Iron Man: movie was great, price of concessions was not

May 2, 2008

I saw Iron Man last night and it was great. Good start to the summer movie season. But the price of concessions was horrible.

So first the movie itself — Robert Downey Jr. was inspired casting as Tony Stark. He really makes this move, he’s perfect as the drunk womanizer who has his eyes opened when he sees first-hand how his company’s weapons are being used in Afghanistan. He build the Iron Man prototype to escape, and once back home he perfects the suit as part of a quest for personal redemption.

The special effects were top-notch, especially of course Iron Man himself. If there was a complain, it’s that we don’t see anything really ground-breaking from the effects. I mean, we saw Transformers last year so big mechanical creatures are old hat now. But still it’s done very well in this flick.

This was the first movie I’ve seen since moving to Nashville, and I had major sticker shock when I went to the concession stand. The small popcorn was $5, the small drink an equally stunning $4. Maybe it’s just this one theater, the Bell Forge 10 which is near Hickory Hollow Mall. But it wasn’t exactly a fancy place, I’m guessing these prices are pretty representative.

But Iron Man was a great start to the season, and has made me excited about seeing more of the summer flicks. So I’ll have more opportunities to visit other theaters and see if the outrageous concession prices are everywhere or just this one place.