Superhero
movies have taken over the movie theaters. Every year it seems the movies that
are on the most peoples ‘must see’ list involve something that originated from
a comic book. 2013 is no different, this year we get a new Iron Man as well as
the sequel to Thor. These movies though fall in what I like to call A.A or
after Avengers. How do you follow up what seemed like the perfect superhero
movie? The good thing is one of the things that made “The Avengers” so special
was Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark, and now he gets his own movie again.
“Iron Man 3”
takes place after the events in “The Avengers” and Tony Stark (Robert Downey
Jr.) is not dealing with the aftermath too well. Instead of sleeping, he spends
his time with Jarvis and his Iron man suits. While Stark is having his
problems, Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow) is running Stark Industries. She takes
a meeting with a man from her past named Aldrich Killian (Guy Pearce), who
wants Stark Industries to invest in something that he has been working on.
Potts declines to invests and everyone parts ways friends. Things though are
not right in America as a man calling himself The Mandarin (Ben Kingsley) is
reigning terror on the country. The only thing that can stop him is Tony Stark
who is Iron Man.
The Marvel
movies have been pretty fun to watch in the last four years. Although they have
not all be great, they have all been entertaining. After all the build up to
“The Avengers” you had to wonder where they would go next. Well the good news
is that they didn’t go down the peak of the mountain far. “Iron Man 3” is fun
and the main reason once again is Robert Downey Jr. I don’t know if anyone
could ever play Tony Stark, because Downey is every reason why Iron Man has
worked so well. Shane Black (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang) has stepped in as director
after Jon Favreau decided he would rather just produce. The good thing is Black
is not a stranger to action movies and shows he knows what he is doing since
his action pic’s of the 80’s. Black also co-wrote the screenplay with Drew
Pearce, and makes the film a little darker and funnier. It always seems when a
studio decides to make a sequel for a movie, the quality seems to decline with
each new film added to a series. This was the feeling after “Iron Man 2” which
was not on the same level as the original. Well “Iron Man 3” is not exactly there
either, but it is not far off. This movie is a great way to start what feels
like a great summer for movies and there may not be a better action movie this
year. You all just should enjoy this ride and I assure you, that you may all
want to be Iron Man.
Brian Taylor
No comments:
Post a Comment