

We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'Iron Man' on each platform when they are available. If you've spent the last couple of years on the moon and haven't seen any of the MCU-movies, give this a try.Looking to feast your eyes on ' Iron Man' in the comfort of your own home? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Jon Favreau-directed movie via subscription can be confusing, so we here at Moviefone want to do the work for you. Finally, Iron Man is still fun to watch and not just a vehicle to set up a franchise. So the movie doesn't feel as bloated as some other superhero flicks. More explosions and obvious cgi-effects don't improve a movie. It's set in a world that at least COULD be real which makes us care more for the characters and their actions. During my re-watch I also noticed how 'down to earth' this movie is if you compare it to some of the more recent MCU-entries.

You can't underestimate this in our age of 45 mins battles at the end of movies. The final fight isn't stretched too long and therefore doesn't get boring. There is action, humour, drama, world establishing, all in great balance. Is Ant-man really a changed man at the end of the movie? What about Star Lord? What about Thor? Black Widow? Hawkeye? Then again, you have to give it to the director that he really made a well-paced, well-balanced movie. Of course, in an origin story it's easier to have your protagonist change but let's compare for a second: Tony ends the movie as a totally different person. There is actually some sort of character development visible.


A couple of things astonished me, though: First of all, a common mistake of the later Marvel-movies isn't made here. In my attempt to rewatch all the MCU-movies chronologically I began with the first Iron Man.
