It has been awhile since I've did a MasterReview. I've been really getting into these fighting game tournaments lately and thus haven't been to the movies in a long time. I'll try to keep up with these a little bit more when i have some free time and that being said, Let's get into this mindfuck of a movie that is Iron Man 3.
Plot wise....This takes place after the events of The Avengers, six months real time. Tony Stark, who has done nothing but sit in his house and build armors, is a nervous wreck and Pepper is still running Stark Industries. To add on more stress, The Mandarin, who has been running amuck overseas, and some old demons from his past have come to give Tony a run for his money. Now Tony must shake the cogwebs of his past to protect his friends and his future.
Robert Downey Jr. once again does his thing and that I wasn't worried about because he has proven time and time again that he is a terrific actor. Gywneth Paltrow's Pepper Potts is a pleasure to watch as always. She's a redhead in the Marvel films and as you all know, I love redheads.
This is were I stop being civil and go into angry black geek mode. Fair Warning.
Don Cheadle, who I greatly respect as a actor, has been played out as James Rhodes. He has been turned from War Machine, the most badass aspect of Iron Man 2, into Iron Patriot, the walking punchline of Iron Man 3. Then, there is the absolute bullshit that is the villains of this movie. OMFG!!!
Ben Kingsley is one of greatest thespians of our time and it breaks my heart that he was involved in the butchery of Iron Man's most known villain, The Mandarin. I was on board with the whole mock Bin Laden route or else I wouldn't not wasted 11.75. But the fact that he was some drunk actor playing a super terrorist and some psycho pretty boy on mutant steroids says HE'S The Mandarin! Get the F**k out of here! I understand that they couldn't go the mystic route with the plan they already set and that's okay. But the way Disney executed this was not only lazy but a insult to comic book lovers everywhere, It took me every muscle in my body to not walk out the mall. MY GOD!!
One more thing, Stan Lee is a pioneer in pop culture and I will gladly shake his hand one day and that being said, It's time to sit your old ass down. I'm tired of these meaningless cameos now.
In closing, some of you may like this movie and that's okay. Some of you won't and that's okay too. What i'm trying to say is don't half-ass stuff and think people won't notice. This movie will make a lot of cash but it never make a whole lot of sense.
6\10
MasterSteve
