i really liked this movie and i think robert downey jr was amazing as tony stark but for some reason i just felt like that villian at the end came totally out of no where and didnt make a whole lot of sense to me. still a great flick though
Kevin Carr
· 1 year ago
Yeah, it wasn't the greatest villain, but it served its purpose. It was really more a story of Stark's journey, so I thought the relatively soft villain was okay in that respect.
Evan
· 1 year ago
Personally, I hope it's better than "Spider-Man 3" and "Mission: Impossible III." Honestly, I didn't like "Mission: Impossible III." But I will have to say that "Iron Man" will make a lot more money than "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull."
Here's what I think is going to be the box office results for this month. There's too many Speed Racers, so probably, "Speed Racer" will make the least amount of money. Who knows? Harrison Ford is getting very old for the role of Indiana Jones, so therefore "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" will be in third place. "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe" has been out for about 3 years now, so therefore it's sequel - "Prince Caspian" - will make the second place round. "Iron Man" wins. It's at least something original and something we've never heard of - well except for the cartoons and comics.
I'm seeing "Iron Man" tomorrow, so hopefully you're right on my behalf.
Elizabeth
· 1 year ago
I'm usually not a fan of the first of a comic book movie franchise. The origin part of the origin story takes too long, and bogs up the middle like a cousin Oliver plot device. Ironman, however, I loved. There were a few moments where I got a little antsy, but overall, there was enough action mixed with enough wit mixed with enough heart to engage me throughout the movie. And you're right-in the hands of anyone but Robert Downey Jr, this movie would have been a much lesser fare.
And, of course, the Marvel bump at the end made me grin a bit.
Brian
· 1 year ago
Ok, so, I just finished watching Iron Man earlier today and loved it. I loved it, and yet, I couldn't really put my finger on why it was that I liked it so much. I started thinking back to other recent action movies I've seen like Transformers. Were the effects better in Iron Man? No. Was the story better? No. Was the directing better? No. Nothing was really better, yet I liked it more. Why? Then it hit me. Not once during the whole movie was I taken out of my engagement with the storyline by the lead character being emasculated by the "strong female character role model" while she did something fantastical while the heroine is left cowering somewhere in awe of her massive stones. I was never left shaking my head at nauseating cheeseball stunts to pull the males role down just to boost the women's role up in an attempt to gain a few extra bucks. Hollywood uses this tactic ad-nauseum to attract female movie goers and I find it to be insulting that such a cheap trick is so often employed. Women are strong and confident enough that they don't need stunts like this. A strong female role is more effective by having a strong role and character rather than a lame tactic like this. That is what made Iron Man for me. It's in no way degrading women, which I would not stand for, but it is completely sans cheesy all too common Hollywood gender role reversals. All I can say is that I'm glad that Iron man was allowed to keep his masculinity throughout. Never once was he made to watch an androgynous romantic interest drive an 18 wheeler 60 mph in reverse while blasting aliens out of the sky with an m16/grenade launcher while he cried in the corner. Were there strong female roles? Not exceptionally strong, no. But Pepper had more courage all throughout the film than I could ever muster. The movie revolves around Iron man, because that's what the movie is about; Iron man. Forcing anything else would be nothing more than a cheap stunt.
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Here's what I think is going to be the box office results for this month. There's too many Speed Racers, so probably, "Speed Racer" will make the least amount of money. Who knows? Harrison Ford is getting very old for the role of Indiana Jones, so therefore "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" will be in third place. "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe" has been out for about 3 years now, so therefore it's sequel - "Prince Caspian" - will make the second place round. "Iron Man" wins. It's at least something original and something we've never heard of - well except for the cartoons and comics.
I'm seeing "Iron Man" tomorrow, so hopefully you're right on my behalf.
And, of course, the Marvel bump at the end made me grin a bit.
Were the effects better in Iron Man? No. Was the story better? No. Was the directing better? No. Nothing was really better, yet I liked it more. Why?
Then it hit me. Not once during the whole movie was I taken out of my engagement with the storyline by the lead character being emasculated by the "strong female character role model" while she did something fantastical while the heroine is left cowering somewhere in awe of her massive stones.
I was never left shaking my head at nauseating cheeseball stunts to pull the males role down just to boost the women's role up in an attempt to gain a few extra bucks.
Hollywood uses this tactic ad-nauseum to attract female movie goers and I find it to be insulting that such a cheap trick is so often employed. Women are strong and confident enough that they don't need stunts like this. A strong female role is more effective by having a strong role and character rather than a lame tactic like this.
That is what made Iron Man for me. It's in no way degrading women, which I would not stand for, but it is completely sans cheesy all too common Hollywood gender role reversals.
All I can say is that I'm glad that Iron man was allowed to keep his masculinity throughout. Never once was he made to watch an androgynous romantic interest drive an 18 wheeler 60 mph in reverse while blasting aliens out of the sky with an m16/grenade launcher while he cried in the corner.
Were there strong female roles? Not exceptionally strong, no. But Pepper had more courage all throughout the film than I could ever muster. The movie revolves around Iron man, because that's what the movie is about; Iron man. Forcing anything else would be nothing more than a cheap stunt.