Monday, April 20, 2009

Ironman (2008)


This takes you through the research and development of Tony Stark's flying mobile suit. He starts with crude Ironman armor that he built from scrap metal and slowly progresses into a minted exoskeleton that goes around fighting entire armies. Stark is mainly concerned with singlehandedly disarming the Taliban, which I thought to be a misuse of his talents.

The majority of the movie is spent watching Tony Stark assemble shit, while the military action, the stuff that people want to see, is a vast minority of the screentime. This was good for developing Stark's "rude genius" character but very bad for satisfying your need for raw action. Overall, this was almost exactly the same as Hulk 2008. Both these characters start shit with the military and end up fighting copies of themselves, the only major difference between them being that one is made of metal and the other is green.

The Ironman song sucks. This is the real Ironman theme song that Tony Stark listens to.
Rating: 60%

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