So I did in fact go see Iron Man, mostly because I was secretly hoping that the new Dark Knight trailer would preceed it, and it did, more on that later, and it really wasn't so bad.
I think the thing I liked the most was the script. I thought it was clever and funny, and pretty fun. It is a movie that never got to dark, and kept everything pretty light, and considering the cast, that was the only thing that would work. Robert Downey, Jr. wasn't so bad, but not really believeable to me as a superhero.
And frankly, I haven't seen Gweneth look this hot in a very long time. I was almost shocked. She was incredibly beautiful throughout the entire film.
But what is with Iron Man as a superhero? One of the reasons I don't particularily like comic movies is that the superheroes are unreal. Like Superman, or Spidey. One of the great things about Batman is that he is just a man. And he just goes out, and beats the crap out of people with his bare hands.
Now, Iron Man is just a man as well. But this suit of his...Although, its perhaps the coolest technology this side of creating dinosaurs, is totally unbelieveable. I think...maybe its not, I am not quite a tech dork. But it seemed unreal.
But anyway, all and all, it was actually a decent movie, and it is for sure worth seeing. But let's not go overboard and call this movie something it isn't. Which is as great as the Dark Knight is going to be.
And while on that topic. The trailer...INCREDIBLE! There was actually one thing that bothered me though. One of the great mysteries of this film is Harvey Dent. Would be become Two-Face in this film? Or the next film? That is one of the things I would have liked to have gone unknown until July 18th. But Nolan did kind of give it away in the new trailer. But I don't care that much...if you thought the last trailer was good...this one is even better!!
