Iron Man (4 of 5 stars)
So it was pretty much a movie marathon weekend, if you haven’t noticed yet… I hooked up with a buddy tonight to see Iron Man for the second time, so I thought I’d write a quick review of it, since I didn’t have this site up and running when I saw it the first time.
This movie was a pleasant surprise. I was very skeptical after seeing the previews, and went into it expecting it to be pretty cheesy. I was actually shocked by how good it was. In fact the first time I saw it, I recall my wife and I looking at each other about 30 minutes into the movie and saying “this is really good!”. I know that if she likes a movie like this enough to want to see it again, it has to be pretty decent.
The movie is about a brilliant young scientist, Tony Stark (played by Robert Downey Jr.), who owns a large weapons manufacturing company. He has a traumatic experience that causes him to question whether or not his company is helping or hurting the world through the proliferation of weapons. After a bizarre turn of events, he ends up building a super-advanced exoskeleton suit that allows him to fly around and fight with super-human capabilities. It sounds kind of lame, but it had a little bit of the same feeling that Transformers did to me, with a great balance of action, humor and incredible special effects.
I would definitely recommend this movie.
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