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Iron Man Shows Its Mettle
PostedMay 3, 2008
bodean
from Denver, CO
In the line of Marvel hero films, Iron Man is a bright star. The movie opens strong and maintains the viewer’s interest for its entirety. The cast is strong with the weakest link being Rhodes (Terrence Howard). The rest of the cast is stellar. Gwyneth Paltrow plays Pepper Potts to a tee. Before the movie was released, I had my doubts about Robert Downey Jr. in the role of Tony Stark. He fills the role surprisingly well. Jeff Bridges executes the role of the self serving Obadiah Stone with relish.
One of the movie's highlights is the Iron Man suit itself. It is marvelous. Watching Tony Stark get suited up in his garage is worth the price of admission.
For Silver Age Marvel fans, the origin storyline stays true with Vietnam being replaced with Afghanistan. Kudos to the writers for this. Stan Lee makes his usual cameo appearance, this time playing a Hugh Hefner type aging playboy.
Bottom line, the movie is definitely worth seeing.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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