Iron Man

Directed by: Jon Favreau

The last midnight showing I had gone to was Spiderman 3, that almost made me lose hope for all midnight showings, why be the first to see it if it sucks? Well, because if it is awesome, then you can say you saw it first. This is what happened with Iron Man. Like all other comic book movies, I don't read the books, I hardly know the stories, I just like the movies. I loved Iron Man, and I am still yet to meet anyone who disagrees. The story was interesting, It was almost not predictable, but then again, how can it be a super hero movie if the hero doesn't win while battling his changing self. The predicable part was knowing who would be the enemy within the first five minutes of film, then again, its probably a story that every comic book nerd already knew so predictability, in this case, is void. The fact that I figured it out early had no effect however on how much I enjoyed it over all. There was a little bit of a terrorism theme which I am sure was there to promote the fact that its an American film, but also made it seem much more plausible (Not that it is, but it could be, and that would be cool).

Tony Stark is someone I want to be friends with. His character is a sarcastic ass, just like everyone I know, and yet somehow turned into an incredible hero type in the end. Jeff Bridges is an actor I rarely like, so the fact that I didn't know it was him until the credits (I thought they looked similar) made it good for his sake. Everyone else did fantastic. The characters are what made this similar to Batman Begins. Both films are about the hero learning who they are in a very real and relatable kind of way, not the usual flashy look at all the cool things I can do hero.

This movie was great! Also a great way to start this blog. I cant decide if I want to award it the full five stars. I feel I can only give it 4.5 because ten minutes into the film you knew a sequel was inevitable, and that it would not actually resolve in the current 2 hours.

Mk. so thats my first post, feel free to leave comments and get me to argue. Check back everydayish for a new post on an old movie, and every week or so for new releases!