Friday, May 2, 2008

IRONMAN

Venue - GSC Pavilion
Food - Popcorn and Coke


My dear movie fans.... THE BLOCKBUSTERS ARE HERE. Like most things in life, good things come to those who wait. Or in this case, it comes in an Iron suit. As excited as i was about this movie, i was definitely cautious not to over hype my own expectations. Most movies just fail to deliver after much promise and only and handful stand out among the rest.

Story revolves around a billionaire playboy scientist named Tony Starkes (sounds like a pro skater huh?) whose company manufactures weapons to the US army so that it can fight for freedom on behalf of the whole world. Tony's life takes a turn for the worse when his convoy is ambushed and he is taken a prisoner while on a routine sales presentation in Afghanistan. His captors demand he make a missile for them and will pretty much kill him if he doesn't. So being the genius weapons inventor that he is, he decides to bugger it and make a pretty awesome metal suit instead to escape. While escaping, he notices that the militants have in their possession weapons that have been manufactured from his company. Upon arriving back in the US, Tony is a changed man and doesn't want to have anything to do with weapons technology. He then starts to work on a new project using the suit that he made to escape as his outline. Needless to say, the story starts to get very very interesting from then on.

By the power of greyskull...

Just where most movies fail to pounce on the cool factor from comic book adaptations, Ironman excels at it. The selling factor of this superhero is that he wasn't bitten by anything radioactive or born with superhuman strength, he is marely a smart guy who has alot of money and time to make a really cool body armor suit. Anybody can be like Tony Starks. Plus the sight of Ironman powering up during the first few scenes will have you drooling more than Scooby Doo begging for Scooby snacks.

When the going gets rough, the tough looks good in gold and red

Overall this movie delivers on all fronts, action, women, explosions, militants, fancy camera shots and flying super sonic. Whenever we start to wonder where this movie is going, they ultimately swing into another scene with Ironman in it. Hurahhh.. Like all comic book adaptations, it takes up quite a bit of time to explain the origins of Ironman. With all that time there could have been more shots of Ironman blowing things up or showing off his capabilities. For 2/3 of the 2nd part of the movie to be taken up with how Tony constructs his Iron suit while only 1/3 is spent kicking ass is fairly dissapointing. I suppose this is where the hype for the movie plays its role. You can't promise the audience steaks but only serve out cheeseburgers. But i suppose that's one way in getting the studios to agree on a sequel.

Stars - 4/5 (Revised)

Cool as - ZKZ's shoe collection.

Is Nothing like - a G2000 suit.

14 comments:

Z K Z said...
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Z K Z said...

Hahahaha... Awesome man! Gonna try and watch it later today, let's hope the rest of the blockbusters to come are gonna be worth the wait eh?...

"Cool as ZKZ's shoe collection" - Damnnn Straight! Hahaha...

aprilsky said...

aahaha
why is the first comment deleted?
haha

anyways saw the movie yesterday
not too bad at all, althought it wasnt that great
superbly cast though, rob downey jr as tony stark is superb - and gwyneth as p.potts was good too
tapi it could use more action and a cooler baddie man :(
whatever it is the suit is awesome!
i guess overall this is a solid entertaining movie no doubt

3.5/5 IMHO!

aprilsky said...

oh btw if u guys are catching the movie for the first time
wait til the end credits finish
u get to see a secret scene
involving Nick Fury - director of S.H.I.E.L.D
wooo!

Z K Z said...

Fuhhh thanks for the tip Jim Rhodes! Haha... will definitely stick around after the credits! But wait, was it the "White" Nick Fury or the "Black" Nick Fury? Hahahaha...

aprilsky said...

zkz
it's the black nick fury
haha

bad.clad.in.black said...

great movie!!! loved the stan lee cameo...

Anonymous said...

I absolutely loved the sky-fi effects!

ps - But it didnt make sense though!

tee-hee =)

Z K Z said...

Dudes, i've just watched it for the second time 2 days in a row... haha... the flying bits are damn cool lahhh... Haha...

When i grow up i wanna be tony stark! Hahaha....

Btw, i now wanna buy an Audi, i guess product placement really does work! Hahaha...

Aprilsky, i managed to catch nick fury at the end, hahaha... i knew it was gonna be played by him! Hahaha....

Btw did anyone pick up on jon favreau (the director) playing his bodyguard/driver? Haha...

A Baharein said...

as cool as my white socks. aku kasi 3/5. war machine cameo hohoho.

downey mmg tony stark..sry zkz.

King Shen said...

haha the friend! think my rating of 4.5/5 might be a bit too high, since i might give the Dark Knight that rating already. The DUFF MAN SEZ ohyeahhhh!

p/s- Did Nick Cannon used to be in any Nickolodean movie? or was it just basketball? he kinda reminds me of Kel..

Z K Z said...

Hahaha... Tipsky Robert Downey Jr is Tony Stark lah for real! Haha...

Shenster, Nick Cannon was on nickelodeon and he's been in a few movies like drumline, and some other "kiddy" movies i guess, hahaha... Betul ker dier kahwin mariah? haha...

A Baharein said...

and nick cannon is married to mariah carey. go figure.

Z K Z said...

Damnnn i've just watched Iron Man for the 3rd time... haha... i think i'm officially a bit bored of it by now... hahaha...

Tipsky, btol ker dier kahwin?