We are probably going to see it on Saturday. We want to see it in IMAX,and the crowds have been nuts. Starting to die down a bit now,though. Everyone I know so far has liked it a lot. They say there's almost "too much action" for your mind to take in. I loved the first one and the second was pretty decent,though they really did not use Mickey Rourke very effectively. I think I'm going to enjoy Iron Man 3 as much as I did Avengers.
Iron Man 3: Enjoyable Farce & 'SPLOSIONS!
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 On 05/13/2013 at 12:18 PM by Super Step See More From This User » |
I enjoyed the newest Iron Man quite a bit, but have no desire to see it again until it comes out on DVD. Why? Because as well-choreographed, gigantic, and just all around well-executed as the action is (fun fact: the computer FX department portion of the end credits sequence is Godzilla-sized), I'm beginning to notice how these are all kind of the same movie, and that I honestly enjoy them most as good comedy. The stories? Feel mostly inconsequential.
Don't get me wrong, I do like the plot elements they throw in like relationship troubles and Tony's anxiety attacks, which is the biggest connection to the Avengers movie last summer (the ending events of that movie are his nightmare fuel), because those are character-driven elements, and the characters in this series are really strong, but when you boil down the essential plot, once it's fully revealed, it's more or less the same villain motivation and everything as the last two movies, just in a bigger movie. And by bigger, I mean more action set pieces and a lot more witty jokes, which don't get me wrong, make this a very fun ride, and I definitely had fun watching it, I just wound up not caring all that much about the plot.
Also, and yes I know this is in no way meant to be realistic, but there's only so many times my brain can go "you'd be dead there ... and there .. and there .. and there" until I just get a sense of there being no weight to anything, and just figure "you'll survive cause you're this person, and you won't cause they'll find a way to destruct your indestructible whatever-the-hell cause you're this person." And yes, I know that going in as well more or less, but try to put me in some sort of suspense about it. I can only watch an unarmed human be in a one-centimeter radius of a missile so many times before realizing, "oh right, movie missiles carry the same weight as a Super Soaker."
But then, to be fair, I was never as big a fan as everyone else was of the first Iron Man. I'd have to re-watch the first to determine if I think this or that was the best in the series, and I honestly think I might lean towards this, but that's just cause there's more Tony; the plot is still pretty "eh" to me, and might have been better in the first movie.
There's also some surprisingly good child acting that provides some welcome breathing room in the movie, and a hilarious (I thought) reveal about the villain's operation towards the end; I'd say definitely go see it, but do not be expecting much in the way of serious drama; it's a series of plot points that set up action scene payoffs and punchlines, all of which work really well, they just overshadow the "been there, done that" core story.
Hell, a lot of people wanting to go see this don't even care about story, and just want a character-driven popcorn ride, and this movie has that in spades. It's definitely a fun ride, just don't expect much from the plot.
There is a scene after the credits, but it's just a funny reveal about the story of this movie, like the Schwarma scene after the credits in Avengers, so if you're in a hurry, I'd say just skip it, unless you're in no rush and just want an extra chuckle before you go.
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