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May 9, 2008
With the movie theater experience being what it is, I almost never will go to a movie on the first weekend its’ open. That’s why I’m only now reviewing Iron Man.
First off, when I heard that Robert Downey Jr had picked up the roll of Tony Stark, I was thrilled. He’s an excellent actor and just seemed perfect for the roll of a playboy.
Oh how right I was. Iron Man blew me away with how smartly crafted it is. It updates the story from the comics but still respects the original material. For those that don’t know, Tony Stark is the head of a Lockheed Martin type weapons manufacturer. During a trip to Afghanistan to demonstrate a new weapon, their convoy is attacked and Stark is captured. His captors, a group of terrorists who are holding him to make weapons for them. A doctor being held by the terrorists patch up Stark and remove some shrapnel from his body, the pieces that can’t be removed are kept from reaching his heart by an electromagnet attached to his chest.
Instead of building the weapon that the terrorists wanted, Tony builds the first Iron Man suit to escape. Once returning to the States, he has a change of heart about his war mongering ways.
The special effects were wonderful, it was often hard to tell what things were CG and what were practical. The movie is funny, exciting and tells a really well crafted story. In my opinion, Iron Man is the best movie to come from the ’super-hero’ genre.
Marvel took control of their property with Iron Mang and appear to have big plans with films for The Incredible Hulk, Captain America, Thor, and eventually an Avengers movie. It’s good to be a geek!
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May 5, 2008
The movie industry whined when Halo3 came out claiming that gaming was the culprit for lower movie turnouts. That must have worried Marvel when they found out Grand Theft Auto 4 was coming out the same week as Iron Man - a franchise with no movie history like Spiderman or X-men. It appears that there are no problems in the film industry when they produce a quality product. Iron Man brought in over $100 million this weekend and with the $400 million GTA4 is expecting to turn in might make for the biggest entertainment weekend ever. Hopefully Hollywood can survive.
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January 18, 2008
That title definately leaves a bit to be desired in my opinion - it doesn’t do this film justice and fails to tell the moviegoer anything about what they are going to see. But that is about where my complaints end on this movie.
When I heard about this movie being set in New York City, I was concerned…was it too soon to destroy the city again? In watching it, there are definately times when I feel uncomfortable. This isn’t just a monster movie, but a 9/11 movie the same way that Gojira (aka Godzilla) dealt with the bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima.
I have a love/hate relationship with movie trailers and was worried that what I had seen in the marketing for Cloverfield would give away too much. Fear not, as the clips from the trailer all seem to take place within the first 10 minutes of the movie.
The first 10 minutes is also about how long it took me to get used to the handheld camcorder feel of Cloverfield. A decision which could have gone wrong but worked out very well bringing you into the action and making you feel closer to the characters.
I really enjoyed every aspect of this movie from the ‘real’ feel to the performances of (as far as I know) unknown actors to the special effects. I won’t spoil any of the plot for you but would be willing to mark it as one of the best ‘monster’ movies ever!
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November 1, 2007
The last time we saw this duo on the big screen was the same year I was graduating high school. Now it’s 10 years later - Moulder and Scully are BACK! Or they will be on December 10th when X-Files 2 begins filming.
Word is that it will not follow in the first film’s footsteps by trying to wade through the deep mythology of the show (in my opinion, a good move given it has been 10 years and the younger age group which might now be interested in this movie were too young when it was out originally). At this moment, the release date has been set for July 25, 2008.
