Metal Man/Iron Hero is a masterpiece of a film. First of all, the whole thing appears to have been shot on the cheapest camera possible, using the most static, repetitive camera angles imaginable. The actors are awkward and stilted, the settings are primarily composed of peoples living rooms and back gardens, and the special effects are photo-shop standard. The pacing varies between tedious exposition scenes, and the slowest, most awkward fights possible. And despite being a fairly blatant attempt to rip off Iron Man, the titular Iron Hero more resembles a rejected Power-Ranger villain, his supposedly bullet-proof armour slowly disintegrating throughout the movie.
But these general complaints fail to scratch the surface of what makes this such an awesomely bad movie. Highlights include: 1) Dr Blake's lab quite clearly being someone's garage, inexplicably filled with fire extinguishers.
2) The villain looking awkward in a suit a few sizes too large for him, apparently aware that his evil lair is just someone's tackily furnished living room.
3) Iron Hero jabbing nutrient fluid into a hole in his neck, whilst unnecessarily epic music blares.
4) Dr Blake dying from being lightly pushed over.
5) The sheer amount of times Iron Hero crushes someones fist.
6) Watching the poor guy inside the Iron Hero costume try to move, run, and even drive a car, despite the fact that the wrists of the suit pretty much trap his hands.
7) The villain dying by having all his bones inexplicably dissolved.
8) Iron Hero obviously wearing trainers with his impenetrable robot suit.
9) The mechanical voice for Iron Hero making almost all his lines incomprehensible gibberish.
10) A romantic embrace, during which both characters are wearing identical, scowling robot helmets.
But these general complaints fail to scratch the surface of what makes this such an awesomely bad movie. Highlights include: 1) Dr Blake's lab quite clearly being someone's garage, inexplicably filled with fire extinguishers.
2) The villain looking awkward in a suit a few sizes too large for him, apparently aware that his evil lair is just someone's tackily furnished living room.
3) Iron Hero jabbing nutrient fluid into a hole in his neck, whilst unnecessarily epic music blares.
4) Dr Blake dying from being lightly pushed over.
5) The sheer amount of times Iron Hero crushes someones fist.
6) Watching the poor guy inside the Iron Hero costume try to move, run, and even drive a car, despite the fact that the wrists of the suit pretty much trap his hands.
7) The villain dying by having all his bones inexplicably dissolved.
8) Iron Hero obviously wearing trainers with his impenetrable robot suit.
9) The mechanical voice for Iron Hero making almost all his lines incomprehensible gibberish.
10) A romantic embrace, during which both characters are wearing identical, scowling robot helmets.