BLU-RAY REVIEW: Iron Man

If you’ve ever lamented the fact that blockbuster movies just don’t grab you the way they used to, then Iron Man is the film to restore your faith in the genre.

For starters, the special effects actually are special. The titular armour is all gloss and highlights and looks surprisingly real even in unforgiving Blu-ray quality, and when it takes its first supersonic surround sound flight you can’t help but sit up and take notice.

On top of that, the whole film is shot through with droll humour, sending itself up so frequently that you’re charmed into suspending your disbelief even when the film builds to its climax-42 year old Robert Downey Jr battling to save the world from The Big Lebowski.

You can watch our full review at The Leisure Lab.

Dan Grabham Editor-in-Chief

About

Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

Areas of expertise

Computing, mobile, audio, smart home