Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King (2014)

Best movie of this year hands down!

Thanks for the memories!

Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

First off, let me just say, that anybody who at the very least disliked the Mandarin twist in Iron Man 3, watch this right now. Not only does it remedy that, but this short is actually confirmed to be canon by Feige.Let's start out with the star of this short, Kingsley's Trevor Slattery. I loved his performance in Iron Man 3 because as the "Mandarin" and as Slattery. He nailed both roles of harrowing villain and bumbling buffoon. And I'm glad he hasn't changed now that he's in Seagate Prison.Thankfully, it is revealed that the Mandarin actually does exist as Killian took it from legend to make Slattery into him. Kingsley can actually play the real Mandarin too, because in Iron Man 3, Slattery said that Killian's men gave him plastic surgery, most likely to make him look like the rumored Mandarin, so that's good news.I also loved the Justin Hammer cameo. Sam Rockwell is an underrated actor (watch Moon), and I like his character in Iron Man 2.+ Mandarin lives!...and can still be played by Kingsley! + Kingsley's Slattery + Hammer cameoFinal Score: 9.3/10

This is a 14-minute short film which takes place directly after "Iron Man 3". We find out what happened to Trevor Slattery in here. The first half of the film basically shows us a bit of his life in prison, while the second half we witness Slattery during an interview where he keeps emphasizing how it's all about his art as an actor. Kingsley is fun as always and basically the only reason why I gave this film more than 4 stars. The rest is fairly insignificant, but the Indian's joyfully, over-the-top performance makes this one watchable. Another prominent cast member here is Sam Rockwell, but he only appears briefly during the end credits and does not really add a whole lot to this film. Writer and director is Drew Pearce who also worked on the "Iron Man 3" screenplay and has a couple interesting projects coming up. At 14 minutes, it's a decent watch, but don't expect anything really great. Recommended.

Drew Pearce is surprisingly good . I was thinking what will they do in this but when I watched it, it was quite nice and surprisingly good . It covers all the parts of Iron Man Trilogy . Now it all makes sense . And it's better than all other Marvel one-shot . In starting a documentary film maker is shown as he is making a documentary on Trevor. Some humors scenes are really good . And in the end you can't imagine what comes and you'll get a little shock . At the end there is a cliff hanger , which i can't really imagine that in which movie they will reveal it. Ending credits also contain some scenes as always in Marvel style . It follows the theme of Dr. No.That's it folks , go and watch it !!

I give it a deserving 9.5*Ben Kingsley returns in this wonderful One-Shot, and he doesn't disappoint. The 'twist' in Iron Man 3 had the fandom divided, some people liking Trevor Slattery and the others hating him, but this One-Shot gives the answer to how the hate was misdirected after all. Before I go let me tell you this wasn't a work of appeasement, or Marvel tracking back their footsteps, though they tease it a little when Trevor says, "Once an actor plays a part for too long he becomes the character...", or something. On the contrary the One-Shot establishes the Ten-Rings connection from the first Iron Man and shows that there is yet more depth to uncover in Iron Man's own side story. TLDR: It's an awesome ride for MCU and Iron Man movie fans, though if you are just a regular movie goer, chances are that you won't get what all the fuss is about.