Oh, Iron Man, how I love thee. Let me count the ways:
Iron Man 1
Iron Man 2
Iron Man 3!!
Hitting retailers on September 24th is Iron Man 3, available in a 3D Super Set, Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD, Digital Copy as well as through On Demand! Are you excited yet? You should be! I was sent a special screening copy of the new Iron Man 3 in 2D Blu-ray to watch prior to the official release. I have to tell you, Chris and I were just as excited to watch Iron Man 3 at home on our big screen in Blu-ray as we were at the theaters earlier this year!
If you haven't seen Iron Man 3 yet, just be warned that I am going to talk about some major spoilers!
Iron Man 3 picks up after Marvel's The Avengers - after Tony Stark went through the wormhole and basically saved the entire world. But the movie begins with Tony on a distant New Year's Eve, seducing a lady scientist while simultaneously alienating another dude. We see Happy as Tony's bodyguard and friend, even back then! So fast forward to modern day: Tony's not sleeping, he's creating a ton of new Iron Man suits, and he's having issues with Piper because of his mental instability. Meanwhile, Piper is approached by an old coworker who wants funding for his rejuvenation project, and of course she turns him down because it could be used as a weapon.
How right she is! The world is suddenly being attacked by a crazed lunatic, The Mandarin. Somehow, Happy is a casualty in one of the Mandarin's attacks, and Tony publicly announces that he wants the Mandarin to come and get him - and he does exactly that!
Once that happens, it just total nonstop chaos, action sequences and leave you hanging by the seat of your pants scenes. Tony almost dies, Piper gets kidnapped, Tony's house is destroyed - it's total madness! The special effects are just amazing and you're totally going to be blown away!
Tony ends up in a small town in Tennessee, where it seems the Mandarin may have made his first attack. Tony makes friends with a young boy and he ends up facing some of the Mandarin's guys and girls and discovers exactly how the Mandarin is making his attacks. The boy helps him prepare to take on the Mandarin - without his Iron Man suit!! - and then he sets off to find and bring down the Mandarin.
I won't tell you everything that happens once he finds him, but rest assured, it's hysterical, heart-wrenching and jaw-dropping. It's nothing short of amazing, and the last 30 minutes of Iron Man 3 pretty much cemented it as my all-time favorite action movie ever. Sorry, Die Hard.
The Full Cast of Iron Man 3:
Robert Downey Jr. (The Avengers, Iron Man, Sherlock Holmes) as Tony Stark/IronMan, Gwyneth Paltrow (Se7en, Iron Man 2, Iron Man) as Pepper Potts, Don Cheadle (Crash, Iron Man 2, Hotel Rwanda) as Lt. Col. James "Rhodey" Rhodes/ War Machine, Guy Pearce (Memento, L.A. Confidential, The Hurt Locker) as Aldrich Killian, Rebecca Hall (The Prestige, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, The Town) as Maya Hansen, Stephanie Szostak (The Devil Wears Prada, Dinner for Schmucks) as Ellen Brandt, James Badge Dale (The Departed, Shame) as Eric Savin, with Jon Favreau (Iron Man franchise) as Happy Hogan, and Ben Kingsley (Schindler’s List, Hugo, Shutter Island ) as The Mandarin
Iron Man 3 is just one of those movies that you have to own on Blu-ray - or 3D if you have that! Everything is better in Blu-ray, right? The bonus features are awesome, especially the behind-the-scenes look at Marvel's Thor: The Dark World. I can't wait to see it!!
The gag reel was pretty funny too, and Chris and I really enjoyed watching the extended and deleted scenes. It's amazing how much is left on the editing room floor!
Marvel's Iron Man 3 Bonus Features:
- Deconstructing The Scene: Attack On Air Force One: Jump into action with the stunt-team skydivers in this close-up look at creating one of the movie’s most memorable scenes.
- Exclusive Behind-The-Scenes Look – Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World: Experience the spectacular new worlds, unforgettable characters, and pulse-pounding thrills of the upcoming blockbuster movie.
- Marvel’s Iron Man 3 Unmasked: Join cast and crew for a crash course in epic movie-making, Marvel style!
- Gag Reel
- Deleted & Extended Scenes
- Audio Commentary With Drew Pearce & Shane Black
Rated PG-13 For Sequences Of Intense Sci-Fi Action and Violence Throughout, and Brief Suggestive Content
Run Time: 130 minutes
Another really cool feature of the Blu-ray is that if you download the JARVIS app on your iOS device, you can sync the app to your Blu-ray player to unlock hidden files and suits embedded throughout the disc, and experience the first-ever voice controlled Blu-ray! Is that awesome or what?
The Iron Man 3 Blu-ray Combo pack retails for $44.99 but you can pre-order it on Amazon.com for just $27.99 right now!
The 3D edition retails for $49.99 but you can pre-order it for just $34.99 right now! I highly recommend it!
Tricia
we havent' seen this yet but oh I can't wait. Thanks for letting me know its coming out So Exciting
Angela
This was such a good movie! It may have been my favorite of the three.
Jennifer Quillen
It was definitely my favorite of the three! I loved them all but this one had such an emotional level involved, it made it that much more awesome for me!