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05/05/2008: "Called That Shot!"
Last week, we talked about how good the movie Ironman looked in advance of its Friday opening, and wondered just how successful it would be. How does a $100.8 million opening weekend sound? Pretty good to the folks at Marvel, who announced today that Ironman 2 is opening in two years. Overall, the flick took over $200 million worldwide, and the critics are predicting a long run at the top, considering the competition it should face in the next few weeks. Soon as I shake this damned cold, I'll see it and give you a first-person review.
BTW, Speed Racer preview showings are tanking, leading experts to declare it DOA. One review put it well:
Unlike a Pixar cartoon that embraces as wide an audience as possible, "Speed Racer" proudly denies entry into its ultra-bright world to all but gamers, fanboys and anime enthusiasts.
Interestingly enough, that same review noticed something I saw from the trailers - the whole thing looks a lot like the early eighties flick "Tron". But in that movie, you could excuse things because of the relatively immature technology. Not sure this movie will get the same pass ...
