But Tony does come out of the experience in Afghanistan with a new outlook on Stark Industries, after seeing weapons he developed to protect America being used by the enemy against him and U.S. To avoid spoilers, I will not go into details on the rest of the plot. This action all takes place in the first few minutes of the film. But Raza realizes the hostages are not working on a missile and he confronts them, giving them one more day to finish the project. They attempt to build an armored suit fitted with flame throwers and other weapons. military, Tony instead plans his escape with Yinsen. Holed up in a cave in the mountains of Afghanistan, with his chest hooked up to a car battery and the terrorists demanding that he build them the missile he had developed for the U.S. Tony is revived by another kidnapped engineer, Yinsen (Shaun Toub), who rigs a device to magnetically shield Tony’s heart from the deadly bits of shrapnel. All there is to do is sit back and enjoy. Even the bonus material defies criticism.
And Iron Man is a fine film–an instant classic (and I don’t use the term loosely). A BD that will no doubt become demo material for countless HDTVs and Blu-ray players in electronics store showrooms everywhere. One that is destined to be shown off to friends and family, office buddies and neighbors. We’re talking a near-reference level title here. It will plant a smile on the face of even the hardest-to-please home theater elitist. But the real fun starts when the film is underway and the impact of the video and audio definition becomes fully apparent. The animated figure and menu navigation are impressively designed and gorgeously rendered in 1080p. The instant disc one loads and the menu first comes up, it’s easy to see that Paramount’s two-BD set exudes quality. The good news for home theater aficionados is that Iron Man is not just a good on Blu-ray. A comic book hero is brought to life–or at least to Blu-ray disc, which is the next best thing. His metallic gleam bursts from the screen. His footsteps shake the floorboards and rattle the windows.