Tony Stark, (or should say Tony Snark because of his snarky smart mouth), is a care-free, womanizing playboy, until he’s captured by terrorists and put to work on building them weapons of mass destruction. Tony is smart though, and builds his own weapon to destroy them and escape, and a new form of superhero is born.
The special effects are awesome, and there’s never a dull moment in this excellent rendition of one of the greatest Marvel superheroes. The film also handles its theme very well – the theme of embracing the important things in life – much better than the theme tends to be handled in most comic book based films. The dialogue from Tony Stark is great, no question. He’s sharp, entertaining, ironic, and a total jerk, but one with a heart. The best kind of hero, really.
Iron Man stands far above the rest, and I’m hoping they make more movies like this. 4½ stars.
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I LOVE this film. I totally agree with you that it is a cut above the rest. My only gripe with it, and it is a little one, is that at the end all the wit and intelligence of the movie was forgotten for a big building crumbling bad guy grumbling fight scene, but then again it is a comic book movie and perhaps movie goers aren't ready for a change in the final act just yet. Saw the dark knight last night. WOW! If you haven't already, go see it - NOW!
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