Tony Stark Is The Weapon NOT Iron Man = Brilliant

We do not remember days, we remember moments. The richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten. That's why this film is still being talked about. Months later, everyone still remembers it.

The fact that the Daredevil Director's Cut is better than TDKR seems to be lost on the ignorant. Let Affleck have a shot. MoS was so bad that how the hell can Affleck make that franchise any worse that what we saw???

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I had high expectations going in to this film and it managed to hit or exceed almost all of them. I simply loved that nothing held to any type of cliche. Nearly every interaction delivered something unexpected and fresh. Stark was shaken to his very core by the events of Avengers and further more by the events early in this film. Make no mistake, this movie is all about Tony Stark’s struggles both external and especially internal. Choosing to focus on Tony out of the armor is a wonderful decision. RDJ is as brilliant as he’s ever been as Stark.

Fans of the books (of which I’m one) may complain about certain character translations but I really have no complaints. Flexibility has always been a Marvel strength over the years and I liked how they flexed and twisted certain ideas here. The thing they get so right from the books is the ingenuity of Tony Stark. He’s so much more than a man in a metal suit. It’s his brain and his wit that are the true weapons. This movie goes out of its way to illustrate that brilliantly.

The armored adventure scenes do thrill but are spaced by gritty old fashion action and a movie filled with a lot of heart and humor. Again, it was well played and I found it to be genuinely refreshing while bold all at the same time. No one can accuse them of playing it safe.

As for the supporting cast, the results were spotty. Pepper is given her due and Killian is an amazing villain. The rest of the supporting cast is barely seen and underutilized. Despite one very cool hero moment, Rhodey isn’t fleshed out at all. I can’t say much about The Mandarin.

Overall, it’s a well crafted, funny and refreshing number three film that wraps up the trilogy beautifully.

OT: A 2010 survey found that more than 25% of Americans didn’t know that we had gained our independence from Britain. China, Japan and France were all given as incorrect answers.And the results were even worse in a study by the U.S. Mint, which found that only 7% percent of Americans could name the first four U.S. Presidents in order: George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.In 2011, Newsweek magazine gave the official U.S. Citizenship Test to 1,000 Americans and found even more gaps in our collective knowledge. Only 27% of Americans knew which country we fought in the Cold War – the Soviet Union -- and even fewer, 25%, knew the name of the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, which is John Roberts.Scholars agree that one reason for the poor results is that Americas don't read enough Marvel.

Tom Clancy was on record saying he loved Iron Man. Rest in peace, you will be missed.

First off, I must say this really is a great number three film. Second, I'm one comic book fan who enjoyed almost every minute of this film. Despite a few whines, IT DOES STICK TO THE BOOKS where it counts.

9/10

I had high expectations going in to this film and it managed to hit or exceed almost all of them. I simply loved that nothing held to any type of cliche. Nearly every interaction delivered something unexpected and fresh. Stark was shaken to his very core by the events of Avengers and further more by the events early in this film. Make no mistake, this movie is all about Tony Stark’s struggles both external and especially internal. Choosing to focus on Tony out of the armor is a wonderful decision. RDJ is as brilliant as he’s ever been as Stark.

Fans of the books (of which I’m one) may complain about certain character translations but I really have no complaints. Flexibility has always been a Marvel strength over the years and I liked how they flexed and twisted certain ideas here. The thing they get so right from the books is the ingenuity of Tony Stark. He’s so much more than a man in a metal suit. It’s his brain and his wit that are the true weapons. This movie goes out of its way to illustrate that brilliantly.

The armored adventure scenes do thrill but are spaced by gritty old fashion action and a movie filled with a lot of heart and humor. Again, it was well played and I found it to be genuinely refreshing while bold all at the same time. No one can accuse them of playing it safe.

As for the supporting cast, the results were spotty. Pepper is given her due and Killian is an amazing villain. The rest of the supporting cast is barely seen and underutilized. Despite one very cool hero moment, Rhodey isn’t fleshed out at all. I can’t say much about The Mandarin.

Overall, it’s a well crafted, funny and refreshing number three film that wraps up the trilogy beautifully.

I mostly agree with everything you said (I gave it an 8, though).

But there are things in the film I found a little repetitive and in some way "Batman twisted tributes":

- The Mandarin twist is pretty similar to the Batman Begins Ras Al Gouhl twist, with a wonderful humor, and in a very Iron Man style (I mean Iron Man movie style, of course, Iron MAn comic always seems to be worried, depressed, or angry, like most of the comic book heroes nowadays!)

- Killian personal story is commented to be very similar to "The Incredibles" villain, but I see it (I see both of them) more similar to Batman Forever's Riddler:

- Glasses, long hair (terrivle hairstyle), neural expert who results to be a loser.

- Ignored by the millionare secret identity of a high tech super-hero.

- Re-appears, much more handsome and stylish than before while he plots his vengance against the hero.

I don't mind the similarities at all, and the way they're used in the film, is simply wonderful and focused on the style of the character and its universe, but it would've been wonderful to have a totally unique tale with the levels of charm and fun seen in the Iron Man franchise.

Anyway, wonderfulm adventure film, and a worth watch!