Iron Man

[gridlore]

Holy freaking crap, go see this movie right now! They got everything right, and I mean everything! Robert Downey Jr. is brilliant as Tony Stark, the supporting characters are all well-written and acted, and the effects are spot on. The burden of any superhero film is the origin. Iron Man handles this nicely, updating the classic origin to the modern day and streamlining several elements so we can get on with the story. There are couple of changes purists will grumble at, but they worked for me.

For a movie that could have easily been all about the suit (and the suit is amazing, they made good use of both CGI and physical props) this movies is mainly about the characters. There were also some good set ups for the next film. Hints of the Mandarin, Rhodey looking at a suit and saying "Next time, baby!" and some character development that needs to be expanded.

Five penguins, and you must stay through the closing credits. There is a bonus scene that made everyone in the theater yell "Oh, hell YEAH!"

Comments

[claidheamhmor]

We had about 4 people stay behind out of a packed theater. I guess the rest don't use the Internet much...

[jarlsberg71.livejournal.com]

Damn I missed it, but I had to get out of there, as my seat was constantly being kicked by an 8 year old, I turned around, gave the evil glare, and looked around for a parent that wasn't there. the kid just didn't know how to NOT kick the seat in front of him.

[murbin.livejournal.com]

Robert Downey Jr. did make the movie. Brilliant casting, although it seemed to me that Jeff Bridges was doing a Kris Kristofferson impression the entire movie. The bonus scene was uber-cool, but then Samuel Jackson is the god of all that is badass.

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

You're right about Bridges, but they have similar styles.