Iron Man 3 Discussion Thread

[Niltusk]

I'm not taking it personal. Just making the point that I think I'll be the judge of if its a good movie or not for myself. There seems to be a few people here telling folks don't bother because I didn't like it. My point with Oblivion is you are all over that movie right now. IMO its a very average movie. I'm not in there telling people to not go see it because I thought it was average.

I'll find out tonight if its a good or bad film. I doubt its a 10 though. I've never seen a film that was a 10.

Maybe Kuzeh is a scientologist and supporting his brother in arms.

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

Yep they need a human inside to reinforce them from falling apart

Thats one of the things that bugged me, Tony was only in the armour for for a total of a few mintues. Mansion attack and final battle.

The rest of the time he controlled them from a Vr thingy. It takes the Man out of Iron Man, takes away the tension.

 

[spindrift]

The thing is what I've been reading that everyone says this, but IMO IM2 wasn't that good.

Other than the fact that Widow and the War Machine and Mark VI fight scene in the end were in it, It was dragging to much in the story line.

The one non action moment that stuck out for me in IM2 is when Tony saw the old Disneyland type of film from his father and then his father spoke to him. I thought that was unexpected moment and I like how that scene played out because Tony was hitting rock bottom in his life and that pep talk from his father was a good sentimental moment. And then he came up with the new arc reactor.

The rest of IM2 just seemed depressing and uninspired for a superhero movie.

My thoughts exactly- a film filled with half baked ideas and plenty of new characters..just choppy and no REAL tension or threat(other than the race track scene)

 

[guyver1]

Thats one of the things that bugged me, Tony was only in the armour for for a total of a few mintues. Mansion attack and final battle.

The rest of the time he controlled them from a Vr thingy. It takes the Man out of Iron Man, takes away the tension.

Haven't watched it yet , but if that's the case

Especially all the collectibles coming out for just this film alone!

 

[Username]

Speak for yourself, I just came back from my second viewing and I frickin enjoyed it as much as I did the first time.

Did you pick up on a lot more of the cool subtleties than you did the first time?

 

[Niltusk]

My thoughts exactly- a film filled with half baked ideas and plenty of new characters..just choppy and no REAL tension or threat(other than the race track scene)

I think you packed up IM 2 perfectly. I think I've sat through it once since owning it on BR.

 

[Kuzeh]

I'm not taking it personal. Just making the point that I think I'll be the judge of if its a good movie or not for myself. There seems to be a few people here telling folks don't bother because I didn't like it. My point with Oblivion is you are all over that movie right now. IMO its a very average movie. I'm not in there telling people to not go see it because I thought it was average.

I'll find out tonight if its a good or bad film. I doubt its a 10 though. I've never seen a film that was a 10.

Yes you are, why bring up Oblivion otherwise... and by the way, I never told anybody not to go see it...
So, sorry Josh, we're friends but don't jump on my throat just because I said the movie is terrible... Once you've seen it, we can discuss... OK?

Which makes you think, If Tony had the newer armor in Avengers he would have died

and i understand that but if the Extremis didnt tear the armors apart then people would say there was no sense of danger to tony or rhodey since they could just be in the suit and not worry about being hurt. plus like i said earlier maybe these suits were made really fast just so Stark could have more armors. he only had Mark's I-VII on the main level with all the other armors in the basement, maybe he subconciously knew those newer armors didnt offer the amount of protection that those did so he kept them in the basement

Maybe... but still... Whiplash felt like an even bigger threat and didn't squashed a single Iron Man suit...

Just got back and loved it. The "twist" heard round the world now has me laughing that something thats not even new at this point is even such a big deal to crying fanbois.

Much more solid than 2 imo, so if you're crying about 3 after 2, blame your own dumb ***** for going back to see another IM flick.

I think IM 2 was just OK, but it's still better than this one... I mean... an Iron Man WITH The Mandarin would get anybody into a theater... bait and switch... there's no way, anybody can seriously defend the whole Mandarin thing... NO WAY....

Maybe Kuzeh is a scientologist and supporting his brother in arms.

Have you seen Oblivion?
Have you seen Iron Man 3?

**** Scientology BTW

 

[Niltusk]

Haven't watched it yet , but if that's the case

Especially all the collectibles coming out for just this film alone!

That was the major downer for me, I thought the main new suits like Heartbreaker, Shotgun, etc.. would get some use. I mean they did, but it was fleeting. I'm not an IM completist when it comes to Hot Toys and the movie did make me reconsider which suits I thought I may need to pick up.

 

[Niltusk]

I think IM 2 was just OK, but it's still better than this one... I mean... an Iron Man WITH The Mandarin would get anybody into a theater... bait and switch... there's no way, anybody can seriously defend the whole Mandarin thing... NO WAY....

I guess you never saw the Nolan batfilms, cause if this phased you at all...

 

[Kuzeh]

Ironically, the Iron Man movie with more HT figures, is the one with LESS Iron Man in the actual film...

I guess you never saw the Nolan batfilms, cause if this phased you at all...

If you're talking about the whole Rah's al Gul thing, that was cleverly played... this one, is a joke

 

[Niltusk]

...and I can't be the only one who thought the media making fun of "Iron Patriot" just being a "WarMachine" repaint at the beginning was a hilarious parallel to what 1/6 toy companies get blasted for doing.

 

[DiFabio]

Spoiler

The Wannabe Ra's is nowhere near as memorable as Kingsley as Mandarin though. Not the character or the performance. That fake Ra's was literally a throw away character with, what, one or two lines?

The twist in Iron Man 3 is way better and unexpected. That's why so many fans feel duped and pissed about it.

 

[Irvy]

Warmachinerox

 

[jye4ever]

Ok, back from 2nd viewing.

Wife hated it with a passion, said at least in IM2 Stark was still IM.

She hated that Stark controlled the suits, she prefers IM to be IM, the suits were lifeless and boring.

She didn't buy that the Stark from IM1/IM2/Avengers would not turn into a PTSD mess now, he's too much in control and cool to turn into that.

She hated the boring fire villains.

She thought the humor was just too much.

Yet the big suprise didn't bother her because she never heard of Madarin.

 

[Niltusk]

The Wannabe Ra's is nowhere near as memorable as Kingsley as Mandarin though. Not the character or the performance. That fake Ra's was literally a throw away character with, what, one or two lines?

The twist in Iron Man 3 is way better and unexpected. That's why so many fans feel duped and pissed about it.

Maybe thats why I enjoyed it, I was expecting a "twist" (but honestly I thought it was going to be Pepper getting her own suit), but I actually enjoyed how Mandarin turned out rather than him being just some other generic badass picking a fight. Holes in this? Yeah. But I thought it was fun and it didn't seem as "thrown" together as IM 2.

 

[guyver1]

Yes you are, why bring up Oblivion otherwise... and by the way, I never told anybody not to go see it...
So, sorry Josh, we're friends but don't jump on my throat just because I said the movie is terrible... Once you've seen it, we can discuss... OK?






Maybe... but still... Whiplash felt like an even bigger threat and didn't squashed a single Iron Man suit...



I think IM 2 was just OK, but it's still better than this one... I mean... an Iron Man WITH The Mandarin would get anybody into a theater... bait and switch... there's no way, anybody can seriously defend the whole Mandarin thing... NO WAY....

Well I'll judge for myself..But my philosophy on comic book films is to escape reality. It's always what I wanted in comics, since I was little I always wanted to have super powers!

I can understand that Hollywood always wants to put drama and human emotion into a film, but really, comic books films weren't made for that originally.

Yes the hero saves the day..SOOO WHAT, what's wrong with that? I can't stand what's going on in the world today, too much death we see and hear in the news lately. It's nice to escape that once in a while when we go to the movies.

That's why Avengers was so special IMO because it was so entertaining with the superheroes fighting each other at first and then battling mindless Aliens trying to rule the world.. How AWESOME and classic superhero of a feel is that!

 

[Niltusk]

WARMACHINEROX

fixed, it was all caps.

 

[guyver1]

Ok, back from 2nd viewing.

Wife hated it with a passion, said at least in IM2 Stark was still IM.

She hated that Stark controlled the suits, she prefers IM to be IM, the suits were lifeless and boring.

She didn't buy that the Stark from IM1/IM2/Avengers would not turn into a PTSD mess now, he's too much in control and cool to turn into that.

She hated the boring fire villains.

She thought the humor was just too much.

Yet the big suprise didn't bother her because she never heard of Madarin.

Hey at least it's cool to have a wife that will at least be into superhero movies

 

[iron.jedi83]

Ok, back from 2nd viewing.

Wife hated it with a passion, said at least in IM2 Stark was still IM.

She hated that Stark controlled the suits, she prefers IM to be IM, the suits were lifeless and boring.

She didn't buy that the Stark from IM1/IM2/Avengers would not turn into a PTSD mess now, he's too much in control and cool to turn into that.

She hated the boring fire villains.

She thought the humor was just too much.

Yet the big suprise didn't bother her because she never heard of Madarin.

i bet thats how most of the population will react

 

[Ash Housewares]

People like Bullseye have the nerve to come on here and bash me for expressing my opinion about the film twice. Yet people on here have written the same thing over about 6 or 7 times. My main problems with the film are this ( and from what I have read most other people issues aswell)

Spoiler

Mark 42 is weaker than all his other suits, could be argued that it creates a sense of danger and tension but then the constant one liners and lighthearted tone take this away anyway. Iron Man gets more time in a tag team superhero film than his own. The manadarin plot twist plays up to the comedy tone, not cool when you have a big fan base which is expecting a bad *** villain. The motive for the villain is vague ( we're meant to believe that a guy who gets stood up by Tony Stark wants to rule America). Tony Stark or Iron Man doesnt save the day, his girlfriend does and he manages to get shrapnel removed from his heart even though we've been told that he needs this arc reactor to stop this.