A Thinking Reed

"Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature, but he is a thinking reed" – Blaise Pascal

Friday metal – Tony Stark edition

This afternoon I went to see Iron Man with my pal Andrew. Big fun – exactly what a superhero movie should be. Definitely a cut above some recent superhero mediocrities; the A-list cast certainly didn’t hurt. Robert Downy Jr. has become one of my favorite actors in recent years.

So, naturally:

Oh, and I don’t think I’m giving anything away by mentioning that this classic Suicidal Tendencies song is playing during one scene where Stark is working in his lab:

p.s. Dan McCarthy has a good take on the movie (with spoilers) from a suitably comic geeky p.o.v. I liked how it tipped its hat to the fanboys (SHIELD, Jarvis, etc.) without being inaccessible to normal people – er, I mean, non-comic fans.

2 responses to “Friday metal – Tony Stark edition”

  1. I’m assuming you stayed for the extra scene after the credits. Excellent nod to the hard-core fan(boy)s.

  2. Unfortunately I’m lame and didn’t stay for it. I did see a pirated clip on Youtube, though.

    Interesting that they decided to go with the “Ultimates” version of Nick Fury rather than the cigar-chomping white guy I recall from my youth. Though I imagine the Samuel Jackson bad-ass factor played a role.

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