Well, maybe a thing or two, and I'm sure people better versed in physics, weapons technology, and flight mechanics will have plenty. But seriously, I really liked this. Nothing tripped my "oh, come on" sensors, and Robert Downey Jr. nailed this perfectly.
Best of all, the endless trailers and sneak peeks didn't give everything away. There's still plenty to surprise you.
Including a scene after the credits. There's a lot of them to sit through, but do it. It's worth it.
Posted by Valentine014 (Member # 5981) on :
I love it when they add scenes at the end. I stay past the credits on every movie just in case. I am always so pleased with myself when I am rewarded (and then laugh at the people who hustled out).
Posted by MEC (Member # 2968) on :
I thoroughly enjoyed the movie, I recommend seeing it.
Posted by Sterling (Member # 8096) on :
Last I saw, it's running at 95% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Yeah, I think I need to see this one. Looks like they got it right.
Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
I'm pretty excited to see it, but I have no idea when I will actually get to. (I don't have two minutes to rub together between preparing to move, work, and church stuff. But every now and then my husband likes to blow off the house crud and go out.)
Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
Ok, I've only heard good things about this. I'm definitely giving it a shot. Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :
quote:Originally posted by Chris Bridges: Let me put it this way...
The Armchair Director has nothing to fix.
Well, maybe a thing or two, and I'm sure people better versed in physics, weapons technology, and flight mechanics will have plenty.
Not that there'd be much point. Super-hero universes (as a rule, there are notable exceptions) exist in a fantasy realm where science has no real limitations. Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
This is the movie I want my husband to take me to for my birthday. We always try to get in dinner and a movie for my birthday, which means I usually see one movie a year.
Though, this year I will also take the kids to Prince Caspian so maybe I will see two.
Posted by Chris Bridges (Member # 1138) on :
The thing I'm interested in is: are the shaky physics necessary for a superhero premise to work presented in such a way that my mind accepts them readily, or do they make glaring errors that stand out and must be excused if I'm to enjoy the movie?
They don't have to be accurate, but they do have to feel accurate. Aside from a couple of "how could he survive that" bits, "Iron Man" succeded admirably for me.
Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
Well, is Iron Man really a superhero or a man with technology (like batman?) If so, his superness likely depends on shaky physics.
Posted by 0Megabyte (Member # 8624) on :
Heck. To give a reference:
Batman Begins has 84% fresh on RT.
Spider Man 2 had 93% fresh. 3 had only 62%.
X2: X-Men United had 87%, while X-Men 3 had 56%.
The Fantastic Four had 26%
And of course, the lovely thing about Rotten Tomatoes is that it's not dealing with one review, but giving the scope of reviews in general, at least in broad terms.
Still. Not many movies that I see reach 95%... I'm sold, and I didn't know if I even wanted to see the movie before now. I figured it'd just be another big budget special effects s___storm the likes of which we normally get.
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
Anyone who's on the fence about seeing this film: see it. It's quite possibly the definitive take on the character.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I had planned to, as my wife and I enjoy this type of movie, but after these reviews I am making plans to see it tomorrow while I have a day off.
Posted by Chris Bridges (Member # 1138) on :
Definite take or not, see it. I had very little interest in Iron Man before. He's been written well and written poorly and I've never been a steady fan. I've always been a die-hard Spider-Man fan.
This movie was better than the first Spider-Man movie, which I love. After I see it again this weekend, I'll let you know if I think it was better than the second one...
It's not a great movie, per se. It will win no dramatic Oscars. The plot is not tough to predict, with the ending telegraphed a mile away. Had anyone else been cast as Tony Stark it would have been a pretty good movie.
With Robert Downey Jr., it becomes the best superhero movie I've ever seen. Just the right combination of humor, character growth, action, deftly handled romance, effective CGI, and drama, with plenty of details and foreshadowing drawn from the comics history without confusing people who have never read the comics. Literally something for everybody.
And at the heart of it is Downey's deeply flawed, cocky yet self-deprecating, reluctant but dedicated hero. The energy of the movie drops noticeably when he's not onscreen, but not enough to matter. The cool tech and big explosions are great, but watching him go from self-absorbed playboy to self-sacrificing hero is what makes this movie.
I am very interested in what OSC will make of this. As one reviewer already noted, it's a political Rorshach test; you'll see what you want to. Right-wing? Stark is patriotic, pro-military, and in favor of unilateral intervention. Left-wing? While the terrorists are undeniably evil, we also see an evil industrial-military complex.
Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :
OSC didn't seem to mind Batman Begins being a political Rorschach test.
Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :
mm.. How many people recommending this movie also would recommend "Transformers?"
Posted by Jeorge (Member # 11524) on :
quote:Originally posted by The Pixiest: mm.. How many people recommending this movie also would recommend "Transformers?"
*shudders*
not me.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
We are going to see it tomorrow, if I don't get called in to work.
Posted by Chris Bridges (Member # 1138) on :
Didn't see Transformers. No interest.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Didn't get to see it yet, and probably won't until the middle of next week.
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