Ironman 3 Spoiler/Figures Discussion

[mikericm]

But Pepper was kinda badass in that scene though, so I can see where they are coming from.

I'm guessing Pepper would be made as an exclusive - with a bonus helmeted mark 42 version to go with the current die cast ver.

I agree she was. But so was Silver Centurion when Tony wore it. And several of the other armors.

I'm just saying the Peppers limited time in the suit is compareable to the limited time most of the armors had in the film.

 

[Femtech]

I hope we get a fig of Thumper; it has a great design and color scheme, and it was one of the few suits we got a clear look at in the final battle.

 

[Articulation Junkie]

I want that giant bunny in 1/6. That scene where Tony and Pepper are arguing was amusing to say the least.

 

[hokietwo]

I tossed this one in the Mandarin board as well. HT figure of the year.

Hot Toys DX15 - Mandarin with Hookers and Blow EX

-includes fully realised Lazy-Boy acurate reclining armchair with swivel motion
- 1 Mandarin toga clothed figure (crossed eyes feature since its a DX)
- 2 Movie acurate hookers
- piece of glass
- Cocaine dust
- Six pack of Budweiser
- Glock
- Pimp robe
- Fortune Cookie
- Mini TV
- Fanning Hand (for his stinky arse)


Sideshow Exclusive - Mini beer fridge

 

[Mix Master]

i felt cheated when i saw the movie,

 

[Irvy]

I tossed this one in the Mandarin board as well. HT figure of the year.

Hot Toys DX15 - Mandarin with Hookers and Blow EX

-includes fully realised Lazy-Boy acurate reclining armchair with swivel motion
- 1 Mandarin toga clothed figure (crossed eyes feature since its a DX)
- 2 Movie acurate hookers
- piece of glass
- Cocaine dust
- Six pack of Budweiser
- Glock
- Pimp robe
- Fortune Cookie
- Mini TV
- Fanning Hand (for his stinky arse)


Sideshow Exclusive - Mini beer fridge

Classic!

 

[BatBrain]

i felt cheated when i saw the movie,

Yea I kind of felt that way too. I really liked how intimidating and evil his character came across as. I thought the twist was funny and Kingsley nailed it but the movie could have been even better if the Mandarin was the guy that was advertised. Not to mention it felt kind of stolen in a way from Batman Begins. Really liked the movie overall though.

 

[SimpleCRIPPLE]

Yea I kind of felt that way too. I really liked how intimidating and evil his character came across as. I thought the twist was funny and Kingsley nailed it but the movie could have been even better if the Mandarin was the guy that was advertised. Not to mention it felt kind of stolen in a way from Batman Begins. Really liked the movie overall though.

I will say it was ballsy of Marvel/Disney to spend the last year pitching the Mandarin as the villain only to make it a bait&switch.

 

[Grinch]

I don't want to be a jerk or anything like that, but I was wondering where the hell did people think Heartbreaker would be the bad *** ultimate armor in the movie, cause everyone was like "I'm definitely getting Heartbreaker" and it was like less significant than, I don't know, the one for heavy construction. It was kinda funny having watched the movie a week ago and see a lot of people saying for a week that they'd definitely PO Heartbreaker, Igor or any other crap one. Hot Toys is gonna lose some serious money if they produce these figures hoping to sell, I think it's a very risky move to make. For me, only Silver Centurion and Shotgun are worth CONSIDERING, from those last scenes armors (Mark XLII and IP are exception, I think both are pretty bad ***). And yes, I too felt cheated about Mandarin, but after some minutes of confusion and frustration, I kinda enjoyed the whole idea. There's a message behind the whole ruse, and I thought it was a pretty valid one

 

[Femtech]

There's a message behind the whole ruse, and I thought it was a pretty valid one

Regardless of whatever message one might construe, Marvel had to flip the Mandarin on his head in order to pre-emptively douse any "orientalism" or "Sino-antagonism" criticisms before they sparked. The international Chinese market, due to its massive population, is a money tree, and large film studios are willing to make adjustments/appeasements in order to secure places in it.

 

[Grinch]

Regardless of whatever message one might construe, Marvel had to flip the Mandarin on his head in order to pre-emptively douse any "orientalism" or "Sino-antagonism" criticisms before they sparked. The international Chinese market, due to its massive population, is a money tree, and large film studios are willing to make adjustments/appeasements in order to secure places in it.

Indeed, you will find no disagreement with me there. They really had a financial motive behind every change made. But, and that's my opinion, I think Marvel movies and its universe CAN bend some rules so to adapt or even reformulate some aspects of their characters and put them in context with our society. I mean, Mandarin in comic books was representing the communism in China in times of Cold War. Times change and I think those changes were acceptable, analyzing the bigger picture. Yes, I was disappointed because of all the hype constructed around Mandarin's appearance and I'd have loved to see him on screen just as he is in the comic books that I grew up reading as a lot of you did, but I really didn't mind all these changes. Again, my greatest frustration was all the hype and then nothing. But yeah, it's understandable that some people didn't even like the changes made.

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

i felt cheated when i saw the movie,

Yea I kind of felt that way too. I really liked how intimidating and evil his character came across as. I thought the twist was funny and Kingsley nailed it but the movie could have been even better if the Mandarin was the guy that was advertised..

exactly how i feel.

Regardless of whatever message one might construe, Marvel had to flip the Mandarin on his head in order to pre-emptively douse any "orientalism" or "Sino-antagonism" criticisms before they sparked. The international Chinese market, due to its massive population, is a money tree, and large film studios are willing to make adjustments/appeasements in order to secure places in it.

True but they fixed this by presenting Mandarin as a Terrorist fascinated with Oriental culture, it worked perfectly and would've made an excellent villian, until they ruined it

I think Marvel movies and its universe CAN bend some rules so to adapt or even reformulate some aspects of their characters and put them in context with our society..

I hate how Marvel Studios are given a free pass for creating in-accurate characters but Fox and Sony get so much **** for making changes.

They fixed Mandarin so he wasn't offensive and sold him to audiences as a great menacing villain then they completely ****ed it up. Audiences shoudln't defend their mistakes because "it's Marvel Studios"

 

[Mix Master]

and in the scene where it was revealed he was a fake there was TOO much comedy. until i see it some more i liked iron man 2 better, shoot me

 

[Luminescent]

and in the scene where it was revealed he was a fake there was TOO much comedy. until i see it some more i liked iron man 2 better, shoot me

I liked Iron-man 2 better too :x

 

[styleznma]

I liked Iron-man 2 better too :x

yeah i was a fan of iron man 2 as well, don't know why all the hate, the trailers really ruined the film IMO, they built up this suspenseful character with alot of cool one liners only to never hash out the character, it was a let down but overall it wast still an entertaining film. Reading about all these armors on this form was another way this movie disappointed because they never really showed much of them, that said i left the theater with mixed feelings mostly with the feeling 'i gotta pee'

 

[Kuzeh]

No figures from this movie for me...
at all!!
Specially the Mandarin... what a joke... and a bad one...

 

[Irvy]

I've cancelled all my hot toys 4 lyfe after this movie tbh probably.

 

[Femtech]

I think Marvel movies and its universe CAN bend some rules so to adapt or even reformulate some aspects of their characters and put them in context with our society. I mean, Mandarin in comic books was representing the communism in China in times of Cold War. Times change and I think those changes were acceptable, analyzing the bigger picture.

Well put. Yours is an interesting view; the alteration to the Mandarin's character wasn't what bothered you, but rather the fact that it disguised itself. And if only the alteration had just been conceded early in the story, you'd have been okay with everything. That's pretty refreshing to hear actually.

True but they fixed this by presenting Mandarin as a Terrorist fascinated with Oriental culture, it worked perfectly and would've made an excellent villian, until they ruined it

I, too, liked the aesthetic they gave him, and how it allowed him some ethnic and political ambiguity (this is why I still want the Mandarin figure). But the government of the People's Republic of China (and that's who we're really talking about: the government, not the citizens) has proven itself to be super sensitive to how it portrays itself to the global community, and complimentarily, how others portray it to the global community. The first part of this is ironic for many reasons, but that's a bigger discussion. The fact that Marvel Studio had to make IM3's production a joint venture with a Chinese production house in order to circumnavigate PRC's restrictive limit on foreign-made films is quite telling.

 

[iron.jedi83]

I hate how Marvel Studios are given a free pass for creating in-accurate characters but Fox and Sony get so much **** for making changes.

They fixed Mandarin so he wasn't offensive and sold him to audiences as a great menacing villain then they completely ****ed it up. Audiences shoudln't defend their mistakes because "it's Marvel Studios"

Marvel studios is part of Marvel. its their characters that they could change. Fox or Sony changing characters would be equivalent to Marvel studios making a Lord of the Rings movie and changing Gandalf to a dwarf warrior. you see the difference?

 

[Mix Master]

i was led to believe that this was going to be a dark movie, and got a comedy. IM3 is still good but i feel i was bait and switched