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McCarthy on Iron Man
Hollywood Elsewhere — McCarthy on Iron Man Like many others I've spoken to, Variety 's Todd McCarthy is impressed with Jon Favreau 's Iron Man , which he saw at Paramount studios on 4.18. Here are two choice graphs from his 4.25 review , which went up 25 minutes ago: "It's refreshing, for a start, that the character suddenly endowed with superpowers isn't a dweeby teen , but rather a pushing-middle-age genius who is himself entirely responsible for the advanced means he acquires to combat his adversaries; even more than the latest incarnation of Batman, he's a self-made superman . And while ...

Iron Man: Downey and Favreau Rock
Thompson On Hollywood — ... to the London Premiere. Here's my Iron Man column, which even explains why Samuel Jackson and Hilary Swank aren't in the movie. The movie rocks, in case you were wondering. It's fun, light-on-its feet, blends comedy, action, and VFX. Robert Downey, Jr. as a 60s-style playboy weapons mogul and anti-superhero and Gwenyth Paltrow as his updated Miss Moneypenny have real chemistry. And yes, Marvel and the Iron Man team have got themselves a franchise. And here's Todd McCarthy's review. ...

Previewing Iron Man - and Summer 08.
GreenCine Daily — ... "Finally, someone's found a sure-fire way to make money with a modern Middle East war movie," writes Variety's Todd McCarthy. "Just send a Marvel superhero into the fray to kick some insurgent butt. The powerhouse comicbook-inspired actioner Iron Man isn't principally about this fantasy, but it won't hurt at least American audiences' enjoyment of this expansively entertaining special effects extravaganza." Also, ...

Screenwriting News & Links! 4/28/08
Mystery Man on Film — ... suppose, but what was wrong with 1963? If there's any tale that deserves the chance to return to the sheen, swank, and soul of its Rat Pack, space-age, pay-any-price-bear-any-burden origins, it's Iron Man's." (Yeah, it’s just like a critic to bitch about a film not being in, good God, 1963. Ugh… Try to catch up with the rest of the world, will ya, Andrew? –MM) "Finally, someone's found a sure-fire way to make money with a modern Middle East war movie," writes Variety's Todd McCarthy. "Just send a Marvel superhero into the fray ...

'Iron Man' Eyeing Box Office Smash, 4 New Behind the Scene Videos
Aceshowbiz.com - Entertainment News — ... with a great director Jon Favreau apparently has wowed the critics with its deliverance as it received overpouring praises from early reviews. Todd McCarthy of Daily Variety has noted that the film is "refreshing" as it delivered a top notch "entertaining special effects extravaganza". Additionally, Kirk Honeycutt from ...

Secrets Of Iron Man And Heroes Season 3 [Morning Spoilers]
io9 — ... original armor after he escapes, and they start putting it together. They also use some of Tony's weapons to terrorize the locals. The terrorists' leader Raza wants to be the next Genghis Khan. Tony's self-appointed "international enforcer" role pisses off the U.S. military, who send those two fighter jets you've probably seen after him. And then, as you probably know, the climactic battle is between Robert Downie Jr. and Jeff Bridges, both wearing armor that seems sort of clanky. [Variety] ...

Iron Man: Too Critically Acclaimed To Be A Hit?
SpoutBlog — ... Those “half-ass political arguments” feature prominently in each of the film’s serious reviews, both negative and positive. Todd McCarthy cheerfully commended director Jon Favreau in his rave for having “found a sure-fire way to make money with a modern Middle East war movie: Just send a Marvel superhero into the fray to kick some insurgent butt.” But for David Denby, Iron Man’s Trojan Horse smuggling of the ideas and iconography of the current war is the film’s biggest sin: ...