To start off this years summer blockbusters (even if it doesn't look like summer outside) is the new Iron Man movie, Iron Man 3. The film follows Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr) after the events of 'Avengers Assemble' and how he copes with the aftermath. Tony is struggling with panic attacks and night terrors affecting his relationship with Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow), so this is hardly the best time to acquire a new arch enemy in the form of the Mandarin (Ben Kingsley).
I think it would probably be safe to say that out of all of the Marvel superhero characters that have been made into films in the last few years, Iron Man is probably my favourite. After seeing this movie, it is also probably safe to say that out of the three, this is the best.
One of the reasons I have always enjoyed the Iron Man series is that they don't take themselves too seriously. The character of Stark is so arrogant and unlimited that his reactions to situations are often very funny and witty. This film has kind of cranked that up a notch. The writers have really managed to use the humour to their advantage in this film with one-liners galore. That's not including the hilarious performance given by Ben Kingsley as the Mandarin, for reasons that I will not divulge as I wouldn't want to spoil it for you.
However, whilst it is all well and good that the film is very funny, that is not why people go and see superhero movies. It's all about the action, and again this film does not disappoint. It is up alongside any of the other superhero movies that have been released in the last few years with action sequences all the way through, from small fight scenes to huge epic battles.The one slight difference between this and the other Iron Man films is that a lot of the action in this one doesn't involve Stark being in his suit, but him having to use his intellect or various gadgets that he has made. For some I can imagine this would be a disappointment, but I really liked it. It was nice to see as it kind of made him seem a bit more vulnerable. Add in Stark's panic attacks and his relationship with Pepper and he almost seems like a normal human being. However, if the lack of an Iron Man suit does disappoint you, then just wait until the final sequence, when there will be more Iron Me than you can keep track of.
I do have one problem with this film though (and there is really only one).Whilst I understand that the whole point of these movies is that they aren't real and you are allowed to bend the rules with elements, I like there to be an slight basis of truth in there. Therefore, when it was revealed that the bad guys in the movie can *SPOILER* heal themselves, I can kind of understand that. It was set up to be based around scientific fact (although as someone who studies a science, it's really not scientific fact) and I could sort of go along with that idea. However, in a later scene when the main bad guy *SPOILER* Guy Pearce's character starts to heal himself, apparently the heat that this creates means he can breathe fire. This is where I feel like they have overstepped the line a bit. The fact that he can apparently channel a dragon is not used anywhere else in the storyline so why bring it in. It's unnecessary, unbelievable and useless. Rant Over.
Overall, this is a great superhero film for Marvel to add to their collection. Anyone who is a fan of action films should definitely go and see this. Besides, it may be the last time you see Robert Downey Jr in an Iron Man movie, so make the most of it.
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