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Iron Man Three

Last night,  I went to see Iron Man 3 for the "midnight" release.  Interestingly enough, many of the theaters here had show times starting at 9pm, which is the first time I had seen something like this.  Needless to say, it was a much better option to see the movie at 9 rather than at midnight (especially with my siblings having school in the morning).  We were sure to get there early enough (about 8pm) to get good seats.  I'm kind of a taskmaster(get it!?) when it comes to movies since I want to get the best deal for my money, and that involves good seats at the cost of extra waiting.  It all paid off, though, and we had a great movie experience.

The movie itself was pretty good.  I won't go into spoiler details here, since pretty much any social media site is probably already littered with them.  The plot was okay with a few okay plot twists.  Since it is a Marvel movie, there really isn't anything too hard to follow or huge surprises.  However, I was surprised at the intensity of the film.  It has everything from betrayal to terrorist plots and keeps you on your toes throughout the movie.  Overall, I'd give it an "I liked it" out of ten.  Would I go see it again in theaters?  Probably not.  I need to save my money for Man of Steel.  For those of you wondering, there is an after-the-credits scene.

Upcoming Marvel Films

By now, you have probably seen trailers for the upcoming Marvel comics films.  This summer, the new X-Men movie titled "The Wolverine" will be released.  To be honest, I'm getting real tired of these Wolverine-focused movies.  I had hoped that Origins would be an ongoing series featuring the background of several X-men, but I guess they decided to just make more Wolverine movies.  This movie opens July 26th.  Here is the trailer.  Go see it if you want...





Next in line is Thor: The Dark World.  Admittedly, I never saw Thor when it was first released since I really did not care about his character at all.  One day, I decided to go see it at the dollar theater with my brother and it quickly became one of my favorite superhero movies ever.  Maybe it is because I had such low expectations for it, but I really enjoyed the plot, the characters, and the journey.  If your only exposure to the Asgardians comes from The Avengers, I highly recommend watching Thor.  As for this new sequel, I am not sure what it is even about, and wikipedia is just too far away :)  Regardless, it will most likely end up being more interesting than the trailer depicts.  Check this one out on November 8th.





As for 2014, several Marvel movies are scheduled to be released.  These movies include Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, X-Men: Days of Future Past (YES!), and Guardians of the Galaxy.  I plan on continuing the topic of Marvel films sometime in the future, possibly with the release of The Wolverine this summer.  I especially want to discuss the issue of licensing and compilation films (like The Avengers), but need to gather some more information (and I'm tired of typing right now).  So stay tuned, True Believers!