Iron Man - 4 stars

Iron Man has all you hope for in an action movie. It has a good story, well rounded hero, lots of action, and it's fun. Iron Man is a superhero like Batman, an ordinary guy who uses gadgets and determintion to do extraordinary things. Robert Downey, Jr. plays the role perfectly, demonstrating that he still has some acting chops. He has 2 more Iron Man movies in the works, along with half a dozen other projects. Check out imdb.com for all you would ever want to know about any film/show or anyone associated with said film/show.

Bobby - 3.5 stars

Emilio Estevez wrote and directed Bobby, a slice of life pic about a bunch of people who happened to be at the Ambassador Hotel when RFK was shot. The film is well done and is filled with a star studded cast including Harry Belafante, Anthony Hopkins, Sharon Stone, Martin Sheen, Laurence Fishburn, Helen Hunt, William H. Macy...

It's well written, well directed, and well acted. I only give it 3.5 stars because I don't think enough happens or is there enough nuance that I'd want to watch it again. It probably would mean a lot more to someone who was around during that time period or who knew more about the Kennedys.

Costumes and set deocration are excellent.

Dark Knight - 3 stars

I haven't posted any reviews in 9 months, because I didn't think anyone was looking at the blog. Turns out, at least one person is, so I'll continue to post every once in a while. If you look at it, then please let me know or comment, and I'll post more frequently.

The Dark Knight is the second of the Christian Bale era Batman movies. I'm a HUGE Batman fan. The first, Batman Begins, was phenomenal. I also really liked most of the other modern-day Batman movies. I have a cat named Batman. Get the idea?

This movie was a huge disappointment. The previews were mezmorizing. Heath Ledger as the Joker was touted as one of the best villians ever. So, you can imagine that I was very excited to finally watch this. Unfortunately, it was a very run of the mill action/comic book movie. Heath's performance was too understated to be impressive. He just seemed like a guy with some makeup who liked to kill people. I didn't feel his mania anything like the villian in Batman Begins.

Also, the story was thin. A two and a half hour movie could have some more substance.