#Gwyneth Paltrow

THE HOLLOW CROWN : IRON MAN 3

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REVIEW - If you believe Iron Man 3 was amazing and that Robert Downey Jr. proved once again that he is the best actor in the world – as he stated it himself in a recent interview -, be warned that this critic will highly displease you. Tony Stark may be the king of the box office, but there is a hollow crown on his head.

Typing this review, I am not filled with indignation as I was writing the one about The Dark Knight Rises. I mean there is no doubt in my mind that Iron Man 3 insulted my intelligence as much as Nolan’s movie did but I am getting so used at being disappointed with these supposed revolutionary superheroes films that the only thing that the thought of this latest dupery makes me feel is boredom.

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SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED: MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS
imageAlright, alright, alright! I know what you are thinking: the title of this review is not very imaginative considering that “Assemble” is the catchy motto of THE AVENGERS. I always try to come up with something original but this time, I could not think of a better one for two reasons. The first is that “Some assembly required” is of an episode of the second season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the cult-classic TV show created by Joss Whedon. Beyond the fact that I find very amusing to sort of create a bridge between his past oeuvre and his last production, it also gives me an occasion to tell you that I am a Whedon fan. Although there are probably more hardcore Buffy and Angel aficionados out there than me, I am a pretty intense scoobie: I watch the integrality of Buffy every year, I sleep in a Sunnydale High School t-shirt, I have a figurine of the Master, I quote the show on a daily basis and when things get tough, I always wonder what Buffy would do.

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