confession time… i am a HUGE fan robert downey jr fan. have been for years - since the mid-80s when he was in a very small, very random movie called ‘tuff turf‘ with james spader and the girl from disney’s witch mountain.

rdj has had a rough time with drugs and alcohol over the years and i’m so glad to see that he’s finally grown up into the amazing actor and man he’s become.

gotta say after cleaning his sh*t up from years of addiction, the man is none the worse for wear. in fact, he’s a better actor and way hotter now than he was 10 years ago. gone is the babyfat and soft cheeks of his youth… now we’ve got a chiselled face with a bit of grey tinged stubble; amazing eyes full of intelligence and life experience; that smattering of grey in the temples and that sardonic sense of humor. it’s all out there in full force. i tell you, this is a guy who only improves with age. <sigh> his recent movies didn’t make huge amounts of money… but they were critically praised and well-reviewed. a new favorite is kiss kiss bang bang, if you haven’t seen this… rent it today!! he is fabulous and val kilmer is a great comedic foil to rdj’s character. his acting chops have certainly improved with experience and hey, a non-hazy drug-free brain can only help an actor, right?

anyways… i have to tell you how excited and how much i’m looking forward to his new movie ironman. yup, another marvel comic book comes to life. the casting is perfect. who else but rdj could inhabit the skin of the sarcastic lead character tony stark? gwneyth paltrow is the female lead virginia ‘pepper’ potts and terrance howard is stark’s/rdj co-star and military friend jim rhodes.

for me, the reality is i could care less who were in the supporting roles… this movie is a vehicle for rdj and i have to say, that the possibility of more rdj in future sequels doesn’t disappoint me one little bit LOL! in fact… i hope he has to make at least two more! i mean really… isn’t he just a little hot? in that disheveled ‘i’m a tortured artist’ kinda way? i love this guy. there aren’t a ton of actors i worship but this guy… yep this is one of my few movie gods. <le sigh>

the movie opens on may 2 and you better believe that i will be there opening night. popcorn in hand… in the meantime, i bring you the trailer for ironman. enjoy!