The Iron History Of Juno

Well it was a big movie watching day. I had two Netflix movies at home and late in the week I had made plans with friends to see Iron Man. So first up was:

Juno. A movie about unplanned teenage pregnancy. I was pretty happy that it put a humorous and as positive a spin on it that you can and didn't go down the alternate route, which it came close to as Juno walked into a clinic.

It showed the importance of adoption and how some couples, for whatever reason, can't have children and how much a baby means to them. The writing was crisp and had a very Joss Whedonesque feel to it even though it wasn't written by him. It had to have had some Whedon influence or inspiration.

It was a good story and a fun movie, check it out.

Second up was A History Of Violence. Viggo Mortensen and Maria Bello star in the adaptation from the graphic novel of the same name. A diner owner prevents a robbery and finds himself at odds with the mob. He is soon forced to defend his family, revealing things about him he thought he had control over. I really can't say more about the plot without spoilers and you know how I feel about those!

Viggo was outstanding as usual. Maria was hot as usual. The rest of the cast including Ed Harris and William Hurt were their stellar selves. It was a violent movie and one that shows that sometimes no matter how much you have put something in your past away for good, it might not be that far away after all. This was good but to me it didn't reach the level of Eastern Promises, THAT was GREAT!

Third up was the first Summer blockbuster, Iron Man. I have to say that while I have read the comic from time to time and titles where Iron Man made appearances that I was familiar with Tony Stark and his story. Robert Downey Jr. WAS Tony Stark. Every character flaw was there, the nuances, he was just Stark. I don't want to give away anything at all about this movie, it was just a good movie and so much fun to watch!

That is what you want to see in your Summer blockbusters, just a fun escape and this delivered in spades. This movie is going to do major box office and make sure that you stay until after the credits are done rolling, there is a special cameo at the end!

It was a good day! Now today I have to get the laundry done, head out to the hanger and get it ready for filming, feed the dog, and Beersnob is picking me up for a charity breakfast in about an hour!