Three Denby Dings
Iron Man gripe #1 from New Yorker critic David Denby: “Without a continuous infusion of visual poetry, digital spectacle quickly burns through one’s sense of awe.” Gripe #2: “There’s a slightly depressed, going-through-the-motions feel to the entire show.” Gripe #3: “Apart from Downey’s private sense of amusement, the kidding lacks conviction.”
Illustration by John Ritter
If The New Yorker panned it it must be good! Awesome.
I have the sinking feeling that Iron Man will not be as enjoyable as it’s trailers. Empire magazine gave it 3 stars out of 5 and they are generally soft on Hollywood blockbusters. They felt that it suffered fro been yet another origin story. The review has the following quote;
“And where√ɬ¢√¢‚Äö¬¨√¢‚Äû¬¢s it written that comic-book franchises need origin stories? It didn√ɬ¢√¢‚Äö¬¨√¢‚Äû¬¢t hurt Indiana Jones, Connery√ɬ¢√¢‚Äö¬¨√¢‚Äû¬¢s James Bond or Captain Jack Sparrow that they arrived on our screens fully formed. Superheroes these days require a full C.V. and cover letter to get into our multiplexes.”
Quite a good point.
“Without a continuous infusion of visual poetry, digital spectacle quickly burns through one’s sense of awe.”
Sounds like Denby’s letting his Paulette tendencies show again. Reminds me of Pauline’s not-enough-room-to-breathe complaint about RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK in 81.
I could give a fuck about Iron Man. I’m far more interested in the posthumous illustration provided by John Ritter. How’d you get ahold of it, Jeff?
Iron Man is good fun. The pace slackens a little here and there (origin stories take time), and the action setpieces aren’t that extraordinary, but there are enough geeky, shitfaced grin-occasioning, whoa-moments to make it enjoyable.
Burton’s Batman was notable for relegating the origin to a brief flashback. That’s why I usually prefer the inevitable sequel. You don’t have to kill off the first hour with the origin.
“There’s a slightly depressed, going-through-the-motions feel to the entire show”. BINGO! That really encapsulates what I feel about it too. It looks and feels like Generic Superhero Movie No. 37, assembled from the spare parts of others – he can fly like Superman, he’s got a cool suit and gadgets like Batman, let’s throw in a lot of high-tech lab stuff like the Fantastic Four, and hey Spider-man’s girlfriend was a redhead right? Yeah let’s do that too.
Wow, did the “The Onion” scoop reality yet again?
“Wildly Popular ‘Iron Man’ Trailer To Be Adapted Into Full-Length Film”
“…the kidding lacks conviction.”
And as we all know, we must not kid lightly!
Am I the only one who is not quite sure what that means?
Dublin: Indiana Jones had an origin story in the third film, and Bond had an origin story in the first book.
“Without a continuous infusion of visual poetry, digital spectacle quickly burns through one’s sense of awe.”
“Sounds like Denby’s letting his Paulette tendencies show again. Reminds me of Pauline’s not-enough-room-to-breathe complaint about RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK in 81.”
Pauline was right back in 81.
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