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Overview

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Director:
Jon Favreau
Writers (WGA):
Mark Fergus (screenplay) &
Hawk Ostby (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
2 May 2008 (USA) more
Tagline:
This Summer: Heroes Aren't Born, They're Built.
Plot:
When wealthy industrialist Tony Stark is forced to build an armored suit after a life-threatening incident, he ultimately decides to use its technology to fight against evil. full summary | full synopsis
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Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 42 nominations more
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Also Known As:
Ironman (International: English title) (alternative spelling) (USA) (poster title)
Iron man - El hombre de hierro (Argentina) (Mexico) (Peru) (Venezuela) [es]
Iron Man (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Железный человек (Russia) [ru]
A vasember (Hungary) [hu]
Aianman (Japan) [ja]
Homem de Ferro (Brazil) [pt]
Iron Man (Greece) [el]
Iron Man (Germany) [de]
Iron Man (Croatia) [hr]
O atsalenios anthropos (Greece) (cable TV title) [el]
Raudmees (Estonia) [et]
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and brief suggestive content.
Runtime:
126 min
Country:
USA
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Color
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2.35 : 1 more
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SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

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The script was not completely prepared when filming began, since the filmmakers were more focused on the story and the action, so the dialogue was mostly ad-libbed throughout filming; Jon Favreau acknowledged this made the film feel more natural. Some scenes were shot with two cameras to capture lines improvised on the spot; Robert Downey Jr. would ask for many takes of one scene since he wanted to try something new. Gwyneth Paltrow, on the other hand, had a difficult time trying to match Downey with a suitable line, as she never knew what he would say. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: In the movie, JARVIS gives Tony the altitude record of the SR-71 Blackbird as 85,000 feet, but this is only the Operational Ceiling, with the maximum altitude of 100,000 feet. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Tony Stark: I feel like you're driving me to court martial. This is crazy. What did I do? I feel like you're gonna pull over and snuff me. What, you're not allowed to talk? Hey, Forest...
Jimmy: We can talk, sir.
Tony Stark: Oh, I see. So it's personal.
Ramirez: No, you intimidate them.
Tony Stark: Good God, you're a woman! I honestly, I couldn't have called that. I mean, I would apologize, but isn't that what we're going for here? I thought of you as a soldier first.
Ramirez: I'm an airman.
Tony Stark: Well you have actually excellent bone structure there. I'm kinda having a hard time not looking at you now. Is that weird?
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Referenced in "The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-05-21)" (2008) more
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344 out of 456 people found the following comment useful.
Surprisingly Well Done, 17 April 2008
8/10
Author: VithDos from United States

So the world premier of Iron man to regular movie going audiences happened to be here in Seoul Korea on an army installation. I got to check it out and I was delightfully surprised.

Much against the hype, I thought this movie would have been torrid trash acting mingled with cheesy fight scenes. I mean Robert Downey Jr as an action superhero? But I am glad to admit that I misjudged the movie completely. Downey played a very good Tony Stark, in generally every way. From his jokes to his obnoxious lifestyle he looked and walked the part very well. His banter with his right hand assistant Ms. Pepper Potts isn't mind numbing and actually found myself laughing aloud at some of the wit.

The movie itself moved at a very good pace. Mixing action, comedy and some drama to just about the right proportions. As with most superhero movies, its rather predictable, but in all the right ways you'd want a superhero movie to be. The animation used was almost seamless, and of course the Iron Man costume was kicking major ass.

My only gripe with the movie was the fact that several characters were thrown into the mix with little behind them other than 2D character attributes. Leslie Bibb's character, Christine Everhart, is pretty useless other than the two or three lines she has. Hardly worth a hardbody like Leslie Bibb to play. Several other characters didn't feel fleshed out at all. Raza (Faran Tahir), Obediah Stone (Jeff Bridges) , and even Jim Rhodes (Terrence Howard) feel hollow in the fact that they have little justification for many of their actions.

So All in all, I'd give this movie an 8.3. Fun for the whole family, great pacing, and a Superhero movie to give the next Batman movie a run for its money.

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