So here it is people. I finally went to see Iron Man and all i can say is Wow!This is what the summer movie season is all about. It has action,drama and yes comedy. It really does hit every point and is paced very perfectly. All in al a great flick and by the way I was right on my Box Office prediction , I thought it would do better than $85 mil!Ok to the story we go first of all the movie uses a great jump cute to get the story flowing right from the beginning. The Opening scene is sums up the way the movie flows from begining to end. You have some pretty funny lines and then some action and then some drama. Then the jump cut back to 36 hours ealrier. The movie then flows pretty much from there with no more jumping back and forth. As for the plot it is pretty simple but in a movie like this simple is good. Our Anti Hero has a vision and changes for the better to right his wrongs. Simple Right! Well in a nut shell that is it. What I love is the fact that Tony's character changes but still keeps all the charm and charisma it had before his crazy ass turn of events. ( If what happened to him happened to me, I would change TOO!) It ends up as a typical struggle of good vs Evil!Now for the Acting. Well in most action summer flicks we get the typical so so acting and it is all about the action and f/x right. Well i must say that this is not Oscar winning stuff but not your typical knucklehead off the wall acting either. Downey Jr does a great job as Tony aka Iron Man. He comes off very funny and reminded me of his day on Ally Mcbeal, yes i said Ally Mcbeal. My ex made me watch it. Let me tell you something Jeff Bridges who plays Odabiah Stone. I wont ruin it for those of you who have not scene it yet but he did great. Nice Bald head too
All the rest of the characters all came across very cool and were cast perfectly as well. Jon Favreau and his team did a all in all great job casting this flick.Now for the Action and what i like to say the nutz and bolts of every true summer action flick. Well Iron Man doesn't disappoint here at all. I still think the suit is amazing even today just thinking about how cool it is. When Robert Downey Tells his Computer to put some Hot Rod Red on it i thought "hell yea that is cool as hell" I wasn't the only one too. When you see him take of and fly around you completely forget you are watching a CGI clip the Fx was done so well. Now i I have heard some complaints from some people that they thought there wasn't enough action in the movie. I will tell you that the 4 scenes are plenty. The pace is so fast and the movie keep cruising along you wont relize this at all. The end battle is awesome and it will get you pumping your fist. I found my self plenty of time just shaking my head in amazment. I must say that if this is a sign of things to come this season we are in for a true treat at the Box Office this summer. I for one cant wait. Indy 4 and Chronicle of Narnia are next for me. I am so pumped. Thank God
