Iron Man 3: AIM

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Iron Man 3 delivered humor, action, and the sacred element of every summer blockbuster, incandescent special effects.  The film was adolescent but not pejoratively; the ominous, and serious impression portrayed in  the trailer was not matched in the film. The witty and amusing humor shifted the balance of the film, and undermined the serious threat of terrorism posed by the Mandarin, who was scripted in a fashion, puritanical comic book fans will likely find questionable, although the essence of the character as it was scripted, was an allegory for  political theater, and the creation of fabled enemies by mastermind(s) plotting in the shadows. 

The action scenes were relatively mind blowing with one drawback, Tony Stark was not suited as Iron Man as often as I would have liked. Throughout the film, it seemed, there was  a gradual destruction  of Tony Starks as Iron Man, ever-present from the first major action scene to the last. Tony Stark struggled to stay suited as Iron Man.  Indeed Stark will not be suited as Iron Man all the time, but in the major action scenes, it's pleasing to see superheroes assume their heroic character in their full heroic uniforms. 

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Was the third film a monumental ending to the Iron Man franchise? No, but it was satisfactory. There was enough action in the film to repel boredom, enough special effects to  garner excitement out of moviegoers, and definitely more than enough humor to attribute levity. For a blockbuster, and considering the very serious threats posed by the Mandarin, the pace of the film lacked urgency, and a story which featured the Mandarin as the comic book intended would have been great. Although the trailer was a little misleading, overall it was solid. I'll give it a 75. Stay tuned movieporiumblogspot.com.