RE-Cycle: Six Dollars And Twenty Five Cents For An ICE TEA!?!?!?

Monday, May 6, 2013

Six Dollars And Twenty Five Cents For An ICE TEA!?!?!?

The beginning of the Blockbusters this year hit the screen this weekend! Iron Man 3!!! Biting my nails we waited out the opening night hoping to avoid the crowds and went Sunday instead. Not that that matters much! Which brings me to one of three gripes I have, and none of them have anything to do with the flick! First off, arriving with only a few minuets to spare our entourage of Fanboy's (Angela, Daniel and I all sporting identical Iron Man T-shirts) were met with an almost entirely full theatre! Unfortunately forced to sit in the bottom rows! Eyuch! No matter though, as we already plan on going to see it again this week, this time in 3-D (Daniel has issues with 3D and headaches) Second, "There's always some stinker in the bunch!" And we always seem to be sitting near them! Granted, as fanboys we will get a little rowdy, but always at the appropriate "whooping" and applauding moments. Well, there is the "Stan Lee" sighting that always gets a rise out of us, and at one point near the big finish when something that apparently not a lot of folks expected to happen (except for the true comic book geeks (that's me)) I got all giddy and say to Angie "ooooooo, get ready for THIS!" Some schmuck in the row ahead of us kept giving us dirty backward glances every time we applauded, or laugh or hooted. I mean seriously! If you don't want the shared movie experience stay at home and wait for the DVD release! And Third! The concession price gouge! Yes, many before have complained so it's nothing new. But MAN! Angie always packs a bulging bag with movie snack goodies before going, but this time around I wanted a popcorn. I knew I'd be paying for that privilege, but seeing as I put a wee bit to much salt on it we went to grab a drink when we left and THAT'S when I had sticker shock! $6.25 for one freaking drink!!!
Woof!
ANYWAY!
This flick lives up to it's Mega-blockbuster status! Being as it is so soon after it's release I will fight the urge to hand out any spoilers! Suffice to say I was very, very happy with the end result! They employed several established story lines from the comic book into this flick! And check out the Downtown Abbey cameo! As Happy is watching his favorite show a little explanation of the significance. The scene he's watching is where the chauffeur is professing his love for the lady. In the original comic Happy Hogan married Pepper Potts! I Only have ONE complaint about the flick itself, and its not the fact that they employed the "cute kid" principal. No, that part actually worked well. It's the finality of the flick. The "The End" feeling.
What about Avengers 2?
Granted, in the comic world there were MANY heroes filling the ranks of the Avengers. Just about every hero in the Marvel Universe has at one point or another held membership status in this illustrious group. HOWEVER this more then likely would not ply well with the movie going audience. Let's face it, the Iron Man franchise has made WAY more profit then any other superhero franchise to date. And if you look at the weekend totals for IM3, it is well on it's way to being ANOTHER billion dollar movie! If I were to make any predictions, I would guess it may very well exceed Avengers 1 in total gross once it leaves the theatres. The good news about that is audiences all over the world are proving each and every year there is more then enough room in tinsel town for MORE SUPER HERO MOVIES!! (insert giddy fanboy happy dance here!)
Problem is the new Marvel Movie Mythos started with Iron Man. Just remember back to the after credit snippet in Iron Man 1 with the appearance on the scene of Nick Fury. That started the whole ball rolling! Can it survive without Iron Man? And more importantly, can it survive without Robert Downey Jr.? Yea, his contract is up and so far he has been dodging the question as to whether or not he'll be continuing to wear the armor (OK, I lied, there is a spoiler) the ending of this flick gave little doubt as to Tony Starks desire to hang up the suit. He has been billed as being in the second flick, and clearly in this movies timeline the reuniting of the group had not yet occurred. But does Tony appear as Tony or as Iron Man? Would they close out the chapter in this storyline by killing him off? I would hope not but the though of someone else wearing the armor (except Rhodey) would seem wrong.
So many questions.
The only guarantee is Marvel has proven they can generate some fantastic story lines and I think we can all look forward to a fantastic string of flicks!
Moving ON!
Thanks for another fantastic Saturday! Managed to move out a number of rides to new homes and pump out a few choice newbies! Check out the gem! A 1986 Schwinn Tempo! Full refurb on this piece of excellence! And we have many many more to pump out today! So we expect to see ya all lining up soon!