Ironman 3 Spoiler/Figures Discussion

[BB&WSF]

Well, I think I have found the perfect display pose for my Stark and Mark XLII

 

[Grinch]

Um...no..Thor could withstand the Destroyers blast, and in the comics fought Surtur. Three of them, maybe. Cott damn it, the more I think about it, the angrier Iron Man 3 makes me feel...

Thor died with the Destroyer's blast, didn't he? His mortal flesh couldn't withstand it, but the self sacrifice made him worthy of being a god once more. That's what I understood anyway

 

[cofphoto]

I'm still baffled why a very wealthy genius looking to take a large controlling power of what I took to be a global foothold, decided it was a good idea to take a drugged out man whore as his figure head....it is a ridiculous notion. Apart from the fact that he did say he did some acting, and im sure someone in the world could have said..oh I know that guy..he is Trevor and is definitely not some extreme radical. Just didnt add up

I think if you'd gotten someone who wasn't stoned out of their mind, they would have caught on to what was actually going on. His acting WAS stellar, and they kept him in such a fog, he didn't know what was really going on.

 

[kanine]

I'm still upset about how cheap the new armors were compared to the Mark 3-7, they just kept falling into pieces every time they took a hit. The only upside was Jarvis and Tony were able to control them outside of the suits. Guess quantity doesn't beat quality.

 

[DFanatic]

I'm still upset about how cheap the new armors were compared to the Mark 3-7, they just kept falling into pieces every time they took a hit. The only upside was Jarvis and Tony were able to control them outside of the suits. Guess quantity doesn't beat quality.

Yeah, I felt the same way but at the very least, they explained why the Mark 42 was such a piece of junk. It was a very early prototype. The other armors though, there was no excuse. They were brought down too easily.

 

[cofphoto]

That didn't bother me at all, if each suit was invincible then the fight against the Extremis humans would have been over in seconds.

But I did feel this way when Tony and Rhoadey tore through all of Whiplash's drones in IM2. That battle was awesome, but over in 30 seconds.

 

[Mike86]

I liked the film fine, some of it I wasn't a big fan of like Kingsley not actually being The Mandarin was kind of annoying. I didn't mind the figurehead for Killian but I just think they could have used a lesser villain if they wanted to do that.

I'm not too sure if I'd buy a suit from the film though after seeing it. I had only intended on possibly getting the Mark XLII but after seeing the movie it was kind of a crappy prototype and not Stark's best suit. I might just go with The Avengers Mark VII instead. I personally wouldn't spend money on the other armors that got like seconds of screentime. The Igor was kind of cool but still not enough that I'd buy it.

 

[John_Salmon]

I think the only figure I'd consider getting from this line is The Mandarin. Even with the big reveal I still think Kingsley did enough with what he had to make it a cool character.

I'd love an Iron Patriot, despite its lack of screen time, but don't fancy paying more than £200 for it.

 

[Apone]

Because Extremis soldiers are strong enough to fight Thor, I doubt they can beat him but they are a challenge, Mark VI would last just a few seconds against that type of enemy imho

If they fought like they did in the movie...why they felt the need to go close combat is beyond me..hover 300 ft away and rain pain down on the extremis and they would have all been toast..not one armor would have been damaged...game over. Instead they felt the need to put them toe to toe with an enemy that could damage them by touching them...for a genious..Shane Black made Tony Stark one big dummy.

 

[cofphoto]

If they fought like they did in the movie...why they felt the need to go close combat is beyond me..hover 300 ft away and rain pain down on the extremis and they would have all been toast..not one armor would have been damaged...game over. Instead they felt the need to put them toe to toe with an enemy that could damage them by touching them...for a genious..Shane Black made Tony Stark one big dummy.

LOL this was my 6 year old's argument when he saw IM2: "Why doesn't Tony just fly up in the air and fire his repulsors at Whiplash, instead of standing within range of his whips?"

How could I argue that?

And while we're at it, if Thor can take out two Leviathans and a crapload of Chutauri with one bolt of lightning from atop the Chrysler building, what did he even need The Avengers for?

 

[Henry Morgan*]

If they fought like they did in the movie...why they felt the need to go close combat is beyond me..hover 300 ft away and rain pain down on the extremis and they would have all been toast..not one armor would have been damaged...game over. Instead they felt the need to put them toe to toe with an enemy that could damage them by touching them...for a genious..Shane Black made Tony Stark one big dummy.

You are over thinking it, if you like to think like that then you must be wondering why Iron Man ever got into close combat right? if you are not... then you just disliked the movie

To me, it was perfect, in every way I love the Suits, I love that Pepper finally does something and that Killian ended up being a badass


(if you ever feel like watching the movie you'll notice the Extremis soldiers had a hard time fighting the suits, if the entire fight was 1 E. soldier vs 1 Suit, most of the suits would be ok, remember some of them were not made for a huge fight)

 

[moose]

Best part of this is that Iron man is over and we can move on to Man of steel!!

 

[Apone]

Yeah, I felt the same way but at the very least, they explained why the Mark 42 was such a piece of junk. It was a very early prototype. The other armors though, there was no excuse. They were brought down too easily.

The flight portion of the suit was the first thing he did on the Mark II...so why wouldnt they work on the Mark 42? Wouldnt that be one of the first aspects of the suit he would complete when making it?

 

[Apone]

You are over thinking it, if you like to think like that then you must be wondering why Iron Man ever got into close combat right? if you are not... then you just disliked the movie

To me, it was perfect, in every way I love the Suits, I love that Pepper finally does something and that Killian ended up being a badass


(if you ever feel like watching the movie you'll notice the Extremis soldiers had a hard time fighting the suits, if the entire fight was 1 E. soldier vs 1 Suit, most of the suits would be ok, remember some of them were not made for a huge fight)

I dont just sit there with my eyes wide open and accept every piece of drivel thrown at me as greatness...not saying you or anyone else does either...I just like to pick apart movies..especially when I was so disappointed. Trust me, I went into this wanting to love it..and it would have taken alot for me to not like it..but they pulled it off. I dont think it was complete trash..probably better than 2, at least on a replay value...I enjoyed alot of parts of it..but just thought it could have been so much more.

 

[Henry Morgan*]

Yeah that happens, I just had luck all I wanted to see was there... and I kind of knew about the Mandarin which is something that some people really disliked.. and I always thought Killian should have a good amount of screen time since I saw the trailers and that happened.

I watched it for the second time and I like this movie even more now

 

[Apone]

I bet if I would have known about the Mandarin debacle going into it, it wouldn't have left such a bad taste in my mouth at the time..maybe after it comes out on Blu Ray and I see it again I wont dislike it as much..my wife loved the movie btw.

 

[Henry Morgan*]

I know, even if I liked the plot twist I can see why that would ruin everything for some people, I'm sure you'll like it more if you watch it again

 

[cofphoto]

I picked up this little "kids book" at the grocery store last week for $3.99, it's actually really cool and has some nice details and drawings on about 12 of the suits from the movie:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/iron-man-3-suits-of-armor/id625372052?mt=11

My Son loooooves this book.

 

[chengda85]

so now that mandarin has been revealed to be some drunk actor, I'm not gonna get the figure anymore.
yay $$$ XD

 

[Viper245]

I saw the movie this morning and absolutely loved it. I like the fact that we got inside Tony's head and learned more about his personal demons and why he made so may suits as a way to help quell his paranoia and channel his angst. It made the movie a little more grounded for me rather then just seeing IM fighting bad guys which has been done in the previous two movies.

All the suits rocked. MK 42 and IP were definitely the stand outs. I thought it had just the right amount of humor and action and I had no problem with the Mandarin twist. Killian being the real bad guy and his Extremis project more then made up for it. The final battle was a great ride for me. I thought the movie rocked overall. Will definitely be seeing it again in the theater.