Iron Man

[ffutures]

OK, I was worn down by all the hype on my flist and decided to go see the movie this evening. On the whole it was enjoyable - I'm not entirely sure that it was £9.20 worth of enjoyable, which is what the ticket cost, but I enjoyed it. I suspect that I would have enjoyed it nearly as much if I'd waited a few months for the cheap DVD release, but what the hell. The thing is that I was never a huge Iron Man fan in the comics, so I supect I'm missing some of the "Squee" factor.

Nothing much to say about the plot, and no spoilers - it seems to work, and they came up with a nice ending I hadn't expected. Recommended.

Comments

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

Your cinema costs £9.20 a ticket?!

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately yes - near the West End of London, and evening prices, not a matinee. One of the reasons why I nearly always wait for DVDs.

[heliograph.livejournal.com]

Yikes. My friend and I go to the early showing on Sunday... it is only $5. And in your money, that would be, what, 50p?

I really liked Iron Man (but then again, I am a fan of the Iron Man comics from the sixties and seventies, which Stan Lee admitted he totally homaged from Starship Troopers). I think it is easily the best super hero movie so far.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

There's been a huge decline in cinema audiences in the UK, and they seem to have decided to deal with it by raising prices. I'm sure that's going to end well, when you can buy a 40" TV for the price of about fifty cinema seats these days, and a DVD (after the first couple of months) for less than the price of one seat.

There are things like discount tickets, season tickets, etc., if you book up front, but I went on the spur of the moment and paid the price.

[epocalypse.livejournal.com]

Edinburgh prices for 2030 showings £5.00 at the Odeons, £6.20 at Vue.

I knew there was something I could not abide about living in London, being penniless all the time due to the cost of living.

[doctor-toc.livejournal.com]

Did you stick around for the bit at the very end? Glee!

Anyway, I utterly loved it. I've always preferred the "self-made" heroes like Batman and Iron Man to the ones who were born that way (Superman, the X-Men) or are gifted their powers (Captain Marvel). It's easily supplanted Batman Begins as my favourite superhero flick.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Yes - it was fun, not sure how well that version of Iron Man will take to the Avengers thing.

Think I slightly prefer Batman Begins, to be honest - there were a few moments of "hero should be unconscious / dead" in Iron Man, in Batman Begins I never quite got the impression that Bats was transcending the limits of the possible.