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First "Iron Man" Reviews

The first batch of reviews for the "Iron Man" movie have been published - and they are very, very good! I am totally pumped up, since I really thought this was going to be a great movie. Of course, a good review doesn't guarantee a positive movie-going experience, but it certainly gives me hope.

Here are a few exerpts of the reviews that I found:

From AP Movie Critic Christy Lemire:

Much of the allure of "Iron Man" comes from the fact that we are indeed talking about a man — a real man who has lived a life and made mistakes and experienced regret — not some scrawny, teenage boy who received his superhero powers through a bite from a radioactive spider.

No offense to Spidey, the other Marvel Comics hero who's already provided billion-dollar summer blockbuster fodder. But there's just something more relatable about Tony Stark, even though he's a playboy industrialist of staggering wealth and arrogance.

And in the hands of Robert Downey Jr., he's absolutely riveting.

And, from FOX News:

Could you ever have imagined Robert Downey Jr. as a cartoon superhero? He’s not the first choice you’d think of, considering his fabled infamy. But the one-time Oscar nominee ("Chaplin") has always been a charmer even during the worst of times. In Marvel/Paramount’s "Iron Man," though, he’s a total winner. Because of him, the movie is going to be the first big summer blockbuster.

Oh, yes. For the action movie lover in me, they also quote that "Stuff gets blown up real good".

The only negative in either review is that the character buildup in the movie is *so* good that, when the movie finally gets down and dirty with the action, it feels "like a letdown". If that's the worst thing that can be said about "Iron Man", I think we can look forward to a great time.

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Posted by Fred on April 29, 2008 6:32 PM
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The movie was awesome. Most of the friends admit it was their favorite super-hero movie to date. Although one insisted it was a tie with the first Spider-Man. My girlfriend tried to get out of coming, and she ended up laughing louder than most during the funny parts.

-TP

-- Posted by: tpull at May 2, 2008 7:34 PM

The movie itself will probably end up being ok, despite the lead being horribly miscast. Tony Stark is tall and thin, two things Robert Downey Jr. is definitely not. You should also remember that Jon Favreau directed Daredevil....

-- Posted by: Mike Shields at May 3, 2008 12:21 PM

This clever, quick-witted, tightly scripted adaptation of yet another superhero movie may actually turn into one of the most respected and highest ranked movies in this genre’s increasingly impressive collection.

I am not a comic book guy for the most part and had never heard of Iron Man before the previews to this movie. I almost didn't even go see it, but the good reviews by the critics made me decide to give it a chance. I was NOT disappointed. It was fantastic.

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-- Posted by: Steve at May 4, 2008 8:53 PM

I saw $100 million for the first weekend - not too shabby!

A lot of my buddies had reservations about Robert Downey Jr., due to the same reasons as Mike (doesn't look the part). But, I did have to remind them about the booze and the women - and how RDJr wouldn't really have to act that part of the character.

It's good to see non-comic fans liking the movie though - it gives me more ammo to convince the wife to see it (and I am currently set for later this week!).

-- Posted by: Fred at May 5, 2008 9:02 PM

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