WOW!
Tony Stark (Downey Jr.) is not your typical hero. A mechanical genius and CEO of the company his father founded, Stark Enterprises, Stark isn't looking to fight crime. After being kidnapped by a terrorist group that wants his latest invention, he creates an iron suit to escape. The suit is powered by a little shiny, round device he creates to keep his heart running for a loooooong time or something big for approximately 15 minutes.
He escapes and returns home to announce the company will be taking a new direction (he saw the weapons his company made, being used by terrorists), despite protests from his business partner Obadiah (Bridges) and stockholders. When no one listens he decides to take matters into his own hands by creating another, sleeker suit. With the help of his automated "butler" Jarvis and secretary Pepper (Paltrow) he seeks to right the wrongs of his company.
Comic book heroes haven't transitioned well to the big screen, but like in anything there are exceptions. Of the "hero" films released in the last few years only a few have inspired sequels (or actually had a fanbase)...however, Marvel did the franchise good! Downey IS Iron Man, body and soul. He is a believable Stark, and you can't imagine anyone else playing the part...I look forward to a sequel.
The rest of the cast was also stellar, and has renewed my faith in the superhero genre (if in fact it is a genre)
Rent it multiple times: AWESOME! Better in theatres
Dude, it's quotable: the interactions have great quotes, and there are some classic one-liners.
Iron Man (2008) 126 minutes
Rating: PG-13 for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and brief suggestive content.
Director: Jon Favreau
Starring: Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark
Terrence Howard as Jim Rhodes
Jeff Bridges as Obadiah Stane
Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts
Tony Stark (Downey Jr.) is not your typical hero. A mechanical genius and CEO of the company his father founded, Stark Enterprises, Stark isn't looking to fight crime. After being kidnapped by a terrorist group that wants his latest invention, he creates an iron suit to escape. The suit is powered by a little shiny, round device he creates to keep his heart running for a loooooong time or something big for approximately 15 minutes.
He escapes and returns home to announce the company will be taking a new direction (he saw the weapons his company made, being used by terrorists), despite protests from his business partner Obadiah (Bridges) and stockholders. When no one listens he decides to take matters into his own hands by creating another, sleeker suit. With the help of his automated "butler" Jarvis and secretary Pepper (Paltrow) he seeks to right the wrongs of his company.
Comic book heroes haven't transitioned well to the big screen, but like in anything there are exceptions. Of the "hero" films released in the last few years only a few have inspired sequels (or actually had a fanbase)...however, Marvel did the franchise good! Downey IS Iron Man, body and soul. He is a believable Stark, and you can't imagine anyone else playing the part...I look forward to a sequel.
The rest of the cast was also stellar, and has renewed my faith in the superhero genre (if in fact it is a genre)
Rent it multiple times: AWESOME! Better in theatres
Dude, it's quotable: the interactions have great quotes, and there are some classic one-liners.
Iron Man (2008) 126 minutes
Rating: PG-13 for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and brief suggestive content.
Director: Jon Favreau
Starring: Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark
Terrence Howard as Jim Rhodes
Jeff Bridges as Obadiah Stane
Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts
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