Iron Man: Rise of the Technovore [Blu-ray]

I think the problem many other reviewers are having with this movie is that it is very much in keeping with a particular genre of Japanese anime... I'm not an expert on anime but the style and tempo of the script seemed very much like the Ergo Proxy, Last Exile, or Count of Monet Cristo anime series or the Ghost in the Shell anime movie. A lot of silence, metaphors about nature, and an underlying theme related to an Eastern perspectives on Western culture. For instance, the story antagonist's female companion reads Nietzsche to him as he ponders floating white balls while an old-style gramophone plays. The first 45 seconds of the movie is completely silent and features the struggle between ants and bigger bugs. That kind of thing. So, not really your average Saturday Morning fare.So folks looking for a kick ass American-style Iron Man movie are just going to end up bewildered and disappointed. However, if you are interested in a cultural twist on the Marvel characters, and have a passing interest in cinematic styles relating to Japanese animation, you might enjoy this. I found it very diverting.Also, Iron Man's antagonist is a teenaged kid, and as the parent of a teenager, I could totally relate to Tony Stark's frustration. Ha!

I don't quite understand the reviews being so poor on this product. While there were some plot holes, like SHIELD trying to kill Iron Man shortly after saying how much they need him alive, it was still put together rather nicely and I do wish The Punisher had a more significant role in this. Then again, just having him even in it was great. The art in this is beautiful. I frequently found myself stopping to admire the illustrations.If you're expecting this to be like the live-action movies, it's not. This is an anime. If you don't like anime, you may not like this movie. In fact, when I started the disc up, the primary language is Japanese not English as Amazon suggests. As an anime, I thoroughly enjoyed it. I have all of the other Marvel Animations movies and this one is probably my favorite.Ideally, I would give this 4.5 stars because it does leave a couple questions, like the SHIELD thing. Even then, the plot was suspenseful. At the low price this is being sold for, I highly recommend it for any Iron Man fan.

I was a good movie, it was worth the money

My daughter likes this set.

The friendship between Tony and Rhodey was very relatable and they have each other's backs the one drawback is there could be more of a story to tell if it had a sequel overall a fairy awesome Iron Man anime for now.

It was awesome to see an adult side of Iron Man. I enjoyed the collaboration of anime to this story line. The artwork is truly great. I was intrigued by the concept of technovore. It made the concept of Iron Man relevant and indeed futuristic. I have always been a fan of Iron Man this was a superb treat. Kudos to Marvel. I was first introduced to characters so as this due to Marvel comics. Keep up the good work. I have introduced these wonderful characters to my son, who is an adult now. Awesome!

When Marvel started doing Anime style animation, I thought it was pretty cool. Very detailed. Nice fast paced action, but the story and villains are overdone but the Marvel heroes such as Iron Man and company are excellent. Love the quirky Tony Stark remarks and detailed technology in his suit of armor is done outstanding!The Cons now: First there is too much dialog. Its long and drawn out to really get going and too much talking between the hero and villain before they can actually fight each other. My pet peeve on the Marvel Avengers: Black Widow & Punisher as well. Next we see that the villain always has to turn into a giant massive gross looking monster before its actually killed. Seems all the Anime movies I have seen, seem to end this way too. I guess for these style animators its just too damn easy to kill the villain normally and has to become more powerful than it was, then finally die in a massive and gross way. Overkill is an Anime requirement!

look. i love anime. i love marvel and dc stuff.this was ... this was just awful. it really was. this is a playstation RPG plot, drawn poorly, and with a sprinkling of marvel characters tossed in in bewildering waysthis has nothing to do with iron man. they just stapled a few iron man characters on a b grade anime and said "ship it"it even does the gigyas voice uber-evili mean if someone went to robot chicken and said "tell an hour long joke about second rate anime not even trying to understand the american properties they licensed, but you're only allowed to go to DIC for animation," this is pretty much what you'd geton the bright side, it endsi really want someone to tell the mystery science theater people about thistwo stars because i got many good laughs out of "wait they thought obidiah stane's child was going to be sephiroth?"

Story was confusing. Technovore had potential but seemed to be played as almost nonchelant.DVD defaulted to non-English language so initially I thought I had bought the wrong version even though all the packaging etc is English.Without a doubt the Punisher was the Star of the show, but his appearance was 10mins or less.Will watch again, but there are better animated Marvel movies.

liked it all

I really liked it, but the start menu is a pain because it wouldn't let me skip straight to the movie menu. But other than, I'd recommend to any one who is a fan of Tony Stark, Iron Man or Marvel in general.

Purchaser was satisfied with the packaging and quality of dvd picture which arrived within the time stated.

More great stuff!Avengers working and fighting togetherA rare glimps of the Punisher. Super!!Good price well worth the money