this is one hell of a geeky weekend

I just put the finishing touches on the note for the house sitter (my favorite new addition to the standard boilerplate: how to hook up Rock Band without messing up my tours) and I'm about to head out to San Diego for some awesome geekery this weekend.

Before I leave, though, I had to say: Go see Iron Man this weekend. It is awesome.  I saw a preview screening on Monday, and other than the score (which is absolute crap) the movie is damn near perfect. I think it’s the best comic book movie since Sin City, and blows Transformers and the last two X-Men movies into oblivion.

Need a little more convincing? Go see it for the pitch-perfect performances, lead by Robert Downey Junior, who absolutely makes this film so enjoyable. io9 says, “Iron Man is the first comic-book movie that’s actually better than its source material. That’s partly because Iron Man is one of the most boring characters in the history of comics, but it’s also because the movie manages to transcend its source.” I was never a fan of Iron Man, but I'm positively looney for this movie.

If you're looking for other ways to get your geek on this weekend: tomorrow is Free Comic Book Day, there's a Maker Faire in the Bay Area, JPL's Open House is in Los Angeles and there's a BarCamp in San Diego.

Oh, and did I mention that I'll be in San Diego?

Comments

[Rainne]

Man, I wish we could get cool geeky stuff like that out here where I live. Frakkin' rednecks. :p

[Cinexploits]

And it's a pulpy fun friday too:

Free pulpy goodness from the web.

http://d2dvd.blogspot.com/2008/05/its-newpulp-friday.html

(Okay, yes. It's a bit self-serving, but hey - it's free stuff)

[JohnB]

Geek Night Ahead: I'm leaving work in 15 minutes. Iron Man, Rock Band and Guitar Hero are calling...

[indiie]

Oh, what a great weekend this will be... fine weather, Iron Man, and Wil plus good beer just a couple of miles from my house. Looking forward to Sunday!

[DavePress]

Seems like a ton of fun. I don't know if you can, but it could be cool to read later, Comic Book Resources staff writers from around the US(that'd be me, from NYC) will be live blogging FCBD Day throughout the US tomorrow. Read it here: http://live.comicbookresources.com

[beelkay]

Oh my god, it was so wonderful...about halfway through I turned to my partner and said, "I'm ready for the second movie now!" It's like taking seconds at dinner before you're even done with the first! So good!

[angie k]

I saw Iron Man last night. It's just a great movie. It's the first movie since LOTR: Return of the King that I'm inclined to go see at the theatre AGAIN and AGAIN. I was only bothered by the obvious Burger King product placement (Yeah, right, like Tony Stark would head to Burger King for a cheeseburger after three months in captivity. Heading to In-N-Out is much more likely.) and Pepper's stiletto heels that she wore while trying to run away over metal grating. But Robert Downey, Jr. as Tony makes me forgive anything.

Have a good time in San Diego! Geeky weekends FTW!

[billsimmon]

Hey, I posted about this geeky weekend on my blog today too! Except my post is all Burlington, Vermont centric, because that's where I am.

S-PGUON

[Melanie Fletcher]

Oh, believe me, I am counting the minutes until the husband gets home and we can head out to the theater. As for geeky weekends, I need to tinker some more with Audio Hijack and record a podcast, there's a short story to finish and get off to Sword and Sorceress 23, plus the new novel outline -- did you know that Jane Austen maps surprising well to space opera?

[Hicks]

omg Free Comic Book Day *AND* Iron Man!
*glee*

[parakkum]

But Sin City was a bad comic book movie, and X-Men 2 was a good one, so I have no idea what to make of that recommendation.

[boyjoshua]

staying past the credits made it even better!!!

STAY, STAY, STAY!

[65PonyBoy]

Iron Man rocked...took my two kids to see it and they loved it too!
This is my first RFB and never heard a JoCo song before...First of May is now my favorite song!

[torgosPizza]

Wil, of course you have to come to Mysterious Galaxy the same day as BarCamp! Perhaps I'll get to take a quick break and come visit. Or, I'll try head to Stone! RiffTrax is going to be there in July and August with "Movie night"... always a good time! Mike Nelson will probably be in attendance at some point.

Anyway, Wil - glad to have you in Diego. Have fun at the book signing!

[1BigBank]

I do agree. Great movie. I wouldn't go as far as to say it blows away the X-Men, and I also thought Transformers was excellent in it's own way. Jon Favreau did a good job directing, and yes Downey did a great job as Stark.

I just wonder how many people in the theater, or out there in general got the Less Than Zero reference.

"It's not the worst thing you've walked in on me doing!"

Laters Willy.

Mark.

[1BigBank]

P.S. I wasn't a big fan of Sin City so I can't agree with ya on that. Batman Begins was one of the better super hero movies that I've seen. So ya forgat about that one. I'm not sure I'll like this new Hulk movie as well.

[1BigBank]

P.S. I wasn't a big fan of Sin City so I can't agree with ya on that. Batman Begins was one of the better super hero movies that I've seen. So ya forgat about that one. I'm not sure I'll like this new Hulk movie as well.

[Matthew J. Sanderson]

I had no idea there was so much hate and indifference towards Iron Man out there. I've always thought he was one of the cooler superheroes, almost like a mechanical Batman. I do agree though, the movie is phenomenal and Downey is just incredible.

Wil, I hope you stayed through to the end of the credits. Coupled with the pre-credits "ending," I think Iron Man has the most badass outro of any superhero film.

[Gil]

I had the pleasure of seeing an Ironman preview on Thursday night with a bunch of buddies. It was awesome. Of course, sitting with friends you have had for 20 years drinking beer and eating pizza makes it all the better!! My favorite part was when some pretty young thing got grossed out and told her boyfriend to let her know when it was over. The entire audience laughed and everyone let her know when the scene was over. That was priceless.

[EnvoyPV]

Agreed...Iron Man = Awesome!

[onegirlmanyideas]

ah yes. thank you for the geekamendations. i am seriously trying to fortify my inner geek. i know she's in there somewhere, chewing on her fingernails and working on physics problems.

this weekend, however, i will be firmly ensconced in the warm confines of cafe trieste in north beach, san fran - reading james ellroy and drinking strong coffee.

much success in san diego!!

[ChaosInOrder]

I'm so happy for Robert Downey Jr. His substance/life abuse problems were the stuff legends...mostly dead legends... are too often made of. But he came out the other side, apparently mostly whole. Plus, he's always been my second choice to play me in the movie of my life. ;)

[Bill Huffhine]

Hey Wil!

Funny story. I'm sitting around here on a boring Saturday watching "I Love the 80's!"....all freaking afternoon....and I keep seeing this guy who looks familiar. I asked my wife who he was. She couldn't remember. So I googled the name and found out you're Wesley Crusher!

Dang...loved that show. And loved your character. Great to find you blogging here.

Just wanted to say hello. Be well and do good.

Bill Huffhine
www.alookbeyond.com

[vincentsmommy]

My husband and I had two plans to practically choose from for this afternoon, and when both ended up being canceled, he was like, "So, do you want to go to a movie?" Being the parents of a 21-month-old baby, it's hard to just get up and go to a movie. Luckily, I have awesome friends who are also parents of almost two-year-olds, and one of them happened to be available to babysit. So, for our first date out in months and months, we went to see "Iron Man". Best. Superhero. Movie. Ever. And, can I just say, Robert Downey Jr. has gotten extremely hot over the years! Actually, with the goatee, he kind of reminds me of my husband, so maybe that's why! Thanks for the recommendation, and I hope you're having an awesome geek weekend, too!

[Merbrat]

Wil!
Guess who is tweeting! WFS!
He started in April, so read older tweets, too.
(at)WilliamShatner.
But...get this...he follows 11 people.
*You* are one of 'em!

Laughing Squid linked to Soupy Sales, and Soup follows him.

Oh, and "Iron Man" rocked! (stay through credits!)