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Ray H · 05-03-2008, 10:51 PM

I saw this earlier, and while I found it highly entertaining and it probably ranks among my top five comic book movies, I can't say I adore it.

The film never really seemed to get into high gear for me as it's all essentially one big origin story. And I have no problem with that. I guess as an audience member, I've come to expect a superhero movie with the same old structure. You know, first act: guy becomes superhero, second act: villain introduced and shit goes down, third act: the resolution. So it was strange seeing a movie where the superhero wasn't even introduced to the world at large until the film's finale. For this reason, it kinda felt like an huge budget, two-part TV show pilot or something. It leaves you wanting more, but there won't be a new episode next week, but rather two years from now.

Of the Marvel movies, I'd say it's the best first installment. It's got a better story and it was better executed than any of the others, which often felt clunky. A tip of the hat goes to Favreau for pulling off a great foundation for the series, sans any of that clunkiness.

The cast was pretty excellent across the board, and it's nice to see Robert Downey Jr. making something of a comeback. Not that he was ever really gone, but it's funny to see him finally hitting it big over 20 years after his first starring role.

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Ray H Member Location: NJ Join Date: Jun 2002 Local Time: 04:03 AM Local Date: 10-12-2008 Posts: 3,079	Re: Iron Man (New Line sets 2005 release date) I saw this earlier, and while I found it highly entertaining and it probably ranks among my top five comic book movies, I can't say I adore it. The film never really seemed to get into high gear for me as it's all essentially one big origin story. And I have no problem with that. I guess as an audience member, I've come to expect a superhero movie with the same old structure. You know, first act: guy becomes superhero, second act: villain introduced and shit goes down, third act: the resolution. So it was strange seeing a movie where the superhero wasn't even introduced to the world at large until the film's finale. For this reason, it kinda felt like an huge budget, two-part TV show pilot or something. It leaves you wanting more, but there won't be a new episode next week, but rather two years from now. Of the Marvel movies, I'd say it's the best first installment. It's got a better story and it was better executed than any of the others, which often felt clunky. A tip of the hat goes to Favreau for pulling off a great foundation for the series, sans any of that clunkiness. The cast was pretty excellent across the board, and it's nice to see Robert Downey Jr. making something of a comeback. Not that he was ever really gone, but it's funny to see him finally hitting it big over 20 years after his first starring role. "Here's looking at you, kid." Last edited by Ray H : 05-03-2008 at 10:55 PM.