Has he lost his mind?

I don't really know much about Iron Man. And I didn't really care that much about the movie. But after contemplating the trailer, it's starting to peak my interest. I think including Sabbath's Iron Man in the trailer was a bold move. I thought it would be corny to put such an obvious reference in the movie. And it is, but it works. With jokes about Myspace and other lame wisecracks, Stark seems to enjoy a bit or corn, himself. But, why should that be bad? Comic books are ridiculous which is part of what makes them unique. Just as long as this movie doesn't go overboard on the ridiculous factor. Spider-man 2 & 3 are perfect examples. Sam Raimi definatly added some quirkiness to Spider-man 2 (as he did with Evil Dead 2) and made it the best of the series. Then in Spider-man 3 he stepped up that quirkiness (as he did with Army of Darkness). But where it worked for the Evil Dead trilogy, it didn't turn out so well for Spider-man, although it could have been worse had the original origin of the symbiote been used. Hopefully Iron Man will stay within that perfect range.

It should be interesting to see Iron Man fighting terrorists. As Frank Miller said about superheroes, namely Batman, fighting terrorists:

Superman punched out Hitler. So did Captain America. That's one of the things they're there for.

Which reminds me, where is Holy Terror, Batman!?

I Saved Latin.

VIDEO IS NOT BROKE - GIVE IT A SECOND

The dinner scene is proof that Rushmore exposed Bill Murray's genius, not to mention the brillance of Wes Anderson. Why? It's all based on the semi-repressed laugh/choke. It's awkward and it's real. Max makes a dumb joke and Mr. Blume laughs inspite of the awkward situation. Someone besides Anderson would have made that a more outright reaction if not simply ignoring it. But he doesn't and it makes all the difference. It adds comic relief to an incredibly tense dinner party. I can't watch that scene without feeling completely out of place and uneasy which is exactly how it should be. Caddyshack is funny and Ghostbusters rules, but this is my favorite Bill Murray scene of all time.

What did you ever do?