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Ali 
"Those aren't pillows."
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 Posted - 05/01/2008 : 15:10:56
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I'm going to see it this weekend, but I just wanted to pimp a recent blog post.
Anyone seen it yet. It's opened in Oz, I think.
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silly 
"That rabbit's DYNAMITE."
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Posted - 05/01/2008 : 21:44:23
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I want to see it tonite (it opens here ten minutes after our last soccer practice) but agreed to wait till the weekend so my boys could go, too.
Of course, I might just have to see it twice 
Can't wait. I love me a good popcorn movie. |
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damalc
"last watched: Sausage Party"
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Posted - 05/02/2008 : 18:54:20
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i really liked it, especially casting Downey. it's no "Spider-Man 2," the gold standard of super-hero movies for me, but very good. stay through the credits and stay off the imdb message board. it's filthy with spoilers for IM.
more later. |
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silly
"That rabbit's DYNAMITE."
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Posted - 05/03/2008 : 19:59:16
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Saw it last night and I'm trying to come up with a good excuse to see it again soon.
Loving Robert Downey Junior in this role, but for some reason disliking Jeff Bridges more and more with each movie I see him in. Huh.
My kids are busy planning to make their own robot suits now. |
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MguyXXV 
"X marks the spot"
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Posted - 05/04/2008 : 01:18:44
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| Saw it; liked it immensely! Fairly well controlled story line made it accessible. Little disappointed that the version of the Black Sabbath song used was not updated, remixed, or louder. |
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Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 05/04/2008 : 01:29:00
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Iron Man (Before voting, please bear in mind that all references to the suit being made from iron are completely inaccurate.)
I saw it tonight and loved it. It's the right style of superhero film for me, certainly much preferable to Spider-Man 2, which I cannot distinguish from the other Spider-Mans. For example, I much preferred the last line to the normal rubbish. Tony Stark is much more interesting than most superhero alter egos (in terms of those shown in films -- I would never read the comics), and Robert Downey, jr. is really awesome as him, even if he didn't even bother to walk along the crowd once at the London premiere. 
Is there stuff at the end of the credits then? I'll go back if so. I left promptly as I wanted to get back to see The Apprentice (which was definitely not one to be missed). |
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silly
"That rabbit's DYNAMITE."
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Posted - 05/04/2008 : 20:35:11
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Yes, at the end (end) of the credits, I won't say what it is..
I loved his character. Wanted to see more of Paltrow, maybe in a sequel? |
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MguyXXV
"X marks the spot"
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Posted - 05/04/2008 : 20:37:52
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Originally posted by silly
Wanted to see more of Paltrow, maybe in a sequel?
I'd like to see more of Paltrow, too. Maybe something in a slinky mesh sort of ... |
Edited by - MguyXXV on 05/04/2008 20:38:28 |
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Conan The Westy
"Father, Faithful Friend, Fwiffer"
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Posted - 05/04/2008 : 21:10:36
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Turned up to our cinema on Saturday to discover both evening sessions booked out. 
I'll have to try again later this week. |
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MisterBadIdea 
"PLZ GET MILK, KTHXBYE"
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Posted - 05/05/2008 : 03:36:38
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Dear God, was Gwyneth Paltrow great in this or what? I mean, I knew Downey was gonna be good, but I've honestly never been that impressed with Paltrow -- she completely defied my expectations. That may be because the part was written so well too.
The analysts predicted about $70 or 80 million for "Iron Man" -- it actually made quite a bit more than that. This makes it the first hit movie about the War on Terror. This makes perfect sense to me -- Iron Man has always been the most political of superheroes (with the exception of Captain America). Smartly, it straddles the political fence -- it shows an American warrior laying waste to terrorist scum, but it also has a remorseful rich warmonger addressing one of the bigger antiwar criticisms -- that wars are started by the rich but fought by the poor -- by taking it upon himself to fight his own battles.
He announces after his capture that he wants to stop building weapons because they're falling into hands of the wrong people, but of course what he does next is build another weapon, the Iron Man suit, which also falls into the wrong hands. I thought this could have been hypocritical of the film, but then the film actually calls him on it. We started calling him Irony Man. |
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Ali
"Those aren't pillows."
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Posted - 05/05/2008 : 07:57:43
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I loved it, and will write a review for it later on. I loved the scene after the credits, too. |
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GHcool
"Forever a curious character."
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Posted - 05/05/2008 : 19:49:52
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Originally posted by MisterBadIdea
This makes it the first hit movie about the War on Terror.
I would argue that Fahrenheit 9/11 was the first hit movie about the war on terror.
A lot of people have been saying this weekend that Iron Man ranks among the best comic book films of all time. I have to respectfully disagree and state that I am clearly in the minority of people who thought this movie was derivative, predictable, and didn't even involve me on an emotional level, except for in a couple of the flying scenes. I thought the best scene was when Iron Man was being shot by the two fighter planes. The whole Jeff Bridges subplot was the weakest part and by the time he put on his own metal suit and fought Iron Man in public, the movie lost me completely. There was nothing wrong with it, but I think I've seen too many monsters/robots/superheroes fighting each other in public that it had better be shot differently or have different developments than the old "now we're in the lab -- now we're on the freeway -- now we're in the sky -- and back down on a roof" etc etc outline. Yawn. Nothing's at stake. That scene could have been as long or as short as the writers wanted it because its just a series of obstacles. What's the difference if the robots are fighting in 1 locations or 3 or 5 or 10 as long since each location has nothing to do with the previous or next one and eventually lead to the same conclusion anyway? |
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benj clews
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Posted - 05/05/2008 : 21:26:32
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Pleasantly surprised on this one. Despite thinking it'd be a stinker of Fantastic Four proportions, I really enjoyed it, although I wouldn't class it as one of the best comic book films of all time. It was just what a blockbuster's supposed to be: fun, and if they can slap in decent character development and policitcal issues, all the better.
Mind, I do have to wonder what people class as a comic book film, especially since the majority of the population don't read comic books and generally hold the opinion it's all about Kerpow's, a lack of inner dialogues and spandex |
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Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 05/05/2008 : 22:38:29
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| GHcool is right about the fighting, but fighting is almost never of any interest, so I couldn't care less about that. The things I'm interested in are the alter ego's personality and situation, what the superhero looks like and what his magical power (or better still, as in this case, invention) is. GHcool is also right about the predictable Obadiah plot, and this is more of a weakness than the fight scene. |
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MisterBadIdea
"PLZ GET MILK, KTHXBYE"
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Posted - 05/06/2008 : 14:44:06
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Originally posted by GHcool
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Originally posted by MisterBadIdea
This makes it the first hit movie about the War on Terror.
I would argue that Fahrenheit 9/11 was the first hit movie about the war on terror.
D'oh! Okay, the first fiction film that was a hit then.
I'll admit that Jeff Bridges is not going to go down as one of the great villains of all time but I still loved how he sank into the role. TONY STARK WAS ABLE TO BUILD THIS IN A CAVE! WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS!
The film is a bit skimpy on the action, I'll agree, but I don't see how this isn't engaging on an emotional level. Downey acted the hell out of this one, and his scenes with Paltrow are some of the best I've ever seen in a superhero movie. Better than any scenes between Spidey and Mary Jane and, it goes without saying, lightyears beyond any interaction Batman ever had with a girl. |
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RockGolf
"1500+ reviews. 1 joke."
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Posted - 05/06/2008 : 15:28:50
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The Marvel geek in me just about exploded with this film. Loved it! And so did my wife, son & daughter, two of whom know nothing about Iron Man. (Hint: After Rhodey's "Next time!" comment, my son turned to me and said "War Machine".)
Anyone else notice the following? Pepper Potts is downloading files from Stane's desk. She opens up one "Confidential" document. The typed out name above the signature? "Lebowski". |
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