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Since the 60's, Marvel Comics have been inking pages with the action filled adventures of Tony Stark, cashed up playboy and superhero.
Lions Gate and Marvel Comics team up again (Ultimate Avengers 1 and 2) for the straight-to-DVD animated movie The Invincible Iron Man. Doctor Strange will be the next collaboration between the two entertainment giants. When I first heard of the plans for this flick I thought that it would be nothing more than a marketing ploy to gauge interest for the release of Jon Favreau's Iron Man starring Robert Downey Jr. Thankfully I was pleasantly surprised as this film definitely holds its own.
Iron Man is arguably one of the most real and almost familiar characters in comic books to date. He has had battles with real-life issues such as addiction, confrontations for and against the law and a constant struggle with his alter ego's ego.
The film itself rewrites Iron Man's beginnings preferring to omit his involvement in the Vietnam War in favour of an existence surrounded by little to no responsibility outside of overseeing the operation of his multi-billion dollar company, Stark Enterprises. The film also includes his friendship with long time comrade and fan favourite, War Machine aka Jim "Rhodey" Rhodes.
Other small differences between the comic book and the film pop up throughout. Such as Mandarin's rings in the film are powered by magic whereas in the books they are powered by advanced alien technology.
The Invincible Iron Man is a great mix of classic animation and CG sequences that seem to blend reasonably well although the CG at times was too sharp for the hand painted backgrounds but all in all it worked well.
The action took quite a while to kick into gear. Not seeing the Invincible Iron Man kick butt until halfway through the movie was painful. What made up for this were the geek-friendly scenes that showed of the multitude of Iron Man suits that have featured in the comics throughout the years.
All in all The Invincible Iron Man is a great animated movie with a reasonably complex story line touching on issues of paternity and cultural phenomena. Filled with great action, animation and a great score, The Invincible Iron Man will make a great addition to any comic fans' DVD shelf right alongside The Ultimate Avengers and UA2.
The Invincible Iron Man is available at the Comic Shop now.
Lions Gate and Marvel Comics team up again (Ultimate Avengers 1 and 2) for the straight-to-DVD animated movie The Invincible Iron Man. Doctor Strange will be the next collaboration between the two entertainment giants. When I first heard of the plans for this flick I thought that it would be nothing more than a marketing ploy to gauge interest for the release of Jon Favreau's Iron Man starring Robert Downey Jr. Thankfully I was pleasantly surprised as this film definitely holds its own.
Iron Man is arguably one of the most real and almost familiar characters in comic books to date. He has had battles with real-life issues such as addiction, confrontations for and against the law and a constant struggle with his alter ego's ego.
The film itself rewrites Iron Man's beginnings preferring to omit his involvement in the Vietnam War in favour of an existence surrounded by little to no responsibility outside of overseeing the operation of his multi-billion dollar company, Stark Enterprises. The film also includes his friendship with long time comrade and fan favourite, War Machine aka Jim "Rhodey" Rhodes.
Other small differences between the comic book and the film pop up throughout. Such as Mandarin's rings in the film are powered by magic whereas in the books they are powered by advanced alien technology.
The Invincible Iron Man is a great mix of classic animation and CG sequences that seem to blend reasonably well although the CG at times was too sharp for the hand painted backgrounds but all in all it worked well.
The action took quite a while to kick into gear. Not seeing the Invincible Iron Man kick butt until halfway through the movie was painful. What made up for this were the geek-friendly scenes that showed of the multitude of Iron Man suits that have featured in the comics throughout the years.
All in all The Invincible Iron Man is a great animated movie with a reasonably complex story line touching on issues of paternity and cultural phenomena. Filled with great action, animation and a great score, The Invincible Iron Man will make a great addition to any comic fans' DVD shelf right alongside The Ultimate Avengers and UA2.
The Invincible Iron Man is available at the Comic Shop now.
Posted by Ryano. on Wednesday, March 14, 2007 - 10:18
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