Iron Man – 9/10

Uh… so Iron Man rocked my world, guys, I gotta be honest. I know Iron Man is currently rocking everybody’s world, but I just can’t help joining in. I mean, I was as skeptical as the next person during the second half of that trailer… when he started flying, I had serious doubts. But really, if you are considering NOT seeing this movie, you better hurry up and turn that thought around. I can’t imagine someone being disappointed with this delightful spectacle.

First off, RDJ knows his stuff. He was excellent, as usual, at making you feel sorry for him while simultaneously feeling like he’s kind of a jerk. I guess the opening few minutes start you off thinking, so how’s this guy going to change so I can like him later? And then that whole first half of the movie… so great.

I really am already planning to see this again soon. During the last fight sequence, my first thought was, “now here’s the Transformers action I wanted without all the crappiness that was ever-present in the Transformers film.” And I just want to say, the flying sequences were anything but lame. So I can safely say I was very wrong about the trailer (the second half of it at least). Please see this. Please?

~ by annemarieparade on May 9, 2008.