I overal liked the movie however there are some points.
Didn't like the mandarin twist, the mandarin is a major villain in the comics and would have liked if he was treated like that in the movie. although Ben Kingsly did a great job, watching the trailers if feels like I'm cheated out of a good mandarin movie.
Also Pepper should have died at the end.
Some flaws like I did not understand why tony did not summon all the suits when his house was attacked by the mandarin. But I had a great time watching it so I gave it an 8.
good movie but with some flaws.
iron man is in Tennessee!! love Harley. badass outro
Just don't resonate with me, maybe the worse MCU to date
I'd say this is a more focussed effort than Iron Man 2, but it's not the tight, fun experience of Iron Man either. The Shane Black influence really manifests itself through the Christmas setting and its very specific sense of humour, which doesn't ever feels like it compromises the tension. Still, I don't think it's his best material by any means. To me Black writes his best dialogue when he's working with an R-rating, and combined with the Marvel framework he finds himself trapped in here, the results aren't always great. Take the (in)famous twist. I'm fine with the idea in theory (I even like this notion of deconstructing the terrorist stereotype), but the execution is just so lame and it completely tanks Kingsley's performance. The new characters aren't all that well handled generally; I don't find the villain(s) particularly memorable and Rebecca Hall’s character is so underwritten that I wonder why she's even there. It also needed to place more focus on this PTSD arc, as that's supposed to be the emotional core of the movie and would've given more weight to the resolution at the very end. What's the point of taking away Tony's suit if you're not going to make this a more character focussed story? The filmmaking is overall pretty bland; the sound design and score are both incredibly generic, while the visuals lack contrast and colour. The set pieces include some excellent visual effects; however they're often lacking in imagination or suffer from overediting (e.g. the village fight). Its most memorable piece of action is this really well executed, brief plane rescue beat, which is interesting because the bombastic finale is so much more forgettable by comparison. Overall, I'd say this movie is at its best when it's letting the established elements of the franchise do its thing (RDJ, Palthrow, Cheadle, the suit), because the new stuff doesn't really work.
4.5/10
one of the best marvel movies, no joke.
I found the first part was rather boring but the second part was good. Overall not really like it.
Tony Stark channels James Bond. The mega acting chops of Robert Downey Jr. are on full display in this nearly suit-less Iron Man flick. That is, he's suit-less until the end of the movie when he finds his way into about a dozen different suits, no doubt to multiply the number of Iron Man toys sold ("Collect 'em all!!!). On second thought, the face plate of Iron Man was off so much in "Iron Man 2" they must have figured that Downey Jr.'s star power was the real draw of the series. It seems they knew they'd sell more tickets to adults with Downey Jr. out of the suit and more toys if he tried on a bunch of different suits. Hey! I'm a Hollywood marketing genius!
Downey Jr.'s Stark remains terrific and he gets a hand this time from Colonel Rhodes (Don Cheadle) who has some big moments of his own. Gwyneth Paltrow doesn't help though, she brings nothing to the role of Pepper Potts. She never has worked in the role, her casting has always been an odd choice. Ben Kingsley is funny as 'The Mandarin'. Guy Pearce handles his part as a very bland but typical corporate baddie Killian.
Speaking of the bad guys, they're some sort of super soldiers and they're generic and lame, just like their creator, Killian. And did anyone think for a moment that Pepper died when she fell 200 feet into a ball of fire? Boy, we sure were lucky that crazy Killian turned her into a super soldier so that we could have the dramatic "Pepper dies" moment. Geez! The more I type about this movie the worse I think it was. There was a kid in the movie, too. The kid doesn't serve much of a purpose. He helped Tony out a bit, but this certainly could have been anyone and didn't need to be a genius kid.
The story itself is not interesting and the effects are the usual fantastic looking CGI. As always, things move way too fast. It's hard to absorb all the action happening on the screen. It's really difficult to get that sense of where things are when the action is occurring. The good and bad guys come swooping into the picture so fast that there's no buildup to any of the fantastic things that are going on. I've been wondering how action movies have become so boring. Perhaps it's because as the viewer, we can't get ourselves oriented. Things move around so fast that it's nearly impossible to place yourself in the action.
This is not a good movie at all, but I have to give it a decent rating because anything that Robert Downey, Jr. stars in is worth a watch.
Marvel Cinematic Universe
The Infinity Saga
Phase One
Iron Man (2008) https://trakt.tv/movies/iron-man-2008
The incredible Hulk (2008) https://trakt.tv/movies/the-incredible-hulk-2008
Iron Man 2 (2010) https://trakt.tv/movies/iron-man-2-2010
Thor (2011) https://trakt.tv/movies/thor-2011
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) https://trakt.tv/movies/captain-america-the-first-avenger-2011
The Avengers (2012) https://trakt.tv/movies/the-avengers-2012
Phase Two
Iron Man 3 (2013) https://trakt.tv/movies/iron-man-3-2013
Thor: The Dark World (2013) https://trakt.tv/movies/thor-the-dark-world-2013
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) https://trakt.tv/movies/captain-america-the-winter-soldier-2014
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) https://trakt.tv/movies/guardians-of-the-galaxy-2014
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) https://trakt.tv/movies/avengers-age-of-ultron-2015
Ant-Man (2015) https://trakt.tv/movies/ant-man-2015
Phase Three
Captain America: Civil War (2016) https://trakt.tv/movies/captain-america-civil-war-2016
Doctor Strange (2016) https://trakt.tv/movies/doctor-strange-2016
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) https://trakt.tv/movies/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-2017
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) https://trakt.tv/movies/spider-man-homecoming-2017
Thor: Ragnarok (2017) https://trakt.tv/movies/thor-ragnarok-2017
Black Panther (2018) https://trakt.tv/movies/black-panther-2018
Avengers: Infinity War (2018) https://trakt.tv/movies/avengers-infinity-war-2018
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) https://trakt.tv/movies/ant-man-and-the-wasp-2018
Captain Marvel (2019) https://trakt.tv/movies/captain-marvel-2019
Avengers: Endgame (2019) https://trakt.tv/movies/avengers-endgame-2019
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) https://trakt.tv/movies/spider-man-far-from-home-2019
Phase Four
Black Widow (2021) https://trakt.tv/movies/black-widow-2021
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) https://trakt.tv/movies/shang-chi-and-the-legend-of-the-ten-rings-2021
Eternals (2021) https://trakt.tv/movies/eternals-2021
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) https://trakt.tv/movies/spider-man-no-way-home-2021
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) https://trakt.tv/movies/doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness-2022
Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) https://trakt.tv/movies/thor-love-and-thunder-2022
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) https://trakt.tv/movies/black-panther-wakanda-forever-2022
The Marvels (2023) https://trakt.tv/movies/the-marvels-2023
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 ((2023) https://trakt.tv/movies/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-2023
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) https://trakt.tv/movies/ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantumania-2023
Fantastic Four https://trakt.tv/movies/fantastic-four
The best of the 3 in my opinion.
Still the best Iron man film by far!
Adverts made me doubt the film, didn't like the look of the Mandarin etc. But now that I've seen it..
Wow. Like seriously, wow. This was miles better than number 2, exceeded expectations by a shit tonne and even though there's only 3 I am totally content with saying this is one of the best Iron Man films I've ever seen.
Really well done, everything you expect to happen they turn it upside down and surprise you with raw Iron Man at its best. Loved this film, just really fucking well done.
It's just fine. I don't see why people like it so much.
And everyone was saying that Iron Man 2 was bad? This wasn't much of an improvement.
Best marvel movie ever!
Just saw the trailer - OMG :O
I can't f****** wait!
dad went to 7-Eleven to get scratchers... I guess he won..'cause that was six years ago....
Tony Stark: Hmm... which happens, dads leave....no need to be a pussy about it, here's what I need...
Unfortunatley Jon Favreau (Iron Man, Iron Man 2) doesn't return as director, but in a nice touch returns as the ever faithful Happy Hogan, Stark's Head of Security. Iron Man 3 is the 1st film in Phase Two of Marvel's Cinematic Universe directive (the only one missing from Phase Two is the upcoming 'Ant Man' due to be released in July, setting up the events in Phase Three) and as such Iron Man 3 directly follows the events of Avengers Assemble (as known here in the UK), which is probably why new director / co-writer Shane Black (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang) opts for a more grown up, darker and more serious movie. What we get is an enjoyable comic book action movie thriller. Excellent visual effects but if I had one negative it would be the lack of emotion, like the suits Stark wears, towards the end it all gets magnificently jaw dropping, but there's no substance, the suits lack a certain something, other than being a nod to us fans, of all the Iron Man suits, but in a way does work well given Avengers Age of Ultron. Fun, entertaning and well it's Marvel after all. Just sit back, eat popcorn and enjoy the ride.
Pretty disappointed with the movie, it added nothing to the universe as a whole and the villain was not just up to the mark; except Iron Man 1, this and the other one did nothing at all.
What a total disappointment. There are so many plot holes it might as well be called Sponge Bob. Total violation of the comic book characters , and a clear change of the franchise target audience, from adult to early teen.
The best of the ironman series yet!
Left too much suspense at the end! Loved it, though.
Iron Man 3 is all in all a good Movie and goes more in the direction of Tony stark and not Iron man. I liked that a lot, but it had it´s flaws. This whole Madarin actor thingy was a big risk and (Ben Kingsley played his part brilliantly) was a bit disappointing. And I think no one thought that Pepper got killed by that 60 feet fall. It was poorly executed and no one would be happy if they " Boba Fetted " Pepper Potts.
I liked Iron Man 3 but it was far from perfect.
I liked IM 3 but not to the extent to want to rush out & see it again in a day or two (as I did for the original IM). Like others said, that WOW! exclamation/surprise elements were not there, no matter how hard it tried to be so. Downey Jr., as always, is down right cool. Forever Tony Stark.
The movie has some great jokes & light moments, however parts/situations that started off as serious, had a joke inserted secs/mins later, that took away from the danger & suspense. e.g. War Machine/Iron Patriot is seen kicking in a terrorist's hide-out location door & then getting a phone call from Stark secs after being ready to blow away the supposedly terrorists. That scene should have come before the door kicking, would have played much better, plus the whole password dialog is just dumb, really now, as if Stark needs to know passwords. It could have done without the one liners & retorts in places. Shane Black's Direction was a bit too comical for the tone set at the start with a more mature Stark & his vulnerability.
The Mandarin, while a funny guy, you will think back & hate the way this was done, I am...disappointed. And oh, watch for the fire breather, you'll say WTF!? Where's Calisi when you need her?
I'll watch again for sure, just not right away. I'm positive that there will be another Iron Man, and it better be the final great one Downey Jr. wants it to be, because as he says, he is Iron Man.
Disappointed me as much as Spider-Man 3 did.
It was a cool movie, but like many people said, it lacks the "oomph" the other two had. Also like someone else said, I felt cheated with the Mandarin twist. That was, by far, the lowest point of the movie.
Film 149 (Goal: 300) of 2024:
Iron Man 3 is one of the most disliked and decisive films within the long running franchise. My initial reviews comparing it to DC disaster film Batman and Robin, as well as summarising it as (I'm paraphrasing here) "...destruction of the hero and of the villain".
In the decade that has past my views on this film have softened. As I make the long journey through Marvel content on the path to Secret Wars, recently I've been saying a lot that I'm enjoying the old films much more than the new stuff. I know that borders on old man reminiscing about "the good old days" but it's an accurate reflection. And Iron Man 3 is no different. Sure I still scratch my head in disbelief over The Mandarin decision (Ben Kingsley was doing such a great job up to that point), Act 2 (with the kid) takes a lot of life out of the film. Nearly everything to do with Pepper Potts in the final climatic battle is utterly disastrous, a whirlwind of reckless writing and direction. But I'm no longer as strongly attached to the MCU and their decisions as I used to be. The airplane scene is particularly good and the concept (and some) of the execution of the final act/battle is really good (again, everything without Potts and Killian). Once again, RDJ shows that he is Iron Man, and that his casting all the way back at the dawn of the MCU may still be the best casting decision Marvel ever made.
This film should have been the next high of the MCU. The first film after The Avengers, and the introduction of Stark's great nemesis, The Mandarin. Instead Iron Man 3 sinks with a number of baffling script choices that leave a bad taste.
Edges out Iron Man 2 for me, more character growth for Stark and tons of huge action packed set pieces. Great Sunday popcorn movie.
Iron Man 3 makes you hate Guy Pearce and James Badge Dale because they are so good at being insufferable villains. I guess that makes for an even better payoff from a great story.
Ik this movie is not well liked by the community but i personally love it :raised_hand_tone2::raised_hand_tone2:
Probably the best Marvel Christmas movie
Wow this blew me away.
I still think ironman 2 > ironman 3 > ironman 1.
It felt wayy too long but it was matched with its action, I completely forgot how violent marvel used to be.
I upgraded my rating for this movie on this my third time seeing it (first on release in theaters). Honestly. On this mcu rewatch this movie hit the best of the trilogy. The movie is pretty nonstop, in a good way. Wish tony spent more time in the suit. The twist everyone complains about was actually good to me. I enjoyed it even on first watch, but Shang Chi helps it go down easier as well.
I do wish the ptsd arc was resolved more explicitly though.
Do you ever think about how Shane Black made a movie grappling with his years in Freudian analysis that was also part of a superhero franchise
Hot take, but this movie isn't good. It relies too much on the MCU, just like the new Spider-man movies, so it struggles as a stand-alone movie. This is a fatal flaw of these movies, since people (like me) who have very little interest in most of the other movies in the universe, finds a lot of the time skips and references in these movies confusing... Like a portal in NYC opened up and gave him PTSD? What? People talk about it like something big happened, but what happened? I don't remember seeing any flashbacks, so it's probably something explained in a different movie that is also part of the MCU? This was the same issue with Spider-man's "blip" or whatever they called it (although the Spider-man movies leaned a lot more into the MCU than this movie did, which made them even worse as standalone movies). Too many references. This is just one of the topics out of a couple from this movie.
Then on terms of characters, most of the characters sucks, I'm not interested in ripoff iron man that works for the military, nor in Tony's wife or any of the other bazillion characters. Their parts in the story itself is just bad, their acting was really good, but the parts they were given to do was not, this is a fault not on the actors but those who work the story.
Also, the plot is incredibly forgetful, pretty much boring too. The villains didn't interest me at all, so I almost zoned out when there was anything to do with them (they started off interesting, but gradually became less and less interesting). I also still don't really understand their motives (or was it just because Tony was a meanie :angry:?) .
The action scenes were fun, I was more interested in them than the villains at least XD
Tony is also pretty funny during the movie, probably the best out of all 3 movies in terms of comedy.
Overall a 5/10 movie, if you watched the MCU series in the correct order, this would probably go to 7/10.
Excellent! Loved this one. Stark is ace.
Peak Cinema. Made me feel like a kid again!
Had high hopes… But…This was awful!
One of the best Christmas movies of all time, up there with Die Hard and Batman Returns
"Iron Man 3" was one of the riskiest experiments in the MCU franchise. Tony spends little time in his suit, the plot makes fun of one of the most threatening Marvel villains, and the tone at times feels nothing like a superhero movie. Personally, all of the things above are actually some of the key factors that made this movie so enjoyable in the first place. It has all the elements that had been missing in its predecessor: fine direction, decent writing, breathtaking action, and fresh humor.
Tony Stark is older and tired, but actually at his best here. We get to see the "man" inside the suit develop a bit more here, and having to deal with badass villains with little resources definitely helped to create some tension. However, just like in the previous two entries, the villains are less charismatic than cardboard cut-outs.
It was okay, but it's definitely the weakest movie in the Iron Man trilogy.
Holy!
I haven't watched this movie for a while and avoided it because I thought it was the same as the first and second movie and completely forgot how much better this movie is in my opinion.
This has a lot more soul than the last two which was lacking [not that the 2 movies were bad by any means, it is still enjoyable] and we get to see more of Tony in his vulnerable state and seeing his character develope throughout the film.
This movie is action packed but not the entirety of it which I appreciate. As a final Iron man film it was a good send off.
Can't wait to see the ten rings come back in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings!
For me this is the exact point when i stopped enjoying marvel, when turn stuff that could have been great in to a joke...
I can't quite put my finger on it but I'm just not a huge fan of the film
The first half of this film is nowhere close to as good as young me remembers. Though the second half was very helpful to counter the 24 hour GCW Live stream. Definitely a film for a big theatre and some food
Very good.
'Iron Man 3' offers an entertaining 130 minutes. I enjoyed seeing the plot unfold, it isn't anything revolutionarily fresh but it's done in a way that's interesting to watch. The score and effects are great.
Robert Downey Jr. continues to be a lot of fun as the lead, while Don Cheadle is more enjoyable than he is in 'Iron Man 2'. Guy Pearce and Ben Kingsley are good to watch too, the latter amused me more than I thought he would.
I'd rank this higher than the 2010 sequel, though it's still a fair distance off the original. This 2013 film leaves a positive impression.
The Revisit the MCU Project (2021) #7 of 23
So...this is how the Second Phase of the MCU starts. I had almost forgotten.
To be honest, Iron Man 3 doesn't do it for me as an MCU entry...especially after the high that was The Avengers. The story isn't that bad, neither is the acting, but it's missing something. That special "thing" I've talked about with the other movies...it's not there. The baddies are kinda cool though...
Don't get me wrong, I like it. it certainly works as an evening's entertainment, it's just that compared to Captain America: The First Avenger and The Avengers it's nowhere near as exciting and fun.
So...Iron Man 3 is not bad but doesn't hold a candle to the best in the MCUs First Phase. It's that simple.
THE WACPINE OF ‘IRON MAN 3’
WRITING: 6
ATMOSPHERE: 7
CHARACTERS: 6
PRODUCTION: 8
INTRIGUE: 6
NOVELTY: 4
ENJOYMENT: 7
The Good:
Tony deals with personal demons after The Avengers while his relationship with Pepper struggles. I also really like how Pepper and Happy get more screen-time and solo scenes. We also get more “Tony Stark goes 007”-action than typical Iron Man-action here, which could be good or bad depending on how you look at it.
As much hate as Trevor Slattery receives from the fandom, his actor Ben Kingsley is nothing short of fantastic. He is so good it almost makes up for the laughably bad Mandarin excuse.
The scenes in Tennessee are a nice change of pace and show Tony's sweeter, more fatherly and vulnerable side perfectly. This side is returned to in the final two Avengers films.
AIM is the main villain here, another comic book classic and they’re involvement feel dangerous and realistic, one of the better-written aspects of the film.
Out of the trilogy, Iron Man 3 has the biggest and best-looking action scenes, which also happen to be some of the best in the MCU. The climactic battle with the different suits and the personal stakes is cool. The action scenes alone make up for the slog that is Iron Man 2.
Iron Man 3 provides what could be called as a type of closure for Tony, even though we know that he will still be involved in quite a lot over the next few MCU films and before that final closure.
The Bad:
This is old news by now, but Disney's decision to handle the iconic Iron Man villain the way they did, to avoid racial stereotypes, is a bit of a disaster. It's a pity that an amazing actor like Ben Kingsley is forced to play a joke of a character like Trevor Slattery.
The worst part about the Mandarin gimmick is that the film effectively builds up the threat and menace around the Mandarin and his presence before the major reveal towards the end ruins everything. It feels like a gut-punch after the build-up.
After a breathtaking first act, the middle part of the film slows down to a halt and doesn't seem to be able to develop the story very much. It's like the film begins building up a story in the first act, then gets lost in the middle before suddenly concluding in the third act.
Guy Pearce is okay but Aldrich Killian is just another generic superhero film villain. His fire-breathing persona from the film's final act is stupid.
The Ugly:
I just realized that Iron Man 3 is technically a Christmas movie.
WACPINE RATING: 6.29 / 10 = 3 stars
10/10
FIRST THIS IS THE BEST CHRITMAS MOVIE EVER AND IS THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING
THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST
IRON MAN AND ONE OF THE COOLEST
MCU MOVIE'S,
ITS SUCH GOOD FUN AND IT'S SUCH A GREAT RIDE. TOTALLY EPIC FROM START TO FINISH.
ANTHONY IS SO VERY VERY COOL IN IT,
HE IS A POWER HOUSE OF ENTERTAINMENT IN EVERY SCENE, HE COMPLETELY STEALS AND
OWNS EVERY SCENE AND HE DOE'S IT WITH SUCH FUN AND SWAGGER, I LITERALLY JUST IN AWE
WITH MY MOUTH OPEN ENJOYING HIS GREAT
ON SCREEN PRESENCE. THIS INSTALLMENT IS PHENOMENAL AND SUPER ENTERTAINING, IT'S LIKE CHRISTMAS AND MY BIRTHDAY
ALL ON THE SAME DAY
(which by the way it is)
HOW COME THE 3rd INSTALLMENTS ARE ALWAYS THE BEST AND COOLEST ONE'S OUT OF ALL,
THEY REALLY STEP IT UP AND GO ALL OUT
FOR THEM.
AND BY THE WAY ANTHONY'S SUITES IN THIS
ARE LIKE THE BEST EVER AS IN
WOW...JUST...WOW.
I HAD SUCH A GOOD TIME WITH THIS MASTERPIECE AND HARLEY WAS AWESOME AND I THOUGHT THE INTERACTION BETWEEN HIM AND ANTHONY WAS AMAZING AND I AM SO GLAD THEY BROUGHT THAT LITTLE LAD BACK FOR
AVENGERS ENDGAME. ALTHOUGH NOT SO LITTLE IN THAT BUT STILL THE SAME ACTOR, WHICH IS JUST SUPER FRICKING AWESOME ANYWAY
JUST LIKE THIS MOVIE IS.
I LOVE IT 3000
10/10
up by 2 points from
IRON MAN 1 and 2
NEXT UP GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
While by no means perfect, this is still the best Iron Man movie by far. Its got a lot of fun action, quippy dialog, and is all around just a really good movie.
Still kinda mad about what they did to the Mandarin.
Badly in need of a spark after an underwhelming second installment, this series has swapped directors and imported a major villain from the comics for its third. Frankly, it doesn't fare any better for the effort.
That's partially due to the Tony Stark character hitting a wall - his arc has been stagnant for a while now - but I found more culpability in the icy set of cold feet developed around the plot's halfway point. In the blink of an eye, the whole tone of the picture changes from a topical dash of political intrigue (and a pointed metaphor for the US's approach to terrorism) to just another struggle between Stark and the latest in a long line of bland, suit-wearing, self-enhanced business rivals with an eye on one of his inventions.
That the Mandarin is downplayed doesn't necessarily bother me. Actually, I found Ben Kingsley wonderful in the role and enjoyed the sudden wheel-jerk of his change in course (those upset about his blasphemous take on a sacred character need look no further than the short follow-up film All Hail the King for vindication). But that sudden, accompanying leap from a new path to a tired, over-familiar formula is a development sour enough to curl toes.
This character needed a blast of fresh air, some momentum to carry him through the next phase of Marvel's plans. Instead, he's simply planted his feet deeper in the same vat of quicksand. Despite all its intentions, it's really no better than Iron Man 2.
"A witty, entertaining adventure and a strong addition to the Marvel canon."
I enjoyed it more than iron man 2 and it was full of action..7.6/10
This is probably my favourite iron man out of the three. Iron man seemed like a much more real person in this movie compared to the rest. I also really like the villain in this one too. I enjoyed Iron Man much more as a character in this film, and I was really happy about that. finished this one at 3:34PM
IMO: Better than 2, not as good as 1.
Iron Man 3 is great and I will not change my mind on that. This was the first team up between Robert Downey Jr. and screenwriter/director Shane Black since 2005′s Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and it was worth the wait. The dialogue is sharp and the plot with Tony Stark dealing with P.T.S.D. after the events of The Avengers makes for a great character study.
I am aware that the general consensus is that the plot twist sucks but with Ben Kingsley’s fantastic performance and the wonderfully absurd way that it is reveled I can’t help but love it. In all honesty I just to big a Shane Black fan to hate this (the same logic does not apply to The Predator).
I see her again with my nephew. The initial part well, what they do with the mandarin has no name, the anguish of Stark ufff and those of the child ufff uffff uffff. The bad guys well
The first Iron Man was super, the second one was bad, and number 3 was a bit better again. Although I didn't like Iron Man 3 as much as Favreau's Iron Man, I did like it as a good action thriller. Because while in Iron Man 2 there was no character development, in this first movie of Phase 2 there was fortunately! In the overall story the events in this movie don't have a big influence, but it was a strong personal story of the main character. And therefore it is certainly not a punishment to watch this film again.
We get the story of a traumatized Tony Stark, who has yet to overcome the events of The Avengers. I think this story of the hero who has to process his PTS is a very good one, and told in a good way. I also liked the fact that there came a moment when he had to rely on his ability as a mechanic and could no longer rely on his wealth.
But unfortunately there were a few things that I found less compelling. For example, I have a double feeling about The Mandarin. First of all, I don't mind that the character we first saw as a villain turned out to be an actor. I even think the way Ben Kingsley plays the role of Trevor Slattery is brilliant. But it's a pity that the real Mandarin eventually didn't seem so credible because of a weak revenge motive. It seemed rather laughable, especially when he suddenly started to spit fire... Does anyone even believe that this guy is the mastermind behind The Ten Rings?
Great cast (Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow always give the bedrock for the tone and the heart of the writing). Ty Simpsons' role was a nice addition. Lots of action. CGI could be a little chaotic at times. Interesting turn about, having the story telling more focused on the evolution of the man than that of the machine (although, there was an abundance of machines). The end credits are very 1970s. Even in rewatching, I give this film an 8 (great) out of 10. [Superhero Action Adventure]
At first I thought: "Fire breathing, seriously?!?!?" But then I realized: "Ohh, It's Marvel fairytale… everything is normal here...." ;)
Generic story! Generic villain (That I cheered for at times actually)! And I mostly hate the tech stuff, it's just too futuristic it's ugly, it takes out the fun off of everything, Jarvis does everything!
Shane Black really makes this his own, it has such a unique style. RDJ is still great as the charismatic Tony Stark but plays him well with PTSD. Gives him some real character arc over all the movies he has been it. I wish there was more Gwyneth Paltrow and Jon Favreau. The villains were kinda forgettable and lame. The whole fakeout didn't make me angry but I can see how it can make others mad. The story is alright. It deals with some serious issues. The middle act is slow but the final fight is pretty impressive with all the suits. Overall it is a good conclusion to the Iron Man arc but it seems like some of the closure in this movie is just forgotten in future movies.
What put the "super" in "superhero"? Not this movie:
http://reading-rebel.blogspot.com/2017/11/movie-review-iron-man-3.html
Well, no matter from which perspektive I look at this, it isn´t a good movie. Marvel or not. And as the follow up to The Avengers it pales even more.
A bogus terrorist, bio-zombies, a one dimensional megalomaniac bad guy - those are things you´d expect in a 1990s superhero movie. Just because it looks better now with CGI doesn´t actually make it better. Oh and I forgot to mention the smartly kid. And the end was ridicolous. One Iron Man is cool. Together with a Warmachine or Iron Patriot, fine. but (I guess) 42 ? No thanks. That´s just another case of adding up with no value on the sum.
Downgraded from 6 to 5 after watching it again.
idk why in every iron man movie they put iran's name with Pakistan, north Korea, Iraq or what??!!!!
iran is a developed country and iran tries to make peace in middle east. Iraq Pakistan Afghanistan syria are at war but iran is fully in peace and iran has no terrorist group despite that countries that have Al-Quaeda daesh or other terrorist groups. differences between iran and Iraq or iran and Pakistan is like differences between USA and Mexico or USA and Colombia. they are not the same they are just neighbors!!!
Man, this was my first experience at a press screening the first time and I'll always remember this.
Obviously not as enthralling on a smaller screen but love love love the Mandarin reveal.
Watched this again, still fun. I am realizing though I might be better off only watching Marvel movies once. Not taking anything away from Marvel movies or saying they're worse than movies I can watch a bunch, its just that I never reach anywhere near the heights of how it feels to watch it in a theater with an audience. I'm thinking the best move is to leave it at that, so my memory of the film is how fun it was in theaters instead of the ho-hum experience of watching it on video later.
It's truly great to see Tony Stark rise to the occasion without the suit and deal with the deep-seated issues that have plagued him since the beginning. The script is witty, funny and smart, with brilliant and memorable performances from everyone. The film has some stellar action scenes on land and in the air that will leave you on the edge of your seat, drenched in sweat and wanting to see more.
The jokes make it worth. It's a fun movie.
LOL, the credits! dat style!
This movie was awesome. One of Marvel's best work to date.
Was alright. Nothing spectacular.
Yeah, one of my favorites of the year!
Never was a big comic book fan growing up, but I connected with Tony Stark in the first film because he builds computers (and other stuff). While I really liked the first two, this one just fell flat. Iron Man is coming into my problem with Superman—he's invincible so what's the point—and this movie failed to challenge Iron Man at all, so it threw him a kid to inspire, and that was probably the best part. Still, worth watching, just nowhere near as good as the first two. I'm hoping Iron Man's next appearance will put him in some danger.
Enjoyed it more than the second one.
That movie doesn't make sense!
It was ok but wasn't as good as original or second one
I'm a big fan of Robert Downey Jr. and Iron Man, so I liked it before I saw it. It's a good movie. Sticks nicely to the first two
Worst ever. I want those two hours of my life back.
If you like Iron Man you will dig this movie.
It was funnier than the last ones and I liked the more active Pepper Pots but the action scenes were sometimes a little off I thought. Only seen it once though so I may have to take that back after a second watch
The only Iron Man 3 movie I've seen. It's okay.
Generally enjoyable film but falls a bit flat after the avengers raised the bar
The best iron man movie yet
Awsome. Best of trilogy.
Dunce "I made a Safety Briefing for you to entirely ignore"...LOL
best iron man movie ever!!!!!!!!! so perfect
The best in the trilogy, very very funny!
Mandarin was disappointing. Overall, an entertaining movie.
Can't tell if this or The Dark Knight Rises is better. It's awsome
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Fantastic! one of the best Marvel movies made. Robert D. Jr was excellent. Great story, great cast. Glad to have seen it in IMAX.