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Iron Man, 2008
English, Persian, Urdu, Hindi
USA
Profile of Iron Man
Iron Man can be described as exciting, stylized, and witty. The plot revolves around superheroes, androids and robots, and escapades. The main genres are action, adventure, and sci-fi. In terms of style, Iron Man has a Hollywood tone. In approach, it is fantastical. The storytelling is fast paced. Iron Man is located in Los Angeles. It takes place in contemporary times. Visually, it involves special effects. Iron Man is adapted from a comic. The movie has received attention for being a blockbuster, an award winner, and critically acclaimed. It is well suited for teens and a boys' night. Note that Iron Man involves mild violent content.
Summary of Iron Man
For both comic book fans and those who can't tell the Green Lantern from the Green Arrow, IRON MAN is the type of summer blockbuster whose appeal lasts far beyond the season. Robert Downey Jr. stars as Tony Stark, a billionaire playboy and genius who puts as much effort into chasing skirts as he puts into chasing his next big idea. A trip to Afghanistan to sell weapons quickly devolves into chaos, and Stark finds himself at the mercy of a warlord who wants him to build a missile. Instead, Stark creates a powerful suit of armor, turning him into Iron Man and allowing him to escape. When he returns to America, his assistant Pepper Pots (Gwyneth Paltrow), friend Rhodey (Terrence Howard), and right-hand man Obadiah Stane (Jeff Bridges) all marvel at the change in the man they knew.
IRON MAN is the first film to be self-financed by Marvel Studios, and they should be proud of their freshman effort. They didn't take any obvious routes with choosing the cast or crew, and it pays off. Director Jon Favreau, who also has a small role in the film, is best known for directing ELF, but his first action-driven effort is nearly flawless. Casting Downey was gutsy but inspired: this is his first big action picture as well, but the wit he displays in films such as the cult hit KISS KISS, BANG BANG works perfectly for the character of Stark. IRON MAN features nods to its beloved source material, as well as to the classic animated series of the 1960s. But even for the uninitiated, this film provides an interesting entry into the Marvel superhero's universe. Audiences who keep watching after the credits have rolled will be rewarded with a bonus scene.
Details
| Language: | English, Persian, Urdu, Hindi |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 2 May 2008 |
| Runtime: | 126 min |
Cast and Crew
as Tony Stark / Iron Man
as Obadiah Stane / Iron Monger
as Col. James 'Rhodey' Rhodes
as Pepper Potts
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Critics Reviews
Variety
Ever-eclectic director Jon Favreau, who briefly pops up onscreen as a Stark minion, maintains a brisk but not frantic pace, and, in concert with lenser Matthew Libatique, production designer J. Michael Riva and the first-rate visual effects team,...
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- by: Todd McCarthy
The Hollywood Reporter
Downey plays off his own bad-boy image wonderfully. The writers give him great lines to work with and ditto that for his Girl Friday, Gwyneth Paltrow's Pepper Potts, whose own svelte lines cannot be improved on.
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- by: Kirk Honeycutt
Users Reviews
Iron Man was simple a great movie. It had all the action and humor a great movie should have. It left me wanting so much more with the teaser ending.
- 12.August.2010
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- by: Bill Somers
- Bill Somers rated this movie
10/10Must See
This movie was quite a surprise, after the failures of the numerous Batman, Spiderman, and Superman sequels. Good fun with plenty of humor!
- 21.May.2010
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- by: tom28734
- tom28734 rated this movie
0/10
