Iron Man 3

2013-05-142018-01-24 ~ Mark

Iron Man 3. I liked it more than Iron Man 2, maybe not as much as the original Iron Man, though I don’t remember it well at this point. This was definitely funnier than the first sequel, with some Kiss Kiss Bang Bang-ish genre awareness and biting humor. The villains, though, were a letdown, and the silly action spectaculars were kind of a mess. And yeah, it is kind of a feature-length damnation of wearable computing.

Elf

2011-12-062018-01-24 ~ Mark

Elf. Overall: ugh. I like the physical comedy bits (e.g., the escalator scene) and the wink-wink references to other films (Bigfoot, LOTR, Back to the Future, Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer, etc.). Good premise, good opening, then goes stale. The last half-hour is a total waste. So mechanical. Disappointing.