Weekend On The Town

Friday night I went to see Eddie Izzard with my wife and two of our friends.  I was a bit disappointed to see that Eddie was not in drag for the show, but he did give us the finger.  As always, his routine was topical, extemporaneous, and extremely hilarious.  It was also good to see Graham and Terry again.  It had been over a year since we saw them.

Saturday, Ritsa and I went to see Iron Man.  Fantastic movie.  It takes itself seriously enough to make sense, have three-dimensional characters and provide a little social commentary, but it had enough sarcastic comedy in it to keep from being overwrought and pretentious.  Robert Downey Jr. was inspired casting, and he acted his ass off.  Gwyneth Paltrow was not annoying and even almost pleasant to watch.  The most surprising part for me was Jeff Bridges playing a corporate leader extremely well.  He put aside The Dude and Kevin Flynn and created a memorable character in Obadiah Stane.  I was impressed.