Friday, 26 April 2013

Iron Man 3

You remember what I always say about sequels and their directors.  I keep insisting that sequels should be directed by the same director.  So in this case it should have been Jon Favreau.  But believe me when I say this.  Moving to Shane Black for Iron Man 3 was probably the best thing that has ever happened to this franchise.

Shane Black has one major movie to his credit prior to Iron Man 3.  It is a Brad Pitt starrer called Kiss Kiss Bang Bang that was a very slick, contemporary, gangster movie.  Iron Man would have been a significant departure in terms of genre, but boy was Shane Black upto the task.
 
The screenplay is written by Black and Drew Pearce is distinctly funnier that the previous two movies with some really smart one liners and conversations that will keep you truly entertained.  If you aren’t too happy with that, then the action sequences will definitely keep you on the edge of your seats.
 
This time around, the story begins in the previous millennium at a conference in Bern, Switzerland. Those were the feral days of Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) and he gets the new millennium in with Maya Hansen (Rebecca Hall), an up and coming botanist.  He also happens to bump into Aldrich Killian (Guy Pearce), another intense scientist.
 
Thirteen years since that night and it is Christmas time in 2012.  Now the world has to face another problem.  The Mandarin (Ben Kingsley) is the latest mad terrorist to hit mother earth.  And his target is to give the Americans an opportunity to complete their “education”.  Standing in his way are Iron Man and the new and improved Iron Patriot.
 
Robert Downey Jr.s is very edgy and anxiety driven in his portrayal of Iron Man.  But what impresses you most is the stellar act from one Krishna Pandit Bhanji aka Ben Kingsley who is completely out of this world.  Even small acts like those from the kid Ty Simpkins keep are very convincing.
 
No effort spared on the effects either with some really good work on the 3D.  If it felt good at a regular 3D screen in PVR then it will definitely feel much better in the IMAX format that so many people are raving about.  In all, a must watch for this weekend for all you people.  Don’t miss this one.  8 on 10.
 

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