I’m supposed to be keeping mum about this, but I can’t imagine anyone being annoyed with me saying that this movie is fast-paced fun on a bun. Maybe not as light and lively as Iron Man, but far better in terms of action and all-around kick-assery. Best summer movie so far?
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Dude, is it coincidence that since starting this UGO gig you seem to be enjoying comic book films and cheesy crap (AVP) more, or do you actually think the comic book genre CAN produce excellent movies? In that light, you must go back and re-screen Spiderman2 (skip 3 and if you must see the first one again).
As for funny movies, “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” is the funniest shit I’ve seen this year or last year for that matter. Check it out.