Iron Man, the movie.
On Friday evening, Laura and I saw the all digital version of 'Iron Man' at the AMC in Maple Grove. Let me get this out of the way - the picture was amazingly clear and crisp. No movie film jumps or skips that you might experience with traditional film material. If you have a chance to see it digitally, DO IT.
Onto the movie.
AWESOME.
For those of you that know me, you know I'm a big comic book fan. I've been a fan of Iron Man for a long time, know all about his history, the supporting characters, villains, storylines, etc.
The movie does a great job keeping true to the character of Tony Stark (Iron Man's not-so secret identity) as well as the characters that surround him. Not only that, but the storyline is believable - seriously! Let's face it, if you were captured and abused by terrorists, only to escape and develop some technologically advanced, fully loaded, kick ass suit of armor, you'd unload some seriously deserved payback too.
More than that, however, is the way Robert Downey Jr. captures Tony Stark's personality. It's not one of those superhero movies where you impatiently wait for the hero to put on his costume and do his (or her) thing. The scenes where Iron Man takes over are awesome - full of amazing effects and superhero stuff, but it's the character of Tony Stark that keeps it fun and engaging.
Even if you aren't a comic book fan, but enjoy a good action/fiction film and pure escapism, go see it. You'll like it. Really!
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