Movie Review: Iron Man


Smart... really smart.

I am not a fan of Marvel comics. Everyone's a mutant. A similar thing has happened in the DC universe- everyone is a "meta-human."

I was never much of an Iron Man fan. Powered armour. Cool. But, in the grand scheme of things, I just couldn't buy it being on Tony Stark all the time. Just seemed lame.

OK. Movie time.

Iron Man exceeded all expectations! Amazingly well done, well acted- Robert Downey, Jr., is perfect for the part of Stark! As in all Marvel movies, they've gone out of their way to make the bad guy too big, but that's OK, I guess.

The armour is explained well enough, and it is realistic, too, in its ease of use- there is a classic scene where Stark is trying to get the suit off with the help of his robots, and, due to some battle damage, the pieces are not cooperating. Starks says, "Now, I did design this suit to come off, right?"

I don't want to give anything away... the movie is too good to do that. So, let me get straight to the bottom line...

I give this film 9 out of 10 martinis ("You get one of these with each purchase of $500 million")! It is truly phenomenal! See it on the big screen! Buy it on DVD when it comes out! Enjoy!

Posted: Sun - May 11, 2008 at 11:53 PM          

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