Iron Man - 4 Tubs

What can I say? You'd think that a movie that has attracted mostly adults, albeit - males, would not look as though the auditorium had just gone through several kid's birthday pinata parties all at the same time. It's embarrassing to be a man!

What's more embarrassing is the number of men who're still reading comic books and know who Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. are; and not only that, but to get as excited over the sequel as they are over their Winston Cup driver winning the Daytona 500. Being a careful observer of movie-goers, Iron Man attracts geeks, freaks, dykes, and red-necks. If you're one of those, you'll enjoy the movie. If you read above an 8th grade level you'll get more from Harold & Kumar - Escape from Guantanemo (not really - it's a stupid movie; but you get my point).

My biggest peeve about Iron Man is the 30 second clip at the very end of the movie. As my pastor pointed out, Hollywood doesn't have a clue as to what theaters need. Putting this clip after 8 minutes of credits is not only a disservice to the Iron Man fans, but it means that the ushers can't start cleaning the theater until these adult children have vacated the auditorium. Opening weekend saw lines forming outside the three auditoriums before the credits started. Fans that arrive early for a good seat have to wait an additional 15-20 minutes while we clean up after the pigs who came to the earlier showing. The wait, had Hollywood cared, would have been much less if they had inserted the Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) clip at the end of the movie rather than at the end of the credits. Here's where I save you fans 12 minutes of wasted time: Tony Stark arrives home to find an intruder (Nick Fury) standing at his window. Fury says, "I am Iron Man!"...do you think that you're the only super hero out there?" Who the hell are you, Stark asks. Fury steps into the light so you can see Samuel L Jackson with eye patch and says, "Nick Fury. I'm here to talk to you about the Avenger initiative.", thus setting up the sequel.

Iron Man is a pretty good action movie to kick off the summer blockbuster season. It scored big at the box office with over $100M opening weekend. Coming next are: Narnia - Prince Caspian, Speed Racer, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Hancock, and not least - Batman - The Dark Knight starring Heath Ledger and setting up for Batman vs Superman. Just think of the landfills we're going to fill this summer!