Some notes:<\/p>\n
I’m glad that Terrance Howard was replaced by Don Cheadle. Although it does sort of drive me nuts when a film series replaces actors\/actresses. I wonder when we’ll get a deep fake version of the film that swaps out Howard’s face for Cheadle’s.<\/p>\n
Tony Stark\/Iron Man has really experienced so much growth over the course of the MCU. In this film he starts off as a womanizer, gambler, etc. He’s a totally different person by Infinity War<\/i>.<\/p>\n
The Jericho Missile System reminds me of some of the missile technology that Iron Man shoots from his hands.<\/p>\n
I love the Mad Money<\/i> cameo — seems so apropos for 2008.<\/p>\n
One of my favorite things about comic book movies in general is casting really great actors as villains. The MCU kicks this off in Iron Man<\/i> with Jeff Bridges playing Obadiah and continues throughout the series.<\/p>\n
That said, Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man was an especially inspired casting choice. I cannot imagine the film being as successful with another actor.<\/p>\n
Neat continuity that Paul Bettany voices Jarvis and becomes Vision. It’s been a long time since I’ve watched Age of Ultron<\/i> and I’m excited to be watching it again soon.<\/p>\n
I sort of forgot about the slight anti-war message of the movie and that a good chunk of it tangentially involved the (still) ongoing war in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n
Obadiah\/Iron Monger sorta reminds me of Johnny 5 from Short Circuit<\/i><\/a>. (The missile\/rocket launcher-thing coming out of his arm\/elbow.)<\/p>\n I wish Obadiah survived. One of my favorite parts of Chris Nolan’s The Dark Knight<\/i> trilogy was that a character like Scarecrow didn’t die at the end of the first movie and went on to appear in the sequels (albeit in very minor roles — even better!).<\/p>\n This is the only Iron Man<\/i> movie I am rewatching. Sometime I’ll get around to rewatching the second and third in the series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Some notes: I’m glad that Terrance Howard was replaced by Don Cheadle. Although it does sort of drive me nuts when a film series replaces actors\/actresses. I wonder when we’ll get a deep fake version of the film that swaps out Howard’s face for Cheadle’s. Tony Stark\/Iron Man has really experienced so much growth over … Continue reading Rewatching Iron Man<\/span>