Iron Man

Oh great, just what we need, another super hero movie. Honestly how good could this movie be? Guy gets powers, has to learn to use them, faces a dangerous situation and overcomes it. Nothing special. Well if this is what you are expecting from this review you are most certainly in the wrong place my friend.

The movie starts off in the present but a few minuets in it goes into short flashback. You don't notice that the flashback is over until you realize that you are seeing the beginning of the movie again. Pretty cool concept in my opinion.

As is expected there is the typical "getting used to powers" stage. However, in this case it is more like building the suite and fixing all of the bugs and what not. This portion had its share of funny moments some of them were unintentional since it did not seem like the producers intended for them to be humorous in any manor. The lab set up was pretty interesting, makes you want to invest in technology companies so that you might one day have one in you own home. The ending show down was only par, it wasn't anything that would make you say "WOW". As far as the computer animation went, it was pretty difficult to tell when it was being used if you didn't think about what a real human could and could not do.

The characters were pretty believable. Robert Downey Jr. played the role of the cocky, somewhat arrogant Tony Stark. Also having Gwyneth Paltrow play Pepper Potts was a good call. She's a beautiful lady but not so much that Tony Stark would not be able to overlook her by thinking he could do better. This works perfectly for the minor romantic side story.

Overall I would say this is one of the better movies I have seen all year. Rent it, watch it in theaters, see a boot leg version. I don't care what you have to do, but you must see this movie.
-Nick




yeah, i loved this movie and loved the Tony Stark character. He wasn't the usual superhero, because he mostly thought about himself and brought home girls everynight (though that'd kinda be like James Bond), but you see my point. He was a filthy rich arrogant big shot, but you still liked him because he was funny and was first introduced as the victim.
After he escapes and makes his suit, I enjoyed how he didn't have a "revelation" that he needs to save the world and be a better person, it just always seemed a part of him and this suit kinda brought that aspect of his personality out.
I also agree with Nick on the good choice of Gwyneth Paltrow and also liked her character.
recommended for: a movie night, great action movie, but not necessarily a "dick flick."
-Ann