When you watch it, make sure you watch through the end credits.
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Slant Magazine gives it 3 1/2 out of 4 stars and says,
The series that Favreau began and Black has now brilliantly reconfigured has served to help resurrect the superhero genre in the wake of twin catastrophes Spider-Man 3 and X-Men: The Last Stand, resurrect Downey, an actor of tremendous seduction and force, as a natural leading man, and now resurrect Black as one of Hollywood's most assured and clever hit makers. And yet, the most appealing thing about Iron Man 3 is its ambitions to not merely resurrect, but reinvent the nature of such elementally safe entertainments.Salon.com says,
The third and purportedly last of Robert Downey Jr.’s adventures as the armor-clad but increasingly vulnerable Tony Stark features one of Downey’s most nuanced performances, arguably a lot better than the movie around him, and keeps him separated from the physical and emotional protection of the Iron Man suit for extended periods.Moria didn't much care for it, pointing out the betrayal of comic book canon. Slate says, "Iron Man 3 has jettisoned both thoughtfulness and credibility to fulfill its contractual quota of kabooms." Rotten Tomatoes has a critics rating of 78%.
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I had never seen anything from Marvel until "SHIELD" came to TV last fall. So all this is quite new to me. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeletemy husband was a huge fan of comic books as a child and has kept up with the film adaptations through the years. this current series is fun to watch even for folks like me who never read a comic book.
DeleteWe watched a movie a few months ago The Kings of Summer, it was an indie flick,kind of odd ball coming of age sort of thing. Some of the scenes were kind of familiar so we had to watch through the credits to find out where it was filmed. As it turned out it was shot in several communities around Cleveland that we frequent. All this was kind of cool but the icing on the cake was that we actually knew one of the production assistants. I always thought who cares who worked on a movie but I guess people care when it's someone they know.
ReplyDeletei would be _very_ excited if i saw a name of someone i knew in the credits!
DeleteI had a boyfriend in the mid-80´s who imported comics from the States; I most fondly remember the X-men and Conan the Barbarian. I´m not a fan of this new wave of films, though, not sure why. Perhaps I simply had my fill then. I think Robert Downey Jr is great, whatever he is in.
ReplyDeletei'm not sure i've ever actually read a comic book. i used to watch george reeves as superman on tv when i was little but was never a fan of any of the other comic book character tv shows when i was growing up. well, except for adam west's batman, which i loved, but which can't really be said to be in the same category. i'm not sure why i'm getting such a kick out of this new series of films... i like downey, jr., too.
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