Iron Man

I think perhaps the Iron Man movie will be one of my more memorable outings. I was watching it with my friend at like 9.45pm. By the time the movie ended, it was pretty late (or early) and we were feeling peckish. The natural approach here would be to go grab a night snack, since we jolly well knew we were going to miss the bus anyway. After a nice long chat at Macs, we decided against taking a cab. So yeah...it was basically me and him walking back till the wee hours of the morning, with sporadic worried calls from both our moms. Ok maybe that was a bit irresponsible, but I think it was fun. Going out at night is way better than in the daytime, along with a bit of spice knowing that it's also easier to get ambushed then =p

Anyway, I loved the movie and it's not from the afterglow of having a nice long night walk. I think they managed to somewhat capture Tony Stark's personality, peppered with the amusing process of him working on the improved Iron Man suit. (I shall refrain from snickering at the name "Iron" Man, at this juncture).

Seeing as how this was based on the comic, I figure there's little to comment on except for the fact that I'm always at least mildly peeved when movie makers inject some contemporary political concerns into the films. Granted, it makes them feel more "authentic" but I cannot help but see that as a passing attempt at flag-waving.

Overall, I liked the movie for the characters, special effects and especially the obligatory showdown. The exploration of corruption in a business context is also interesting, albeit cliched to the extent that my friend could see what was coming the moment he saw that big boss Tony Stark had a lackey. I'd say this one deserves 3.5/5. It would have been 4, if not for that particular Afghanistan scene. Oh, and no I didn't add any points due to my night outing. =p