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Iron Man lives up to Spider-Man
PostedMay 2, 2008
Jericho
from Phoenix
Marvel did it right this time. Their movies are most successful when they stay true to the stories and characters in their comic books. That's what they have done with IRON MAN.
Robert Downey Jr. is a charming, personable Tony Stark who is believable and also reflective of the comic book character. However, he's more likable than the character that appears in the comic, who is more suave.
Watching the film, I was reminded of how I felt when I saw the first SPIDER-MAN. Downey, Jr's portrayal of Stark/Iron Man is similar to how Tobey Maguire captured the character of Peter Parker/Spider-Man.
However, like SPIDER-MAN, the villain is very weak. Jeff Bridges as Obidiah Stane, who is n obscure character from the 1980s run of the comics that drove Stark to alcoholism and took over his company, does not pull off the villainy well as the Iron Monger. Unfortunately, Iron Man does not have a charismatic rogues gallery of villains like Spider-Man or Batman.
Gwyneth Paltrow's Pepper Potts and Terence Howard's James Rhodey serve as functional supporting characters, but again they play the Mary Jane/Harry Osborn role (Pepper is the assistant whom the boss has feelings where Mary Jane is the girl next door; Rhodes is the Harry Osborn best friend),
Though it is comparable to SPIDER-MAN in tone and feeling, IRON MAN is its own film. It does make the same mistakes DAREDEVIL made by being a Spider-Man carbon copy. It is an entertaining film that both comic and non-comic readers will enjoy.
Definitely stay at the end of the credits. Comic book fans will not be disappointed.
Robert Downey Jr. is a charming, personable Tony Stark who is believable and also reflective of the comic book character. However, he's more likable than the character that appears in the comic, who is more suave.
Watching the film, I was reminded of how I felt when I saw the first SPIDER-MAN. Downey, Jr's portrayal of Stark/Iron Man is similar to how Tobey Maguire captured the character of Peter Parker/Spider-Man.
However, like SPIDER-MAN, the villain is very weak. Jeff Bridges as Obidiah Stane, who is n obscure character from the 1980s run of the comics that drove Stark to alcoholism and took over his company, does not pull off the villainy well as the Iron Monger. Unfortunately, Iron Man does not have a charismatic rogues gallery of villains like Spider-Man or Batman.
Gwyneth Paltrow's Pepper Potts and Terence Howard's James Rhodey serve as functional supporting characters, but again they play the Mary Jane/Harry Osborn role (Pepper is the assistant whom the boss has feelings where Mary Jane is the girl next door; Rhodes is the Harry Osborn best friend),
Though it is comparable to SPIDER-MAN in tone and feeling, IRON MAN is its own film. It does make the same mistakes DAREDEVIL made by being a Spider-Man carbon copy. It is an entertaining film that both comic and non-comic readers will enjoy.
Definitely stay at the end of the credits. Comic book fans will not be disappointed.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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