Iron Man 3

Iron Man 3 is an ominously exciting, shoot-the-works comic-book spectacular.

Black proves the perfect blacksmith, forging smart new tech and scenarios for the swaggering super-genius. If this does turn out to be Downey Jr.’s final solo outing, it’s a very strong exit.

Iron Man 3 has the stuff to please the devotees and divert everyone else, which is pretty much what's expected from the curtain-raiser of any summer season.

The real question for audiences isn’t whether Tony Stark/Iron Man defeats the latest supervillain (of course he does), but whether the movie itself rises above the dreaded third-in-a-sequel torpor of "Spider-Man" and "The Dark Knight." Spoiler alert: Yes, mostly, it does.

In other words, Iron Man 3 -- once more delivering a satisfying combination of humor, action and dazzling set pieces -- provides everything fans of the franchise expect.

Judged solely in comparison to its corporate cousins, Iron Man 3 is a defective model. It’s lightweight but slow, padded with cheap jokes to disguise how hollow it is.

The villains are all wrong, the motivations are muddy, even the gadgetry is off. And the swaggering genius at the center of it all has become a preening fool.

this movie rocks! this movie is one of the best movies from 2013 along with planes!

A polarized look at the man behind the gold-and-red mask, balancing anxiety with blockbuster spectacle.260312 (3.0)I watched this in the theater back in 2013. While it was interesting to see the protagonist grappling with his anxiety and human vulnerabilities, the overall execution felt a bit hit-or-miss for me. The major villain twist was polarizing, and although the action was polished, it didn't quite reach the heights of the first film or the earlier ensemble crossover. A solid 3.0 for an entertaining blockbuster that felt more like a personal epilogue than a groundbreaking superhero spectacle.

I don't know, it's on a similar level for me as the second film. A film focused on the human Tony Stark is a good idea, however, it doesn't have many interesting parts. The worst part of it is that terrible "plot twist", it just pisses you off. Once again, I can only say that the idea was nice, but the execution was lacking, just like in the case of the previous part.

This is also why two people can watch the same movie or TV show or listen to the same song and have vastly different experiences. Have you ever walked out of a movie feeling it worthy of an Oscar or to get to work the next day and hear a coworker say it was the worst movie they had ever seen? How can that be? We watched the same movie, right? For example, when I watched Iron Man 3, I thought Robert Downey Jr.'s performance was lackluster and "phoned in." He almost appeared bored to me. However, according to others RDJ did an amazing performance and his "take on someone with PTSD was inspired." Huh? PTSD, because of what? The alien invasion in The Avengers? I did not see it that way. And that isn't the only example. But as you can see the media we consume can garner different reactions from different people.

Just an incredible lack of respect for the viewers intelligence. The plot is not just filled but predicated on massive holes that are unexplainable. The subtitle of the film should be Iron Man: Deus Ex Machina with how much arbitrary saving graces occur. Shockingly bad and unearned.