Iron Man Released

Slashdot reader stoolpigeon wrote about the start of summer blockbuster season, and the latest comic book to make it to the big screen. He says "Iron Man is an entertaining movie, as they go. I never was really into comic books — so I have no knowledge or concerns as it relates to following the original story line. I can't address that. The film has good action and some very humorous moments. The serious side of the film is not its strong suit. It's not horrible, but it really doesn't make too much sense. It was interesting to see how they tried to set up an anti-war message without being critical of the US military. It's really a comic book put to film. Not high art or anything, but a whole lot of fun. The film keeps up a fast pace throughout and never bogs down. Some of the product placements were so blatant that they kind of jarred me out of being into the film. The special effects were phenomenal. It was awesome in that regard. Like any movie, it is not everyone's cup of tea If you do go see it in the theater, and you are a big comic books fan, do not leave until after all the credits have run. And I mean all of them." I gotta get a sitter. Man I'm old.

Comments

Re:Old?

[PresidentEnder]

You're old when your youngest needs a sitter for you. Youngster. You're old when your youngest's youngest needs a sitter for your youngest.

Re:this just in...

[arth1]

I never cease to be amazed at how people blindly swallow the latest fad pushed by Hollywood, and even pretend to have been fans all along.
I guarantee you that there will be plenty of people out there now who will swear up and down how big a fan they were of Iron Man all along, and that they're not simply blowing with the wind like the gasbags they really are.

I'm also disheartened by Hollywood's diminishing lack of new ideas -- it gets worse year by year, and while remakes and lifting ideas from other genres always has been a part of Hollywood, it becomes worse every year, to the point where actual innovation is pretty much dead by now.

How much longer can they milk the superhero genre before it's dry?

I found this film dull

[damburger]

Its a run-of-the-mill wankfest of American nationalism, which tries to tell the world:

a) The US is awesome, but a few bad apples mess it up.

b) High-tech weaponry that destroys hillsides is cool, so long as ragheads don't get their dirty hands on it

c) Being rich is awesome. Rich people are better than you. Women only love rich men, and they do so even when the rich man is a dick.

I could probably overlook the racism, nationalism, and consumerism that this movie is knee deep in if it were entertaining to watch, but it isn't. Its soporific, predictable, and flat.