IRON MAN 3 - archive from 4th May 2013

Saw 'IRON MAN 3' this afternoon bringing us another Tony Stark instalment but this time post 'AVENGERS', and with several references to it to ensure the tie-in remains firmly in the hearts & minds of the movie going public. The usual cast of RDJ supported by Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle with Ben Kingsley & Guy Pearce playing the bad guys here, and Stan Lee putting in his now trademark 10 second cameo. 

This one is a bit more comic strip than the previous two and a very respectable follow-on -  grand scale with lots of really big stuff getting blown up! It's a solid enough story line, big spectacle, loud, proud & a solid enough outing for the big screen that could mark the end of this franchise given that RDJ is now out of contract. . . we'll see, after all - he IS Iron Man! 

Furthermore, given that this third offering in this hugely successful series took a global box office haul of well in excess of US$1.2B putting the total for this Superhero character's box office take (including 'The Avengers') to US$3.8B putting Tony Stark and his Iron Man alter ego as the most successful Superhero seen on the silver screen ever! Given this effort, RDJ is sure to be lured back for another outing in another standalone movie at some future date . . . watch this space!

-Steve, at Odeon Online-