Iron Man
First, let me just say, this movie was written with Robert Downey Jr. in mind. He does a wonderful job being what would seem like himself. Timing was great. Some of the effects were possibly a little overpowering. Actually, I can only think of one that really bothered me. It was when he was testing the suit in his garage (there were cars around so I'm gonna say garage for this one) and he was testing the flight ability and he just shoots up for the first time. I thought it was too fast and probably would have felt a little better if it was slowed down a few frames or maybe even a whole second. Otherwise the other effects didn't bother me. They were pretty awesome in fact.Gwen Paltro sometimes bothers me with her acting, but I think she played an awesome Pepper. I'm not too familiar with the comic, so I don't know if they stayed true to the characters or not. But from my POV, the characters seemed to interact well with each other.
Jeff Bridges (as Stane) also made an amazing villain. I almost forgot he was The Dude, but he's very hard to forget that character. (And I will definitely be keeping an eye on him in 2011 when Tr2n comes out.) I definitely think the beard suits him well, not everyone can pull one off. (I would just look freakish.)
I'm not sure how to sum up Col. James Rhodes or Terrence Howard's version of Rhodes. I don't know if he is less masculine in the comics or if it's Howard's translation of the character. It was amusing. But, like Rhodey, I'm unsure of myself when trying to figure him out. He does help the comic relief, but not by much. Downey really nailed that part. Actually, he nailed the whole movie.
Labels: 2008, action, iron man, jeff bridges, movies, paltro, robert downey jr., summer flicks, terrence howard
posted by LizZ @ 6:30 PM
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