The Ironman

Went to yet another Kindergarten outing. Seems like quite frequent these days. Haha. Participants includes Benjamin, Geraint, Leon, Karl, Jonathan, Yao Peng, Edwin, Wei Long and Baxter.

Went to Carl's Jr for lunch... first time I dine there actually. Quite expensive, but the food is really plentiful, and free flow drinks are nice. On to the movie!

Let's see, the reviews for it are really good. I'll say it's worth 3.5 stars.

Frankly speaking, I'm not that familiar with all those Marvel Super Heroes. Nevertheless, I still enjoyed this movie a lot.

Summary: Basically, this guy call Tony Stark is an genius inventor and multi-billionaire. During a demonstration, he was captured by the terrorists and imprisoned in a cave, where he is forced to build a missle for them. Instead, he came up with a suit that would be the first version of the Ironman. After he escaped, he continues to modify the model, eventually leading to the final confrontation with the bad guy - his former partner.

The humor is good, the story is not bad, the graphics are great, but the action is slightly lacking. There are some intense moments, like when he sent Pepper to steal the secret data, or when he's in the cave waiting for the power to generate the suit. I especially like the interaction between the protagonist and the "Colonel" guy, simply hilarious. The graphics are exactly what you expect from a movie like this - fancy explosions, lightning flashes, lots of rockets and missiles.

The main disappointment I feel is the ending - too little action. It was supposed to be the peak, the climax, but it doesn't even stand up to the fight at the cave in the beginning.

The finale battle basically goes like - Ironman flies to confront the bad guy with low energy. Bad guy dominates Ironman. Ironman orders Pepper to use the power socket to kill the bad guy.

-_- Very disappointing leh.

There should have been more exchanges between them. You know, like even bigger explosions, even more special effects. Nope. The bad guy got killed in a lame way. That's the single major complaint I have. Alright, and after the credits roll, the director of the S.H.I.E.L.D organization arrives at Stark house...

Sequel?

...

You're right.

I went to look up on it, and...

"Jon Favreau planned Iron Man as the first in a trilogy, and has signed on all the original actors.[10] Paramount chief executive officer Brad Grey expects a 2010 release date."