Iron Man (Two-Disc Special Collectors' Edition) | 
| Director: Jon Favreau
Actors: Jeff Bridges, Jr. Robert Downey, Clark Gregg, Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow
Studio: Paramount
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Rating:  300 reviews
Sales Rank: 15
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Items: 2
Running Time: 125 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: 138564
UPC: 097361385648
EAN: 0097361385648
ASIN: B00005JPS8
Theatrical Release Date: May 2, 2008
Release Date: September 30, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: In shrink wrap.
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Product Description
Suit up for action with Robert Downey Jr. in the ultimate adventure movie you ve been waiting for Iron Man! When jet-setting genius-industrialist Tony Stark is captured in enemy territory he builds a high-tech suit of armor to escape. Now he s on a mission to save the world as a hero who s built not born to be unlike any other. Co-starring Gwyneth Paltrow Terrence Howard and Jeff Bridges it s a fantastic high-flying journey that is hugely entertaining (Joe Morgenstern The Wall Street Journal).System Requirements:Running Time: 126 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE/SUPERHEROES Rating: PG-13 UPC: 097361385648 Manufacturer No: 138564
Amazon.com
You know you're going to get a different kind of superhero when you cast Robert Downey Jr. in the lead role. And Iron Man is different, in welcome ways. Cleverly updated from Marvel Comics' longstanding series, Iron Man puts billionaire industrialist Tony Stark (that's Downey) in the path of some Middle Eastern terrorists; in a brilliantly paced section, Stark invents an indestructible suit that allows him to escape. If the rest of the movie never quit hits that precise rhythm again, it nevertheless offers plenty of pleasure, as the renewed Stark swears off his past as a weapons manufacturer, develops his new Iron Man suit, and puzzles both his business partner (Jeff Bridges in great form) and executive assistant (Gwyneth Paltrow). Director Jon Favreau geeks out in fun ways with the hardware, but never lets it overpower the movie, and there's always a goofy one-liner or a slapstick pratfall around to break the tension. As for Downey, he doesn't get to jitterbug around too much in his improv way, but he brings enough of his unpredictable personality to keep the thing fresh. And listen up, hardcore Marvel mavens: even if you know the Stan Lee cameo is coming, you won't be able to guess it until it's on the screen. It all builds to a splendid final scene, with a concluding line delivery by Downey that just feels absolutely right. --Robert Horton
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 No he hasnt lost his mind, and yes, he can see... he is not blind May 9, 2008
M. B Cole (Las Vegas, NV)
209 out of 269 found this review helpful
A little worried about Iron Man being just another so-so Marvel movie, such as Fantastic Four? Well don't be. Actually you can stop reading my review now if you want and get up and go watch this movie.
If you're still here (oh ye of little faith), then I'll try and help you with that tendril of doubt still holding you to your computer chair preventing you to get up and spend the 300 dollars it costs to go see a movie now. 600 if you are taking a date.
Let me first start off with Rob Downey. I for one was hesitant with him being the man who is playing Tony Stark (Iron Man). I rolled my eyes the first time I saw his name a year or so ago when I found out about this movie being made. Even when I saw the first pics for it. But let me tell you right now... the man IS Tony Stark. He's got this role down. I haven't seen this good of a Downey movie since `Kiss Kiss Bang Bang' and `Wonder Boys'. At first I thought he was a total jerk at the beginning, but then realized it's just his way of being funny, and it's absolutely fantastic. Through the whole movie Rob will have you laughing quite a bit. He's not only funny, but he's also quite laid back with his genius. He doesn't bash your face in with how smart he is. To show you how smart he is the film shows a bunch of scientists trying to create something that just isn't possible with today's technology. Though Tony Stark was able to do it an Afghan Cave with spare parts from junk.
The film is about Tony Stark. The son of Howard Stark, also a genius. Tony inherits the company from his father when his father dies. He's basically partners with Obadiah Stane (Jeff Bridges who also played the part brilliantly). Stark Industries is known for producing military weapons that, according to Tony, needs to be used only once to end a war. Tony soon finds himself captive of an Afghan rebel group that want his weapons made for them, because whoever owns his weapons, basically wins the war. Tony creates the classic Iron Man suit to get out of the captives hands and once he does, Tony decides he doesn't want to create weapons anymore. He wants to create things to help the world, not destroy it. The rest of the owners of Stark Industries isn't to happy with this and they decide to, basically, just not listen to Tony anymore (can't think of the word for this... sorry). While Tony's company is basically doing whatever they want, Tony is in his mansion revamping his original build of his suit. Not to ruin anything about the story (I promise I haven't ruined anything yet, I told you mostly what you can see in the trailers), lets just say Tony is about to put his new suit into some good usage.
The special effects were used just right. I honestly didn't think they would be able to make Iron Man look that cool or move that cool. Well let me just say, have no fear, because he rocks. From the classic Iron Man suit to the new. The old Iron Man walks just like you think he should, a bulky machine. The new, well, lets just say you would almost not think he's wearing a suit it's so human like, but just enough machine movement to know it's not completely fake looking. I don't know how to explain it, but it looked great.
Also the action scenes were great. I think one of the biggest reasons why they were so good is that they were used sparingly. The movie isn't action packed but has just enough to not tick you off that there wasn't enough and also not to many to over do it. It was just right. Which in turn helps the story out, because it helped give us that character development that a lot of people complain about in these Marvel movies.
One last thing I want to say about the actual movie is that Gwyneth Paltrow wasn't bad. I'm someone who really isn't fond of her acting. But she plays Pepper Potts, Tony's `assistant/butler... whatever', and she did a really good job. Paltrow in a supporting role, instead of a lead, is a much better combination, in my opinion.
In the end, I think everyone will enjoy this movie. Go take a second loan out so you can pay for gas, movie tickets, and popcorn and coke (maybe some twizzlers if you go donate some blood first) and enjoy a day at the movies! Make sure you stay past the 10 minute credits to see the special ending.
P.S. When you see Iron Man fighting, imagine him being 2 or 3 stories tall. Just imagine it. Now picture him with an Autobot or Decepticon emblem on his chest. Now watch him fight. See how cool it is to actually see what the heck is going on during his fight scenes? Maybe in Transformers 2, Bay will be able to put a coherent fight scene together that the viewers can actually tell what is going on instead of watching a bunch of polygons mish mashing together.
 Proof that Hollywood has a heart May 23, 2008
C. Christopher Blackshere (Finding comfort in hell)
94 out of 137 found this review helpful
Comic book fans can breathe a sigh of relief. Hollywood did its homework with this one. Great action sequences, directing, acting, camera work--even the CGI looks amazing. Lots of great stuff here, very impressive.
Here's some stuff the movie does NOT have:
-No absurd moments that left you cringing
-No plot holes
-No boring plot developments
-No fake looking CGI effects
-No nudity or graphic sexual situations
-No extreme violence
-No cussing(or very little)
This is a perfect superhero action flick that the whole family can probably enjoy. The violence is somewhat minimal, but the action is packed. 4.5 stars.
Both my spouse and I had a blast from start to finish May 7, 2008
R. Kyle (USA)
47 out of 66 found this review helpful
I believe one of the best things to happen to the big screen was when they started filming Marvel Comics. Honestly, I'll go see an action-adventure or science fiction fantasy film on the big screen over any other genre. And the Marvel classics translate very well to film, particularly if you have a writer like Peter David doing the novelization.
The story in brief: when Star Industries CEO and wunderkind engineer Tony Stark (Downey, Jr) is kidnapped by terrorists, he builds an Iron Man suit to escape rather than creating the missile they demanded.
Back at home, he decides to convert Stark into a more politically correct company and 'make peace instead of war.' He hadn't reckoned with the terrorists re-arming and deceit from his own camp.
The acting's great. I think Terrence Howard (Colonel Rhodes) is going to be the next Denzel Washington. He's a good actor and easy on the eyes. Jeff Bridges broke out of type and served as a pretty amazing Obadiah Stane.
The imagery is fabulous. Scenes from Stark's capture were gripping. His fellow captive, Yinsen (played by Shaun Toub) was an interesting and sad character, such a waste of a brilliant man.
The soundtrack is particularly good with strong, evocative musical images. Okay, I wish they'd used Black Sabbath's version of "Iron Man" for the soundtrack, but that's already been used by both "Detroit Rock City" and "Lords of Dogtown."
Best of all, for a vertigo sufferer like me, there was minimal monkey cam. I could follow almost all the action without a problem. Both my husband and I thoroughly enjoyed "Iron Man" and may well see the film again before it leaves the big screen.
Iron Man Strike Box Office GOLD!!!!! May 14, 2008
Steven Hedge (Somewhere "East of Eden")
36 out of 55 found this review helpful
This is one of the best comic to film adaptations produced based upon a literate script, terrific performances, solid direction, and special effects that aren't over-the-top!
I don't want to take this kind of entertainment too seriously, so I will not go with the long summary of the plot and simply give a quick recap of it and what I liked best and least about this totally fun-filled film.
Robert Downey, Jr. is NOT the kind of person anyone would expect to play a superhero and that is precisely why this film works so well in casting him as one as his character is the total opposite of a superhero at first. Downey, as Tony Stark, is a self-absorbed jerk who lives for fast women, fast cars and fast money while profiteering off of war. He is the living example of why we don't want unmanned aircraft bombers. We want the human element. We don't want war to be reduced to a video game and have lives reduced to a blimp on a screen, but this is how Stark lives when we first meet him. He creates weapons of mass destruction without ever understanding or caring about his weapons' impact on the world, let alone who ends up with them. It's the all mighty dollar hidden under the cloak of patriotism.
This all changes when Stark is kidnapped in Afghanistan and sees how his weapons are falling into enemy hands and how the lives of innocent people are affected by his "toys." Once he escapes, he slowly becomes a new man, in more ways than one and it's nice that he's a hero by choice and not some experiment gone. Stark is assisted by a number of people from his glorified secretary well-played by Gwenyth Paltrow to his military connection nicely acted by Terrence Howard. Of course, it is no secret at this point, and very highly predictable anyhow, that his family's best friend and second in command at his company is out to circumvent Stark's efforts to stop bloodshed. Jeff Bridges hams it up some in this role, but he's convincing and fun as the eventual villain.
The Misses:
1) This material, as entertaining as it is, is beneath Paltrow who is a very serious actress and should be doing things far worthier of her talents.
2) The plot element of the family friend running the business for personal gain is far too reminiscent of Batman Begins.
The Hits:
1) There are only two significant "misses" with this film and, to be honest, they aren't all that significant (just enough for me to note them)
2) The casting is perfect and inspired. While I believe that Paltrow is better than this kind of film, she gives a very spirited performance. Downey is just down right perfect for the this flawed hero and Bridges is just plain fun in his juicy role.
3) The special effects DO NOT take over this film, as they did in the equally fun, but over-the-top Transformers.
4) The direction is confident and unobtrusive which I can't say for a film such as Spider-Man 3 which was directed well enough, but Sam Rami just tried a little too hard to put his stamp so-to-speak on it.
5) This film is entertaining, but not in the kind of mindless way that other superhero films have been. This film has some heart and soul.
6) I can't say enough about the literate script for this film. It can be funny one moment and cerebral the next. That is tough to do in this comic book adaptation genre. It usually goes too much one way in seriousness as with Hulk or too slapstick silly as with too many moments in Spider-Man 3. This film finds a comfortable balance between serious and humorous.
This is an outstanding film and I look forward to the two sequels that are currently planned for this new comic book hero to make it to the silver screen.
Movie: 4.25/5 Picture Quality: 3.75~5/5 Sound Quality: ?/5 Extras: 4.25/5 September 21, 2008
LGANS316 (Tokyo Japan)
36 out of 47 found this review helpful
Disc One
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Version: U.S.A / Region A, B, C
Disc one information
Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
MPEG-4 AVC BD-50 / High Profile 4.1
Running time: 2:06:01 (h:m:s)
Movie size: 33,44 GB
Disc size: 47,22 GB
Total bit rate: 35.38 Mbps
Average video bit rate: 27.13 Mbps
Dolby TrueHD Audio English 3493 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 3493kbps (AC3 Core: 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps)
Dolby Digital Audio French 640 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps
Dolby Digital Audio Spanish 640 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps
Subtitles: English / English SDH / French / French / Portuguese (Brazilian) / Spanish / Spanish
Number of chapters: 15
#Deleted/Extended Scenes (HD, 24 minutes)
#Documentary: The Invincible Iron Man (HD, 49 minutes)
#Hail of Armor (HD)
#Iron Man IQ - BD-Live
Disc Two
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#Documentary: I Am Iron Man (HD, 111 minutes)
#Featurette: Wired: The Visual Effects of Iron Man (HD, 27 minutes)
#Rehearsal Footage (HD, 11 minutes)
#Still Gallery (HD, 5 minutes)
#Theatrical Trailers (HD)
It's been reported that the Blu-ray's Dolby TrueHD track is activating Dynamic Range Control (DRC) in many AVRs. Users are advised to turn OFF Dynamic Range (Night Mode) option in their AVRs / players to experience lossless audio in it's full glory. Users who have configured their players to do the decoding internally need not care about this problem.
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