Kevin
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 Posted: May Sunday, 2008 6:00 pm Post subject: Iron Man |
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"Badass..." I thought aloud after witnessing every single little detail of this film (especially the scene after the credits). Iron Man completely blew the audience away 'cuz of the amazing storyline and heart-pulsing action. Not only did this one kick ass, it had my low expectations proved otherwise. I honestly assumed the plot would solely revolve on the armor and not Tony Stark, instead, they established Stark as a person who so happens to come across the idea of an armor, ala Batman Begins. I got the feeling everything was naturally and neatly explained at a whopping two hours, even though it left certain key elements in the air for the sequel. Nothing could possibly prepare for the sheer exhilaration one experiences after watching.
Robert Downey Jr., as I've said before, was born to play Stark. His playa attitude really has you going, but when he suddenly reverts to being serious, you fall for it, too. Gwyneth Paltrow plays Stark's assistant and seriously has you convinced she's one loyal lady. Terrence Howard plays Lieutenant Jim "Rhodey" Rhodes, who's a friend of Stark's, and later in the comics, becomes War Machine. Jeff Bridges, who happened to be in Tron, (a fact I learned after researching his name) plays Obadiah Stane, an associate of Stark. The cast is quite impressive, considering everyone of them has snagged an Academy Award, and it's exemplified why here. Downey and Paltrow served the best roles. Together, you felt they had a very certain close relationship onscreen. Howard, to me, gave the crappiest delivery just because he had this strange habit to overact his given role ("Next time, baby!" ... ). If he's gonna be War Machine in the sequel, he'd better be convinving... Bridges gave a well-done performance as Stane, even though I had no recollection of previous films he had been in. Oh, and just to keep the ending under wraps for those who didn't stay after credits, you missed the greatest scene of the entire movie with an actor that got no less than a minute of screentime...
Comparing Iron Man to other superhero movies, I'd rank this one in between 300 and Batman Begins. It's parallels to Begins were obvious, but the crew pulled it off a lot better here, but it's only second to 300 for reasons anyone can tell you after watching both. Marvel Studios did well for their first produced and developed film. Let's hope they do even better with their next one, The Incredible Hulk with a cameo with a certain man in a certain iron suit.
In the end, the film leaves the viewer in utter excitement. I couldn't possibly be any more satisfied. As I mentioned before, the scene after the credits leaves you with a helluva lot more possibilities for future films. Though, I'm left wondering who could direct such a project... Hell, if Jon Favruea could open a fat can of whup-ass with Iron Man, I'll watch said project. (Seriously, if you don't watch that last scene after reading this, you're missing out-- I can't stress this any more...)
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"There's a passage I got memorized-- Ezekiel 25:17: 'The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness. For he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know I am the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you.'
...I been sayin' that shit for years and if you ever heard it, it meant your ass. I never really questioned what it meant-- I thought it was just a cold-blooded thing to say to a motherfucker before you popped a cap in his ass... but I saw some shit this mornin' made me think twice. Now I'm thinkin': it could mean you're the evil man... and I'm the righteous man and Mr. 9mm here... he's the shepherd protecting my righteous ass in the valley of darkness, or it could be you're the righteous man and I'm the shepherd and it's the world that's evil and selfish... I'd like that... But that shit ain't the truth. The truth is you're the weak and I'm the tyranny of evil men. But I'm tryin', Ringo. I'm tryin' real hard to be a shepherd."
-Jules Winnfield
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