Review: Iron Man

No one in my family ever read the Marvel comic Iron Man, not even my comic-clad father as a child. But, being big fans of Marvel movies, at least, my parents and I were all set to see the feature film. That's why it was a bit of a suprise for all of us that the first one to see it was---Dianna. Still, though it may not be a stereo-typical twin flick, you have to admit- it's was freaking COOL. The plot is like any comic- Tony Stark (an amazingly gorgeous but short Robert Downey Jr.) is the biggest name in weapon design. He's THE millionare playboy of Los Angeles and living it up in luxury- until he's kidnapped by terrorists while demonstrating a new army weapon in the Middle East. Trapt there for three months, he's horrified to learn that they're using his weapons in their reign of terror upon small towns. When he is released to the US, Tony Swift makes himself a super suit and works to try and stop the terrorists. Awesome special effects and a creepy Jeff Bridges only my mother could love puts this movie in the top tier for comics-made-films. Even if you don't like action movies, the writing is witty and Tony Stark's life is one many guys age 8-83 lust for. Good job Marvel Comics-you outdid youselves.

Review: The Outsiders

About a year before seeing the movie, I read S.E. Hinton's book about misfit poor boys living in a small town in the Midwest. It was amazing and I remember it took me no more than 2 days to finish, it was so intoxicating. Now, I just saw the movie last weekend and I have to say- It was amazing. Besides the amazing and viciously hot cast (including Patrick Swayze, pre-Scientology and pre-Katie Tom Cruise, Matt Dillion, Emilio Estevez and a surprisingly gorgeous Rob Lowe), the film is amazingly close to the book and surprisingly deep for such young actors. Even Diane Lane gave love a bad name (sorry, had to throw that pun in) as the helpful but stuck up Cherry Valance and it nearly broke my mother's heart when Johnny K aka Ralph Machacio was in the hospital, covered with burns from a fire and tears from a ruined childhood. For those who haven't read the book, it's perfectly fine to see the movie first; you'll DEFINITELY want to read the book after. And those who have read the book, but are sticklers about seeing the movie, see it-- it's pretty freaking awesome.

Review: Made of Honor

I hate to be the bearer of bad news and I know the twins were heart-broken when I said this, but it's true: Patrick Dempsey is old. And he's not aging too gracefully, if you know what I mean. In his new romantic 'comedy' "Made of Horror", I mean "Honor", Dempsey(pictured below) plays Tom, the 30-something 'ladies' man' about New York City that seems to have aged badly since college. His best friend, Hannah, is the only girl he's never slept with, although there's a little bit of a glint in both their eyes that they'd like to change that. Hannah's work calls her off to Scotland for six weeks, and renders her cell phone useless. During that time, Tom realizes he's in love with her and plans to tell her when she gets home. The only thing standing in the way of that is Hannah's new rich royal hunk of a fiancee, Colin. Since Hannah made him her MOH (guess what that stands for), Tom uses that power to the best of his ability to prove to Hannah that she's marrying the wrong guy. Mediocre writing and bad acting make this movie pointless, although there is a character that has a certain Victoria-like charm to her. The plot is predictable and the jokes are lame, so unless you're too swept off your feet by "McDreamy" to pay any attention to anything he says or does, you're going to be bored for the about the next two hours. The best parts of this movie were the previews and the Twizzlers consumed while sitting through this crap. Sorry, D+D, Daphne's just not with you on this one.......