Escape to the Movies: Iron Man 2
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Wow, I never heard of the War Machine and Whiplash. Whiplash seems pretty cool with Mickey Rourke but that's a villain so not sure how he needs any intro or purpose to exist but why is there another Iron Man running around? I guess I'll need to do some reading.
Ok. internet had some info.
War machine by Terrence Howard and Iron man are really great friends, it is touching to see. Terrence Howard seems a pretty interesting guy too, and it is cool to see Terrence Howard's character get into the suit because he imo seems us folks watching the movie and wanting to fly that suit our self : ) so yeah I'm on board with War Machine.
Mickey Rourke is a pretty interesting character actor, cool to watch.
But I like the secretary lady, she is soooo sweet!!! Not interested as Johanna.
Ok. internet had some info.
War machine by Terrence Howard and Iron man are really great friends, it is touching to see. Terrence Howard seems a pretty interesting guy too, and it is cool to see Terrence Howard's character get into the suit because he imo seems us folks watching the movie and wanting to fly that suit our self : ) so yeah I'm on board with War Machine.
Mickey Rourke is a pretty interesting character actor, cool to watch.
But I like the secretary lady, she is soooo sweet!!! Not interested as Johanna.
I made a dick of myself in the Cinema.
(if you havnt seen it and dont want it spoiled then really dont look)
After the credits the reveal happened and I shouted...
THOR!!!
and everyone looked at me funny.
I also saw the new Tron: Legacy trailer and had a major Nerdgasm when i saw that big sign that said "Flynn's".
(if you havnt seen it and dont want it spoiled then really dont look)
After the credits the reveal happened and I shouted...
THOR!!!
and everyone looked at me funny.
I also saw the new Tron: Legacy trailer and had a major Nerdgasm when i saw that big sign that said "Flynn's".
Wait, we already had this talk. I haven't seen the film, but after hearing about the basic plot structure and the ways this film differs from the last, I have to confess I may be irreparably poisoned against this movie, simply because the things I've heard are missing here and some of the contradictions folks have been mentioning to me (Stark was living an entire movie under the threat of death before this-I find it odd that he'd suddenly decide to go manic-depressive under a new threat of imminent doom. I mean, the guy was positive he'd be dead in a week and he still found the time to build a mech suit)... Let's just say at this point Iron Man 2 is going to have to be really, really so much better than what I'm expecting.
I mean, Iron Man was unexpectedly brilliant. A nice juxtaposition of larger-than-life superheroics, genuinely funny comedy, good casting and gritty realism kept the thing moving. But in the sequels, well... If anything in that formula is missing or not quite as good as it was, the movie is going to feel lacking. Not every sequel can be Empire Strikes Back.
And disappointing last fight my butt (in the original Iron Man). I thought the idea of Stark basically using his Pacemaker to fight the bad guy and balancing his own life against the safety of others (a literal battle of self-sacrifice) was a brilliant move. Maybe the action wasn't BIGGER AND BETTERER than what came before, but it was more poignant and had more relevance to the character conflicts which led up to that moment.
I mean, Iron Man was unexpectedly brilliant. A nice juxtaposition of larger-than-life superheroics, genuinely funny comedy, good casting and gritty realism kept the thing moving. But in the sequels, well... If anything in that formula is missing or not quite as good as it was, the movie is going to feel lacking. Not every sequel can be Empire Strikes Back.
And disappointing last fight my butt (in the original Iron Man). I thought the idea of Stark basically using his Pacemaker to fight the bad guy and balancing his own life against the safety of others (a literal battle of self-sacrifice) was a brilliant move. Maybe the action wasn't BIGGER AND BETTERER than what came before, but it was more poignant and had more relevance to the character conflicts which led up to that moment.
I agree!misterprickly said:
In fact... my FIRST topic post (on the escapist) was "The Dark Knight SUCKED!" and I stil think that to this very day![/quote]
YAY!! More people who hated The Dark Knight. It was terrible, if Heath Ledger didnt die it would have done not half as well. Im more than happy it didnt with the Oscar for Best Picture.
I'm really starting to hate MovieBob.
On-topic, even though the Iron Man movies have been so highly praised, I'm still not going to see this one. I feel I'm going to be horribly dissapointed. After seeing what they did with Iron Man 1, where I watched about an hour and a quarter of terrorists having a nice old chat that bored me enough to make me go downstairs and not be bothered to watch anymore for the 10th time, I doubt this will be much better. There's no way to find out how good this movie is by trailers or reviews, because all they talk about is the action scenes, which there's probably a total of 5 minutes of.
This hardly counts as a superhero movie in my book, not that any of them are any good. The Dark Knight had the exact same problem.
On-topic, even though the Iron Man movies have been so highly praised, I'm still not going to see this one. I feel I'm going to be horribly dissapointed. After seeing what they did with Iron Man 1, where I watched about an hour and a quarter of terrorists having a nice old chat that bored me enough to make me go downstairs and not be bothered to watch anymore for the 10th time, I doubt this will be much better. There's no way to find out how good this movie is by trailers or reviews, because all they talk about is the action scenes, which there's probably a total of 5 minutes of.
This hardly counts as a superhero movie in my book, not that any of them are any good. The Dark Knight had the exact same problem.
Sigh...people trying to prove their impeccable taste by hating on Dark Knight...
All that aside since this is about the IRON MAN 2 review and not Dark Knight; I found this review a bit lacking...Bob is usually great but he's just way too starstruck by the Avengers, (which I am not excited by at all because crossovers have never been a good idea and whether or not it turns out to be great I'm not gushing over the concept) and it seems like he's giving them credit just for hitting at a futute movie instead of talking about the movie at hand.
Although I disagree with people who claim about the lack of action...character and story are good, even if they involve brain thinky words and not bloody pictures.
All that aside since this is about the IRON MAN 2 review and not Dark Knight; I found this review a bit lacking...Bob is usually great but he's just way too starstruck by the Avengers, (which I am not excited by at all because crossovers have never been a good idea and whether or not it turns out to be great I'm not gushing over the concept) and it seems like he's giving them credit just for hitting at a futute movie instead of talking about the movie at hand.
Although I disagree with people who claim about the lack of action...character and story are good, even if they involve brain thinky words and not bloody pictures.
Just came back from seeing this. My only gripe is that SHIELD members are only hanging around just so people know that The Avengers movie is coming.
BTW, just putting it out there: no matter what she's wearing, Scarlett Johansson ALWAYS looks good. Now, if only Black Widow wasn't such an ice queen. Then I'd be more "interested."
Hey Bob, who'd you think would win in a fight: Black Widow or Black Mamba?
BTW, just putting it out there: no matter what she's wearing, Scarlett Johansson ALWAYS looks good. Now, if only Black Widow wasn't such an ice queen. Then I'd be more "interested."
Hey Bob, who'd you think would win in a fight: Black Widow or Black Mamba?
Ha, "the joke" in the middle of the movie was awesome. Made my night. Good movie, villains kinda sucked though.
I usually agree with MovieBob, but not this time. I guess I was only a moderate fan of the original film (say, 6/10), but this sequel is a bit of a dog. It's like there's been a breakout at a prison for minor characters, and the in-mates are running around barking about sequels, while the main protagonists try to get on with a whole different movie. And competent though he is, Favreau is no Jackson, Cameron or Spielberg - he just hasn't got the skill to blend CGI with real human emotion, so it's like watching an old-fashioned screwball comedy-of-interruptions, occasionally interrupted by a videogame cut-scene.
I agree somewhat. I much preferred Batman Begins to The Dark Knight. Batman Begins just felt more like a superhero movie rather than a gritty detective film with too much talking. Iron man knows what it is, a fun and flashy superhero blockbuster.Nerf Ninja said:
It always makes me sad when people are so close minded that they are unable to accept other peoples opinions, and believe there opinions are fact.Orekoya said:
ok i am a fan of iron man, always have been and i saw the movie an hour ago and really enjoyed it
but if i could get help with one thing it would be someone clarifying bobs joke statement
why would that piss people off?
but if i could get help with one thing it would be someone clarifying bobs joke statement
why would that piss people off?