Movie and Television Reviews

Iron Man was a very good comic book movie. It wasn't, however, because of Terrence Howard; he was a bad sidekick for Robert Downey. How bad? I noticed, that's how bad. I actually said to myself, "Man, Terrence is not a very good sidekick."

So, they're going with an actor with a real personality, Don Cheadle. It was a smart move.

As for Howard refusing to tell us what's going to happen in Iron Man II: Wow, huge loss, Terrence. Let me see if I can guess even without your help: Errr, a bad super hero wants to do something bad and Iron Man tries to stop him. Iron Man wins. The bad guy might or might not get away.

Iron Man (Two-Disc Special Collectors' Edition)

Terrence Howard looks pretty suave here.

It's an axiom of life that women can endure and even enjoy things primarily appealing to men--sports, pseudo-sports (NASCAR), war movies, UFC, Three Stooges, History Channel, Dumb and Dumber, steak, guns, etc.-- while men have a tough time with The View, Sex in the City, Soap Operas, fashion stuff, weepy reality shows, pet shows, shopping, Democratic conventions, Oprah, etc.

Therefore, when the day my daughter's been waiting for finally came, the release of the Hannah Montana Movie this weekend, she asked me if I can stay at home with her brothers. She primarily wanted to avoid their inevitable eye-rolling complaints and carping, but I can be pretty embarrassing and annoying myself.

I assented and demanded, as usual, she provide me with a review. Here it is:

I enjoyed Hannah Montana. I would give it a B+ [me: done]. My favorite part is when she sings "The Climb," which is my favorite song.

Hannah Montana is a girl spoiled by success. When she has to go to her grandmother's birthday in Tennessee (that's where she grew up) instead of singing in New York, she gets mad and acts like a brat.

Once Hannah gets to Tennessee, she starts acting "country" again, first to impress her dad, then to impress a boy, and then just because she wanted to.

She eventually tells Tennessee [me: I don't know how one "tells Tennessee." There must be some kind of Tennessee-only news service or emergency broadcast signal or something.] that she's Miley Cyrus. The boy totally forgives her and they all live happily ever after.

Me: OK. Sounds good, probably has a nice message. My wife liked it more than my daughter.