Great movie. Awesome movie. Add your own superlative here. I really liked it. My biggest fear going in to this movie was that they were going to try to do too much at once. Luckily the writing was wonderful and they managed to make it all fit in a satisfying way. I can't go too in depth with this review because, believe it or not, there are things to spoil. With a movie including AIM, The Mandarin, The Iron Legion, Extremis, and a hint of Rescue; it's a testament to great writing that there are surprises.
For the comic fans out there like me, yes they do change things from the comic books. Extremis isn't exactly like it is in the comics. The Mandarin isn't exactly like in the comics. Iron Patriot isn't like he is in the comic. But to that I ask that you give it a chance. There are some wonderful fight scenes that are well worth the price of admission. There are some touching scenes, betrayals, revelations, comedy... it's a very enjoyable experience.
As far as things I didn't like, there weren't very many. At least nothing I can talk about without getting into spoilers. I will say this... from the summary I read online, it talked about the idea of "does the suit make the man, or does the man make the suit." That isn't an idea that factored into this movie too much. It never really was about the inner workings of Tony Stark's mind. Instead it's about Stark's past coming back to haunt him. That isn't much of a spoiler since they say that is what the movie is about at the very beginning of the movie.
Iron Man 3 is a great way to kick off the blockbuster movie season. Go see it.
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