Update.

So, update on the Mr. Downey movie watching.

I watched The Soloist the last couple of nights (it just took a while to finish it), and I actually really liked it. I usually don't like movies that are dramatic and hard to watch with difficult life situations (exhibit A: Pursuit of Happyness). But I liked this one. It made me want to help people. Be better.

It made me want to be a reporter, actually. A newspaper columnist. A writer. It made me want to find stories, write about them, and then change people's lives as a result.

And Robert Downey, Jr. was fantastic. Oh how I have a talent crush on him. And a real crush. And Jamie Foxx was absolutely amazing. And whoever did the make-up did a really good job at making everyone actually look bad- like they were normal people who don't get a facials every other day. I appreciated that. To an extent. (the authenticity of it at least... but really?)

It was a little artsy and weird, which is something that I don't always appreciate. But as a whole, I appreciated the movie. And the acting. And the message. And the fact that it makes me want to be a writer.

That's all.

Robert Downey Jr.

So this man has had a little bit of a sketchy past. Lots of drug problems. Eek. But I'm totally hooked. He is just such a great actor. And so funny. And good looking in an unusual sort of way. Or the usual sort. Whatever. He's attractive.

Ben Stiller, quoted in 2008:

Yes, Downey is Iron Man, but he really is Actor Man.[...]In the realm where box office is irrelevant and talent is king, the realm that actually means something, he has always ruled, and finally this summer he gets to have his cake and let us eat him up all the way to the multiplex, where his mastery is in full effect.

(bolding mine)

I discovered that Lynne is also a big Mr. Downey fan. So now we're fans together, and we, um, like to watch his movies. So far we/I have watched:

Ironman. Yes. Again. 3rd time in a little over a week. Tony Stark is just too fantastic. I'm just way too excited that Tony will be making an appearance in at least two more movies: Ironman 3, and The Avengers.

Ironman 2. Same Tony Stark goodness.

Only You. He plays a shoe salesman. And the eventual lover of a woman searching for her soul-mate. It's set in Italy. They run around the city together. It's adorable. And he loves her so much, even though he doesn't know her, which is weird, but it happens all the time in movies, so oh well.

Sherlock Holmes. Oh Sherlock, you are so witty and clever and entertaining. Please keep solving mysteries so I can watch you do it.

Heart and Souls. I want to watch this movie every day of my life from this point on. It was so cute and sweet and hilariously awkward. It's has an unusual plot, and the romance is just a side-story. But I was smiling the entire time, so much so that my cheeks hurt, and when it ended, I wanted to start it over.

Soapdish. This was funny, but I could do without it. Mr. Downey was great, but I do not particularly enjoy the shriek of Sally Field. In fact, if I never saw her in a movie again, I would have a very happy life.

Chances Are...this is not worth watching. I have learned, through this Robert Downey, Jr. movie watching that old movies can be really weird. Think same awkwardness of 17 Again, but there's a body switch kind of a thing, and the younger boy actually ends up with the daughter. It. is. weird.

Next on the docket: "Chaplin" (he was nominated for best actor for this one), "Soloist," "Good Night and Good Luck," and the edited version of "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang." 

PS, I know he's kind of old. But so is Brad Pitt. Ha.