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ironymaideni saw Iron Man last night. then i had a drink, a snack, a drink, and went to see Iron Man again.
the film is full of explosions, and whisky, and the sheer joy of going really really fast. the story is solid, the dialog is natural, the hero designs and builds his own toys, and it's funny.
it nails the arrogant and self-centered nature of genius. (and this has nothing to do with my crush on Robert Downey Jr., i swear.) i believed every bit of making the cool thing and using the cool thing before testing the cool thing, because that's what a certain kind of geek with unlimited resources would do. the best choice made in the film is to show our hero's face or his POV from inside the suit more than we see the antics of the suit. it's his reactions, and the reactions of the people around him, that make the action scenes. when you can see Stark enjoying his flight, then rocketing over southern California at night becomes exhilarating instead of just sparkly spectacle.
i bounced, i gasped, i squealed. Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow, who is miraculously not annoying) never does stupid shit, never gets dangled over an abyss, and only screams when it's damn well appropriate. Iron Man: it starts the summer movie season with Back in Black and ends with a delicious postroll. what more could a girl want?
the film is full of explosions, and whisky, and the sheer joy of going really really fast. the story is solid, the dialog is natural, the hero designs and builds his own toys, and it's funny.
it nails the arrogant and self-centered nature of genius. (and this has nothing to do with my crush on Robert Downey Jr., i swear.) i believed every bit of making the cool thing and using the cool thing before testing the cool thing, because that's what a certain kind of geek with unlimited resources would do. the best choice made in the film is to show our hero's face or his POV from inside the suit more than we see the antics of the suit. it's his reactions, and the reactions of the people around him, that make the action scenes. when you can see Stark enjoying his flight, then rocketing over southern California at night becomes exhilarating instead of just sparkly spectacle.
i bounced, i gasped, i squealed. Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow, who is miraculously not annoying) never does stupid shit, never gets dangled over an abyss, and only screams when it's damn well appropriate. Iron Man: it starts the summer movie season with Back in Black and ends with a delicious postroll. what more could a girl want?
