Iron Man 3 2013 [alternative name Iron Man Three] by AverageMansReviews

Iron Man 3 2013 [alternative name Iron Man Three] by AverageMansReviews

Review Time: this film is mixed to good.

Voice-overs/Time jump/Dream/Fundamental core: now before I begin I want to say this; if there is anything I have missed out in this review, it is because of two reasons the first being I have a lot to say and the second being I don't discuss every element in every project I review anyway [because I don't like giving everything away and it gives me some leeway if I forget some details.]

The voice-overs [from our lead characters perspective] are used now and again in this third title, it begins with some scenes of Iron-Man's suits being heavily damaged, [the voice-overs elements will be explained why they are being used in a sequence after the closing credits.] Moving on using the voice-overs and the time jumps this film goes back to 1999 Bern, Switzerland, New Year's Eve [numbers and words on screen at different points] with our lead role still doing voice-over now and again throughout this sequence of events, some scenes later the film moves forward into the present day [words present day and Malibu California with a little bit of voice-over whilst changing from the previous scene into this scene.] Dream, I just put this element in this review so I could point out there are some mental imagery in this project.

The fundamental core to this project is a little bit hit and miss, I don't know how to describe it other than that really, because there are sometimes where this film feels really on the ball and happy in knowing what to do next, but there are some other occasions where it does feel a little bit sticky as it need some time to find its rhythm again [this cycle does repeat itself again and again.]

TV/News reports/Messages: I like these elements they are something interesting or as it relates to the messages [from the Mandarin they are great] and on a side note don't worry we will be discussing the Mandarin at some point throughout this review, but for now let's try and be positive.

Action sequences: these elements are highly entertaining, be it the falling sequence from Air Force One [where Tony Stark/Iron-Man has to go and rescue these people from falling and he needs their help to help him to rescue all of them] or the many Iron-Man suits fighting in this big action sequence or the many other action sequences you can see in this title.

Tony/Pepper/James/Happy/Harley/Maya/J.A.R.V.I.S./Bruce: these are the characters in this project that I can happily watch or listen to from beginning to end of this title. The chemistry between the returning characters and their individual character developments have been really well updated as to illustrate that time has past between film titles, moving on to the newcomer Maya, she does a very good job fitting into this cast [this is why I am finding it difficult to give this project a suitable percentage of approval, because there are many good points to this project, but the downsides to this project are big and just for the record I can put up with the fundamental core being a little bit hit and miss.] Before somebody points this out yes it is always a great pleasure to see Stan Lee somewhere in these projects, look for a Pageant Judge in this title.

Not the Mandarin: I have two rhetorical questions before I begin this paragraph properly how and why did they mess around with this character so much? I mean the real Mandarin is a great character with a big name in this role [I stress kind of and I am trying not to give too much away,] but for those people that have seen this project I am aware that the Mandarin's character has a different name and different personality traits in this film.

But I am speaking from the perspective of what should have been an easy touchdown to win a Super Bowl, this big name as the Mandarin, but what we got instead was fumble after fumble and turnover after turnover. The Mandarin is big enough of a character to have his own film title and on a side note Aldrich Killian is okay and that is about it.

This film receives: 63% approval, now let's be fair I have highlighted many good points, but the Mandarin/Not the Mandarin and Aldrich Killian are big downsides to the point, where it is 2017 when this review was dictated and this film came out in 2013 and I went to watch it at the cinema and I only watched it again so I could do this review.

Last updated: Sunday 15/09/2019