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Sex and the City: TheMovierelease date - May 30Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall,Cynthia Nixon, KristinDavisCarrie, Samantha, Miranda andCharlotte are back togetherdoing sexy things in New YorkCity.go see it if: You like… um…Sex and the City.Dark Knightrelease date - July18Heath Ledger, ChristianBale, Michael Caine, MaggieGyllenhaalBatman, Harvey Dent andJames Gordon versus TheJoker… ’nuff said.go see it if: You like Batmanor miss Heath Ledger.Indiana Jones and theKingdom of the CrystalSkullrelease date - May 22Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf,Cate BlanchettDoes this even need an explanation?Indiana Jones (Ford) needsto go save the world from oneartifact of doom or another, thistime a shiny skull, and is accompaniedby a sidekick or two, thistime his son (LaBeouf ).go see it if: You like actionmovies, any Indiana Jones movie,and/or Transformers.moviestop pick: ironmanThe Iron Man movie is coming to theatres May 2, and it lookswonderful. The movie trailers have all been very well received, possiblybecause of the great special effects and the well-done action scenes. Butpersonally, I’m betting that it’s because Robert Downey Jr’.s portrayal ofTony Stark, the alcoholic billionaire inside that fantastic suit of red andgold, is nothing short of hysterically wonderful.In the comics, Tony Stark’s character has changed many times. Atone point, he was the brooding, dark figure with the weight of the worldon his shoulders, desperately trying to break his alcohol habit but unableto do so. Then he was the exuberant playboy reveling in his shallowlifestyle. The latter portrayal has shown up most recently and most fullyin the Ultimates, a series of comic books acting as a re-envisioning of theMarvel Universe.While the dark and brooding Tony Stark isn’t inherently bad, theexuberant playboy is just more fun. And fortunately, most of the moviesmade of the Marvel universe so far have been more in keeping with theUltimate universe than with the original, somewhat more campy sourcematerial. The Tony Stark of the Iron Man movie looks to be the shallow,quipping character that we know and love.In terms of the plot, the movie focuses on Iron Man’s origin: TonyStark being kidnapped and forced to make weaponry, only to create thefirst incarnation of the Iron Man armor instead. After that is where it getsa bit fuzzier. Iron Man has never been a character known for his villains,but according to the Internet Movie Database, Jeff Bridges is playingObadiah Stane, aka Iron Monger. While I would like nothing more thanto simply say this movie is wonderful and leave it at that, the villain-issuedoes have me somewhat worried. After Spider-Man 3, in which an overabundanceof rather poorly characterized villains ruined what could havebeen a good movie, I am wary of the effect that a poor choice of villaincan have on a superhero movie.In the end, I think it’s safe to say that more than most superherostories, Iron Man is about the hero, not the villain. Judging by the magnificentclips of Robert Downey Junior’s portrayal of Tony Stark, I feelrelatively safe in saying that I have high hopes for this movie.- brendan conway ’09Made of Honorrelease date - May 2Patrick Dempsey, MichelleMonaghanTom (Dempsey) decides hemight actually be able to swingthe monogamy thing when hisbest friend Claire (Monaghan)gets engaged and asks himto he her ‘maid’ of honor. Ofcourse he agrees in order towoo her.go see it if: You like chickflicks, Grey’s Anatomy, or weddings.24 the continental | spring 2008