Of course I saw Iron Man this weekend, just like everybody else in America, and of course I liked it, as did everybody else in America.
My main thought about this is that the studios need to take note of what makes the big bucks this summer. Iron Man didn't make a ridiculous amount of money simply because it had explosions. It made money because it had explosions AND was a good story.
People like the spectacle. They like a fun film with badass moments, but those moments are useless unless the story is good. A movie with explosions makes a lot of money. A movie with explosions that push the story forward makes more.
There's an easy math you can do to figure out if an action flick has a lot potential:
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If X = Drama, then you got a good action flick. Try that with Die Hard. If you take away the action, you still got a great dramatic story.
If X = inexistent or too short drama. Try it with umm... Mission Impossible 2. It has some drama and conflict, but not nearly enough to make it as a standalone drama.
That was a great movie. Did you catch the trailer after the credits? Only about 12 people out of maybe 200 that were at the showing I went to stayed for the credits and were rewarded.
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