I saw Juno when it first came out, but just never got around to writing up anything about it.  Now I regret not taking the time to at least throw something down.  I really liked this movie.  The story touches on some pretty strong subject matter and handles it with wit and a sort of naive adolescent charm that works.

I think the main thing I like about this movie is the writing.  The past several movies I have seen have just left me wanting.  Cloverfield was absolute garbage, Vantage Point was gimmicky with a shred of a story thrown in for flavor.

This is Diablo Cody’s first stint at screenwriting and she is following it up quickly with a series for Showtime based on a Speilberg idea(and it sounds pretty interesting).  She also wrote Girley Style and Jennifer’s Body which she sold to Universal and Atomic respectively. 

The DVD for Juno just recently hit the streets and I picked up the 2 Disc set (I mean really, why else buy a DVD but for all the little extras.) 

I need to add more to this but it’s 3 in the morning in my world and I need to get some damn sleep.

That’s right kiddies.  IRONMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!

This Movie is just a little over a week away now and I must say I am finally anticipating going to the theater

again.  Yeah I want to see Harold and Kumar2. Yeah I want to see Ben Stein: Expelled.  Hell, I even want to see Ellen Page’s new flick (but that’s different story).  The past several movies I have seen have been flat and devoid of any real content (except Juno and again that’s a different story).  But I digress. 

The main reason I want to see this movie is because Robert Downey Jr. is in it and he is one of my favorite thespians.  I think he’s one of the most under-rated actors around and he is always catching flak for being an addict.  The last movies I saw him in were A Scanner Darkly(which I recommend, but be forewarned it’s rotoscoped) and Zodiac.  I wanted to see Charlie Bartlett but just never got motivated enough to go see it.

So it looks to be promising, I just hope they haven’t killed it with all the hype….but we shall see.  May 2nd, 2008