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Film Title: Iron Man (Gift Wrapped DVD)

 Best for ages: 13 and up.

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Year Released: 2008

Rated: PG-13 (US)

SYNOPSIS

Click Here IRON MAN stars Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark, the playboy billionaire and CEO of Stark Industries, a company that develops highly sophisticated, and top secret weapons for the military.   While on a routine tour of Afghanistan to show off some of his new and latest weapons to some top military officials, Tony is taken hostage after a roadside ambush which kills everyone in his convoy.  Tony is taken hostage by a terrorist leader and he has been injured to the point that he needs a battery hooked up to a magnet against his cheat so that the metal in his cheat won't pierce his heart and kill him.  He agrees to build a missile for the terrorist group in order that they give him all the supplies he needs, and they let him be. However Tony begins working on "Something Big" A metal suit that will eventually become the first Iron Man suit. Using the suit  he escapes. When he arrives back in America he becomes obsessed on creating the perfect suit. He does so and then goes out to test it. However he soon learns that the terrorist have gained access to his old suit when he crashed in the desert and that a certain someone is putting it back together to use for evil purposes. Now Tony must become IRON MAN and protect the people from his own creations.

THE REVIEW

    Iron Man is a great all around movie, being a super hero film it's fun and full of adventure. Most young kids probably want to see the film because it looks like fun action movie to watch, and that it is. However, the character of Tony Stark is not one that you may want your kids looking up to as a role model, not at least in the beginning of the film. He's a playboy, and hot shot millionaire who drinks, gambles and engages with a new women whenever he gets the chance. In the end he does redeem himself and become a much better person, but that's only half of the concerns this film presents.  There is a lot of guns, fighting, and so on. This might be to much action for younger kids, especially those who may be a bit sensitive to killing and big explosions etc...  I would say that maybe kids over the age of ten can handle it if you feel as a parent they can deal with the many things I listed below in the "What Makes this film PG-13" Section. Other than that your teenagers will be able to handle the film no problem. And what a great movie it is.

   I can sit here and write about how wonderful the script was and the acting and overall production value, blah, blah, blah... But the fact is everyone who's laid eyes on this film has already said that. It is one of the best produced super hero films ever made. Robert Downey Jr. was perfectly cast as Tony Stark and he played the character perfectly. Even the supporting cast of Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges and Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts, Tony's assistant were all wonderful in their respected roles.  The rest of the remaining cast was great as well right down to the myspace solider in the humvee.  The script was perfect, I don't have one bad thing to say about it, and the production value was outstandingly perfect. Everything from the set design to the visual effects were top notch.  The IRON MAN suit it's self was probably the best super hero outfits to ever be presented on the big screen. It was so perfect looking it made the suit in the comic books look like a pair of children's pajamas. That's how great it looked.

   Overall, I can't praise this film enough, it's one of those film where it is hard to find a flaw in the script, acting or production value. It was perfectly produced, and the story was top notch. By far IRON MAN is one of the best superhero films ever made right up there with the likes of BATMAN BEGINS and SPIDER-MAN.  Also wait for the credits to end as we get a sneak peak of Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury and get a hint that there will be an AVENGERS movie. Not only will fan's of the comic book enjoy this film, but I think anyone who's into action, superhero or fantasy or sci-fi films will love this one.

  This DVD is perfect for a Christmas gift for your teenage son, nephew or any teen in your life, or adult who loves superhero movies. Paramount has done all the work for you by wrapping it up and putting a cool looking Iron Man sleeve over it. The DVD is the single disc version presented in widescreen format with Dolby Digital format. the special features on the disc include deleted and extended scenes.  Overall it makes a great gift for someone special in your life who loves their movies, and this is one movie that they'll be sure to love.

What makes this film PG-13.

Violence:

Fighting: YES

Killing: YES

Guns: YES

Gun Fights: YES

People/Animals being shot (by gun ,arrow or other projectile weapons): YES

Stabbing/Strangling: NO

Bombings: YES

Women harmed/killed: YES

Children harmed/killed: YES (No children are killed, but during a scene in which terrorists are lining up men to kill them, their children interfere, and are pushed to the ground.  But Iron Man comes to the recue)

Domestic Violence: NO

Animated Violence: (Cartoon Violence similar to Looney Toons) YES

Graphic Content:

Sex: YES (Non-Graphic)

Nudity: NO

Partial Nudity (Underwear/bra/bikini): YES

Revealing Clothes (Cleavage/low cut shorts/pants): YES

Blood: YES

Shootings: YES

Gore: NO

Sickness: NO

Death: YES

People Dying: YES

Drowning: YES (Tony Stark is tortured by having his head pushed in a tank of water)

Suicide: NO

Police Brutality: NO

Corruption: YES

Drug Use: NO

Alcohol Use: YES

Smoking: YES

Greed: YES

Gambling: YES

Language:

Insults (Jerk, Idiots etc..) YES

Cursing: YES (Very Mild)

Crude Language: YES

Sexual Innuendos: YES

Sexual Insults: YES

Sexual Come-ons: YES

Adult Conversations: YES

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