New Dark Knight Trailer

The new Dark Knight trailer has arrived, in fact, I saw it before Iron Man last week and it was posted to the magic Interwebs on Sunday.  I keep watching it over and over and over… much like Heath Ledger’s Joker, it’s pants-wettingsly awesome.

You can download a nifty HD version here.  Because JLY.

Is it July yet?

Iron Man Movie!

If I had five stars, they would go here.

Caught the new movie starring my favorite drunken Avenger at a sneak preview last night and it was truly @#$%&ing awesome.  Add it to the pantheon great comic book movies including Batman Begins, Superman (the original), Superman 2, Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2.  Iron Man ranks right up there.

All the character performances were excellent and the story and direction were top notch (tip of the hat to Mr. Favreau), but the leading man stole the show.  And yes, I’m talking about you Robert Downey Jr.  Seriously, this was one of the best performances I’ve ever seen in a comic movie and better than a lot of non-comic movies. 

Downey played the Tony Stark I’ve always liked, not the horribly mischaracterized version prevalent in today’s Marvel comics.  At the beginning of the movie, Downey’s Tony Stark was egotistical, brash, callous and selfish… a doucebag of the highest order with more talent than sense.  Once he faces his own mortality at the hands of his own weapons, he transitions to a kinder, more heroic Tony Stark who is both believable and compelling.  He’s noble, funny, heroic and yet flawed, but does the right thing, even at great personal cost… the measure of a true hero.  You cannot help but root for the Golden Avenger.  Downey puts all of this incredible talent into this role and comes up aces. 

If you’re like me and wondered what it’d be like to strap on a set of powered armor and take to the skies, this movie will make you feel like it’s possible.  Sequel, please. 

Oh yeah, the showed the new Dark Knight trailer last night too… looks so kick ass.

It’s all part of the plan

New international Dark Knight movie poster, stolen fresh from The Bat Blog.  Check the jump to see the rest.  They are nummy.  I suddenly need more walls.

This is by far the second most awesome thing that has happened today.

GTA IV: It’s here

And consequently, Juan is not…

It is SO awesome, I may weep.  And I haven’t even played yet.  Stop teasing me, Dave.

Despite the lack of blogging in the last week or so (what can I say? work has been busy), don’t expect much in the way of blogging or any other kind of meaningful conversation for the forseeable future other than the occasional mumble or grunt.  You have been warned.  And by you, I mean my fan(s).  But then you know that this is how I roll.

I will, however, take a break from The Mayhem on Sunday, when I plan to go see Iron Man (which looks more and more awesome, even if The Dude looks very un-Dudelike).

Also, I will not be watching the Sharks tonight, and not just because of GTA IV.  They seem to play better when I don’t watch.  Thank goodness for TiVO.

4 Down, 12 to Go

That is all.

Movie of the Year: Batman - The Dark Knight

This could be the greatest movie of all time.  Not just comic movie… movie.

Quick Robin! Stand Around and Do Nothing!

Swamps are BAD!

Hockey:  Which team will show up tonight?  I cannot handle the ups and downs of this series, so I am going to the bar to drink and hopefully not think about hockey (much).  For some reason, my team does better when I don’t do anything to show my support of them… it’s a weird superstition. 

The Sharks have been up, then down, then up, then down in this series… I hope tonight they’re back up.  I’m trying to be optimistic. Really.  If the Sharks lose, Hinan will spend days, possibly even weeks (seriously… it takes him that long), trying to come up with a joke.  It’ll be brutal.  Mostly because my retort will take me mere seconds and will probably make Hinan cry.

If they win, I get to send Hinan The Picture That Makes Him Crazy and maybe some others of the Leafs, Canucks and Flames golfing.  Order in the universe will be maintained.

The last time I wrote a rant, Los Tiburones won a key game.  I’m not saying I’m magic, like Jesus, but I’ll try anything.

Notes for the Sharks:

• Skate like you mean it.
• Put big bodies in front of Kipper and fire away.  You guys are the biggest team in the league.  Use your size to your advantage.
• Give the puck to Marleau and Clowe and let everyone feed off their energy, effort and drive. 
• Hit everything. 
• Defense: Pick up your man in the defensive zone… stop standing around watching the puck carrier. 
• Scratch Michalek.
• Play 60 minutes.  Or more than that if it goes into OT.  It shouldn’t need to if you play 60.
• You lost momentum last game.  Go back in and get it back in the first five minutes.  Do something that gets the crowd jacked up early.

Of course, if they do win, I’ll have to deal with Portard AKA Mr. Casual Hockey Fan AKA “Oh, the Stars won last night?  How about that!”  But then I like Portard because at least the verbal sparring is on equal footing.

Oh, and the Sharks will have had advanced.  That would be awesome.

Damn you, Grodd!

Batman and Robin remind us why monkeys cannot be trusted.  And not just because Tim can control them with his mind.

They did it…

…my faith is restored.

The last five minutes of the game were amazing.  I even did the Cheechoo thing.

Good on you, boys.  I cannot wait to see what you do in Game 5!

Cannot wait for tomorrow…

…Showcase Presents: The Legion of Super Dicks*, Volume 2 will be mine… MINE! MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

And yes, it will be glorious.  But then super dickery is always glorious.

*Now taking wagers on how many times they make Superboy cry in this 500+ page volume.  Bidding ends at midnight PT on 4/15/08.