I have a hard on for Iron Man.
Now that that's out of the way, I need to preface this review with another statement: while Iron Man has always been one of my favorite concepts for a super hero, I have never read a single Iron Man comic. Everything I know about Iron Man comes second hand from friends that do read comic books, or through cartoons, video games and now this movie.
At this point, I could probably just point at Orrin's review and nod stoically as if to say, "He's damn right, you better believe." But, I'll enthusiastically echo the sentiments in my own voice. Iron Man was awesome; it was witty, sarcastic, smart and even managed to be thoughtful and relevant in spots without losing itself to its references. Robert Downey Jr. was amazing and his interactions with his silly robots and other people were the highlight of the whole thing for me — aside from the slick, absolutely sexy design of the computer interfaces he uses and the Iron Man suit itself.
I felt a tiny bit disappointed that the film's villain wasn't more super, and I cringed once or twice at some of the writing for Pepper Potts (though I think she has the best name ever), but in the next fifteen seconds I was enraptured by something else the movie gave me, so I can hardly complain. Additionally, after I left the movie theater, the first thing I wanted to do was to go find the Essential Iron Man trades and read then cover to cover, just to know more about Iron Man and his other adventures, and I don't even read comic books.
So, go see Iron Man, it is pure superhero entertainment that won't insult you by being stupid or watered down with anything else.
May 5, 2008
Review: Iron Man (Wolfgang's Take)
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The Essentials are all right but you have to contend with that era of comics-writing, which is often painful. I'd recommed starting with Civil War, by Mark Millar, and especially Iron Man: Civil War, in which we have the Brian Michael Bendis-scripted issue with Tony Stark and Captain America barking at each other, while Cap is in the brig. It might be Iron Man's best moment ever. Also the current run by the Knaufs (one of whom brought us HBO's Carnivale) is excellent.
Thanks for the excellent recommendations! The, uh, "period" writing was, in fact, the only reason I hadn't yet picked up the Essentials, but diving in without a starting point has always been a pretty intimidating prospect for me, re: comic books.
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