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Rest assured, Iron Man is an absolutely amazing movie. I won't dare spoil any of this remarkable movie for you but I do recommend it as highly as I possibly can. Marvel needed to get in to the solo movie making business long ago. Instead of leasing out their characters to other studios, they're making movies themselves. Most everyone knows Iron Man is their first effort and what a great lead off film! This movie helps take the comic book genre to the highest level. Just like they did in the books, they reinvent standard epic adventure by "Marvelizing" characters and making them more believable. The Spider-Man and the X-Men movies did this to a degree but only as far as their respective studios wished to stay true to the source material. Anything added or amended was for the benefit of the live action adaptation. Director Sam Raimi pulled this off by talking to the summer crowd, not down to them with the Spider-Man series. Jon Favreau has done the same thing here but I think he's done it even better. Raimi intentionally threw in a little cheese. Favreau adds nice bits of humor but not too much. He also grounds the action and the suit of armor in firm reality. I've said it before but it's brave to reach for the highest common denominator with a big budget film and Favreau delivers a movie with as much feeling as it has action and intensity. Needless to say, Robert Downey Jr. and company deliver the goods. It's a movie that has a wonderful balance that delivers intelligence with its fun. The amazing yet realistic action is paced by the plot and characters that keep you interested from start to finish. What absolutely blew me away were the phenomenal special effects. I know they built a practical, working armor. What I loved is the use of CGI was used to augment the real life armor and not create something from scratch. Most all CGI constructs feel fake somehow but the stuff in Iron Man didn't seem fake even for an instant. As great as everything looked, what really drives the movie is the emotional resonance and down to earth nature of the plot. Sure the concept is wild but it's all presented so that you really believe it could happen. I doubt anyone will find fault with this movie unless they went in trying to dislike it.Read full review
This is a film that you can watch many times over and still enjoy it! Robert Downey Jr. Is perfect in his role as Iron Man just as Gweneth Paltrow is as his supporting actress. Jeff Bridges is surprisingly outstanding in his villainous role. This movie is so well cast that after seeing it on cable TV, I bought the Director's 2-Disc Set, Ultimate Edition for my boyfriend as a gift. He LOVED it!
This was an excellent rendition of the comic book hero. Robert Downy Jr. captures the cocky attitude of Tony Stark and manages to emotionally evolve into the more mature, concerned being that dons the suit of armor. Supporting actors perform equally as well in their respective roles. The only drawbacks were the limited role of Rhodey. In the comics he appeared supported Stark much more than the movie portrays. Also, the movie didn't give much of a background of Stane and why he hated Stark so much, even altering their relationship to fit the limited timeframe of the movie. Looking forward too the sequal and, eventually, the Avengers movie.
This is the best movie-retelling of any comic book so far. Some reasons why... - STORY - Although I wasn't in to Iron Man comics as much as others, the movie does seem to have a fairly good mix of the original story, directorial creativity, and updated additions. - CHARACTERS - Each character gets an appropriate amount of screen time. Other movies often ruin this. - GRAPHICS - The graphics looked real and matched live shots. Favreau made sure of this. - ACTION - Plenty of action throughout movie. Very few lulls and areas that did not progress the story (and those were short). In part due to the matching graphics, there are close-ups of the suit and its intricate mechanics both in action and not. Favreau also left enough for sequels. Too many movies try to give everything away all at once. Let's face it, people will continue seeing comic book movies, so plan for many sequels! I could keep going but this is a simple review. Watch this movie! My friend (Lee Shapiro - imdb.com & batman-on-film.com) and I thought of some interesting taglines for Iron Man. We submitted these to Favreau but never saw them used, although my blog response was specifically deleted (hmmmmm...). 1. Beneath the armor lies a man of iron. 2. The mind of a man. The strength of a machine. The heart of a hero.Read full review
Out of all the summer's genre offerings, Iron Man was the best of the bunch. Most people I spoke to liked both The Dark Knight and Iron Man have the opinion that the Batman epic was better. I disagree. I found Robert Downey Jr. a most engaging Tony Stark (Iron Man's alter ego) and I began to really like the character more so than Bruce Wayne (Batman's identity). But I agree that both were amazing. The bonus DVD in the two disc set was well done, with a making of documentary and Robert Downey Jr's screen test as a highlight for me. Disc One has the deleted scenes that most enjoy with any DVD purchased or rented. Try to obtain the hard to get 2 Disc version with the Iron Man comic book packaged within it. The comic was exclusive to Walmart stores and only had a limited amount available to each outlet. It expounds on the movie's ending, and done really well. I stayed in the theater and after all the credits, there was a bonus one minute or so hint to a future Marvel movie based on the Avengers with Samuel Jackson as Nick Fury. The Avengers is Marvel's version of DC's Justice League which features Iron Man as a key team member. Check this out on the DVD as well. All in all, superhero fan or not, you will enjoy this movie.Read full review
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