When director Jon Favreau chose Robert Downey Jr to play Tony Stark (aka Iron Man) in Marvel's big screen adaptation of the iconic hero, many people balked. The studio wanted an actor ten years younger (Downey is 43) and fans didn't know what they wanted. To Jon - GREAT CHOICE. Robert Downey Jr is exactly the Tony Stark that I have been reading about in comics for 20+ years. Gwyneth Paltrow's Pepper Potts is also spot-on, Terrence Howard is great as always, and Jeff Bridges shines as the villian. Most people think a super hero movie is all about the effects - and the effects here are truly amazing - but this one is about the characters, and it greatly raises the bar for comic book movies. The summer movie season has arrived!
Iron Man marks Marvel Studios' first independently produced film - after Spider-Man and X-Men made so much money for Fox, Marvel decided to produce movies on their own. With a $100M US opening ($201M worldwide), and an Incredible Hulk movie on the horizon, Marvel Studios is set to become a juggernaut of movie making.
I walked out of this one hoping they get the sequel going asap (for those who know, Howard's character gets his own suit of armor and becomes War Machine in the comics, which is definitely alluded to in the film - as is the involvement of SHIELD, which leads to The Avengers).
When you go see this one, SIT THROUGH THE CREDITS, and you will see how Marvel is preparing for their huge Opus - THE AVENGERS MOVIE.
Bravo! This movie kicks ass.
Iron Man marks Marvel Studios' first independently produced film - after Spider-Man and X-Men made so much money for Fox, Marvel decided to produce movies on their own. With a $100M US opening ($201M worldwide), and an Incredible Hulk movie on the horizon, Marvel Studios is set to become a juggernaut of movie making.
I walked out of this one hoping they get the sequel going asap (for those who know, Howard's character gets his own suit of armor and becomes War Machine in the comics, which is definitely alluded to in the film - as is the involvement of SHIELD, which leads to The Avengers).
When you go see this one, SIT THROUGH THE CREDITS, and you will see how Marvel is preparing for their huge Opus - THE AVENGERS MOVIE.
Bravo! This movie kicks ass.
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