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Movie Review: Iron Man

April 30th, 2008 by KayKay

Marvel Studio’s first self-financed blockbuster. Does it fly or does it bite dust?! (I gotta work on my intro.. sheesh)

3.5 out of 5 popcorns

Iron Man has alot going for it - an A-list ensemble, a fanboy director and the CGI wizardry of Industrial Light & Magic. The end result is a entertaining movie, although at times it could have offered much much more.

Based upon Marvel’s iconic Super Hero, IRON MAN tells the story of Tony Stark, a billionaire industrialist and genius inventor who is kidnapped and forced to build a devastating weapon. Instead, using his intelligence and ingenuity, Tony builds a high-tech suit of armor and escapes captivity. When he eventually returns to America, he vows to right the wrongs and protect the world as Iron Man.

Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark could not have been a more excellent choice as he spat one-liners and oozed charisma in almost every scene he has with women… even men! (in an army vehicle, no less.). He and Gwyneth Paltrow certainly had chemistry in the scenes they shared, but in all honesty I really couldn’t care about Pepper Potts… maybe it’s just me, meh. Terrence Howard felt like he was just there, but there was a singular awesome shot of him looking over to the Iron Man suit saying “Next time, baby”… I say, bring on War Machine hell yeah!! Baddie Jeff Bridges was pretty good, I really almost couldn’t tell it was him all along until the end, but his transformation from mentor/business partner to Iron Monger was pretty sudden. I wish there were more built up to that.

Only itching thing I have with this movie is that there weren’t enough action scenes. You get Iron Monger vs Iron Man as the only really big action piece in the movie, and the rest were just Iron Man taking on some terrorists and flying. Somehow, the fight on the highway with Iron Monger reminded me alot of Optimus Prime vs Bonecrusher from Transformers… just that it lasted a lot shorter.

To sum it up, Iron Man will be worth your dollar. Even if you have zero inkling if who he is, this film should answer almost all your queries and more. For the comic fans, it’s a solid adaptation of the beloved machine.

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