Iron Man Review by Jimmy

Ah can you feel it? It's warming up outside, healthy doses of barbeque's, ballgames, and all other types of summer activities. And one of my favorite summer tradition is the summer blockbuster. And what a way to start it off with Iron Man. This movie brings great visuals and a very good story to the table. When a billion dollar playboy/inventor/business tycoon or the Howard Hughes of the Marvel universe is nearly killed and captured only to be kept alive by an electromagnet in his heart just simply to build a missile for a group of well lets just say middle east bad guys. The story really does keep you involved with no really slow parts in the movie, very quick paced with a healthy dose of one liners and quick witted jabs. Now the fast pace of the movie is a plus for keeping you involved it is also its main draw back. By the end of the film you realize you don't really see a lot of Iron Man, but the few times you do see him the visual effects are second to none. Robert Downey Jr. pulled this role of amazingly well and I don't think anyone one else would have done this role justice. But with the character of Tony Stark being somewhat of an alcoholic and narcissist he might not have been that big of a stretch for Downey Jr. with his real life problems being highly publicized. John Favreau who has directed such films as Swingers, Made, and Elf to name a few really steps out of his mold to prove he really can direct an action movie. He didn't make this time piece but he did keep it modern, and the flight scenes were extremely intricate with several angles, looks, and effects. So to start of the summer with a bang I highly recommend you go see Iron Man. I give it an 8/10.

Top 5 Actors by Jimmy

1. Daniel-Day Lewis

2. Ewan McGregor

3. Sam Rockwell

4. John C. Riley

5. Leonardo DiCaprio (Aviator and after, not Titanic Leo)

My DVD picks week of 5/5 by Jimmy

1. My Left Foot

2. Sweeney Todd

3. There Will Be Blood

4. Batman Begins

5. Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

Star Wars Saga Movie Review by Jimmy

Okay, I know what you're gonna say: Star Wars was released over 30 years ago.
As true as this may be, I ask myself, how would I describe Star Wars to someone who has never seen it? Would I simply say, watch A New Hope, or would I just pick one at random and say go for it. So I tell you my friends I have the answer. Not everyone was privileged enough to grow up on the original trilogy, some passed it by as a stupid space movie comparing it to other sub par movies of the genre. While others maybe just aren't movie lovers or felt simply that it wasn't there cup of tea. So in today's age I say to you if you haven't seen them now is the time. There are three very different ways you can view the Star Wars saga. The original trilogy, the prequels, and the saga. So if you have never seen Star Wars I am at least sure you have heard the famous line "No, I am your father", or heard of the infamous Luke and Leia kiss. So that being said watching the originals first for a first timer isn't going to give you any big surprises that it would have before the prequels were released. So my recommendation is to start with episode one. This starts the saga as the story of Anakin as the prequels were intended to tell and the original trilogy telling the story of Luke. But after seeing the sag in it's whole you will quickly learn or at least in my opinion just simply the rise and fall of Anakin, from a certain point of view. The saga does truly take you to a place few movies will ever or hope to take you. With immense visual as well as musically based story telling, this film not a movie is a must see for anyone any age. You may ask how can you use music to tell a story, well my friends once you have seen the saga then you will understand. This is one of the few films where you may see a scene from the movie, maybe a poster, or even a t-shirt and 9 out of 10 times the first thing to pop in your mind will be the music. And with ILM heading the visual department it's not hard to see why it is so visually great. So go out rent buy or borrow but watch these films. And to finish I will rate my favorite films of the saga.

1. Revenge of the Sith 9/10- Looking at it there in my opinion is nothing wrong with this installment of the film. I would only would have like to have seen more of Anakin's descent into the dark side.


2. The Empire Strikes Back 9/10- Again very few things wrong with this film if anything at all. Oh wait more LANDO!!!


3. Return of the Jedi 8/10- Ok, honestly I gave it an 8 just simply because of the Ewoks


4. The Phantom Menace 7/10- Jar Jar and Jake Lloyd's acting. Other than that great way to start the saga


5. A new Hope 7/10- The first, ground breaking on every level, in some spots the story did feel rushed or not explained.


6. Attack of the Clones 5/10- Ok, the first of the films to be shot entirely in digital, might have wanted to use a smaller film to be the "experiment " with digital filming, and the whole love story just felt kind of forced and creepy at moments.