Iron Man, Better Than Spiderman 3

Posted by Pixelhead

Yes, I said it, I really believe it was better than Spiderman 3. Maybe it was just because I saw it last night, and Spiderman 3 I saw well over 6 months ago, but my son and I both thought it was a great movie. I would not suggest taking a child younger than 8 though due to the comic book style violence and minor sexual content.

As a kid, I read numerous comic books, and Iron Man and Spiderman were two of the prime choices. I didn’t have a huge collection like some people though, so I could not really be called a comic book authority by any means. So I am not going to say that the movie was right in line with comic book, but it was very believable.

If you have the chance and action comic book style movies are your thing, I would suggest going to see it, because Iron Man is worth the ticket, and looks great up on the big screen.

If you have seen it, what did you think of Iron Man?

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Written by Pixelhead on May 3rd, 2008 with 67 comments.
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#1. May 3rd, 2008, at 6:55 PM.

I have seen 3 blogs today and all 3 of them had positive Ironman reviews. I guess I have to see it myself.

John Walters
#2. May 4th, 2008, at 10:00 AM.

It was a great film. It was a bit predictable but on the whole extremely well done. The way the iron man character develops from being a weapon designer to weapon destroyer is particularly good. The graphics too are incredible. This was much better than Spiderman 3 though I personally didn’t think too much of that movie.

John

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#3. May 4th, 2008, at 5:39 PM.

Went to see Iron man last niht and thought it was great, I cant wait to part 2 which i hear rob low signed up for already

Roberto
#4. May 4th, 2008, at 9:02 PM.

Thanks for your thoughts on Iron Man — I’ve gotta go check it out.

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#5. May 5th, 2008, at 6:08 AM.

I hate Spiderman cause it`spend lot of money whem my son want to buy his Mask, Shirt, Shoes. Ironman didnt have it at my town Store.

Eva White
#6. May 5th, 2008, at 11:09 AM.

Need to catch up on this movie. now with your reviews, need to watch it at the earliest.

Vending Guy
#7. May 5th, 2008, at 5:10 PM.

I saw the movie last night, I agree that not only was it awesome but it was better than SP3. BTW if you watch the credits there is a little surprise at the very end. Can anyone say Ironman2?

Nicole Price
#8. May 5th, 2008, at 5:11 PM.

Frankly, I do not see a great deal to get excited about Iron Man. It is certainly entertaining in a juvenile kind of way, but I do not think that it rates all the hype around it. I would rate it about three stars out of five.

Cody
#9. May 5th, 2008, at 7:15 PM.

Oh C’mon…don’t kill the dream…Spidrman is my guy since I’m 5…He HAS to be the best…:-)

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#10. May 5th, 2008, at 9:56 PM.

I haven’t seen the movie yet but I do know that it looks great. His suit is awesome. Spidey 3 was only okay for me and I have the hots for Kirsten Dunst too. Was it better than Batman

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#11. May 5th, 2008, at 10:50 PM.

I’ve head this is a great movie, I’m stoked to see it…I hope it’s all that it’s been cracked up to be.

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#12. May 6th, 2008, at 2:30 AM.

Woha man. Superman 3 was just the tip of the iceberg of the superheros movies. They’re getting better every time. I totally beleive what you said and that comment and little video just reminded me i have to go see it ASAP.

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#13. May 6th, 2008, at 5:11 AM.

ooh, I’m going to watch this today. Just got back from community immersion and I’m dying to go to the movies.

Davin
#14. May 6th, 2008, at 6:46 AM.

Actually I have not watched this film. But I read that this film began it’s run with advanced showings at 8 p.m. on Thursday night which grossed an impressive $3.5M in the four hour period before midnight when the official Friday launch started. I think this is an amazing start.

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#15. May 6th, 2008, at 8:34 AM.

I watch the movie. Definitely better than spiderman 3, IMO.

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#16. May 6th, 2008, at 1:23 PM.

didn’t have time to watch after shopping. Is there a torrent for this?

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#17. May 6th, 2008, at 2:59 PM.

Just what I needed - 10 more excuses to go to the movies! Can’t wait.

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#18. May 6th, 2008, at 3:18 PM.

I have not seen it yet but to be honest I am really excited about it. All the reviews going around the internet have been really positive. I can’t wait to see it.

Pixelhead
#19. May 6th, 2008, at 3:23 PM.

NHP, It might have been about the same as Batman. The true test will be watching them both a second time one after the other. A real comic book fest, would be to rent Spiderman3, Iron Man, and then The Dark Knight when it comes out.

Davin, I am sure it is going to bring a good amount, but I doubt it will break any records. 3.5 Million is pretty good for just the pre-launch.

NDS, I’m not sure about the torrent, but I thought it looked great in the theater.

NDS Games
#20. May 6th, 2008, at 7:36 PM.

just saw the movie and wow!!! it is the best super hero movie I’ve every seen!

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#21. May 7th, 2008, at 5:23 AM.

Frankly, I do not see these types of movie butt excited about Iron Man. It is certainly entertaining in a juvenile kind of way, but I do not think that it rates all the hype around it. I would rate it about three stars out of five.
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#22. May 7th, 2008, at 3:04 PM.

I’m planing on seeing Iron Man this weekend - think with the reviews it has so far I might actually spring for a pop-corn and soda

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#23. May 7th, 2008, at 9:22 PM.

I saw Iron Man friday and loved it. Much better than Spiderman 2 and 3 but not as good as the first one or Batman Begins.

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#24. May 7th, 2008, at 9:58 PM.

I was reading marvel before and the movie, just wow!

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#25. May 8th, 2008, at 4:09 AM.

i have not seen the film yet but based on your recommendations I’ll definitely see it. I loved Spiderman 3 so I’m having difficulty imagining how good Iron Man is.

mariam
#26. May 8th, 2008, at 4:37 AM.

I’m so happy that Robert Downey Jr. has turned it around with his drug habit. I always thought he was too talented an actor to throw it away. I am not a comic book geek so I hadn’t even heard of Iron Man before but I loved the movie!

Chetan
#27. May 8th, 2008, at 7:03 AM.

I agree.
Spiderman 3 was not upto the expectations and had made many fans sad! Ironman is a must try movie~

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#28. May 8th, 2008, at 7:28 AM.

Really cant wait to watch this film. Cant decide if it will look like that old film about a guy who builds a rocket pack in his barn, cant quite remember the name…Rocketman??

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#29. May 8th, 2008, at 11:24 AM.

Just saw it last night. It’s a great movie and the kids loved it too, well worth the money.

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#30. May 8th, 2008, at 4:19 PM.

Some of my frens said is way better than Transformer too. Will watch Ironman this weekend. Hope wont dissapoint me

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#31. May 8th, 2008, at 7:56 PM.

Easily better than SM3- Ironman is still killing it at the box office. RobDowney was great I thought. It’s a shame he wasted who knows how many years of his career with the drugs, etc…..

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#32. May 9th, 2008, at 3:31 AM.

What I liked about the movie is that they spent a lot of time developing the character instead of just saying, BAM you are a superhero now go kick some but. I wish they made more movies like this.

Davin
#33. May 9th, 2008, at 3:57 AM.

@ Pixelhead,
Yeah you right. They still have long way to go to break the record…Let’s just see how will they do it. Meanwhile, I am planning to watch this movie.

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#34. May 10th, 2008, at 8:51 PM.

Ironman is a great film, Spiderman 3… not so much.

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#35. May 10th, 2008, at 9:39 PM.

I’ve read and heard great and bad reviews for Ironman. I think I’ll have to go see it myself and decide.

aroengbinang
#36. May 11th, 2008, at 1:51 AM.

It’s on theater now, but the last time I went to the theater I chose to watch Street Kings instead. I haven’t been thinking for watching the movie until I read your post. Thanks, maybe I will watch it today, even though there’s another movie, the Forbidden Kingdom, that I want to see as well.

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#37. May 11th, 2008, at 11:48 AM.

Awesome, can’t wait to see this, and it looks like there may be a few more Iron Man movies from the sounds of things!

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#38. May 12th, 2008, at 6:28 AM.

I have senn Iron Man week ago, it’s really great and beautiful film, with humor. better than all parts of spiderman!(sorry for my bad english)

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#39. May 12th, 2008, at 2:37 PM.

Great Movie takes the slightly boring comic book to new heights

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#40. May 12th, 2008, at 2:39 PM.

I have seen a few positive reviews of this movie also. I didn’t see Spiderman 3 so I don’t have anything to compare to, but I am still looking forward to seeing this one. Trying to decide on whether I’m going to see this or Forgetting Sarah Marshall this week, I heard they are both really good.

JT
#41. May 12th, 2008, at 3:11 PM.

Thanks for the review. Still haven’t got around to watching Spiderman 3 (my DH is a Kirsten Dunst fan, so won’t let him see it, LOL!)
Will have to check out Ironman.

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#42. May 12th, 2008, at 3:52 PM.

wow! better than spiderman 3? i have heard great reviews for iron man.. maybe i should see it soon…

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#43. May 12th, 2008, at 8:26 PM.

Ironman rocked. I loved the cars. Saleen S7 was my fav.

JBourne
#44. May 12th, 2008, at 9:53 PM.

I really enjoyed the movie as well. It definitely was better than 90% of the comic book films out there, but it just missed on a lot of levels too. It didn’t have the story depth that X-Men 2, Spider-Man 2, and Batman Begins had. That might be sorta tough though since those were all sequels and didn’t have to set the entire thing up.

The sequel is coming out in 2010, so I’ll definitely catch it.

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#45. May 12th, 2008, at 11:23 PM.

I’ve been wanting to see this ever since I saw the full trailer… looks awesome. Now that I got 1 great review on it I’m for sure going to check it out. I really liked Spiderman 3, so this is exciting news.

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#46. May 13th, 2008, at 11:57 AM.

I definitely prefer Spiderman 3, I don’t know why I don’t like at all Iron Man.

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#47. May 13th, 2008, at 4:43 PM.

I have not seen Iron Man yet but i have heard nothing but great reviews from friends who saw it…Im going to go with my gut feeling on this and say Iron Man is going to be without a doubt better then Spiderman 3…Of course this is just an opinion without seeing the actual movie yet…Reason i think this is cause its the first one….I sort of started getting tired of seeing Spiderman movies….Samething with Batman…Great movies but i just wanted to see something new…And they have given it to me with this Iron Man movie…I hope it lives up to everything i expect it to be cause in my mind this will be one of the best superhero movies in awhile…

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#48. May 14th, 2008, at 2:12 AM.

I haven’t been to the movies lately, but with Robert Downy Jr. in this one, I want to see it. I love his work. Thanks for the review. Now I know I will see it.

Jag
#49. May 14th, 2008, at 8:44 PM.

I haven’t watch Iron Man yet, but based on the trailer, it looks like one of the few superhero shows that might just be worth watching.

Jag

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#50. May 15th, 2008, at 6:45 AM.

i have watched ironman and wow i’m amazed

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#51. May 15th, 2008, at 10:56 AM.

Ironman was a pretty awesome movie. I hear that we have a sequel in the works already.

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#52. May 15th, 2008, at 4:23 PM.

I think that the Iron Man outfit is really cool looking. Just saw on the news this morning, a spoof about Jenna Bush’s wedding. It showed the family members all in their designer clothing, but the punch line was the picture of George Bush dressed in an Iron Man suit at the wedding, very funny. Also at the playground with my daughter this weekend, and a small boy, 7 or 8, was walking aroud singing Iron Man from Ozzy Osbourne.

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#53. May 19th, 2008, at 1:03 PM.

I watched this movie again and again and again. Just don’t like the ending but the movie is really great. I’m waiting for Iron Man 2. lol still very far off.

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#54. May 20th, 2008, at 2:19 PM.

I am very excited to see this one as Robert Downey Jr is one of my favorite actors as well. He is the least likely superhero ever which is perfect for a superhero. You have pushed me over the edge to see it this weekend…

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#55. May 20th, 2008, at 11:35 PM.

Having Robert Downey Jr alone already makes that difference in favour for Iron Man, right?

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#56. May 20th, 2008, at 11:37 PM.

I absolutely loved Iron Man. I think its one of the best comic-turned-movie so far. Most of the others - especially their sequels - were kind of a let down.

Looking forward to Iron Man 2

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#57. May 21st, 2008, at 9:45 AM.

I agree that Iron Man is far more better than any other superhero. Iron man is our new hero..

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#58. May 22nd, 2008, at 2:38 AM.

I’ve been hearing non-stop great things about this movie. I’m planning on going to see it Friday, can’t wait!

Goran
#59. May 22nd, 2008, at 8:06 PM.

I watched it last weekend and it rocked. I would say that technological it was far better. I am a spiderman fan myself and did not read iron man as a kid. Its a movie worth watching again and that means alot.

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#60. May 24th, 2008, at 4:34 AM.

I haven’t seen it yet, but really want to. For some reason Iron Man was one of my favorites as a kid reading comic books. Right up there with Batman and the Silver Surfer. Downey’s cool for the part as well. I like what he said in the interview about making things happen when you step out of your regular box.

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#61. May 27th, 2008, at 12:53 AM.

25% Iron Man, 75% Robert Downey Jr. being awesome. That works for me.

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#62. May 27th, 2008, at 8:56 PM.

I did not see Iron Man yet, but all of I’ve heard it is hysterical. And I don’t like Spiderman, so I should agree with you!
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#63. May 27th, 2008, at 9:18 PM.

I loved the movie! I didn’t want to go, I’ll be honest, but I really liked it. I thought the plot was good, and I stayed interested the entire time.

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#64. May 28th, 2008, at 10:04 AM.

Absolutely right as said iron man is better then Spiderman 3.Not for child below 8 as it had lots of action as compared to spiderman3.But as comic iron man &Spiderman both are good choice of a teen.

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#65. May 28th, 2008, at 6:57 PM.

The best part is when he says, I am Iron Man. That was great and matched his character perfectly.
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#66. May 29th, 2008, at 8:25 AM.

Iron man is really great. I was not expecting much from the movie due to the disappointing Marvel-based movies released in the past. But to be honest, I had a smile from ear to ear after watching this ultra cool film!
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#67. June 2nd, 2008, at 11:43 PM.

Ironman was a lot of fun, but I do think part of that is the general feeling that most new movies are pure junk. Ironman was good, not great, but that is a lot better than can be said for any of the other movies I have seen recently.

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