Iron Man 3 (2013) Review

Directed by

Shane Black

'Twas the night before the Man of Steel premiere

And where am I found?

At the movie theatre of course,

But not to see Superman hit the ground.

As the lines start to build

For the late Superman show

I'm there for a different superhero

One most fans already know

For I was just catching Iron Man

The third installment you see

"Better late than never"

Was my viewing decree

As I entered the theatre

Six weeks after its release

I did not expect a crowd

I'd watch my movie in peace

In fact there was one other guy

Seated before the movie had begun

He said, "Someone else hasn't seen this?

Good, I'm not the only one."

As Iron Man 3 began

We saw Tony Stark at Christmas time

He is busy building suit after suit

Fully prepared to stop the latest crime

He's having many struggles

With anxiety and sleep

Remember The Avengers

And the peace he had to keep?

In fact just the mention of aliens

Or anything with The Avengers saga

Make Tony Stark freak out

Seriously, he goes gaga

Throw into the scenario

A terrorist who is mad

He calls himself The Mandarin

Trust me, this guy is bad

While Tony continues to struggle

Dealing with his past

He tries to find The Mandarin

While Pepper wonders how he'll last

Iron Patriot helps out,

That's War Machine's new name

The government re-vamped him

Trying to garner him more fame

As places continue to be bombed

Without a sign of any bomb parts

Tony tries to figure it out

Using his dry and witty smarts

Then The Mandarin hits too close to home

Really, really close in fact

Like literally destroys his house

The odds against Tony are stacked.

Stark is forced to rediscover

His motives behind it all

Why he hides behind the mask

What caused his latest downfall?

When the film comes to its end

And the credits have begun

One thought rolls through your mind

"Man, these films are fun!"

Does it live up to the others?

The first two were so great!

It probably falls a little short

Which was its inevitable fate

It is hard for this to try and eclipse

The legend of  1 & 2

Add to that the landmark Avengers

What more could this film do?

It was able to continue the story

Of the incomparable Iron Man

Thanks to Robert Downey, Jr.

Tony Stark will always stand.

There's never been a better role

More suited for one dude

Than Robert Downey and Tony Stark

They have the same temperament and mood!

So where does Iron Man go from here

After installment number three?

Obviously, The Avengers 2

Which fills my heart with glee!

And looking forward, who really knows

How many Iron Man's there'll be

I say they make as many as they want

As long as they star Mr. Downey.

Rating: 3 stars