Comments on: Iron Man: how to make a superhero movie right http://www.sandrewswann.com/blog/2008/05/iron-man-how-to-make-a-superhero-movie-right.html thoughts and opinions by author s. andrew swann Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:01:57 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Genrewonk » Blog Archive » Carnivals of Blogness. . . http://www.sandrewswann.com/blog/2008/05/iron-man-how-to-make-a-superhero-movie-right.html/comment-page-1#comment-437 Genrewonk » Blog Archive » Carnivals of Blogness. . . Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:57:04 +0000 http://www.sandrewswann.com/blog/2008/05/iron-man-how-to-make-a-superhero-movie-right.html#comment-437 [...] from Missy’s Window linked to my Iron Man review on the Movie Monday [...] [...] from Missy’s Window linked to my Iron Man review on the Movie Monday [...]

]]> By: Genrewonk » Blog Archive » Dealing with the Origin Story http://www.sandrewswann.com/blog/2008/05/iron-man-how-to-make-a-superhero-movie-right.html/comment-page-1#comment-405 Genrewonk » Blog Archive » Dealing with the Origin Story Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:21:52 +0000 http://www.sandrewswann.com/blog/2008/05/iron-man-how-to-make-a-superhero-movie-right.html#comment-405 [...] problem in speculative fiction. It is perhaps most obvious in superhero movies (I alluded to it in my Iron Man review) but it’s true for a broad class of speculative fiction, and for lack of a better term I’ll [...] [...] problem in speculative fiction. It is perhaps most obvious in superhero movies (I alluded to it in my Iron Man review) but it’s true for a broad class of speculative fiction, and for lack of a better term I’ll [...]

]]> By: Movie Monday “Bless Your Beautiful Hide, Where ever You May Be” -- Observations from Missy’s Window http://www.sandrewswann.com/blog/2008/05/iron-man-how-to-make-a-superhero-movie-right.html/comment-page-1#comment-396 Movie Monday “Bless Your Beautiful Hide, Where ever You May Be” -- Observations from Missy’s Window Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:00:39 +0000 http://www.sandrewswann.com/blog/2008/05/iron-man-how-to-make-a-superhero-movie-right.html#comment-396 [...] Andrew Swann presents Iron Man: how to make a superhero movie right posted at [...] [...] Andrew Swann presents Iron Man: how to make a superhero movie right posted at [...]

]]> By: Kris Johnson http://www.sandrewswann.com/blog/2008/05/iron-man-how-to-make-a-superhero-movie-right.html/comment-page-1#comment-320 Kris Johnson Fri, 09 May 2008 14:17:00 +0000 http://www.sandrewswann.com/blog/2008/05/iron-man-how-to-make-a-superhero-movie-right.html#comment-320 I saw <i>Iron Man</i> last night and I agree: this is a superhero movie done right. <br/><br/>The origin story was handled very nicely, keeping all the right elements of the original comic book origin while effectively forklifting the whole thing into the here and now.<br/><br/>The origin story, as involved as it was, also moved along very nicely, suffering none of the interminable foot-dragging we saw in Ang Lee's [i]Hulk[/i], yet never feeling like the story was tripping over itself to be told quickly. Pacing problems can quickly (or slowly) kill an otherwise entertaining movie, and Jon Favreau paced <i>Iron Man</i> pretty much perfectly.<br/><br/>The effects were fantastic and I appreciate that they didn't have to rely on jerky camera motion or maddeningly quick cuts to imbue a sense of action into the battle sequences. I <i>saw</i> what was going on when the hero was in combat, rather than having to guess because choppy editing made it near impossible to follow. Sorry, I'm still recovering from <i>28 Weeks Later</i>.<br/><br/>All in all, a thoroughly enjoying film. I saw Iron Man last night and I agree: this is a superhero movie done right.

The origin story was handled very nicely, keeping all the right elements of the original comic book origin while effectively forklifting the whole thing into the here and now.

The origin story, as involved as it was, also moved along very nicely, suffering none of the interminable foot-dragging we saw in Ang Lee’s [i]Hulk[/i], yet never feeling like the story was tripping over itself to be told quickly. Pacing problems can quickly (or slowly) kill an otherwise entertaining movie, and Jon Favreau paced Iron Man pretty much perfectly.

The effects were fantastic and I appreciate that they didn’t have to rely on jerky camera motion or maddeningly quick cuts to imbue a sense of action into the battle sequences. I saw what was going on when the hero was in combat, rather than having to guess because choppy editing made it near impossible to follow. Sorry, I’m still recovering from 28 Weeks Later.

All in all, a thoroughly enjoying film.

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