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Thursday, May 1, 2008

Iron Man Movie Review

Ok, to start things off, i would want to say that i am NOT an Iron Man aficionado. I do like comics but frankly there are too many comic characters out there to know everything about everyone.

I do know the basics. Tony Stark, creator of the Iron Man suit, part of the Avengers team, Rich dude, playboy, similar to Bruce Wayne in some aspects of his secret identity, also the CEO of Stark Enterprises, largest company that makes weapons, blah blah blah. Other than these, i couldn't say much about the original storyline and if they did change anything or how heavily modified was the storyline.

I'm sure there will be people out there, the comic geeks, that would point out the many differences with the comic character and story, opposed to the movie. I am not one of them. But i do like movies and i consider my self, kinda like a bit of a movie geek, so i wouldn't bore you with any of the nonsense of slight differences, with the movie and the comics. I would rather want to talk about the movie itself and how good it is, and if it is good enough to watch on the big screen.

Having said that, ARE YOU FRICKIN' KIDDING ME? good enough to watch on the big screen... Hell Yeah!. Look, good or bad, these are one of the movies that you have to watch on the Big Screen. Honestly, even if you are not a fan, it is a truly enjoyable movie.

Hmmmm... where to start... without having to blurb about the storyline, hmmm... Ok, my first review was on the movie Forbidden Kingdom, that was a disappointment. This, i have to say was very well made. Story wise, it flowed from scene to scene. No hiccups, no boring parts that make you wonder. The plot and the story were solid, and nothing felt like it was rushed or edited heavily. As expected from a movie series, yes i said series, as to be expected with movies derived from comic books, this will definitely have a continuing story, heck even the Incredible Hulk got a second chance and the first one didn't do so good. As i was saying, as expected from a movie series, the first one was about the background story, so no heavy, crazy, over the top fighting, i'm guessing that will come along in the next movie or so.

The movie goes about the story of Tony Stark and the trial and tribulations he goes thu to create the Iron Man suit. Along the way you will enjoy a lot of witty humor coming from tony Stark himself. I really don't know if the Tony Stark character from the comic book has the same witty humor, but the injection of humor into the movie is well received. It was place very well, it didn't feel forced or unexpected, I laughed quite a bit i would say.

The next thing i noticed was, knowing full well that a lot of the scenes involve a lot of CG (computer Graphics), well i would say that the technology is getting better. There were some parts that you would definitely notice the CG but overall unnoticeable. Maybe if you would watch it over and over again, you'll notice it all but i could say, in the first time you watch it, you will be drawn to the movie wont think much about it.

Just an edited insert here, i just remembered a few parts of the movie. Aside from the various injected humor in the film, there was a part there that shocked me. Well not shocked, but it amused me in the sense that while watching the film, and having one of the characters saying the line around 3 times, it only dawned upon me during the ending when he said the line that made me hit my head and say, "crap, i didn't realize that". I'm sure the comic geeks would have noticed it earlier. something to do with the strategic homeland intervention, espionage logistics directorate. Well if you didn't get that, just watch the movie. Also, as the comic book goes, and the numerous suits that Tony Stark has, well you can see the start of that in the movie, sometime nearing the end of the movie, you'll be able to glimpse of another suit being made, which i guess would mean another movie.

The last thing i want to say are the characters. Robert Downey Jr did a great job portraying Tony Stark. If it was up to par with the personality of the comic character, well comic geeks will have to tell you that. But as for the movie, he was great, believable enough that you really think that he was a playboy billionaire CEO. Gwyneth Paltrow plays Pepper Potts, the loyal assistant of Tony Stark, well all i can say that she did a great job, but i wasn't really happy about having another love interest in a movie. I could honestly say i just was a little ticked off seeing yet again another love interest in a movie. You'll never get rid of em, it would say that they will always put them there.

Over all, this is a great movie to watch. In fact, I'm watching this again on Sat. And probably watch it again sometime next week. Action, a good story, CG, and of course a small dose of love. Oh well you can have everything.

My Rating:
8.5/10 (its not a 9 but its not an 8 either, its a scale to 10 but i rarely give a 10, so far the only thing i would rate a 10 is "The Matrix" so usually 9 is the highest)
Replayability: 4 or 5 (its a scale on how many times I can watch the movie over and over before your tired of it.)

4 comments:

Pinoy Wargamer said...

I hear in the end, Shaft... er, Nick Fury, invites Iron Man into the Avengers. Man, I can't wait to watch this. I just hope the rush of jologs die down soon LOL

Jekmyster said...

Ahhh, sorry to burst the bubble. I've watched the movie 3 times now. I don't think there was a part of the movie where Shield Invites Iron Man into the avengers...

Pinoy Wargamer said...

They said it's there, right after the end of all the credits. Shaft, baby!

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