Iron Man – Summer Blockbuster Hit
What can I say; the movie of the summer is on DVD. Im not talking about the Batman movie; I am talking about Iron Man. Nothing against Batman, it was a very good, if not great movie. This past summers Batman movie was probably the best Batman movie since the 1988 release with Jack as the Joker. That one was certifiably great. Iron Man was different. It was a top notch super hero movie, with all the explosions and special effects that you would expect from a summer blockbuster, but it had more.
Iron man was a background story. It told of Tony Sparks and of Iron Mans beginning. Iron man was not your basic good v evil tale. It was about a man who had learned, through experience, what it was to truly be a man, to believe in something and stand up for it and to not just do the convenient thing that;s best for him.
Tony Stark went from a globetrotting playboy millionaire; to a superhero that is a globetrotting, toned back playboy millionaire. It may be not the biggest transformation of character in the universe; but a pretty good ways for Tony. It was a good thing that he was so rich and could build this super suit for his crime fighting adventure. The action on screen was intense and fast, and looked great on the big screen, but it looks spectacular on the little one as well. The Blu-ray looks unbelievable on a high definition television and all of the action is there to see. There are many extras on the two-disc edition from commentaries from the directors and actors to featurettes showing the making of the movie.
The two disc DVD comes with a seven part documentary on how the film was made, along with numerous extended and deleted scenes. The Blu-ray, however comes with some extras that are not available on DVD such as BD-Live, where you can connect to the Internet and share your own commentary on the movie.
The film itself is one of my favorite super hero movies to date and I for one cant wait for the sequel in a couple of years. I hope that the writing only gets better like in the newly launched Batman series. We will just have to wait and see, but if the first movie was any indication, I am sure we wont have anything to worry about. As long as George Clooney and the writers of his Batman movie stay away.
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