I’ve only recently become a fan of the Sex and the City series. Obviously i’d heard of it, but i’d just never got around to watching them. Then my friend lent me the boxset of all six series and I watched them in order from start to finish. Now i’m an addict. Yes, it is kind of unrealistic that these four women with completely different jobs and outlooks would be friends in real life, but forget that, this is tv. Their contrasting tastes on sex, fashion and romance make for addictive and compelling viewing. Anyway, my conversion happened just in time for the release of the movie, so I was extremely excited about seeing how it transferred to the big screen.
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When I was 14 years old, I saw Raiders of the Lost Ark and fell in love with Indiana Jones. As I grew up, this crush evolved into a more than passing interest in historical sites and digs, slight proficiency with a bullwhip (although Batman Returns is in part to blame for that one) and a fondness for movies. Or so I thought. Because I just saw Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and realised something: despite my growing up into a well balanced historically interested bullwhip wielding movie buff, I am still very much in love with Indiana Jones.
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It was a slight concern to me that there was way too much promotion on Iron Man - the latest Marvel hero to get a big screen treatment – with every commercial, trailer and You Tube video everywhere showing just about “everything”. The movie stills were variations of Robert Downey in the Iron Man suit striking a pose with his hand. Yet, I had a good feeling about the picture, and after I walked out after the end credits were done (with good reason) I have to admit, this was the best Marvel flick since Spider-Man 2 and as far as origin stories go, the best since the first Spider-Man. I’ll even go one step further: the film is actually one of the best films of 2008, and it won’t be forgotten anytime soon.
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