- First time seeing it
- Loved it
- I probably laughed more at this movie than any of the others so far
- Some very cool and creative action choreography in the sequences with partial and multiple Iron Man suits
- I thought The Mandarin twist was hilarious, and Ben Kingsley was great as both the hammy, exaggerated initial villain, as well as the pathetic actor portraying him
- Having said that, I was probably in the ideal position to enjoy this twist. I'm aware of comics, but not a consumer; I knew that the Mandarin was supposed to be a big deal, but I also wasn't let down by this movie undercutting him. I can understand people being disappointed with not seeing a sincere depiction of the villain. Worked for me, though. I thought it was a riot
- Guy Pearce as the real villain was less interesting. Although they added some mutanty, X-Men-like abilities that haven't really been shown in these movies so far
- Nice little heroic moment for Gwyneth Paltrow at the end
- I liked that they took Tony out of the suit for a fair chunk of this movie. I thought it played with the Marvel formula in a successful way, added a new sensibility to the action, and Robert Downey Jr. certainly rose to the occasion. There are some who say this is more of a straight action movie than a superhero movie. I say that's a benefit of having a massive franchise like the MCU, they had more chances to try new things in different ways. I also say that the climax to this movie is pure Iron Man and superhero action
- Despite liking action movies, and having a good idea of the Shane Black style, I believe this is the first Shane Black movie I've seen all the way through. From what I understand, he really put his stamp on this one, and I admire that level of craft when working within a franchise like this one
- Considering I liked this one so much, I should definitely make it a priority to watch more of the movies Shane Black wrote or directed. Any suggestions?
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