Iron Man

Iron Man Reviews



Overall 4.5 star rating4.69 of 5 (by 77 users)



Iron Man Review Summary

"Strap in and Get Ready." Robert Downey, Jr. once again shows his acting talent, this time suiting up to play Iron Man. The story becomes moderinized, as before Tony Stark becomes the Marvel Comics super hero, he is visiting Afghanistan to show a new weapon to the military and is kidnapped by terrorists, having his heart damaged by shrapnel. Already excited to see the film, Viewpoints reviewers seemed to like Iron Man even more than they were expecting, seeing it in full in the theater, with many comparisons to Batman Begins . As much as they like this Marvel Comics super hero film, reviewers caution it isn't "for the little ones," even with adult supervision. "Who would have thought a hunk of metal could be so cool?"
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5 star rating Most Helpful
Favorable Review
MAY
5
2008
If you grew up feeding your imagination, as I did, on Marvel and DC comics, you are very familiar with Iron Man. If not, you might just be asking, "Iron what now?". If you are asking that question, here's the perfect opportunity to get acquainted with one Mr. Tony Stark, billionaire, playboy, and purveyor... review »
2009 Advisor
character-lover, Movie guru

MikeMaroon
Chattanooga, TN
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3 star rating Most Helpful
Critical Review
MAY
4
2009

Iron Man developed by Sega.

This game was recently released to the PC and I was quite curious to see how the game was. Considering I am a big Marvel fan, I do own a lot of Marvel games.

From what little I've played of this game, it's a big take from the movie. The gameplay itself is not bad at all,...

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2008 Writer
Hardcore PC Gamer

D347H
Beaver Falls, PA
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a frequent film-goer, 1960 vintage, visually oriented

MAY
5
2008

My husband kept saying, "This is the greatest movie EVER!"
I wouldn't go that far, but Iron Man is loads of fun, and seeing how Robert Downey Jr. gets suited up to be a super-hero is worth the ticket price alone.  Somehow I missed an entire original exposure to the Iron Man character (I was probably too busy with Barbie or my banana bike) but that didn't take away from the film experience at all.  This movie is rock-'em-sock-'em fun, with an updated look at the classic "superhero-with-a-smart-broad-who's crazy-about-him" story line.  

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Intellectual actor Gwynneth Paltrow bites...

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4 star rating
2008 Advisor
LibbyMcMillan
Sanibel, FL



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a movie buff, a frequent film-goer, into action flicks

MAY
11
2008

Bottom-Line:  Modernized (the threat is now the ubiquitous evil terrorist) Iron Man has been brought into the 21st Century in grand intelligent style.

Iron Man, like most Marvel superhero characters sprang from the mind of Stan Lee and first made an appearance in 1963.  The movie directed by Jon Favreau begins in the here and now with essentially the same back story: genius weapon-maker Tony Stark (Downey Jr.) is visiting Afghanistan to show off a new weapon the military when he is kidnapped by terrorist led by Raza (Faran Tahir) and his heart is damaged by shrapnel.

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4 star rating
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TheBard
Aurora, IL



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an infrequent movie goer, watching with kids, a comedy fan, Every day computer user, very picky about kids films, movie lover, Christian, Internet User

NOV
6
2008
I don't get out to the movies much so I usually don't see a movie until it's comes out on DVD.  This was the case with the movie IRON MAN.  I have seen/heard raving reviews about this movie, but I didn't think it would be as good as what people were saying, but 'boy was I wrong'.  I finally got a chance to see IRON MAN on DVD about two weeks ago, and I enjoyed every minute of it.  Although I must confess, that I found almost everything in the movie predictable that still did not take away from any of the enjoyment I felt while watching it.  I also love the fact that it's a movie the whole... review »
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5 star rating
2008 Writer
wellow
Chicago, IL



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MAY
26
2008

Iron Man...hum...I have to be honest here folks, I wasn't that impressed with the movie. I don't mean to sound nasty here but I actually found the first part of the movie pretty boring. The movie starts out with Stark, (Robert Downey) who looks absolutely horrible! Did I mention how horrible he looks??? I guess all that wild Hollywood life has turned a once nice looking man into eeewwwwww!!!!!!  Sorry, I got a little side-tracked.  Anyway as I was saying, in the movie it shows Stark in a Hummer, being escorted by the military to some undisclosed place, (all we know at this point is that it's...

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3 star rating
2008 Advisor
tivawallon
Spring Hill, FL



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a movie buff, into action flicks, listening to blues, an avid online shopper, daily computer user, a classic rocker, interested in comfort, like good service

OCT
5
2008

Ironman is a character which first appeared in Marvel Comics in 1963. 

The movie starts when genius inventor of weapons Tony Stark is kidnapped by terrorists in the mountains of Afghanistan.  The terrorists want him to build a missile for them, but Tony has other plans. 

To save his life he must escape.  Instead of building the missile of destruction, he creates a suit of armor for himself and from there the movie is just non stop action.

Robert Downey Jr., gives a fantastic performance in this awesome movie.  The movie is co-starred with Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrance Howard and Jeff Bridges.  Ironman...

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5 star rating
2008 Advisor
mysticstarfish
Tuckerton, NJ



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a movie buff, DVD collector, an infrequent movie goer, First-time mom, budget conscious, practical

MAY
4
2008
I am not usually a fan of super hero type movies. Sure, I loved Batman Begins and love the classic Supermans, but, thats about it. So, with that being said, I could have cared less to see this one, but my husband loves this stuff, and as a kid, read all the comics. So, we decided to see a movie for our anniversary. We decided to visit the new big theatre that opened, and it was packed. Most movies were sold out, and since we had a sitter and was on borrowed time, couldn't wait for the next showing on most movies, so, I gave in and agreed to sit through Iron Man. My husband is a HUGE Batman freak,... review »
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5 star rating
2008 Advisor
shadaram
Bethany, OK



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an infrequent movie goer

MAY
3
2008

Ever since seeing the trailer on TV I have wanted to see this movie.  The hero is a wealthy industrialist whose views on his company change after he is taken captive in Afghanistan.  Under the guise of building a weapon for his captors, he builds an iron suit with which to escape.  After he escapes and is resuced he halts production of weapons from his company and begins building another iron suit.  Meanwhile someone in is company is secretly selling his company's weapons to terrorists.  I won't go any further as it could ruin the movie for you.

The movie combines humor, action and some drama...

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5 star rating
2008 Writer
Gamma
Oklahoma City, OK



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character-lover, DVD collector, a movie buff, Every day computer user, comedy fan, a woman, watching chick flicks, into action flicks

MAY
18
2008
This was the best movie ever! I love spider man, so when I was at Universal Studios Flordia last summer, I bought a spider man bracelet and all i have to say is the i need to go back to Flordia and upgrade my bracelet for and IRON MAN one!!!!                                                                                                                                                                        
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5 star rating
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quartkneeanne
Utica, MI



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into action flicks, frequent movie goer, got the DVD

OCT
10
2008

Iron Man is the one of the best movies I have ever seen. Marvel has suceeded in putting out another awesome comic book to movie translation. The movie makers did a great job at adapting the comic to current times and trends.

This movie has alot of action for those action lovers. It has a lot of future tech for those of us who like to see what could be possible in the future and there is some things that are physically impossible, but who cares because it all looks so good.


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5 star rating
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Leviathan
Big Rapids, MI



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waiting for the DVD

AUG
1
2008
Honestly I didn't want to see this movie. My husband really wanted to see it so I went along. MAn I am glad I went. It was one of the best movies of the summer! (Sorry Dark KNight was my absolute favorite.) It was very action packed and had a great story with a little comedy. The affects we cool and that suit... Was GREAT. I think I want a suit like that. All around I give it 2 thumbs up!!!
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5 star rating
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aliciamoesha
Albuquerque, NM



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comedy fan, waiting for the DVD

DEC
2
2008

Iron Man the movie:

 This is one of the best movies of the year. I had a lot of fun watching it and I can wait to see the next movie, because we all know there will be more of Iron Man..

Its a great movie for adults and kids, and the vissual effects are great.


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4 star rating
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barca2009
Miami, FL



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NOV
21
2008
This movie had it all!!  It had super cool comic book action!!  It had those one-liners we've come to expect from Marvel!!  Robert Downey Jr.  ABSOLUTELY pulled off what I thought he couldn't - BRAVO!!  I can't wait for the sequel!!
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5 star rating
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fitch2
Alpharetta, GA



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an infrequent movie goer, waiting for the DVD, watching chick flicks, watching with kids, into action flicks, a comedy fan

JUN
15
2008
This movie was great!  I truly enjoyed Robert Downey Jr's performanc...great graphics and soundtrack!  I cannot wait for the sequel! Job well done!
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5 star rating
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klt816
Roseville, CA



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into action flicks, a fiction reader, very attached to my dog

JUN
20
2008

To be honest, I did not want to see this movie.

I do like action flicks, comic book movies can be great (the Reeves Superman series was awesome) but Iron Man? I did not even know the back story.

Before going to the movie I only knew that RDjr was in it. I had no idea that Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridge and Terrence Howard. Clearly I was not paying attention to the trailers.

I liked the ironic nods to the historical Iron Man (my sweetie is a font of all types of super hero knowledge), but I also like the fact that it was shot in the present day with contemporary bag guys.

There was enough comedy...

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4 star rating
2009 Advisor
TaraLee
Portage, MI



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