The Invicible Iron Man
To try something new. I'm going to try a new way to review showing The Good and The Bad. People can then make their own opinions about a movie via the lists.
THE BAD :
- It's one of those botched origin stories, do you really have to change the origin of the character every time it's addressed.
- Ho-hum Chinese plot, hrms....that sounds familiar...
- Voice actor for the main character never sold me on his character type, he seams like he's just a whiny bitch who just happens to have cash.
- The film starts off way to slow, and then never stops, ending everything abruptly and closing lose ends in mere seconds, leaving you unsatisfied.
- The "big-bad" is a ghost, not as cool as the "mini-bosses".
- Why is the Iron Man using a sword?
- They totally ignored the character type of Tony Stark. Where is the intelligence? Where is the wit? Where are the one-liners and critical thinking from the past? He's a genius (except when it comes to women)...treat him as one.
- Characterization is often flat, particularly with Wong Chu, whose emot-o-meter is stuck on jerk-face.
THE GOOD :
- Naked Comicbook Ladies! (Almost)
- It's a follow-up for Marvel Comics, "Ultimate Avengers 1/2".
- Fight Scenes are entertaining.
- There's an interesting Mystical vs Technology theme present.
- I found Stark's secretary very amusing for her one-liners.
- You get a small sample of some various suits that he's been working on.
- Best of all, though, is a 7-minute preview of "Doctor Strange."
Final Thoughts: 6/10
This movie is not my favorite, nor is it really bad. I'll give it a ratings boost for the battle sequences, which are at least entertaining, but the rest is boring, almost painful in some places. Hopefully the 2008 live-action film will fare much better.
Labels: 6/10, Marvel, The Invincible Iron Man
