Iron Man and Indy

Summer movies always give us great ideas for awesome Halloween costumes. And this year we’ve had quite a few movies that had some fun costumes. Now, don’t go all Movie Critic on me. Don’t get all bogged down on how good the acting was, or whether or not it was a brilliant script, or if a movie will get nominated for an Oscar.

So not the point.

Just think about the outfits, the look, the costumes. There were some fun ones weren’t there?? Oh yeah. And there are more movies to come. So over the next few blogs let’s talk about which movie costumes would make fun Halloween costumes.

Let’s start with two movies. One that, if you want to dress up as for Halloween, you should so make for yourself and one that you probably shouldn’t.

Everyone’s favorite archaeologist made his return to the big screen this year, and Professor Jones was looking pretty good after being gone for years. The classic Indiana Jones look was all there. What a fun and simple costume. You can make this one yourself. Just hop on down to your local thrift store and you’ll be able to find the khaki shirt and pants. You’ll want to start now looking for a leather or faux leather jacket. Throw on some hiking or work boots and you are almost there. A brown fedora is a must for this look, so you can head down to any good hat store and get yourself a real one or you can pick up a costume fedora for much cheaper. All you need to finish up the look is a bullwhip – which I suppose you could make on your own. I think I’d save myself hours of learning leather craft and just buy one.

Then we had Iron Man hit the big screen. Finally a movie that wasn’t a sequel or a remake. Nice. And some out there are saying this is possibly one of the very best superhero movies ever made. Whatever you may have thought of the movie, Robert Downey Jr., or how true it was to the comic book, you have to admit, the outfit was pretty stinking cool.

I’ve read about a few people who have tried to come up with their own homemade version. Well there was one guy, who spent months and thousands of dollars coming up with his own custom made Iron Man costume. How many of you really have those resources? I saw some other ideas that even the creators admitted looked just plain hokey - layered t-shirts and face paint. So, for this costume I have to vote for buying the pre-made type. It’s got the classic comic book look, a really cool helmet and muscles, and would be great fun for anyone who’s got superhero longings or ambitions.

Once you’ve got the costume on just remember to walk tall and strong – shoulders back, head held high. You’re an invincible superhero now!