Comments | krblack: IRON MAN (2008)

krblack

IRON MAN (2008)

May 23, 2008 09:05

I don't think I can improve on captaino's review: "an entertaining piece of froth, btw, highlighted by some snappy line readings." But I can elaborate it, which is not the same thing. I never liked the comic book character of Iron Man. Iron Man is Tony Stark, millionaire industrialist weapons manufacturer (upgraded to billionaire probably sometime in ( Read more... )

jon favreau, iron man, terrance howard, jeff bridges, robert downey jr., gwenneth paltrow

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catherinew May 23 2008, 16:19:59 UTC

I always enjoy your reviews!

Re weapons: Classically, Iron Man uses repulsor rays that shoot out of his gauntlets, not guns / missiles. 'Cuz energy rays / force beams are understood to be a more heroic type of weapon than guns or missiles.

Re Iron Man / Tony Stark's political stance: The character was modeled on Howard Hughes, so it shouldn't surprise anyone if he gets a bit more... eccentric... with age. This superhero really resonates with the atmosphere of the times. Make of that what you will.

And I am so looking forward to the Mighty Thor movie. I wonder if they're going to use the "Ultimates" take on the character, in which Thor is an Earth-First defender type guy, confronting whaling vessels and whatnot.

krblack May 23 2008, 16:28:21 UTC

Yeah, I know about the repulsor rays, but metaphorically, isn't the costume basically a gun? They call him Bullet-head, after all.

catherinew May 23 2008, 18:37:47 UTC

True. Iron Man is all about his armor, unlike Batman or Dr. Doom, who tend to create a vast array of gadgets, many of them not attached to their persons. :-)

I thought this webcomic had a very appropriate "take" on the Iron Man movie. :-)

krblack May 24 2008, 15:20:25 UTC

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!

Interestingly enough, in the earliest Tales of Suspense Iron Man comics, when his costume was very bulky and looked more a '50s robot than a missile or handgun or corvette, they don't talk about repulsor rays. Everything is transistor powered, and I don't think Iron Man ever shoots anything at anybody, relying on far goofier gadgets instead. I've just read the first ten issues, up through TOS #49 (Next issue: the introduction of The Mandarin! The awesome power he possesses matches the evil in his heart!). So it's fair to say that the character has evolved quite a bit over time.

Can he see, or is he blind? saint_mark May 23 2008, 23:12:13 UTC

One of the biggest reasons for Iron Man's success: a theme song that everyone knows, kicks ass, and isn't forced.

This is also the reason they need to get to work on that Sandman movie.

captaino May 23 2008, 23:32:04 UTC

"Watchmen" is coming out soon. Please, please, please don't let it suck.

mkttimer May 25 2008, 09:36:18 UTC

I'm sort of surprised Iron Man is the one to kick out the second highest IMDb rated comic book movie (behind Batman Begins).

Our school talent show (that I was supposed to sing in) ended up getting postponed several times before getting canceled. Our class has become sort of dysfunctional in its second year.

I expect to stay in Irvine until the beginning of September. My classes responsibilities are basically over by June 4 so you and Jim should head down this summer.