Movie Review: Iron Man DVD

A lot of male moviegoers were excited about the recent release of Iron Man DVD. I had not seen it when it was in the theaters, but thought I should check it out and see what the commotion was all about. Turns out, Iron Man DVD is pretty fun.

I am Iron Man DVD

Robert Downey Jr. plays Tony Stark, an incredibly smart guy who makes bombs for the army. He’s a lot like Christian Bale’s non-Batman in that he is a playboy and dates a lot of girls and has tuxedo parties. Maybe even a little too similar to Batman? Just saying…

Iron Man DVD begins with Tony Stark visiting some of his army friends in a desert country. Things take a quick turn for the worse, however, when Tony Stark is kidnapped by men who live in a cave. The cavemen want him to build a missile for them to use against other cave people. And to insure that he does so, the cavemen steal his heart! So, in order to stay alive, Tony builds a new heart made out of what appears to be an old LED flashlight. One that constantly glows from beneath his clothes and helps him see in the dark cave. The next day, Tony kills the cavemen and escapes to safety by building a bulletproof robot suit that shoots fire.

Back in the United States, we see Tony’s house in…wait for it, MALIBU! That’s right, he lives in Malibu, just like yours truly. That is so amazing. What’s up 3-1-0?!

Iron Man shows his dad his flashlight heart

Tony is reunited with his secretary Piper (played by Gweneth Paltrow) and his dad (played by a bald actor) who are glad he is alive. Tony builds another bulletproof robot suit, a way cooler-looking one that has a computer and shoots lightning from its hands. Wearing the new suit, Tony goes back in time to kill the cavemen from the beginning of the movie. Is the movie over? No way! It’s just getting started. There are more flying scenes and also some funny scenes with Tony and his pet robots.* In the end, it comes down to a big climactic duel between Tony and his dad, who decides to wear the original robot suit (which is huge! It’s at least 30 feet tall, no joke) and beat people up, destroy cars and shoot missiles. Who wins, you ask? Well, you’ll just have to rent the movie and find out for yourself. But, I would like to see his dad come back to life, if they do another movie.

For the most part, I thought Iron Man DVD was a pretty good movie. I did have a few problems with the script, though. Firstly of all, why didn’t they show any cavewomen? I mean, do cavemen just grow in the cave like mushrooms? I don’t think so. The fact that they only showed cavemen seemed a little sexist IMO. Secondly of all, why does Tony Stark have so much hair if his dad is totally bald? Don’t get me wrong, I totally respect Robert Downey Jr. for hiring a bald actor to play his dad (bald actors don’t get many parts in movies unless it is as a police boss or a principal or one of Vin Diesel’s characters) but it seemed like better casting could have been considered. I’m sure they could have hired someone with hair to play the dad and still given the bald actor another part in the movie: i.e. next door neighbor or a guy in a restaurant. Just my two cents, though. Thirdly of all, they never show Tony Stark and Piper get married. WTF? Hello, they’re in love. Now, in his defense, I’m sure Robert Downey Jr. had a lot on his mind, but it’s too bad he didn’t pay more attention to the plot holes that were, to me, pretty apparent.

Tony Stark waves to some friends

I think that it’s possible that Robert Downey Jr. could make an Iron Man DVD 2 and even 3. I can see this story and the Iron Man character continuing and developing into a whole series like the Pirates of the Caribbean or even become a hugely successful trilogy like the Harry Potter films. I would love to see Gweneth Paltrow and Tony Stark have a kid and then they become a whole family of Iron People that fights crime. That would kick butt! Just a hint, Mr. Downey Jr.

There were lots of extras features for Iron Man DVD, but, honestly, I wasn’t that interested in any of them, so didn’t pay much attention. But I’m sure they were really good and had lots of information about stuff.

I give Iron Man DVD 4 out of 5 winks.

*Sorry if that’s a spoiler. I wasn’t sure, though.

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