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Heavy boots of lead fill his victims full of dread
PostedMay 11, 2008
revpowell
from New York, NY
One of the better comic book adaptations of recent years, a great fun summer blockbuster that delivers the goods, but won't insult viewers' intelligence either.
Robert Downey Jr. is pitch-perfect wonderful as the caddish, sarcastic, womanizing (yet incredibly cool) Tony Stark. The communist threat of the original comics is replaced here with Middle Eastern insurgents and the American war profiteers who secretly deal with them ("Kills the people he once saved" indeed).
I've always had a preference for the self-made superheros, like Batman and Iron Man, who were really just ordinary men aided by their determination and intellect rather than supernatural powers. Downey conveys this perfectly.
Jeff Bridges is a fun villain, even though it's hard to not think of a bald-headed Jeffrey Lebowski ("Tony Stark built one of those in a cave, man! Okay?!?"). Gwenyth Paltrow, who I usually don't like, did a fine job too, as did Terrence Howard, who knew exactly which humorous notes to play in his "straight man" role as Tony's close friend.
Overall a terrific popcorn film - oh, and comic book dorks, be sure to stay until the very end of the credits. You won't regret it.
Robert Downey Jr. is pitch-perfect wonderful as the caddish, sarcastic, womanizing (yet incredibly cool) Tony Stark. The communist threat of the original comics is replaced here with Middle Eastern insurgents and the American war profiteers who secretly deal with them ("Kills the people he once saved" indeed).
I've always had a preference for the self-made superheros, like Batman and Iron Man, who were really just ordinary men aided by their determination and intellect rather than supernatural powers. Downey conveys this perfectly.
Jeff Bridges is a fun villain, even though it's hard to not think of a bald-headed Jeffrey Lebowski ("Tony Stark built one of those in a cave, man! Okay?!?"). Gwenyth Paltrow, who I usually don't like, did a fine job too, as did Terrence Howard, who knew exactly which humorous notes to play in his "straight man" role as Tony's close friend.
Overall a terrific popcorn film - oh, and comic book dorks, be sure to stay until the very end of the credits. You won't regret it.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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