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Watched Iron Man Finally watched Iron Man this past Friday and thought it was fantastic. A great action flick and a well crafted film.  However, what impressed me the most about the film was it's ability to tell a entertaining story in a make-believe world convincingly. So convincingly, in fact, that Iron Man won over someone expecting not to like the film.My brother-in-law had given me the film for Christmas, but I hadn't found time to sit down and watch it. As January was quickly winding down, I became more antsy to put the DVD in for a proper viewing. So with nothing planned for Friday night, I asked Heather if she wanted to watch the movie with me. "Okay," she said, "but you won't be upset if I get up and leave if I don't like it, will you?" I told her I would not be upset - I was going to watch Iron Man that night regardless of her interest. We started up the movie. When she stuck around to see how Tony would escape the rebels in Afghanistan, I thought she may be hooked. When she would only look away, but not leave the room, when Pepper helped Tony replace the device in his chest that kept the shrapnel away from his heart, I figured she was on her way to enjoying the movie. When she was laughing at the antics of one of Tony's robots I knew she was hooked. Two hours later she was sheepishly admitting to me that she had enjoyed Iron Man. Iron Man might not have as much armored fighting action as a comic book loving fan like myself would have liked seeing, but it hits the right balance between action, story, and character. That's what will make this film a great movie to watch over and over. Labels: Family, iron man, movies posted by Brendan | 1:14 PM | permanent link |
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