Bully for Jon Favreau for directing Iron Man to the opening of Summer Movie Season 2008, and making some bucks as well as garnering well deserved kudos.
I found it good. Not on the Spidey 2 level, but better than a Fantastic Four catastrophe. That a suit is fantastic. The iron monger one reminded me of Appleseed's Mecha.
The cast was first rate. Robert Downey, Jr. displayed a flair for being debonair and an asshole but winningly so. Gweneth Paltrow was hot as Pepper Potts. The dude, Jeff Bridges, was the villainous Lex Luthor out to make bombs not love. Shield was there.
The interesting part was the play on the military industrial complex. If I didn't know it, Stark industries is a facsimile of Lockheed Martin. Even down to the corporate logo. They got that covered.
All in all, an enjoyable comic book movie. Good opening salvo for the Summer of 2008.
4 of 5 stars.
I found it good. Not on the Spidey 2 level, but better than a Fantastic Four catastrophe. That a suit is fantastic. The iron monger one reminded me of Appleseed's Mecha.
The cast was first rate. Robert Downey, Jr. displayed a flair for being debonair and an asshole but winningly so. Gweneth Paltrow was hot as Pepper Potts. The dude, Jeff Bridges, was the villainous Lex Luthor out to make bombs not love. Shield was there.
The interesting part was the play on the military industrial complex. If I didn't know it, Stark industries is a facsimile of Lockheed Martin. Even down to the corporate logo. They got that covered.
All in all, an enjoyable comic book movie. Good opening salvo for the Summer of 2008.
4 of 5 stars.
its the start of movie watching fever again!