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Tuesday Toys – Iron Man, Sarah Marshall

Ooh, good week for DVDs!

Iron Man

Robert Downey Jr.’s career-changing movie is finally out on DVD after an excruciating 4 month wait. Well, 4 months since it came out in theaters. Probably 2 months since left theaters. It’s so difficult for a movie lover to wait SO long for movies to come out! How do we survive?? I remember years ago, when I had to wait an entire year for Terminator 2 to reach VHS, and even when it did, it was 100 bucks to buy!

Iron Man was my #2 movie of the summer, and it’s a no-brainer purchase. Plus, my aversion to origin stories allows me to skip past the first half hour!

The Verdict: I AM…BUYING THIS, MAN!

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Speaking of long waits, Forgetting Sarah Marshall came out wayy back in April. This is a hilarious movie that deserves a long life on DVD, settling nicely on the shelf next to 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up. It’s got Paul Rudd as a stoned surfer, Jason Segel as a mopey moper, and Kristen Bell as, well, a hot chick, and they’re all on top of their game. Russel Brand also makes a nice introduction to American audiences, even if he destroyed that goodwill with his MTV Music Awards hosting gig. All these positives make it easy to forgive the horrible and unnecessary inclusion of Jack McBrayer as a sexhausted newlywed and a fairly padded running time. Oh, and there’s some floppy ding dongs for the ladies.

The Verdict: Forget Renting. Buy the 3-disc special edition and watch Kristen Bell for 10 hours. In slow motion. (like my friend Mike will do!)

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3 Responses to “Tuesday Toys – Iron Man, Sarah Marshall”

  1. nick e. Says:
    October 1st, 2008 at 8:00 am

    …or like i did last night.

    about 5 other guys and i were buying this exact combination of movies on dvd at best buy yesterday. and no one skimped out and bought the single disc versions. puke.

  2. Bloomfielb Says:
    October 1st, 2008 at 11:26 am

    Dear Nerd With Words,
    Not that I am considering “skimping out” and buying the single disc version, but could you give your review of the extras on the new Iron Man DVD? Did they “skimp out?” Since my brother bought the two disc set yesterday and I can watch his, should I wait until they have a X-mas special release packaged within a golden helmet?!
    Also, the other Nick gave his ho-hum review of Iron Man this morning, and compared it with Dark Knight, which made me think: Since DK is nearly twice as long as Iron Man, perhaps the comparison will be better after Iron Man 2 comes out and we can combine both Iron Man movies, and maybe you can trim some of the early origin sequences… And then compare!!!
    - The Man in the Iron Man Mask sitting across from you

  3. Nerd With Words Says:
    October 1st, 2008 at 3:22 pm

    Haven’t had a chance to look at the extras yet, I’ll let you know when I do. I think the comparison to Dark Knight is a little invalid, but raises a better comparison — Iron Man Vs. Batman Begins. That’s probably what you want to look at, since Iron Man 2 has the potential to be much darker, possibly bringing in the Demon in a Bottle/Alcoholic storyline. If you think about it, Iron Man and Batman Begins are both origin stories and both have weak-ish villains. I loves me some Obadiah Stane, but he’s more in line with a Scarecrow or Ra’s al Ghul, than The Joker, not a true threat to Iron Man. Both movies do their job as far as entertaining and establishing the character, but they also set up great potential for a sequel. Dark Knight came through. Can Iron Man too? Er, 2?