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Just saw it and really enjoyed it, even if it reneforces my opinion Marvel are the McDonalds of comic book movies.
[hide] I was'nt really amused by the certain twist of The Mandarin being an actor, and on top of that a proper Liverpool supporter, and while the science of the film made little sense, the story moved at a crisp pace, the humor emerged at all the right moments, Tony carries the movie without much of his trademark Iron suits, creating a very personal story where he thrives on his wits and a few Macguyverish devices. The idea that the main armor in the film is boaderline unreliable adds to the mirth, it even fails to help Tony in the final battle. About the only drawbacks are the inclusion of a child character for Tony to play off of in the second act of the film, and the all too tidy resolution of everything at the end...despite the idea of Pepper being infected with Extremis being an interesting hook that they could have carried over into other films, but is handwaved by a "she got better" explanation that isnt even shown on-screen
End credits scene is a nice bit of comedy that explains the point of Tony's narrating...turns out he's talking to Bruce, who explains he doesnt have the "temperment" to carry on the session, but Tony keeps rambling on anyway.
Any film that opens with this deserves top marks[/hide]
It's essential viewing only in the sense there may not be another Iron Man outing for a while, though I'm sure he'll crop up for another Avengers flick.
[hide] I was'nt really amused by the certain twist of The Mandarin being an actor, and on top of that a proper Liverpool supporter, and while the science of the film made little sense, the story moved at a crisp pace, the humor emerged at all the right moments, Tony carries the movie without much of his trademark Iron suits, creating a very personal story where he thrives on his wits and a few Macguyverish devices. The idea that the main armor in the film is boaderline unreliable adds to the mirth, it even fails to help Tony in the final battle. About the only drawbacks are the inclusion of a child character for Tony to play off of in the second act of the film, and the all too tidy resolution of everything at the end...despite the idea of Pepper being infected with Extremis being an interesting hook that they could have carried over into other films, but is handwaved by a "she got better" explanation that isnt even shown on-screen
End credits scene is a nice bit of comedy that explains the point of Tony's narrating...turns out he's talking to Bruce, who explains he doesnt have the "temperment" to carry on the session, but Tony keeps rambling on anyway.
Any film that opens with this deserves top marks[/hide]
It's essential viewing only in the sense there may not be another Iron Man outing for a while, though I'm sure he'll crop up for another Avengers flick.
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