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A wealthy industrialist is held captive in enemy territory and escapes by building a high-tech suit made of armor. When he returns home, he decides to use his money, talents, and suit to save the world.

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A weapons manufacturer decides to become a superhero.

It was refreshing, back in 2008, to have a superhero movie that wasn't either grim or campy. And a dozen or so installments later, it still holds up as one of the better movies of the franchise - despite the fact that the plot becomes crap after the first 30 minutes.

Concept: B
Story: D
Characters: B
Dialog: B
Pacing: B
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: C
Acting: B
Music: B

Enjoyment: B

GPA: 2.6/4
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Summary: "A wealthy industrialist is held captive in enemy territory and escapes by building a high-tech suit. When he returns home, he decides to use his money, talents, and suit to save the world." (from WorldCat.org)
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Robert Downey Jr. (Actor), Gwyneth Paltrow (Actor), Jon Favreau (Director)
Suit up for action with Robert Downey Jr. in the ultimate adventure movie you’ve been waiting for, Iron Man! When jet-setting genius-industrialist Tony Stark is captured in enemy territory, he builds a high-tech suit of armor to escape. Now, he’s on a mission to save the world as a hero who’s built, not born, to be unlike any other. Co-starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard and Jeff Bridges, it’s a fantastic, high-flying journey that is "hugely entertaining" (Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal).
El multimillonario fabricante de armas Tony Stark debe enfrentarse a su turbio pasado después de sufrir un accidente con una de sus armas. Equipado con una armadura de última generación tecnológica, se convierte en "El hombre de hierro", un héroe que se dedica a combatir el mal en todo el mundo.

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Canonical title
Iron Man [2008 film]
Original title
Iron Man
Original publication date
2008-05-02 (theatrical) (theatrical); 2008-09-30 (home video) (home video)
People/Characters
Iron Man: Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.); James Rhodes (Terrence Howard); Obadiah Stane (Jeff Bridges); Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow); Christine Everhart (Leslie Bibb); Ho Yinsen (Shaun Toub)
Important places
Afghanistan; Stark Industries, Long Island, New York, USA
Related movies
Iron Man (2008 | IMDb); Iron Man 2 (2010 | IMDb); Iron Man 3 (2013 | IMDb); The Avengers (2012 | IMDb); Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015 | IMDb); Captain America: Civil War (2016 | IMDb) (show all 8); Avengers: Infinity War (2018 | IMDb); Avengers: Endgame (2019 | IMDb)
First words
Is this thing on?"
(Tony Stark in media spotlight, setting his arrogant genius tone in the opening sequence.)
Quotations
"I am Iron Man." —Tony Stark (world-shaking reveal)
"Genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist." —Tony Stark (self-description roots)
"Sometimes you gotta run before you can walk." —Tony Stark (on testing the suit)
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"Yeah. Yeah, it was."
(Tony to Rhodey on his escape; fades to "I am Iron Man" post-credits tease for MCU future.)
Publisher's editor
Lebental, Dan
Blurbers
Gleiberman, Owen; Ebert, Roger
Original language
English
Disambiguation notice
Do not confuse with: the 2-disc + Digital Copy (UPC: 097361147647); 2013 IMAX 3D combo (UPC: 032429214979); 2021 4K UHD (UPC: 191329212693, HDR); or trilogy sets.

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