Iron Man and the Big Green Goof

Not really RPG related, but….

I gotta say, Iron Man looks pretty sweet. I have NO interest in The Hulk. I thought the first one sucked ass. Made me want to scream “GIVE ME FERRIGNO!” in the middle of it…couldn’t even bring myself to finish it in fact. I think that some comic book heroes simply don’t translate well to the big screen, be it because their characters simply aren’t that deep or their physical representation doesn’t lend itself well to “real world” interpretation. And I’m sorry, the grunts and snorts of The Hulk simply fails to convey the…emotion…necessary to draw in viewers. Add in the fact all of the “Hulk” acting was done by a CGI character and you have an even MORE impossible task. Fact is, CGI hasn’t gotten to the point yet where a grossly mutated computer generated character can convey a realistic emotional range, especially when he’s stripped of dialogue.

So, yeah…The Hulk sucked. And I realize Edward Norton is in the new one, but the last good thing he was in was Fight Club and unless they paint him green and juice his skinny ass up on ‘roids, the moment he “Hulks Up” I’ll loose interest.

But now, Iron Man? Iron Man looks badass.

Oh, and I saw some screenshots of The Watchmen.

I’m torn on this one. I read the book a decade ago and even then its ideas and presentation was a bit dated. Rolling a film out NOW, like, 20+ years since the graphic novel came out just smacks of desperation. Plus it’s cast by a bunch of relative unknowns…which usually makes or breaks a flick. Likely it will wind up on the Netflix list.

But hey, all this takes a back seat to seeing my man Indiana Jones kick the piss out of some f*cking Ruskies.

Hell yeah.