Ironman
I went to a sneak preview showing of Ironman last night.
I'm not a huge comic book (or graphic novel) fan. I can probably count on one hand the number of comic books that I've read in my lifetime. The people I attended with ranged from huge fans of the comic to those who had little frame of reference. I had no information at all about this film going into it, so I was pretty much viewing it from the perspective of a clean slate. Tabula rosa.
We all thoroughly enjoyed it. :)
While it had many of the weaknesses of most films based on comic series (dialog was not top-notch, secondary characters tended to be 2 dimensional), it was a well-crafted film. The acting and directing were strong, even those characters who were not fully fleshed out did not appear stiff. The internal conflict of the main character was evident without dissolving into overacted angst. The pacing of the script was excellent. This is one of the few movies I've been to in a while that neither dragged through bits or felt rushed. The special effects were beautiful, pretty much par for the course for ILM. The storyline was not terribly complicated but was presented nicely.
Overall, I'd have not felt bad if I'd paid full price to see it. It's not high art, but it's certainly worth $8 or $9 for a couple of hours of entertainment.
I'm not a huge comic book (or graphic novel) fan. I can probably count on one hand the number of comic books that I've read in my lifetime. The people I attended with ranged from huge fans of the comic to those who had little frame of reference. I had no information at all about this film going into it, so I was pretty much viewing it from the perspective of a clean slate. Tabula rosa.
We all thoroughly enjoyed it. :)
While it had many of the weaknesses of most films based on comic series (dialog was not top-notch, secondary characters tended to be 2 dimensional), it was a well-crafted film. The acting and directing were strong, even those characters who were not fully fleshed out did not appear stiff. The internal conflict of the main character was evident without dissolving into overacted angst. The pacing of the script was excellent. This is one of the few movies I've been to in a while that neither dragged through bits or felt rushed. The special effects were beautiful, pretty much par for the course for ILM. The storyline was not terribly complicated but was presented nicely.
Overall, I'd have not felt bad if I'd paid full price to see it. It's not high art, but it's certainly worth $8 or $9 for a couple of hours of entertainment.