I was disconcerted when I heard Robert Downey, Jr. had taken the lead in the comic book movie Iron Man. I always thought of Downey as a hip guy - not Hollywood fake-hip but genuinely so - but that illusion came crashing down when he agreed to star in this CGI piece of geek-baiting shit. Why, Robert, why? After you upped your coolness quotient to stratospheric levels with Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang and Zodiac? You do Iron Man? A movie even Rachel McAdams the Queen of Lame was hip enough to turn down, sticking you with that butt-faced idiot Gwyneth Paltrow as your requisite damsel?
God, that picture makes me want to weep Robert. Not a lick of irony in it. Nothing to indicate that you don't take the whole dorky enterprise seriously. No wink. No nudge. No poke in the ribs. Just, "I'm Robert Downey, Jr., and people think enough of me to cast me in a gigantic expensive summertime shitfest. Where's my paycheck bitches?"
So, so sad.
Downey As Iron Man
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Posted by Melvin Ayatollahofrock'nrolla at 12:47 PM
Labels: Gwyneth Paltrow, Jr., Robert Downey
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Rachel McAdams is a snot. She cant stand the fact that she will just end up with romantic movies.
She must hate the fact being called the cloned Julia Roberts. OUCH.
As for Downey, it all boils down to money & fame. You hear all this elitists actors bash blockbuster films and hail Indie films then all of a sudden they flip flop.
Bale is another one, he did admit on many interviews Batman gave him more job offers because preBatman he was not getting any roles and he was close to bankruptcy too.
Just great Queen Gwen is in this movie???? first Maggie ruins Batman and now her fellow self righteous anti American brat pack does the same for the Marvel franchise. Crabbie do you know Ed Norton is in Hulk? at least his leading lady is likeable in the form of Liv Tyler.
Jeebus, give the guy a break, willya? He's just trying to make a living.
And as a fan of the old Ironman comics, I think he looks like a good fit.
But he's a talented and great guy.Not a jerk at all. My only problem with him is that he's a part time druggie so I pray he's cleaned up for good.
He's one of the biggest fucking jerks around. Another prentious Hollywood star with family connections enabling him to get into the business with ease. Although talented, he is just as obnoxious as Gwyneth and Maggie.
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