Catches tigers in red weather.

Before I read all the glowing reviews floating around my f-list, I totally expected Iron Man to be one of those so-so superhero movies with Robert Downey Jr. playing a not so convincing Tony Stark. But how wrong I was!

It was such a great movie, quite possibly the single greatest superhero film ever. The pacing, the special effects, the sheer energy the cast brought forth made Iron Man pure love for me. Love~. And now I can't imagine anyone else but Robert Downey Jr. as the title role. Go watch it now if you haven't! ♥ And hey, even my mom, who has no interest in movies based on comic books and who usually falls asleep at any movie I take her to, thought it was fun and interesting. Iron Man has the Parental Seal of Approval. XD

I also knew from my f-list to stay until after the credits, so now I understand those ( possible spoiler? ) jokes people have been making. XD My mom and I were the only ones who did stick around for the end credit sequence, and the cinema employees turned the lights on before turning them off again once they realized we were still sitting there. It was kinda embarrassing. XDD

So the day was pretty awesome....except for this: I made the BIG mistake of drinking a large cola (and as you all know, a large at the movies is like an extra-extra-extra large compared to drinks anywhere else) when the only meal I'd had for the day was a small breakfast, so about halfway through the film the caffeine suddenly hit my system--Bam! It was like my heart wanted to rush out of my chest. I missed about 5-8 minutes of the movie pacing around a bathroom while trying to calm myself from a possible caffeine induced anxiety attack. :\ I was okay, but it definitely was not a good feeling. Next time I'm only getting water.

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Other movies I'm interested in seeing in the next few months (and their release dates):

× Speed Racer, May 9
× Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, May 22
× Hancock, July 2
× Hellboy II: The Golden Army, July 11
× Dark Knight, July 18
× The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon EmperorM, August 1
× The Happening, June 13

And a few from the maybe list: The Incredible Hulk (June 13), Mongol (June 6), The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (May 16).

EDIT. I CAN'T STOP LAUGHING OVER THE LATEST PENNY ARCADE.

MWAHAHAHA! I referenced Wonder Woman and her lasso of truth in a journal entry for English Composition and my teacher totally dug it. XDDDD She actually underlined what I said and off to the side wrote, "Good!!" SO AMUSED. And double exclamations points are great in my book. XD [*GASP* Could she possibly be a fangirl in disguise? Keh keh keh!] Because the essays are so damn structured (which I suppose is only natural since they are major assignments ^^;), journal entries are pretty much the only time I can put my own personal spin on my writing for that class.

Rocky 6? Stallone signs on for another round -- Okay, I adore the Rocky series (...well except for Rocky III and V. Those were pretty sucky). I don't know exactly why I love (most of) these movies, I just do. My favorite of the series? Rocky IV. Two words can explain one reason why: DOLPH. LUNDGREN. I admit it, I had a total crush on the man. And the whole scene with Rocky training in the Russian snow? LOVED IT. Ah, I can hear its cheesy 80's soundtrack now. ...There, its out in the open. I'm a Rocky Dork. XP