Movie Review:Iron Man (PG-13)

May 9, 2008 Author: admin | Filed under: Hollywood movie

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For wholesome fun and action Marvel has beaten themselves this time. Created in 1963 by Marvel magician Stan Lee, Iron Man became the first superhero whose super powers were of his self creation. Taking all this time to lastly get to the big screen, the movie version focuses on billionaire industrialist and imaginative genius Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) As a major U.S. weapons contractor, his creation protects America around the world. All his fame and luck come crashing down, though, when his convoy is targeted, and he is taken hostage with life threatening injuries. When he is ordered by his main captor (Faran Tahir) to construct the crucial weapon, he turns the tables and erects an unbelievable armored suit that not just saves his life but helps him to escape the terrorists. Once he is back on U.S. ground, he alters his business plan and continues to purify his invention that offers him with fantastic powers no one has ever thought of. Against the wishes of his ambitious No. 2 with the fun name, Obadiah Stane (a bald Jeff Bridges), Stark sets a new agenda, aided by his trusted assistant Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow) and military confidante Rhodey (Terrence Howard). This leads him to expose a diabolical plot next to the world and make complete use of his new chrome plated alter-ego.
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