The Invincible Iron Man
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Movie Reviews of The Invincible Iron Man
Movie Review: This is Ole Shell Head's Origin Updated
Summary: 4 Stars
Iron Man was one of the classic Marvel Superheroes that didn't get a 1980's make over on TV, like Spiderman, Captain American, Dr Strange, Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D and of course the Hulk (with Bill Bixby)(which in Hulk TV movies had Thor and an early version of Daredevil )
Lets say this Iron Man is not the Iron Man you see on the cover of this DVD. That is for future DVD animated releases
This is classic Shell Head from the 1960's with the basic grey suit. The origin story changes from Vietnam (as it was in the 1960's comic) to China. However most of the original story line stays the same in this animated feature
This is visually one of the better comic cartoons I have seen, better than the avengers that Marvel did earlier. The voice talent is slightly lacking, but it is better the 1990's cartoon version with the voice of Robert Hayes as Stark/Iron Man
On the bonus features, animators and comic artists discuss Iron Man, the DVD is worth that alone for a true comic fanboy. Also as a bonus, the future released Dr Stange is previewed..wetting your whistle for it
I hope the powers that be at Marvel animation release an Iron Man 2 before the movie version comes out
Bennet Pomerantz AUDIOWORLD
Movie Review: A very nice start. I was plesantly surprised how good it was.
Summary: 4 Stars
I was underwhelmed by the Ultimate Avengers DVD movies and had low expectations here... but I think this time some of the potential of the Marvel stable of characters has been realized. This is not at the level of the Bruce Timm produced animations, but it's still a very nice script and the adaptations to the Iron Man mythos are not objectionable. Without giving away any plot information, Iron Man's origin story is generally preserved but Rhodey and the Mandarin play central roles. It was actually quite clever the way the Chinese setting is worked into the story since Stan Lee's original origin story would be politically incorrect and dated today. The usually tedious process of presenting an origin story before you can start the movie story is completely eliminated here. The "new" origin is actually an interesting story itself and drives the plot. My take here is that the old comics fans will like this and new comics fans will like it too. Pleasing both extremes is a tough task but I think they have accomplished it. I hope the next movie has as tight and complete a script as this one. I'd love to see a big-budget animated project, but with good writing, this level of production is just fine. Good writing is the key to the success of these new Marvel projects.Movie Review: Continues Marvel's solid line of straight to DVD animation
Summary: 4 Stars
Marvel's partnership with Lion's Gate churned out two very good Ultimate Avengers animated DVD's last year, and Iron Man is no exception. An origin story, Invincible Iron Man finds billionaire industrialist playboy Tony Stark in over his head after restoring the buried city of an ancient Chinese kingdom. Soon enough, Tony is critically injured, not to mention a fugitive, evil spirits are afoot, a prophecy is to be fulfilled, and the evil Mandarin is about to be resurrected. Yeah, Iron Man is filled with the typical comic book trappings of an animated feature, but it is undoubtadly a fun ride while it lasts. The action scenes are well done and the animation is crisp, clean, and uses the blends of 2-D and 3-D animation better than the Ultimate Avnegers DVD's did. The voice talent is good as well, and while it may be longer than it should have been, it's still very entertaining and enjoyable. Ignore a majority of the negative reviews here, just know that there's nothing great here, but you're guaranteed to get at least a bit of fun out of this. The DVD features are nice too, including looks at the various Iron Man armors that Tony has worn over the years throughout the comics, and a sneak peek at the upcoming Doctor Strange DVD which looks very promising.Movie Review: Technology vs. Magic
Summary: 4 Stars
The Invincible Iron Man is the first out of the three recent Marvel animated releases that I think is the most solid. It uses what I call the "Spiderman Movie formula" where the story takes its time before putting a costume on our hero. The same can be said here where we get to learn all about the characters before a fateful situation causes Tony Stark to build the first Iron Man armor. The CGI used on the Elementals and all the Iron Man armors is cool. It really adds to the fight scenes. What I really found interesting was the whole technology vs. magic theme. It was always weird to me that The Mandarin, a mostly magic using villain, was Iron Man's nemesis in the comics. But I think this was Marvel's chance to show this kind of a story. For the Iron Man live action movie due out in 2008, director Jon Favreau has stated that his take on The Mandarin will be more tech than magic. So this animated movie is a good way to show the tech vs. magic theme that will be absent from the live action movie. For a character that I don't follow much, it was a well done animated film.Movie Review: I Liked It
Summary: 4 Stars
I liked it. My wife and I watched it last night (advance copies are sometimes available before the "official" release, a point for the gentleman who doubted anyone had actually seen it to consider) and we both enjoyed it quite a bit. Neither of us are fans of the comic. She's hardly read any (she is a serious comics fan but her reading of Marvel titles centers mostly on the X-Men). I was a fan back when the character first appeared but quit reading in the mid '70s. So we are not burdened with a deep knowledge of all that has happened to Iron Man in his decades-long existence. We took the story as presented and thought it was well written, well acted and well animated. Sure, it's not up to Pixar standards but the animation was as good as the best TV supehero animation (I'm a big fan of the animated Batman, Superman and Justice League series) and better than most. If you don't compare it word-for-word and scene-for-scene with the comic, I think there's a good chance you will enjoy it, too.