Iron Man (DVD)

Forget The Dark Knight; Iron Man is the superhero movie of 2008! I watched both films back-to-back on DVD last week and John Favreau`s was the clear winner - and what a comeback for Rob Downey Junior, the star here. He's hotter than the sun right now in Hollywood, picking up the most bizarre Oscar nomination for many a year for his role as the 'blacked up' American solider in the comedy 'Tropic Thunder' because of that marketability, going up against Heath Ledgers Joker in the Best Supporting category, of course. RDJ rehabilitation is up there with Mickey Rourke's, also nominated for a golden statue for his turn in 'The Wrestler', both men allegedly doing some serious ...  Read the complete review

When billionaire industrialist Tony Stark decides to visit US troops in Afghanistan, he is ill-prepared for the celebrity status to be lavished upon him. He is even less prepared for an unexpected attack on his convoy; an attack which leaves his entourage dead, and his health severely degraded. A large piece of shrapnel is lodged in his heart and only a fellow captor (who turns out also to be a surgeon) is able to save his life through a rudimentary life support machine. The prisoner of a ruthless Afghan warlord, he is forced to build a weapon of mass destruction, armed with only basic supplies and his new-found assistant, but when he sees exactly what the warlord ...  Read the complete review

Billionairre Tony Stark leads a playboy lifestyle while selling the most advanced weapons to "patriots" across the World. Unfortunately, on a weapon selling trip to Afghanistan his transport is ambushed by some militaries who want him to create the ultimate in destructive weaponry. When he escapes, Stark has learnt some humility from a friend and decides to use his knowledge and finances for good. Enter Ironman! "Ironman" should have been ever man's dream. A rich billionairre leading a playboy lifestyle while constructing metal armour that makes him fly. These are the things a boy dreams of growing up and many men hanker after this ...  Read the complete review

Superhero films are probably my guiltiest of guilty pleasures. I enjoy them pretty much unconditionally because I'm a nerd. But unlike the kind of nerd who begins criticising a comic adaptation as soon as the first publicity shots show that the hero's costume has been 'updated' - you know, the sort of fan who writes unintentionally hilarious screeds about their childhoods being ruined by the shade of Superman's new cape - I never really read many comics as a child. So when I go and see a film like Iron Man, it's safe in the knowledge that I'm about to see a hugely silly film with lots of cool explosions and a terrific cast, and a vague attempt at a 'serious' ...  Read the complete review

'When multi-billionaire industrialist Tony Stark, inventor extraordinaire, dons his solar-charged, steel-mesh armor, he becomes a high-tech warrior - the world's greatest human fighting machine! Stan Lee presents...the Invincible Iron Man!' So went the blurb at the start of every Iron Man comic and now the faithful but slightly lesser known Marvel character finally has a film of his own. I'm happy to say it's an excellent one too which can more than hold its own agaisnt the deluge of comic book adventures that have flooded cinemas with the advent of new technology and FX. In fact, I'd say that Iron Man's only peers are the heavyweight likes of the original ...  Read the complete review