We’re now in a post Avengers world and it’s time to watch
Iron Man 3 for MoviePush’s Road To Infinity War.
Iron Man 3 is the first film in Phase 2 of Marvel Cinematic
Universe. So how does it stand up 5 years later…
My feelings on Iron Man 3 have always been up and down, I
remember when I first saw it I was somewhat underwhelmed. High after watching The Avengers and the potential for amazing cross-overs going forwards in the MCU, Iron Man 3
felt small and very standalone in comparison. Also, Iron Man was barely in it
and although I usually really like Shane Black’s material, it felt wrong in the
MCU. Yet, after a 2nd viewing I actually really appreciated
everything I didn’t like initially, to a point where for the last few years I
would have said it’s the best Iron Man film in my Marvel Movie Rankings. You
can read my original Iron Man 3 review if you’d like.
However, my biggest issue has always been it was like the huge success of The Avengers had taken Marvel
Studios by surprise. Therefore Iron Man 3 felt very closed off from the MCU and standalone (like a Phase
1 film) as opposed to expanding the universe further. I don’t blame them, Iron
Man 3 would have been far into development when The Avengers released, so there
would have been little time to make any changes. However, you can see the films
released after really started to play with the MCU potential, CA: Winter Soldier
featured Shield, Nick Fury and Black Widow for example (even Thor: The Dark
World featured a Captain America cameo). Now look at where we are with character
cross-overs in Phase 3 for example!
However, the whole point of Road To Infinity War is
re-watching these films and re-evaluating them in the context of the wider MCU
on the lead up to Avengers: Infinity War and in that regard I do have some problems with Iron Man 3. In fact, many of the issues I now have are actually very similar to
thoughts after my first viewing. Rather than re-writing everything, here’s a link to my
original Iron Man 3 review again.
Whereas the Phase 1 solo movies were smaller scale, they served
as great introductions to their leads. However, Iron Man 3 was released in a
post Avengers world, and after having just watched The Avengers last week, it
does feel like a downwards step. To the point now, I’d actually say the first
film is the best Iron Man film.
That’s not to say it’s not a great film (I don’t think
Marvel Studios have ever released a bad film), it’s just not as good as I remember
it. The Air Force One / skydive rescue scene is still absolutely incredible and
even knowing how it ends, it’s still exhilarating to watch! As is the
helicopter attack on Tony Stark’s Malibu home.
In summary, I still think Iron Man is a good film, it’s just
a little further down the Marvel movie rankings than it used to be for me.
Written by @RossBishop for MoviePush. Follow Ross on Twitter.
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