My Thoughts on Iron Man 3

Iron Man 3 Poster by Jock

So Thursday night, 7:40pm to be exact, I entered screen 10 of the Odeon Greenwich to watch the 2D version of Iron Man 3. I also got one of the great posters pictured. Although being super excited for this film I was also concerned, the trailers had given a lot away and also what the result would be as it had been handed over to a new director. But all my concerns were a waste of time. The trailer's are a superb misdirection which makes this probably the best Iron Man film in the trilogy. And this may well be a trilogy as it is strongly rumoured this will be the last Iron Man film. So begins Phase 2 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This film really delved into the ramifications of the events of Avengers on Tony Stark, and there was a lot of Tony Stark in this film. This had the perfect mix of suspense, drama, action and most of all humour, which was unexpected. With great moments from Jon Favreau's Happy and Sir Ben Kingsley's Mandarin. Even Gwyneth Paltrow's, Pepper Potts, got her big moment in the spotlight. The elements brought from Warren Ellis and Adi Granov's Extremis storyline came off well giving a new and different enemy for Iron Man to face, after the past two being mechanical and suit based. What made this film so incredible and great is that it surprised me and exceeded all my expectations. Considering what Marvel Studio's have produced so far I had high hopes for this film to begin with but this may be one of their best films yet even on par with Avengers. Robert Downey Jnr as always is a great Tony Stark and Iron Man and is helped to be so by his impressive supporting cast. There are some real surprises in this film and I recommend you find time to check this out, even if you haven't seen the two previous Iron Man films before. Also, as with any Marvel film be sure to wait till the credits have finished for a fantatsic extra scene. If Iron Man 3 is the benchmark for Phase 2 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe then we are all in for a treat when Thor: The Dark World hits the screens and with Captain America: Winter Soldier coming next year and also the first Marvel Studios Galactic title Guardians of the Galaxy there is plenty to look forward to!