Okay, so I saw the Iron Man movie last night. What did everybody think of it?


I liked it overall, but I thought the story and action sequences became a bit predictable in the last 10 minutes of the film. I also disliked the way they used Middle Eastern terrorists as the bad guys; I think that was thrown in there simply to play off of the whole "9/11, terrorism" thing; If the movie had been made in the early 20th century, would it have featured the Japanese, or German military instead? This is a minor annoyance, and by no means offended me.

I thought that most of the casting for Iron Man was actually some of the best casting i've seen in recent years; Robert Downey Jr plays the part very well, and seems comfortable in the role. He's said that he wants the second movie to deal with Tony Stark's alcoholism, and that he could play the part well since he's dealt with addiction in real life. I enjoy the fact that the character has depth, and that Stark's on-screen personality and looks are very close to what people have been seeing in the comic book page for years.

And the character of Pepper Potts deserves her own paragraph; she's played by Gwyneth Paltrow, and it was hard for me to imagine her as the goofy hippie girl from Friends, especially during the scene in which she's dancing with Stark. This may not be a valid reason to rate the film, but I loved her hair in this movie, Also, I want to touch the heiney!

Overall, i'd give this movie *** 1/2 out of 5 stars; it's certainly better than 95% of the god-awful cinema that's been around for the past few years, but in its genre, I still feel that X-men 2 is the most solid superhero film yet (As one example: Bringing Nightcrawler to the screen without making him look totally laughable). I'm willing to pay to see the second Iron Man film, however. . .and I usually feel that movie companies don't deserve my money. If you haven't already, go see this movie; it's an enjoyable way to spend your time, if nothing else.

Screw Flanders.