The Top 10 Films of 2008: A Visual Essay

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Comment by The Eyeball Kid on October 3, 2009 at 3:35am

In a nutshell, Tony Stark is an endlessly fascinating character, and Downey pulls him off perfectly. He carries all the wit and charm of a Cary Grant even as he carries twice the emotional baggage of a Bruce Wayne.

The direction is strong, too. Granted, there are more cuts than I would like, but far fewer than I've come to expect. Consider the clip I included. Replace the CG suit with a poncho-wearing Clint Eastwood, and you've got a classic Western shootout, complete with him calmly holstering his gun after killing all the villains. (My mistake: Five coffins.)

Favreau approached the material pragmatically, and it's a breath of fresh air when most directors seem to skip the actual directing part and just cut the scenes together at random. It's a great story, well-told, and features some superb performances featuring boundless personality. Most other superhero films seem dead in the water by comparison (with some exceptions, of course).

Comment by alan on October 2, 2009 at 2:12pm

don't get the hype of iron man

Comment by Doctor Lightning on October 1, 2009 at 7:00pm

Ohk. Keep in mind I have some of these movies on DVD if you need to upload footage.

Comment by The Eyeball Kid on October 1, 2009 at 6:59pm

1) Think hard.

2) Youtube and torrents via Keepvid and MPEG Stream.

Comment by Doctor Lightning on October 1, 2009 at 12:45pm

1) What's #4 and 5? Why don't I recognize them?

2) Where did you get the clips to edit?