"Iron Man" looks really stupid

Now, let me preface this by saying that I am not a comic book dork. The only comic book movies that I really enjoy are the "Batman" films. Loved the original two with Keeton, and the Bale/Nolan combination is absolutely incredible. But other than that, I only have passing interest in comic book movies. The "Spiderman" films were ok, not great, certainly not "Batman Begins" great or anything, but worth seeing.

Anyway, EW has released their projections for the Top 10 grossing movies of the summer.

1. Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (355.9 million)

2. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (310.8 million)

3. Hancock (280.4 million)

4. Wall-E (280.3 million)

5. Iron Man (267.7 million)

6. The Dark Knight (255.0 million)

7. Kung Fu Panda (244.6 million)

8. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (176.5 million)

9. The Incredible Hulk (147.2 million)

10. Tropic Thunder (146.6 million)

I have so many problems with this list...it's not even funny. To begin, obviously, Indiana will bring in the most people...everyone loves Harrison Ford. But after that, I think the list is pretty much tomfoolery. The Chronicles of Narnia? Seriously? How many kids are there out there? And aren't their tickets cheaper? The way I see it, only 2 types of people see films like that...kids, and stoners.

Hancock, got no problem with that one...the movie I am second most excited about seeing this summer. Wall-E will probably dominate, but not above The Dark Knight, I just don't believe that.

IRON MAN??? IRON MAN? ABOVE THE DARK KNIGHT? You see...that is just stupid. This movie looks absolutly idiotic. First of all Robert Downy, Jr., from the trailers that I have seen, looks like a total idiot as a superhero. Not to mention, he's just not that great an actor. And...isn't Iron Man like a D list superhero anyway?

That brings us to The Dark Knight, which I see to be the second most anticipated movie of the year behind Indiana. And I really think, as sad as it may be, the anticipation only grew with the untimely death of Heath Ledger. Not to mention, the work that Nolan does, it goes so far beyond the comic book dork crowd. Even "normal" people want to see this movie. And the viral marketing has also been a big factor I think. I don't see people going to see really bad movies, i.e. "10,000 B.C.," only to see a trailer for Iron Man. I only know one person who gives a crap about Iron Man, and I question him on it almost daily. The Dark Knight is going to be an absolutely incredible movie, and I really think it will either be the second or third highest grossing movie this summer, perhaps behing "Hancock," and only because Big Willie brings in a crowd like no one today.

After that...we are really left with some big time B list movies. Really...the Mummy? Again? Totally not necessary. I am not even sure if Rachel Weisz is going to be in this one, and if not...why on earth would anyone see it?

And while I am a huge Tenacious D fan...Jack Black isn't really known for making great films anymore...and in this one...he's a talking cartoon panda! And oh yeah...it appears he is into some kind of kung fu. So unless Peter from "Office Space" is around...no one cares about kung fu movies.

The same also works for "Tropic Thunder." Not only is Jack Black in it, but Ben Stiller pretty much sucks these days...and this one has Robert Downey, Jr. in black man makeup...why?

As for "The Incredible Hulk," the only thing I can say is...there is no such thing as bad press. I did not see the earlier version I don't think, but this one has Ed Norton in it...who is a bad ass...so I will probably check it out.

The moral of the story is...The Dark Knight is going to rule, and no one cares about Iron Man, which again, looks really stupid.