I'm not asking that it be good, just that Thor have his shirt off

[trinityvixen]

Well, it would be nice if our MAY MOVIE were good. It's been...a while. Iron Man was the last one of any real quality. But it's certainly not necessary, not given the track record. Plus, there's this. I haven't got any hopes about this movie, which means it can only surprise me with being mediocre-to-good. And if there were, like, just a liiiiiiitte bit more of this than I've already been led to believe there will be, I'll be fine with whatever. Also, here's a side-by-side picture of Thor and the Cap shirtless. BECAUSE.

What's actually important, folks, is that this year's MAY MOVIE marks the start of a second decade of MAY MOVIEs, and I'm kind of choked up about that. I was trying to run down the list the other week. THE MAY MOVIE has not always been illustrious, but it has been memorable. The first year, I took a slightly tipsy viridian out with her friend, feiran , cagexxx (I think) and one or two other people to see The Mummy Returns. It was just serendipity that Spider-Man came out the same weekend the next year. Do something twice, and it's a meme, and year three brought X-Men 2. Alas, I closed out my college MAY MOVIE with the ridiculously terrible Van Helsing, and next year's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is more notable for what it lacked rather than what had. (Stephen Fry was the voice of the Book! Sam Rockwell was Zaphod! How could you make it so dull?) Mission Impossible III was entirely forgettable the year after. Alas, the same cannot be said for Spider-Man 3 which still haunts my nightmares some times. Iron Man remains the only MAY MOVIE I ever missed, and that's a real pity because it was awesome. X-Men Origins: Wolverine was so boring and predictable I couldn't even remember I'd seen it, much less as a MAY MOVIE. And then Iron Man 2 was all right, but not terrific. Wow, ten years! Here's to ten more!

THOR will be THE MAY MOVIE this year, in case you missed my infrequent posts about it. I'll get back to you all with times next week (looking for a theater with showtimes listed NOT in 3D, FYI), but May 6th, 2011. BE THERE.

Comments

[fairest.livejournal.com]

I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH YOUR ARTICULATE AND SALIENT POINT ABOUT THE SHIRTS IS ALL I'M SAYING.

[shell524.livejournal.com]

Huh. I could have sworn I'd made it to more May Movies than just Iron Man 2. I'll be along for this one. It's already on the calendar!

[gryphonrose.livejournal.com]

Friday? Really? Ouch. Have to see--want to go, want jendaby to go, but have to figure out logistics.

[ivy03.livejournal.com]

showtimes listed NOT in 3D
THANK YOU.

[trinityvixen.livejournal.com]

IT IS COMPLETELY RELEVANT. YES.

[trinityvixen.livejournal.com]

See you there!

[trinityvixen.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I do hope you can make it. It could be such fun!

[trinityvixen.livejournal.com]

No thanks necessary. 3D makes me dizzy or sick and frequently gives me a headache. None of those things makes me more likely to enjoy a movie. On the odd occasion, I go see a 3D movie, mostly because I've been led to believe that, this time, it is actually worth it and enhances the movie. In the case of Avatar that was true (that movie could only be improved by not being able to see it while well-lit). In the case of Tron: Legacy not so much. I doubt Thor has got anything worth seeing in 3D. Not even the mighty one's glorious pectorals.

[moonlightalice.livejournal.com]

I may have to miss this one, as you know, but "miss" is probably not the right word.

Just like I "missed" X-Men Origins.

[kent-allard-jr.livejournal.com]

Kim and I plan to make it, especially if it isn't in 3D (I think she has free coupons for non-3D stuff).

[xannoside.livejournal.com]

You know I'm down.

[arcane-the-sage.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen you all in a while so count me in ^_^

[wellgull.livejournal.com]

Funny, I was making small talk with one of my co-workers the other day who we ran into at Clash of the Titans. He asked if I'd seen any good movies recently, and I told him not really, though I'd seen some bad ones. He suggested Thor looked like it might be amusing, and I said something about how it had little to offer other than "wax-chested action," at which point he completely cracked up uncontrollably. (And this despite that I think men's chests may actually be relevant to his interests. . .)

[jethrien.livejournal.com]

Hey - are we getting an official time/theater?

[trinityvixen.livejournal.com]

Working on it--expect updates tomorrow, I promise!