Date: 2008-05-05 16:32 Subject: IronMan...Whoo! Security: Public Mood: excited Tags: iron man, review

Yep, I saw it today...and let me say I loved it. ^^

I'm going to give a quick review and hopefully keep myself from giving away anything significant.

Okay, I know some people that say the beginning was boring, but I found it somewhat intriguing...and a little sad. It gives an odd combination of flashback and present-tense storytelling, which helps the story because at least you have some background information to the start of the movie.

I'm used to Robert Downey, Jr. having a crazy haircut, though it took a bit to get past the facial hair -- about two seconds after the first explosion, to be honest. The CGI was awesome and I'm not just saying that because I'm a computer-animated graphics whore, but I almost drooled when I saw Stark's personal computer system (the ultimate geek reaction...I want one *sobs*). For the record, testing is painful when it's happening to you...and funny when it backfires on someone else.

Anyhoo, the acting was fairly solid, though I wish they could have found a replacement for Gwyneth Paltrow -- there were scenes when she made me cringe because it was noticeably sub-par. She wasn't bad the whole movie, but there were some scenes when she didn't even try -- I thought. Jeff Bridges was solid and a little shocking, you could've hit me with a brick and I would've been less surprised. Terrance Howard, the military friend, was also pretty solid although I feel he could've gotten more time. But all in all, this was Downey's movie...quite possibly his best in my opinion.

Stan Lee does make an appearance in this movie, so that's rather amusing.

And for the record, you're really, really, really, REALLY going to want to stay until the credits finish rolling. o-o I won't tell you what's there...but it helped me give this movie a 5 out of 5 despite Gwen's performance. That's right, biznatches...a perfect score.

Need a preview of why I'm raving...and doubly excited about the possibilities for Transformers 2? Lookie here: Iron Man Website.

And you know I'm going to go see it again, right? *dances out* ^^

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