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where: Hector's house's living room in Oakland, CA
when: Thursday, May 2nd, 2013
show: evening-ish
costs: free on movie2k.to
auditorium: Hector's computer desk
seat: wooden chair
2nd time
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where: AMC BAY STREET 16
when: Thursday, May 2nd, 2013
show: 9:00 p.m.
costs: $12.00 Ticket + $4.75 1-litre Dasani Water + $5.00 Carquinez Bridge Toll = $11.75
auditorium: 10
seat: 4th row ( counting from the front ), 8th column ( counting from the left )
3rd time
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where: CENTURY 14 VALLEJO in Vallejo, CA
when: Friday, May 3rd, 2013
show: 10:50 a.m. ( Extra Dollar Off First Show Matinee ) in 3-D
costs: $10.25 Ticket + $5.75 small Popcorn w/ Butter + $4.50 medium 30.0 oz Powerade Mountain Berry Blast = $20.50
auditorium: 14
seat: 5th row ( counting from the front ), 5th column ( counting from the right )
synopsis/overview: Tony Stark ( Robert Downey, Jr. ) still suffers from PTSD ( Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ) because of his recent encounter with gods and aliens in New York City. His psychological disorder is adversely affecting his relationship with Pepper Potts ( Gwyneth Paltrow ) as he throws himself into his work even more, sacrificing much-needed sleep in the process. When his good friend/former bodyguard, Happy Hogan ( Jon Favreau ), almost gets killed by a terrorist, called The Mandarin ( Ben Kingsley ), Tony issues a publicly-aired challenge to The Mandarin, who answers with a surprise attack on Tony that nearly kills both him and Pepper. Tony retaliates with the help of Iron Patriot ( Don Cheadle ), a young boy named Harley ( Ty Simpkins ), and a badly-damaged, untested prototype Iron Man armor suit, the MK-42, as The Mandarin prepares to teach America a final lesson.
noteworthy scenes: 1.) New Year's Eve celebration; 2.) Advance Idea Mechanics; 3.) "I'm the best"; 4.) Iron Patriot; 5.) "Einstein slept three hours a year"; 6.) Severe Anxiety Attack; 7.) "Three hundred percent rise in complaints"; 8.) EXTREMIS; 9.) DNA upgrade; 10.) MK 42; 11.) "'Better ..."; 12.) Chinese Theatre; 13.) "Here's my address"; 14.) Virtual crime scene; 15.) Heat signature; 16.) "Gluten-free waffle, Sir"; 17.) "Please don't tell me there's a 12-year old kid in the car I've never met"; 18.) "Do we need to worry about that"; 19.) "It's not combat-ready"; 20.) "I prepared a flight plan"; 21.) "I stole a poncho from a wooden Indian; 22.) Electro-magnet power source; 23.) "Technically, you're dead"; 24.) "I guess he won because that was six years ago"; 25.) "Where's my sandwich"; 26.) "I think that my boss is working for The Mandarin"; 27.) Limited edition watch; 28.) "Only five shadows"; 29.) Annoying brat; 30.) Local bar; 31.) Restaurant; 32.) "'Remember what I told you about bullies"; 33.) "'You know how I can tell? Because we're connected"; 34.) Televised execution; 35.) Log-in; 36.) Beauty contest; 37.) "Mom, I need to call you back. Something magical is happening"; 38.) "The bomb is not a bomb, it's a misfire"; 39.) Hotel room; 40.) Sweat shop; 41.) "It's in Miami"; 42.) "Why don't you just build something"; 43.) Mandarin's mansion; 44.) "Well, I panicked. But, then, I handled it"; 45.) Desperation; 46.) "This ... that"; 47.) "You breathe fire"; 48.) "How did we get this shift"; 49.) "Honestly, I hate working here. They're so weird"; 50.) Soccer game; 51.) "'Couldn't be better"; 52.) Air Force One; 53.) Barrel of Monkeys; 54.) Big rig truck; 55.) "House Party Protocol"; 56.) "I just needed a reason to kill you that would play well on TV"; 57.) "Too fast---Nothing"; 58.) "Disable with extreme prejudice"; 59.) Programmed only for Tony Stark; 60.) "'See what happens when you hang-out with my ex-girlfriends"; 61.) "I'm gonna need that suit back"; 62.) "The prodigal son returns"; 63.) "I am The Mandarin"; 64.) "That was really violent"; 65.) "Clean Slate Protocol"; 66.) Surgery; 67.) Hospital room; 68.) Boy's garage; 69.) It's a cocoon; 70.) Montage Scene during the first half of the Ending Credits; and 71.) Bonus Scene after the Ending Credits.
audience reaction: The AMC BAY STREET 16 audience liked this, with a few of them giving this movie a "Hands Clapper" ending.
The CENTURY 14 VALLEJO crowd ( only about two or three dozen in number ) didn't enjoy this movie as well since none in the crowd gave it a "Hands Clapper" ending.
recommendation: I liked this movie, one that explores Tony's persona more than it does his alter ego. This movie is definitely for "starving" Iron Man fans out there.
spoiler alert! Happy had already closed the doors but they were open once again just as the explosion took place. "You'll never see me coming"---Good! because this is not an X-rated movie, after all ( I shudder at the thought ). Did he say, "Somano-" or Somato-Sensory Complex. ( You say, "Somano-;" I say, Somato-. Ha, ha, ha. ) When Tony issued the challenge in public, the cellphone in front of him was a touch-screen type but the one in the preview was an alpha-numeric type. The driver swerved to avoid getting hit by the falling object but said driver didn't go to investigate what crashed into the woods. If the thing on his chest powers his suit; why does his suit lose power? Why did he ask for a map after he asked for a computer since he could have accessed Google Maps or Map Quest, etc., on the computer, himself? Why did she cock the shotgun when it was already cocked? When the heat melted the handcuffs, why didn't his wrists get burned? When the bad guy melted the water tower's support structure, why didn't his own clothes catch on fire? When water spilled all over the area, why didn't it get electrified? The Mandarin was somewhat of a disappointment! What happened to the guard dog? With an 832-mile distance between the two places, it would've taken several more minutes for the armor suit pieces to arrive. Why didn't they make Iron Patriot just fly "escort" alongside Air Force One? What was that thing that Pepper threw at Aldrich Killian ( Guy Pearce )? It looked suspiciously like a vibrator---And an exploding one at that! Ha, ha, ha. What else does Tony Stark keep inside of his Iron Man armor suit? With all those metal objects exploding in the air right above them, you'd think that they'd run for cover to avoid getting hit by shrapnel! One would think that Iron Patriot was part of the "Clean Slate Protocol." ( Not now, Jarvis [ Paul Bettany ], I still have the President [ William Sadler ] with me! ) Those weeds in the demolished site of what once was Tony Stark's residence grew way too fast! I would've kept Pepper Potts just the way she was--sports bra and everything else! Ha, ha, ha. This movie seems like a "Big-Screen" product placement for Audi automobiles, the automotive brand preferred by superheroes and bad guys alike.
fyi: You can "upgrade" your DNA through Meditation and Mantra Work. But, no, it won't turn you into a "human torch".
word of advice: Looks can be deceiving.
The suit does not make the ( iron ) man.
tidbits: I haven't visited Hector and his family for at least two months now. So, I drove to Oakland, CA, for a visit---But, mainly though, I wanted to watch IRON MAN 3 on his computer because my computer's virus protection doesn't want me to go to movie2k.to to watch pirated movies!
The IRON MAN 3 movie that I watched on Hector's computer was okay. But the sound quality was poor and, to make it worse, whoever made the copy could be heard munching on something crunchy every now and then. But, hey, I watched it for free so I shouldn't be complaining. And I watched it simply so that when I go to see it tonight on my way home to Vallejo I will have a fairly good idea of what to take notes on as the story unfolds.
Hector's wife, Elsa, is still in the hospital. She has been there since April 2nd. But Hector said that she is much better now because she's getting Kidney Dialysis, they have her on a Physical Therapy regimen and the doctor lowered all of her medications . I don't know when the doctor will release her but it should be anytime soon.
Hector's two kittens, Sylvester ( a female, as it turned out ) and Harry Potter ( they named him Snow White but I changed his name because he's male, white and has a "lightning strike" mark on his forehead, just like his famous namesake ), are much bigger now.
But Harry Potter is much bigger because he is of a bigger breed. And, even though he is a "short-hair" cat, he has a thick, coarse coat that will serve him well if Hector doesn't have him castrated by the vet and Harry Potter decides to "own" the neighborhood.
Hector better take his two kittens to the vet a.s.a.p. and have them "fixed" if he doesn't want any more kittens in his house. Because Harry Potter is now starting to follow Sylvester around, sniffing her like she is some kind of tuna fish. Bwa, ha, ha, ha, ha---Snort!
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| Here's one of Hector's kittens, Harry Potter, at just 8 months old. He has gotten bigger since I saw him back in February. I took this photo of him rubbing his facial scent glands against the tip of my shoes. I hoped to get a clear shot of the "lightning strike" mark on this forehead; but I guess that the flash "bleached" it out. |
A couple of times, Harry Potter snuck-out, through the hole that he made in the screen of the dining room window, to go into the backyard and hang-out with Mercedes, the pit-bull. At one time, they were both sleeping on the cold cement floor of the rear porch.
I made the mistake of mentioning to Hector that I saw some beautiful Samurai Sword Sets in San Francisco's Chinatown because his birthday is coming up. I told him that I'll get him a set because my birthday comes right after his and he can just give me back the Samurai Sword Set as a present. Ha, ha, ha.
I asked him what color he'd like his Samurai Sword Set to be in. He said that he'd like it in red. I said, Good, because you'll probably cut or slice yourself playing with the Samurai Swords and your dripping blood won't show-up as much. LOL
Shortly after I was done watching IRON MAN 3 on Hector's computer, I bade him and his son, Goodbye, because I wanted to catch the 9:00 p.m. show at AMC BAY STREET 16 before the show got sold-out.
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| I took this photo of the Ironman movie poster hung above the doors at AMC Bay Street 16 before I entered the theatre. 'Sorry for the blurry shot. |
After the movie ended, I really thought that I had enough time to catch the midnight 3-D show in Fairfield, CA. But, because of the long lines at the Parking Ticket Validation machine and at the Parking Ticket Payment machine, I lost-out on the chance.
As I waited for my turn to pay at the Parking Ticket Payment machine, I overheard one of the three girls in front of me make the comment that she thought that Pepper Potts' Giant Bunny gift had breasts---Hey! I'm glad that I wasn't the only one who thought that way. After all, those bunny "arms" did look like they were boobs ( with 3 nipples each ). Ha, ha, ha.
2nd tidbits: After watching the 3-D Iron Man 3 movie at the CENTURY 14 VALLLEJO, I went to Springs Road to have lunch at Selecta Pilipino Buffet and to buy some lottery tickets. All in all, I spent $17.58.
It was hot today. Well, to me it was since I'm more of a "cold-weather" person. I went to MacDonald's Restaurant on 902 Admiral Callaghan Lane at the Target Shopping Center to get out of the heat and to enjoy a large Lemonade and two packets of Sliced Apples for $2.17.
While I was at MacDonald's, I checked my Facebook page. My brother posted a picture of his thermometer with the caption that read: "'Nice outside."
And I commented: 'Too hot for me!!!
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