How many explosions can you fit into one movie?

Iron Man 3
Starring Robert Downey Jr, Gwyneth Paltrow and Don Cheadle

Much excitement was involved in the anticipation of Iron Man 3. I was not disappointed. Iron Man 3 is pretty much beginning-to-end awesomeness.

Yo, listen up, here’s the story, about a little guy that lives in a blue world, and all day, and all night and everything he sees is just blue, like him, inside and outside*… But I digress.

Iron Man 3 is set after The Avengers, and Tony Stark is building new suits, and refusing to acknowledge just how messed up he is. But when an international terrorist called the Mandarin goes after everyone Stark cares about, not to mention the President of the United States, he has to suit up and blow up lots of things, including an entire oil tanker. Witty dialogue ensues, and oh, did I mention? More explosions. These explosions are not the lame, hokey kind of explosions, though;  they're the kind that makes everyone in the theatre stand up and yell “AWESOME!” or at least they would if everyone lived inside my head.

One of the reasons that I like the Iron Man movies, and The Avengers as well, is that they're about smart people, who just are, without any justification. Sure Tony Stark is a little arrogant, but I like that he can be a genius, and invent all this ground-breaking technology, and be this super cool action hero at the same time. Not many movies now days show amazing, never before seen technology, but Iron Man 3 has some pretty cool gadgets. Also, Stark’s just really funny. Ben Kingsley plays The Mandarin and is a really funny, twitchy character, actually, a lot like an older, slightly less insane Captain Jack Sparrow, without dreadlocks.

I think one of the best parts for me, was that Pepper Potts started defending herself. Gone are the days of Pepper needing to be rescued at every plot development, this time, she actually got to fight and do the saving for once.

Also, the soundtrack is really good, and full of songs to walk in slow motion to, or to blow stuff up to…

I really don’t have any complaints about Iron Man 3. I enjoyed every bit of it. But remember, this is a Marvel movie, so you have to wait until the end of the credits to leave


*Blue (Da be dee) by Italian band, Eiffel 65 is played in the beginning of the movie. (Procede with caution, though, while the song is cool, the music video is a little strange)

Feisty chick-o-meter: 9/10
Age rating: 12+
Rating: 10/10
Number of explosions: I lost count after 37