Help!!! Somebody save this franchise!

Rating: 3/10 (29 April 2013)

What were the makers of Iron Man 3 thinking? Do they take their audience for fools? Maybe we are.
As we flocked to see a screening of this movie at a local Imax 3D theatre, I was filled with a lot of expectation. But as the movie progressed (?) with a wafer thin plot (most unbelievable!) I found myself squirming at the ludicrous and forced twists and turns. There are very obvious plot holes... how do the bad guys find out where Stark lands after he escapes when his Malibu residence is attacked? How does Pepper survive a 200 foot fall?
I was appalled by what Ben Kingsley is made to do on screen. His rendition of Mandarin is laughable when you realise who he really is. Why would such a senior thespian stoop so low? Some critics had equated his role at par with the Joker. But trust me, he is nowhere close. All the film makers have achieved is to make a caricature of Kingsley. Ugh!!
Robert Downey Jr. looks stoned most of the time and I wonder whether he really believed in the storyline. At the end credits there is a voice-over of RDJ which hints that 'He is very much the Iron man'....is this a hint for part 4? I shudder at the thought.
Somebody really needs to rework this franchise.