Iron Man was good, but not good enough

Rating: 6/10 (20 August 2012)

You would think Iron Man by Black Sabbath would have been in Iron Man the movie with Robert Downey Jr. Thank god it was not. Now, this movie is about a millionaire, Tony Stark, who runs a weapon manufacturing company. He is in Afghanistan testing out his weapons and he gets captured by terrorists to make a missile for them. Stark barely survived being captured and he is alive because of a mechanism planted in his chest. Instead of designing a missile for the terrorists, he builds a suit and uses the energy from the device in his chest to escape, thus the idea of Iron Man.
When Stark returns to the real world he designs and perfects the Iron Man suit. He seeks revenge on the terrorists and his business partner and good friend turns on him and tries to kill him, making him the main villain. So here we have our story. Was it a great movie? No, but it was a good movie that I did enjoy.
The character of Tony Stark was great. He was funny, clever, cocky, and all around good for the movie. His lines and sarcastic attitude brought comic relief and made him a relatable and likable character. His character develops well and we get the Tony Stark story. Iron Man isn't really that important, the story is more about Tony and what he will do with the character of Iron Man. A lot of the movie was him testing out the suit but he did very little fighting. Some scenes were boring and the story dragged, but it was still interesting. The final fight scene was a little disappointing but not terrible. It was just and it fit well.
The last scene really annoyed me. Tony calls a press conference to revel the truth. He had a cover up story and instead he confessed that he was the Iron Man. His secret identity is gone and everyone knows who he is. As a super hero I think your identity should never be public, it's too dangerous, but Tony Stark could be different. I'm interested to see how it will work in Iron Man 2.
The Avengers has already been made but I still have not seen it as this is being written. In all Marvel superhero movies there are hints towards the Avengers with Nick Fury and SHIELD. I think it's great for the movie and it makes it more interesting. It draws the audiences' interest and makes them wonder what the Avengers are and it also draws them to other superhero movies, which brings in more money.
Overall the story was OK, the character of Tony Stark was great, and the movie itself was nothing special. There was little action scenes but a lot of character development. It would have been nice to see a little more of a mixture and for that Iron Man does not get the WillyT seal of approval. It is still a good time, see it with your friends because you will be more entertained, and I would buy it in DVD and see it again and again,