A few weeks ago, I heard a rumor that Robert Downey Jr. may be stepping
out of the Iron Man suit and my heart was broken. In my mind, no one could replace him as Tony Stark;
I mean he is Tony Stark! Then I thought
to myself, why would he come out and say something like that...does he not like
the movie? Has he burnt himself out on
the character? Will his performance not
be on par with the last two Iron Man movies or the Avengers? All my worries were put to rest the minute
Iron Man 3 started.
I am a huge fan of the first 2 Iron Man movies. I love the way Downey portrays Stark. It is
his humor, arrogance and heart that truly makes Iron Man the superhero we all
know and love. To me he is the MVP of
Marvel because, frankly, without the success of the first Iron Man, would
Marvel have the dynasty it has today?
You can always argue that sometimes the third installment of a movie
franchise is not a good idea. Storylines are stretched and characters are
watered down in order to cash in on fans, e. g. Spiderman 3. Iron Man 3 does none of that. It is a fresh, new installment that is
completely satisfying to the fans that have been there since the first movie
and are faithful followers of the Marvel Universe.
We pick up right after the battle in New York with the Avengers. Tony is having a hard time sleeping and seems
to be suffering from PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder). Now that he has been exposed to other worldly
dangers and survived falling through a wormhole, he’s worried that he can’t
protect the one thing he has learned he can’t live without, Pepper. The
threat in Iron Man 3 is not alien, but a terrorist that has his sights set on
America and ultimately Iron Man. I don’t
want to give anything away in this review.
You owe it to yourself to stay as spoiler free as you can for this
movie. The reveals and the story are so
well done that spoiling it for any viewer would be very un-fangirl-like for me,
and I just don’t want to take away an ounce of entertainment from anyone who is
going to see this movie.
Iron Man 3 was directed and written by Shane Black (director of Kiss
Kiss Bang Bang and writer of Lethal Weapon).
He breathes new life into the series while staying true to what makes it
work. The action sequences are
fantastic. Not only did I hold my breath
during the destruction of Tony's home, I had real emotion at some of the scenes
as they were playing out. The movie
constantly surprised me and kept me on my toes.
The humor and one-liners were some of the franchise's best and it can be
argued that it may have the best one-liners ever uttered in a superhero movie! I will not spoil it for you, go see the movie
and leave your comments to be discussed at a later time.
The rest of the cast does a great job. I particularly loved Ben
Kingsley's character, The Mandarin, who portrayed the perfect villain, but, in
the end, it is all Downey all the time!
I wish they had kept the name War Machine though; Iron Patriot just
didn’t do it for me, perhaps if I was part of the focus group for that one! Lol
Inside joke in the movie!
Some of my friends who are comic book fans had a few issues with the
villain and some other themes throughout the movie, but overall they said they
still enjoyed it. Sometimes I’m glad I
don’t know too much of the back-story of these Marvel characters. I like the
movie versions and I wouldn’t want to have the argument with myself of comic
Marvel Universe vs. movie Marvel Universe.
Anyway, it wouldn’t be a Fangirl Adventures review if I didn’t gush a
little bit about how handsome Mr. Downey is in every scene of this movie! The bloodier and more banged up he is, the
hotter he gets and Dawn and I loved his dance moves. Shake what your mama gave you Robert, shake
it!! lol
Overall, I give this movie a 9 out of 10 stars and it restored my faith
that Robert is in no way done with the Iron Man character or franchise. He will
be back and with a new, clean slate!
Make sure to stay all the way until the end of the credits, you will
not be disappointed with the gem that Marvel has left for patient viewers. :)
Till we meet again,
Lisa
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