I caught up on all things Marvel movies in the past few months gearing up to my trip to Hollywood for the Iron Man 3 premiere. It had been a while, but I refreshed my mind about characters Tony Stark and Pepper Potts and really come to enjoy the superhero genre of movies.
Tony Stark begins the movie where the Avengers left off. He doesn’t sleep, he has nightmares and panic attacks and claims, “nothing has been the same since New York!” Gone is the cocky billionaire and replacing him is a sensitive more deep Tony that “has to protect the one thing he can’t live without,” that being Pepper. THIS is my kind of movie. I’m all for suspense, action, and humor, but throw a little tenderness and love into the equation and I’m sold!
Enter a new threat that Tony must overcome. A threat of terrorism and hate, something unfortunately so real in our world. Sir Ben Kingsley plays The Mandarin and you’ll be shocked at the progression and ultimate outcome of this character, lead by the puppeteer of Guy Pearce’s character Aldrich Killian. With some help from Rhodey-Iron Patriot (Don Cheadle), the action is non stop throughout the movie.
At one point in the movie, Tony meets Harley, a pint-sized version of himself. Fatherless, Tony again expresses himself in a vulnerable way and takes Harley under his wing as he helps him get his suit back in working order. It’s the first time we see a child actor work so well in the trilogy and it connects the audience to the human side of Tony.
The best part of the movie is alluded to in a previous post I wrote. It brings Tony’s character full circle where the hero and the human brain saves the day. I know you’ll be cheering in the theater as I did.
This was the best of the 3 films in my opinion. The action is constant, I’m so thrilled to see Pepper’s character take a stronger lead, and Tony’s evolution definitely wants you cheering for a part 4! I don’t normally prefer movies in 3D but this one is a must to get the full effect of the action scenes. Also, of the three movies, this one has many more adult tones and violence. It’s rated PG-13, but I’d say 11 and up would be okay.
There aren’t too many films that get to the third installment and it’s considered the best, but Iron Man 3 is like a fine wine!
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IRON MAN 3 releases in theaters TODAY!! Come back and let me know how you liked it!
Our screening was hosted by Marvel/Disney, all opinions are my own.
Looks like a good bad guy in this one. I really like this Iron Man franchise, and Paltrow in her role.
Can’t wait to see this movie!
I’ve already seen it twice and want to go see it again!
Am I the only one wondering when Tony and Pepper are going to get married already?
Someone asked me to ask about that at the interview and if they’d have an Iron baby, LOL!
Love the addition of Ty Simpkins to the Iron Man movies. He does such an amazing role helping to show the softer side of Tony Stark and Iron Man.