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Iron Man was awesome. Great special effects, believeable enough acting, well paced, cool tech, an actual storyline that does more than showcase the CGI, and the tension between Robert Downey, Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow was perfect. The (mostly) minimal dialog aided in keeping both the pace and the acting good. And I don't mean that in a bad way; Downey is so good at conveying attitude, not having a Shakespearian-length monolog every scene plays toward that strength.
Apparently there's a scene after the credits, according to what I just read on imdb.com. I need to remember to check this stuff before going, but tonight was mostly spontaneous. I had enough points on my movie card to get a free ticket when I took the kids to go see the Narnia movie last week, and decided while driving home from work to cash it in tonight.
Roger Ebert has a very good review; but he occasionally lets some spoilers through, and this one was not an exception to that. Despite that, one of the reasons why I like and respect Ebert is because of his insight, as seen in statements from him like this:
"it's surprising how much those two giant iron men seem to reflect the personalities of the men inside them. Everything they do is preposterous, of course, but they seem to be doing it, not the suits."
And that, more than anything, is why this movie works so very well. Watching the movie isn't an exercie in watching a high-tech suit--or worse, a CGI effect. It's about watching the man in the suit, and not just what he'll do next, but what's pushing him to do it.
Apparently there's a scene after the credits, according to what I just read on imdb.com. I need to remember to check this stuff before going, but tonight was mostly spontaneous. I had enough points on my movie card to get a free ticket when I took the kids to go see the Narnia movie last week, and decided while driving home from work to cash it in tonight.
Roger Ebert has a very good review; but he occasionally lets some spoilers through, and this one was not an exception to that. Despite that, one of the reasons why I like and respect Ebert is because of his insight, as seen in statements from him like this:
"it's surprising how much those two giant iron men seem to reflect the personalities of the men inside them. Everything they do is preposterous, of course, but they seem to be doing it, not the suits."
And that, more than anything, is why this movie works so very well. Watching the movie isn't an exercie in watching a high-tech suit--or worse, a CGI effect. It's about watching the man in the suit, and not just what he'll do next, but what's pushing him to do it.
