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09-05-08 IRON MAN ôïõ Ãéþñãïõ ×áôæçêùóôÞ Director: Jon Favreau Marvel Studios |
Áðü ðïý íá ðéÜóù ôïí êýêëï ôùí áðïãïçôåýóåùí; Áðü ôá FANTASTIC FOUR; Äåí ÷ñåéÜæåôáé, åßìáé óßãïõñïò üôé ï Jack Ý÷åé ñßîåé ôá Üðåéñá ìðéíåëßêéá óå üëïõò ôïõ óõíôåëåóôÝò áõôþí ôùí äõï öéÜóêùí, áðü åêåß ðïõ åßíáé (¼ðïõ êáé áí åßíáé áõôü - ï King äåí ìáóÜåé, óôï Bronx ìåãÜëùóå!) ¹ íá ìéëÞóù ãéá äõï áðü ôá ÷åéñüôåñá êëåéóßìáôá -üëùí ôùí åðï÷þí- óå ôñéëïãßåò; Íáé, ôá X-MEN 3 êáé SPIDER-MAN 3 åííïþ! Óáò Üñåóáí; Ãéáôß, áëÞèåéá; ÐÜìå êáé óôï GHOST RIDER, Þ êáëýôåñá íá ôï ðñïóðåñÜóù; O ÍéêïëÜêçò Þèåëå íá êÜíåé ôïí super-hero, ôï Ýêáíå, Ýâãáëå ôï áðùèçìÝíï ôïõ êáé çóý÷áóå. Êáé åìåßò öïñôùèÞêáìå ìéá unintentional comedy... Ìå Ýíá ðñáãìáôéêÜ ôüóï áðïãïçôåõôéêü, Ýùò Üèëéï ãéá ôïõò ðéï êõíéêïýò, track record, ôï IRON MAN üöåéëå íá åßíáé ôïõëÜ÷éóôïí áîéïðñåðÝò, ìüíï êáé ìüíï ãéá íá êáôï÷õñþóåé ôçí êáëëéôå÷íéêÞ ôïõ ýðáñîç. Êáé ôá êáôÜöåñå, ìÝ÷ñé åíüò óçìåßïõ. ÏñéóìÝíïé Ý÷ïõí Þäç âéáóôåß íá ôï ÷áñáêôçñßóïõí "the best super-hero film ever made", ðáñáóõñïìÝíïé áðü ôïí åíèïõóéáóìü, ðïõ ôïõò Ý÷åé êõñéåýóåé ìåôÜ ôçí ðáñáêïëïýèçóç ôçò ôáéíßáò. Èá äéáöùíÞóù ìáæß ôïõò, ÷ùñßò áõôü íá óçìáßíåé üôé äåí áðüëáõóá ôçí ôáéíßá, ç ïðïßá, üìùò, ðáñÜ ôá áñêåôÜ èåôéêÜ ôçò, åß÷å êÜðïéåò ÷ôõðçôÝò áäõíáìßåò. Let's take it from the top, shall we? Ï Tony Stark åßíáé Ýíáò ðïëõåêáôïììõñéïý÷ïò åöåõñÝôçò, ìå åéäßêåõóç óôá üðëá. Ç åôáéñßá ðïõ êëçñïíüìçóå áðü ôïí ðáôÝñá ôïõ, åßíáé Ýíáò áðü ôïõò âáóéêïýò ðñïìçèåõôÝò üðëùí ôïõ ÁìåñéêÜíéêïõ óôñáôïý. Ðéóôüëéá, ñïõêÝôåò, ÷åéñïâïìâßäåò, the works - what a marine needs, Stark Enterprises has it. ÊáôÜ ôç äéÜñêåéá ìéáò åðßäåéîçò ôïõ íÝïõ ðõñáõëéêïý óõóôÞìáôïò "Jericho", ï Stark áðÜãåôáé áðü ôñïìïêñÜôåò ìå Ýäñá ôï "ôüóï hot" ÁöãáíéóôÜí. Åðßóçò, ôñáõìáôßæåôáé áðü ôá èñáýóìáôá åíüò äéêïý ôïõ ðõñáýëïõ, ôá ïðïßá Ý÷ïõí ÷áñÜîåé ðïñåßá ãéá ôçí êáñäéÜ ôïõ. Ôï ìüíï ðïõ ôá êñáôÜåé óå áðüóôáóç, åßíáé Ýíáò éó÷õñüò çëåêôñïìáãíÞôçò, äþñï ôùí áðáãùãÝùí ôïõ, ðïõ ôïí èÝëïõí æùíôáíü. ¼÷é ãéá ëýôñá, áëëÜ ãéá íá áíáðáñÜãåé ôï Jericho, áí èÝëåé íá æÞóåé, áõôüò êáé ôá åêáôïììýñéá ôïõ. Ôïí ÷þíïõí óå Ýíá ìðïõíôñïýìé, ôïõ äßíïõí êáé Ýíá âïçèü êáé -öõóéêÜ- Ýíá deadline. Ï Stark, üìùò, Ý÷åé Üëëá ó÷Ýäéá. ÊáôáóêåõÜæåé ìéá áñìáôùóéÜ, áöïý ðñþôá áíôéêáôáóôÞóåé ôïí çëåêôñïìáãíÞôç ðïõ ôïí êñáôÜ óôç æùÞ, ìå êÜôé ðïëý éó÷õñüôåñï, ôï ïðïßï ðáñÜãåé ôñïìåñÜ ðïóïóôÜ åíÝñãåéáò. ÖõóéêÜ, (almost) everything goes according to plan, üìùò ç åðéóôñïöÞ ôïõ óôçí ÁìåñéêÞ óçìáôïäïôåß áëëáãÞ ðëåýóçò, ôüóï ãéá ôïí ßäéï, üóï êáé ãéá ôçí åôáéñßá ôïõ, ðáñÜ ôéò áíôéññÞóåéò ôïõ óõíåôáßñïõ ôïõ, Obadiah Stane. Ï êáéñüò Ýöôáóå, ðïõ ï Tony èá áöÞóåé ðßóù ôïí ðáëéü ôñüðï æùÞò ôïõ êáé èá ðñïóðáèÞóåé íá åðáíïñèþóåé ãéá ôá ëÜèç ôïõ, áêüìç êáé ãéá áõôÜ ðïõ äåí ãíùñßæåé... Áðü áõôÞ ôçí ü÷é êáé ôüóï óýíôïìç ðåñßëçøç (êáé áí, öõóéêÜ, ãíùñßæåôå ôï comic book origin ôïõ Ol'Shell-head), ìðïñåßôå íá êáôáëÜâåôå üôé ôï plot äéáöïñïðïéåßôáé, ìåí, ÷ñïíéêÜ êáé ãåùãñáöéêÜ (Vietnam is so 60's!) (Editor's Note: ¹ôáí ÂéåôíÜì Þ ÊïñÝá; Áñ÷ßæù êáé îå÷íÜù ôþñá óôá ãåñÜìáôá. It's all been retconned to death, anyway!), áëëÜ ðáñáìÝíåé ðéóôü óôï source material. ÅðéôÝëïõò, Ýìáèáí ôï ìÜèçìá ôïõò. Ïé éäÝåò ðïõ äïýëåøáí óôï ÷áñôß, ìðïñïýí íá äïõëÝøïõí êáé óôï ðáíß. About bloody time! Ôï áñíçôéêü, üìùò, ìå ôçí ôáéíßá, åßíáé ç Ýëëåéøç ðñùôïôõðßáò ôçò. Êëáóéêü superhero origin, óå ôÝóóåñéò ðñÜîåéò: ç æùÞ ðñéí ôï "ãåãïíüò", ôï "ãåãïíüò", ðñïóáñìïãÞ óôç íÝá êáôÜóôáóç êáé, öõóéêÜ, ç ôåëéêÞ ìÜ÷ç ìå ôïí villain. Bored yet? Åðßóçò, êáôáöåýãåé óå ðïëëÝò áðëïðïéÞóåéò, äéáôçñþíôáò Ýíá áöåëÝò ýöïò, ó÷åôéêÜ ìå ôï ñüëï ôïõ óôñáôïý êáé ôùí âéïìç÷áíéþí, áëëÜ ðñáãìáôéêÜ, ðåßôå ìïõ, ðåñéìÝíáôå ôßðïôá Üëëï; Óôá èåôéêÜ, ôþñá, ðñüêåéôáé ðåñß åíüò fun film! Ïýôå óêüôïò, ïýôå äÜêñõá, ïýôå ß÷íïò ìéæÝñéáò. Ñõèìïß ÷áëáñïß, áëëÜ ìåôñçìÝíïé, äñÜóç åíäå÷ïìÝíùò êáé ëéãüôåñç áðü üóï Ýðñåðå, äéÜëïãïé ðïôéóìÝíïé ìå ëåêôéêü ÷éïýìïñ, åíþ äåí ëåßðïõí êá ôá gags. ÃåíéêÜ, üìùò, ðñüêåéôáé ãéá ìéá ôáéíßá ðïõ ãéá äõï þñåò äåí ìå Ýêáíå íá âáñåèþ, ïýôå íá êïéôÜîù ôï êéíçôü ìïõ ãéá ôï ôé þñá åßíáé, óêåðôüìåíïò "áìÜí, Ý÷åé áêüìá 50 ëåðôÜ!". (Editor's Note: Whoa! BATMAN AND ROBIN flashback!) Óôá óõí êáé ôá áðßóôåõôá cgi åöÝ, ìå ôçí ðáíïðëßá íá ìïéÜæåé 100% áëçèïöáíÞò, óå âáèìü ðáñåîçãÞóåùò! O Stan Lee óõììåôÝ÷åé êáé áõôüò, üðùò ðÜíôá, êÜíïíôáò ôï êáëýôåñï ßóùò cameo ôçò êéíçìáôïãñáöéêÞò ôïõ êáñéÝñáò. Øõ÷áãùãéêü spring blockbuster, ìéá êáé ôï êáëïêáßñé áñãåß áêüìá. Ï êñõììÝíïò Üóóïò ôçò ôáéíßáò äåí åßíáé Üëëïò áðü ôïí Robert Downey Jr. - the guy IS Tony Stark! Óçìáíôéêü ìÝñïò ôçò film persona ôïõ, âáóßæåôáé óôçí ðñüóöáôç Ultimate åêäï÷Þ ôïõ Iron Man, ïðüôå Ý÷ïõìå Ýíáí cool, wise-cracking Tony, ðïõ êõêëïöïñåß óõ÷íÜ ìå Ýíá ðïôÞñé óôï ÷Ýñé. Ôþñá ãéá ôï ôé Ý÷åé ôï ðïôÞñé, ìÜëëïí åßíáé áöÝëåéá íá ñùôÜåé êáíåßò. Óßãïõñá äåí åßíáé ãÜëá! Ìðïñåß íá åßíáé óáñáíôÜñçò, áëëÜ áðïôåëåß ôïí ïñéóìü ôïõ male ðñïôýðïõ, üðùò ðñïâÜëëåôáé óôçí pop êïõëôïýñá. Áõôü, ðïëý áðëÜ, óçìáßíåé fast cars, faster women, high tech óðéôáñüíá ìå èÝá óôïí ùêåáíü (ìå ôïí Jarvis íá åßíáé ï çëåêôñïíéêüò butler) êáé ëåöôÜ ìå ôç óÝóïõëá. Ðáñ' üëá áõôÜ, êáé ÷ùñßò íá áðáñíçèåß ôçí ÷ëßäá, ï Tony áëëÜæåé éäåïëïãßá, äéáôçñåß üìùò ôçí ðñïóùðéêüôçôá ôïõ áíáëëïßùôç, áêüìç êáé áí ç óôéãìÞ ôçò "ìåôáìüñöùóçò" äåí åß÷å ôçí åéäéêÞ âáñýôçôá ðïõ áðáéôåßôáé. Åðßóçò, ìåãÜëï óõí ôï üôé ðáñáìÝíåé åöåõñÝôçò êáè' üëç ôç äéÜñêåéá ôçò ôáéíßáò, ðñüèõìïò íá ëåñþóåé ôá ÷Ýñéá ôïõ ãéá ìéá êáëýôåñç áñìáôùóéÜ. Ôï êõñéüôåñï, üìùò, åßíáé üôé ï Robert Downey Jr. áíáäåß÷èçêå ùò ï áäéáìöéóâÞôçôïò star ôçò ôáéíßáò! ×ùñßò áõôüí, ç ôáéíßá èá Ý÷áíå ôï 60% ôçò ãïçôåßáò ôçò. ÓðÜíéï ãåãïíüò ãéá áõôïý ôïõ åßäïõò ôéò ôáéíßåò, áöïý, ðïëëÝò öïñÝò, ôçí ðáñÜóôáóç ôçí êëÝâåé ï villain. Speaking of which, o Jeff Bridges áðëþò ðåñéöÝñåôáé, ðáßæåé åðáñêþò, ÷ùñßò íá ðñïóðáèåß êáí, êÜôé ðïõ åßíáé ëïãéêü, êáèþò ï ñüëïò ôïõ äåí åß÷å êáé ðïëý "øùìß". Ï Terrence Howard äåí êáôáöÝñíåé íá ìåôáäþóåé ôï street tough êïììÜôé ôïõ James Rhodes, åíþ ç -êáôÜ ôá Üëëá, îõëÜããïõñï- Gwyneth Paltrow (Editor's Note: Hey! Watch your mouth, dirtbag!), óôï ñüëï ôçò Pepper Pots, åßíáé ìéá ãñáììáôÝáò ìå ðåñéóóüôåñåò ÷ñÞóåéò êáé áðü åëâåôéêü óïõãéÜ, êïìðëÝ ìå öáêßäåò, ôáãÝñ êáé ôáêïýíéá, êïíôñÜñåé üìùò ôç ãïçôåßá ôïõ áöåíôéêïý ôçò. ÔÝëïò, ìåôÜ ôá credits, õðÜñ÷åé ìéá áðü ôéò, êëáóéêÝò ðëÝïí, hidden scenes, éêáíÞ íá ðñïêáëÝóåé ðïëëáðëïýò ïñãáóìïýò óôá fanboys! (Editor's Note: Now, that's a disturbing mental image... Thanks a lot, dude.) Óå Ýíá äåýôåñï åðßðåäï, áðü ôç óôéãìÞ ðïõ áõôÞ åßíáé ç ðñþôç ðáñáãùãÞ ôùí Marvel Studios, ôï IRON MAN üöåéëå íá êåñäßóåé Ýíá áêüìç óôïß÷çìá. Áõôü ôçò ïéêïíïìéêÞò âéùóéìüôçôáò. Ôá êáôÜöåñå ðåñßöçìá êáé åêåß, óáñþíïíôáò ôï box office, ìå ôç Marvel íá öáíåñþíåé ðëÞñùò ôá ÷áñôéÜ ôçò, ìÝ÷ñé ôï 2011. Ïðüôå, áí åõ÷üóáóôáí üôé ôá super-hero films âñßóêïíôáé óôá twilight years ôïõò, ìÜëëïí èá ÷ñåéáóôåß íá êÜíåôå êáé Üëëç õðïìïíÞ. Èá ÷ñåéáóôïýí ðïëëÜ áêüìá stinkers ãéá íá ðåèÜíåé ôï åßäïò! ÌÝ÷ñé ôüôå, êÜíôå åéêáóßåò ãéá ôá ðïéá áðü ôá óôïé÷åéÜ ðïõ åéóÞãáãå ç ðñþôç ôáéíßá èá áíáðôõ÷èïýí óôá sequels. Ôß èá åßíáé, áëêïïëéóìüò, Mandarin, Þ War Machine; ¹ ìÞðùò êáé ôá ôñßá; ÐñÝðåé íá ðáñáäå÷ôþ üôé åß÷á ìåéùìÝíåò ðñïóäïêßåò áðü ôï IRON MAN. ¼÷é áäéêáéïëüãçôá, ðéóôåýù. ÊáôÜöåñå íá ìå êåñäßóåé, üìùò, áðïäåéêíýïíôáò üôé ôá Marvel Studios åßíáé éêáíÜ íá óôÞóïõí Ýíá decent blockbuster. Áêüìç êáé áí áõôü äåí åßíáé áñéóôïýñãçìá. Áí ìç ôé Üëëï, ðÜíôùò, ìéá ôáéíßá ðïõ îåêéíÜ ìå AC/DC êáé êëåßíåé ìå Black Sabbath, äåí ìðïñåß íá êáôçãïñçèåß ãéá Ýëëåéøç êáëïý ãïýóôïõ! | |
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