, egotistical, and confident. He’s good with his hands, good with women, and good with the one-liners. Just a spectacular performance. I wanted to be him and Shan wanted to do him.

So yeah, go see it. I’m pretty confident that you won’t be wasting your money.

Check them out, as well as all the rest….

If you either:

1. Enjoyed the toys/cartoon/comics as a kid/adult
2. or like action-packed blockbusters

…then go see this movie now. It’s worth it. They do a great job in translating it to a live-action stage. I gave it 10/10 for many reasons, but mainly for not ruining but enhancing a childhood treasure.

New look and feel provided by the Akon theme. Modified slightly by myself, over time.

Don’t forget to check out the Movies page.

Coming soon: Links, new header image, and lots of fun, new things. Things might still look a little hairy until I style the links at least.

One advantage of this period of time where my website sits in limbo is the use of this ugly cookie-cutter theme, which allows me to show off my movie ratings! On the right there you’ll see a link to the Movies page, so go on over and see what I’ve seen, and then see what I’ve seen…. if you’re so inclined.

Click the little plus symbol for my comments.

Shan posted a little about the surprising site we saw when hading back from lunch on Sunday. The fact that those people had their kids out there doing their dirty work was just terrible. Okay, fine, I respect your beliefs and your need to express them. I have no problem with that. but at least wait until your children can make up their own mind before you send them out, protesting something that they most likely have no idea about. Especially something like abortion, where most of the grown men can’t possibly know enough, let alone the little kiddies.

Anyways, I just wanted to say a little something about that.

Besides that, let me officially announce a new feature here at BradBice.com. I’ve alwasy wanted to post movie reviews, and now I have. On the front page, and maybe on an upcoming ‘Movies’ page, I’ll list all of the latest movies I’ve seen plus a rating from 1-10 stars. And I’ll probably write a little something if it’s deserved. That’s it.

Edit: It’s now on it’s own page!

Ok, come back soon!