Plot
"When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution".
My Thoughts
I want to start by saying that I was a fan of the first two Iron man films, and also that Robert Downey Jr. is tony stark, I do not think or want tot fathom someone else playing his role. I do not think anyone else could play the role after the masterful way he has played the billionaire hero these last few films. Having said that I was highly anticipating this film and had really high hopes for this film, after seeing the film I wished I had lowered my expectations going in this film got it wrong in so many places I cannot believe this film was released in its present state. First off the script was horrible the way this film was written it had Downey Jr. trying way to hard to get cheap laughs which I did not find funny in the least (except for one part during the big fight scene at the end when he called his armor to himself), the dialogue overall was bland and the one liners even for a marvel superhero flick where to cheesy for my liking. The trailer would have you believe that the Mandarin (played well by Ben Kingsley initially) was the main villain and prior to seeing this film I did some research on the mandarain just to have an idea of what to expect going in, Boy was I surprised by the horrible,inaccurate handling of his character, I do not want not give much away but the way his character was done once i saw it happening on the screen I decided then and there this film was a "disaster" and it could not be saved and I was right. after the atrocity that was the mandarin, I honestly did not care for the film anymore and was just watching this slop to see how it played out, the ending heaped on the this garbage pile of a film I wont spoil it in the least but I will say Tony Stark does not finish him off, I also did not like how they handled Don Cheadle's character, I felt he should have had more time especially with Downey Jr, the few scenes they had where one of the few bright spots in the film,. The action in this film was underwhelming most of the film Downey Jr is not even in his armor which for me didn't work well wit the pacing of the film he should have used his suit more and when he was in his suit he was very vulnerable in my opinion,m he didn't look as powerful as he had in previous films which I am putting down to the horrible script written for this film. The special effects for this film where good but with a film of this budget caliber that is expected and this is the one department it didn't disappoint. the only other bright spot was Downey Jr,even with the bad script I felt he did his best to deliver all of those cliched and cheesy lines to the best of his abilities. Rotten Tomatoes gave this film a 78% saying "With the help of its charismatic lead, some impressive action sequences, and even a few surprises, Iron Man 3 is a witty, entertaining adventure and a strong addition to the Marvel canon". I agree with the charismatic lead, everything else i disagree with wholeheartedly. this was a huge disappointment, the biggest of the early movie season for me so far by a wide margin,
Rating
Huge letdown 6.1/10!!!!!!!!!!!
The second and last film for the month of May is "After Earth" Starring Will Smith, Jaden Smith and Zoe Kravitz.
Plot
"A crash landing leaves Kitai Raige and his father Cypher stranded on Earth, 1,000 years after events forced humanity's escape. With Cypher injured, Kitai must embark on a perilous journey to signal for help".
My Thoughts
I have to start by saying this, I never though I would say I have seen a terrible Will Smith film, but after watching this wreck that has all changed . This film was an utter disappointment and I honestly have to say I should have seen it coming especially knowing Jaden smith was going to star in this film. I do not want to say that the only reason Jaden Smith will get work is because of the influence his father has in the movie industry but that is looking more and more like the reason he gets any roles at all. I honestly do not even want to comment on this film the plot was unrealistic the acting was terrible especially by Jaden Smith, it seemed to me Will Smith tried to add some emotion to his role and unlike his Son delivered a decent performance nothing great but much better than his Son, he utterly ruined the film for me with his acting, I also want to add that M.Night Shaymalan after the disaster that was "The Last Airbender" was a surprising choice in my opinion for another big budget film and his streak of bad films continues with this film, if will smith hhad a hand in who was director I have to say he made a bad choice on this one terrible plot,setting,pace and overall just bad. Rotten Tomatoes gave this film a 12% saying "fter Earth is dull, ploddingly paced exercise in sentimental sci-fi -- and the latest setback for director M. Night Shyamalan's once-promising career". I agree on all counts this film was so far the worsst I havre seen of the year and would not reccomoned it eve nto waste an hour and a half of your time.
Rating
Horrible film, Jaden Smith has shown me nothing in all the films I have seen Will smith tried but this film was just overall bad 6.0/10!!!!!!
