Five On Friday: Just Plain Cool

To match the 'Five on Friday' to the week, it could have either been this (to go with Iron Man) or 'Five On Friday: Judd Apatow Films That Aren't Quite As Good As Knocked-Up' (Forgetting Sarah Marshall).

I went for the former because the latter is a whole lot more than five and a whole lot less fun.

*CONTAINS SPOILERS*

Iron Man


For some reason, Iron Man has never reached the dizzy heights of fame that his brothers in super-heroism have. Kids dream of web-swinging or of adamantium claws and Tony Stark is left to rot in obscurity.

Thank god then for Robert Downey Junior's brilliant portrayal of the red and yellow warrior. Smart and sexy (in a mostly heterosexual way), funny and cocksure, Downey's Tony Stark sizzles with cool.

From the first moment we see him sipping whiskey in an army jeep, to the moment he tests his suit for the first time, to that final moment when he reveals to the waiting journalists that he is Iron Man, every minute he's on screen he is awesome.

Let us hope that, after the success of this film, more kids dream of being billionaire, alcoholic playboys.

Ocean's Eleven


You have George Clooney, man of the year, and Brad Pitt, cool even when eating sandwiches, and you stick them in a film in which George Clooney plays the man of the year and Brad Pitt eats sandwiches. Instant success!

The cast is pretty much the coolest collected in a movie, and the whole thing ended up being the springboard for Matt Damon's rise to taking Clooney's 'Man of the Year' crown.

Entourage


Coolness is about ease: easy dialogue, having people gravitate towards you, and being able to get what you want when you want it. The moment you look like you have to try, you are no longer cool.

Entourage succeeds because it shows this easy life and lets you, the viewer, get involved. Easy cars, easy women and easy access to all the hot clubs in Hollywood; Entourage is the life!

Devil May Cry


Being half-demon is always going to raise your status on the scale of cool, but Dante even puts his phone down in a cool way.

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The observant amongst you will notice that the name is currently a lie, and that this in only four things. The reason for this is that youtube has failed me, and will only play two seconds into any video. Therefore, I couldn't possibly choose a suitable video to fill the last slot.

This will be rectified.

Sorry.

:D