Just Saw Iron Man "Spoilers Thread"

[Eli26]

Yeah, I posted it on the previous page. And our friends posted it again above

Thanks to you all! lol

What can I say.. I don't read all the replies. hehe

 

[UTtoyfan]

As long as you get to see it. That's all that counts!

 

[tomandshell]

I just got back from seeing it and really loved it. Beyond just the action being cool, I found myself fascinated with his inner transformation into a hero--moreso than even in Spider-Man, where there is a lot of talk about choosing to be a hero, etc., but here there was a great moment in the cave where his fellow prisoner asked if he was going to do something about the unjust situation that he had helped to create, and without any dialogue RDJ just showed us with his eyes that he was going to take personal responsibility and use his talents to make a difference. It was like 45 minutes of Spider-Man angst and Aunt May speeches condensed into a facial expression, lol.

I was stirred by his moments of heroism more in this film than in most other superhero stories--the scene where he intervenes in the war torn village and halts the executions strikes a chord because it's a situation right out of the evening news and not some comic book fantasy supercriminal situation. Rather than being a story of radioactive mutant powers, etc., this (like Batman Begins) was basically about a regular "powerless" human using his position and talents to take a stand against the evils and injustice around him, even without x-ray vision or some other ability that stacks the deck in his favor. This was a story about a self-centered war profiteer finding his soul and dusting off his moral compass, and when you are invested in the character and his journey rather than just sitting there detached and waiting for a big explosion, it makes the action scenes all the more enjoyable.

I am also glad that I didn't know the details of the post-credits scene. I had a big grin on my face when I heard SLJ start to talk and introduce himself.

 

[King Darkness]

I was stirred by his moments of heroism more in this film than in most other superhero stories--the scene where he intervenes in the war torn village and halts the executions strikes a chord because it's a situation right out of the evening news and not some comic book fantasy supercriminal situation. Rather than being a story of radioactive mutant powers, etc., this (like Batman Begins) was basically about a regular "powerless" human using his position and talents to take a stand against the evils and injustice around him, even without x-ray vision or some other ability that stacks the deck in his favor. This was a story about a self-centered war profiteer finding his soul and dusting off his moral compass, and when you are invested in the character and his journey rather than just sitting there detached and waiting for a big explosion, it makes the action scenes all the more enjoyable.

Perfectly said Tom. I agree 100%!

 

[OSCORP]

100.8 million for the weekend is not to shabby.

 

[King Darkness]

2nd all time for a non sequel. Pretty damn good.

 

[The Mike]

If Paramount is true to their word then we should see IM 2 by 2010. I believe unofficially 100 Million was the greenlight number for the entire film's run....

 

[Giant Chicken]

Just got back and I must say that this one movie made up for the crappy Spider-Man franchise. As of lately I have been very cautious about watching a film with the opening marvel logo... This film restored my Marvel faith.

Bring on Iron Man 2 and I would love to see Captain America!

 

[Eli26]

I just got back from seeing it and really loved it. Beyond just the action being cool, I found myself fascinated with his inner transformation into a hero--moreso than even in Spider-Man, where there is a lot of talk about choosing to be a hero, etc., but here there was a great moment in the cave where his fellow prisoner asked if he was going to do something about the unjust situation that he had helped to create, and without any dialogue RDJ just showed us with his eyes that he was going to take personal responsibility and use his talents to make a difference. It was like 45 minutes of Spider-Man angst and Aunt May speeches condensed into a facial expression, lol.

I was stirred by his moments of heroism more in this film than in most other superhero stories--the scene where he intervenes in the war torn village and halts the executions strikes a chord because it's a situation right out of the evening news and not some comic book fantasy supercriminal situation. Rather than being a story of radioactive mutant powers, etc., this (like Batman Begins) was basically about a regular "powerless" human using his position and talents to take a stand against the evils and injustice around him, even without x-ray vision or some other ability that stacks the deck in his favor. This was a story about a self-centered war profiteer finding his soul and dusting off his moral compass, and when you are invested in the character and his journey rather than just sitting there detached and waiting for a big explosion, it makes the action scenes all the more enjoyable.

I am also glad that I didn't know the details of the post-credits scene. I had a big grin on my face when I heard SLJ start to talk and introduce himself.

You have a way with words. You have a talent. You should really put that to good use. Have you EVER thought of writing movie reviews for a publication either a paper or via the internet?

 

[tomandshell]

Some people have a way with words. Some no have way.

 

[Eli26]

Some people have a way with words. Some no have way.

Edited my post you ass. hehe

 

[pjam]

If Paramount is true to their word then we should see IM 2 by 2010. I believe unofficially 100 Million was the greenlight number for the entire film's run....

That's not how the business works actually. Although it is a great start the Budget was 165. IM probably has to clear 400 before Marvel starts to see a profit. Paramount did NOT finance this so they have very little to say about that anyway. They are distributing it though. It was financed by Marvel.
But there will be an IM2 the way things look now.

 

[Kratos]

That's not how the business works actually. Although it is a great start the Budget was 165. IM probably has to clear 400 before Marvel starts to see a profit. Paramount did NOT finance this so they have very little to say about that anyway. They are distributing it though. It was financed by Marvel.

Well lets hope Marvel sees sense in financing a Sequel for Iron Man

 

[galactiboy]

Can't imagine we won't see a sequel... its doing well at the box office and was actually a good movie

 

[tomandshell]

Edited my post you ass. hehe

Lol, I didn't see whatever it was you edited. I was just quoting Steve Martin.

 

[Eli26]

Lol, I didn't see whatever it was you edited. I was just quoting Steve Martin.

Oh I made a typing ****oo. I mean, I made no such error.. I was merely testing you. That's it. That's the ticket!

 

[plasmid303]

Just to add the score was amazing I thought. I downloaded it today on Itunes.

I really liked the score too, although I was a bit disappointed that none of the tracks from the trailers were in the final film in any form.

On top of that, the Black Sabbath track isn't even on the soundtrack, which isn't a big surprise. Neither was the lack of Audioslave.

 

[dunedain]

The soundtrack is great but the lack of Black Sabbath and Audioslave just hangs over it with a bit of a black shadow IMO.

 

[zoid2323]

The soundtrack is great but the lack of Black Sabbath and Audioslave just hangs over it with a bit of a black shadow IMO.

I'd have to agree.

 

[creature4000]

I liked the fact that there wasn't too much Black Sabbath. This film was Great!! but I can see them not doing IM 2 depending how the Avengers comes out.