A bunch of us went to see the new movie, Iron Man, last night. The movie practically oozes cool, and Robert Downy, Jr. is great as the playboy arms industrialist, Tony Stark.
When I was at Furman my roommate and several of my friends were huge comic book collectors. Iron Man was one of their favorites. Though I never read the comics myself, I was aware of the stories through their conversations. I had a pretty good idea of what was going on before I went to the movie. Even so, not having that background shouldn’t hinder one from enjoying it.
Of course, there are lots of action sequences and special effects. As such, Laura labeled this a “boy’s movie” and declined the invitation to go see it. While this certainly fits that moniker, it doesn’t take on the feel of a Saturday morning cartoon like Transformers did. That movie was fun, but extremely hokey in places, with stilted, groan-inducing dialog. Iron Man was nothing but slick, with taut dialog delivered with perfect timing. I left the movie whistling the catchy guitar motif from Black Sabbath’s “Iron Man”, which was used as part of the closing theme.
It’s obvious that a sequel is in the works. There were blatant references throughout the movie. It should be fun to see how this series develops.
Not knowing the comic book scene, this movie came out of left field for me. I’ll have to check it out. It also may explain an idea I ran across in a series of techno-thrillers by Dale Brown. He had a character that was nicknamed “tim man” who had on body armour with some cool techno capabilities. A bit “over the top” maybe, but fun nonetheless.
I saw it Saturday at Hollywood 20. Basically I agree with your assessment. This movie has had more buzz than any I can remember since the Matrix sequel, and thank goodness it deli vered. Also, probably the best trailers I’ve seen in a long time.
I’m planning to see it again in digital. I’ve never had a chance to compare the two systems watching one film.