Agreed, but updating the origin from Vietnam to Afghanistan was probably necessary even if it's uncomfortable.

Posted by Audiophilander (A) on May 5, 2008 at 01:43:22

In Reply to: Iron Man posted by Mr Underhill on May 3, 2008 at 13:58:55:

This is a great popcorn flick with a great script, superb casting and much more depth than some comic book efforts. The effects are excellent, but it's the acting and story that take center stage, which is the only way to produce successful, involving entertainment. IMHO, Iron Man is one of the best live action comic book envisionments for the BIG screen ever done (perhaps 4.5 stars on a 5 star scale!).

The plot is actually much closer to the character's origin from the 60's era comic than most other early Marvel comic characters have been re-imagined. It's worth noting that some have worked better than others (X-Men and Spidey I & II, for instance), but those that have disappointed have destroyed the charm and desecrated the memory of the material for many folks who grew up with it.

Bottom-line: The weekend numbers have Iron Man topping $100,000,000 at the Box Office with an amazing 94% positive review rating from Rotten Tomatoes cross-section! Since this achievement was accomplished with one of the publisher's lesser characters from that era the success is all that much sweeter for Marvel Studio's freshman effort. I'm looking forward to the HD (Blu-ray) release (shhh! Don't tell Jazz Inmate)! :o)

AuPh

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Topic - Iron Man - Mr Underhill 13:58:55 05/03/08 (20)

Beg to DisagreeThey're sipilling blood on the NeoCons behalf - HiOnFi 08:24:51 05/14/08 (0)

Jon Favreau - Tom §. 19:05:54 05/11/08 (2)

Yes! First rate direction, editing, sound, etc. - mpathus 23:38:25 05/11/08 (0)

RE: Jon Favreau - halfnote 22:01:11 05/11/08 (0)

FWIW there is a lot of action in this movie - PhilJ 17:23:15 05/05/08 (0)

I had some problems with it - Brian A 11:37:51 05/05/08 (4)

What blurb at the end of the credits? - mkuller 12:05:23 05/05/08 (3)

RE: What blurb at the end of the credits? - Brian A 12:23:20 05/05/08 (2)

Not "Justice League." He is part of "The Avengers." - Enophile 16:18:21 05/05/08 (1)

If it were me, I wouldn't let... - mkuller 19:24:06 05/05/08 (0)

Agreed, but updating the origin from Vietnam to Afghanistan was probably necessary even if it's uncomfortable. - Audiophilander 01:43:22 05/05/08 (2)

Amazing box office... - mkuller 09:08:42 05/05/08 (1)

Ah, but those huge number of screens... - Harmonia 17:41:07 05/07/08 (0)

saw it in a packed theater last night, liked it a lot - padreken 12:45:37 05/04/08 (0)

Yep, I agree. It is excellent. Robert Downey is wonderful - Wendell Narrod 19:28:35 05/03/08 (0)

Hope they do as good a job on the sequel.. ..nt - late 17:57:09 05/03/08 (2)

Obviously...(spoiler alert).... - mkuller 11:56:35 05/04/08 (1)

RE: Obviously...(spoiler alert).... - mrspindlelegs 08:59:53 05/08/08 (0)

How can you leave out Jeff Bridges???? - Rich Jura 17:06:12 05/03/08 (0)

Agreed... - mkuller 15:04:05 05/03/08 (0)

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Agreed, but updating the origin from Vietnam to Afghanistan was probably necessary even if it's uncomfortable. - Audiophilander 01:43:22 05/05/08 (2)

Amazing box office... - mkuller 09:08:42 05/05/08 (1)

Ah, but those huge number of screens... - Harmonia 17:41:07 05/07/08 (0)

Agreed, but updating the origin from Vietnam to Afghanistan was probably necessary even if it's uncomfortable.

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