Iron Man

Iron Man

Posted by Mr Underhill (A) on May 3, 2008 at 13:58:55

For me this film works for one reason:

Robert Downey Jr.

With game support by Gwynith Paltrow.

The general story is pretty familiar Marvel fare. Person has a personal epiphany and decides to use their 'gift' to save humanity, by violently attacking a well defined and available bad guy.

What makes this film enjoyable nonsense for me is the relationship between RD & GP. There is a degree of wit and restraint that I found engaging.

On the downside: I believe they should NOT have used Afghanistan as a backdrop for this cartoon. That is a truly terrible and tragic mess that we have done much to create, and now have our troops out there spilling blood on our behalf - not something to mix up with pretty mindless, if entertaining, pap.

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Topic - Iron Man - Mr Underhill 13:58:55 05/03/08 (20)

Beg to DisagreeThey're sipilling blood on the NeoCons behalf - HiOnFi 08:24:51 05/14/08 (0)

Jon Favreau - Tom §. 19:05:54 05/11/08 (2)

Yes! First rate direction, editing, sound, etc. - mpathus 23:38:25 05/11/08 (0)

RE: Jon Favreau - halfnote 22:01:11 05/11/08 (0)

FWIW there is a lot of action in this movie - PhilJ 17:23:15 05/05/08 (0)

I had some problems with it - Brian A 11:37:51 05/05/08 (4)

What blurb at the end of the credits? - mkuller 12:05:23 05/05/08 (3)

RE: What blurb at the end of the credits? - Brian A 12:23:20 05/05/08 (2)

Not "Justice League." He is part of "The Avengers." - Enophile 16:18:21 05/05/08 (1)

If it were me, I wouldn't let... - mkuller 19:24:06 05/05/08 (0)

Agreed, but updating the origin from Vietnam to Afghanistan was probably necessary even if it's uncomfortable. - Audiophilander 01:43:22 05/05/08 (2)

Amazing box office... - mkuller 09:08:42 05/05/08 (1)

Ah, but those huge number of screens... - Harmonia 17:41:07 05/07/08 (0)

saw it in a packed theater last night, liked it a lot - padreken 12:45:37 05/04/08 (0)

Yep, I agree. It is excellent. Robert Downey is wonderful - Wendell Narrod 19:28:35 05/03/08 (0)

Hope they do as good a job on the sequel.. ..nt - late 17:57:09 05/03/08 (2)

Obviously...(spoiler alert).... - mkuller 11:56:35 05/04/08 (1)

RE: Obviously...(spoiler alert).... - mrspindlelegs 08:59:53 05/08/08 (0)

How can you leave out Jeff Bridges???? - Rich Jura 17:06:12 05/03/08 (0)

Agreed... - mkuller 15:04:05 05/03/08 (0)

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