While not the greatest movie to ever hit the theaters, it probably is the funniest film based on a serious comic book. Robert Downey Jr. is perfect once again as he reprises his role from the first film and the quips fly like a bird caught in an updraft. Nearly every line is hilarious.
Sam Rockwell, Don Cheadle, and (unintentionally) Mickey Rourke are absolutely uproarious. The only downside is Mickey Rourke, whose steroid infused muscles will scare even the toughest little kids. His accent is a bit off, and he doesn't seem to act in half of his scenes. This is not the same man we saw in "The Wrestler", which either says something for it's director Darren Aronofsky, or something against Jon Favreau.
Yet, the action is top notch. Scarlett Johansson is just the right sexy a has little speaking roles, meaning her poor acting isn't even noticed, and she can definitely kick ass. The fight scenes are fast paced, funny, and exciting like when Favreau, playing the Alfred character, is beaten to a bloody pulp after taking her lightly. "Iron Man 2" is a fun, eventually forgettable film that will make a great collection to any action fans DVD collection, but don't expect it to be more than it is. At least it realizes that.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Point Break Live
A group of young men and one woman stands in front of an exuberant audience doing jumping jacks and proving to be the best mediocre actor possible. One stands out as his Keanu Reeves accent has that perfect touch of monotone. He is quickly pulled into the fray as men in masks modeled after Nixon, Regan, and Carter storm the crowd demanding cash to be doled out. Luckily for the audience, they have their survival kits which contains fake money, a napkin, and a poncho because this show will get messy.
Taken from the film "Point Break" directed by recent Oscar winner Kathryn Bigelow, "Point Break Live" is a hilarious and unabashedly satirical mess that demands to be seen. The amount of water, fake blood and hair dust sprayed only scratches the surface what can only be called one of the most enjoyable shows in Chicago. Using the ridiculousness of the show as its comedic inspiration, the show manages to entertain every minute; the highlight being the member of the audience chosen to play Johnny Utah every night. They fall constantly, miss their cues, and are overall bad actors just like Keanu Reeves. In a word, it’s perfect.
Located at the La Costa Theater on Irving Park and Elston, the show should not be missed. Its mix of humor, surprising improvisation, and bad special effects makes it an exhilarating ride. You’d be on the edge of your seat, but that makes it easier to get robbed by the “Ex-Presidents”.
Taken from the film "Point Break" directed by recent Oscar winner Kathryn Bigelow, "Point Break Live" is a hilarious and unabashedly satirical mess that demands to be seen. The amount of water, fake blood and hair dust sprayed only scratches the surface what can only be called one of the most enjoyable shows in Chicago. Using the ridiculousness of the show as its comedic inspiration, the show manages to entertain every minute; the highlight being the member of the audience chosen to play Johnny Utah every night. They fall constantly, miss their cues, and are overall bad actors just like Keanu Reeves. In a word, it’s perfect.
Located at the La Costa Theater on Irving Park and Elston, the show should not be missed. Its mix of humor, surprising improvisation, and bad special effects makes it an exhilarating ride. You’d be on the edge of your seat, but that makes it easier to get robbed by the “Ex-Presidents”.
Everyone Draw Muhammad Day
Ten days from now, Muhammad is planning on making an appearance across the internet. To say that this is offensive and morally wrong is probably correct, but dammit, if someone won't be that way than this world would be so boring.
Unfortunately, a few extreme people claiming to be Muslims (which means "those who submit" in Arabic) have decided to make death threats against the creators of "South Park", Matt Stone and Trey Parker because of their episode "200". While this is old news, it is older than many may think. For the last six years, every time a major source of media, like the Swedish newspaper, attempts to show the prophet Muhammad, they get threatened. This is exactly the problem. The fact that Comedy Central censored the episode is why this extremists have the power they do. According to Michael Cavna of The Washington Post wrote, "To invoke the revivified phrase: The terrorists win." We are afraid and that is unfortunate.
I'm not saying do the same to Muslims. The fact is, most Muslims are perfectly nice people, but because of the extreme treatment of women in some circles, the whole terrorist and jihad thing, they tend to get a bad rap. Which is unfortunate. But probably the most unfortunate aspect of this whole thing is that I missed out on the South Park episode. I really wanted to see that.
So, when May 20th rolls around, I will make a image of Muhammad and post it on this blog. Sorry Muslims. It's nothing against you, just the extremists that pretend to be you.
P.S. Here's a link to the entire episode: http://stagevu.com/video/jkeakqioxcgw
Unfortunately, a few extreme people claiming to be Muslims (which means "those who submit" in Arabic) have decided to make death threats against the creators of "South Park", Matt Stone and Trey Parker because of their episode "200". While this is old news, it is older than many may think. For the last six years, every time a major source of media, like the Swedish newspaper, attempts to show the prophet Muhammad, they get threatened. This is exactly the problem. The fact that Comedy Central censored the episode is why this extremists have the power they do. According to Michael Cavna of The Washington Post wrote, "To invoke the revivified phrase: The terrorists win." We are afraid and that is unfortunate.
I'm not saying do the same to Muslims. The fact is, most Muslims are perfectly nice people, but because of the extreme treatment of women in some circles, the whole terrorist and jihad thing, they tend to get a bad rap. Which is unfortunate. But probably the most unfortunate aspect of this whole thing is that I missed out on the South Park episode. I really wanted to see that.
So, when May 20th rolls around, I will make a image of Muhammad and post it on this blog. Sorry Muslims. It's nothing against you, just the extremists that pretend to be you.
P.S. Here's a link to the entire episode: http://stagevu.com/video/jkeakqioxcgw
New Blog
Ok, let me start by saying that this blog won't be about how amazing I am and everything that has to do with me. Instead, I plan on putting up my political viewpoints, conflicting ones, reviews of things I recently saw and projects I am currently working on along with some of my friends/associates.
So don't worry, I will not be talking about how cute Jessica's shirt was, what makes "Glee" the best show on television, and why you should all listen to my boring life. Hm. Guess I'm not a good blogger then.
So don't worry, I will not be talking about how cute Jessica's shirt was, what makes "Glee" the best show on television, and why you should all listen to my boring life. Hm. Guess I'm not a good blogger then.
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