My IRON MAN Review

[HTownCowboysFan]

Saw it a a press screening last night. Solid. No BATMAN BEGINS, but solid nonetheless....

http://www.batman-on-film.com/on-film_moviereview_ironman_jett_4-30-08.html

Now if Rashard Mendenhall had been in it, I would have given it an A. ;) (For the record, I was/am a Felix the Cat Man!) :starspin

[joseephuss]

That is funny. Thanks.

[REDVOLUTION]

Saw it a a press screening last night. Solid. No BATMAN BEGINS, but solid nonetheless....

http://www.batman-on-film.com/on-film_moviereview_ironman_jett_4-30-08.html

Now if Rashard Mendenhall had been in it, I would have given it an A. ;) :starspin


Its funny. I thought that and havent even seen it.

So its just ok huh....


It didnt look like it had the makings/depth of Batman Begins.


Like I said before... I am into this stuff... so I will get some enjoyment out of it nonetheless

[Kangaroo]

Saw it a a press screening last night. Solid. No BATMAN BEGINS, but solid nonetheless....

http://www.batman-on-film.com/on-film_moviereview_ironman_jett_4-30-08.html

Now if Rashard Mendenhall had been in it, I would have given it an A. ;) (For the record, I was/am a Felix the Cat Man!) :starspin

Thanks for the recap just an fyi he was a billonaire in the comics :D

[Mavs Man]

My wife and I saw it last night and really enjoyed it. If you like what you saw from the trailer, then you ought to love the movie.

Strangely, it's one of the few action movies where I would have liked to see 15-20 minutes more. Not really a complaint, just an observation.

They also showed new trailers for Dark Knight and Indy 4 before the film.

[HTownCowboysFan]

just an fyi he was a billonaire in the comics

I know. I was just being "cute." ;)

[HTownCowboysFan]

They also showed new trailers for Dark Knight....

I saw it at Warner Bros. in New York two weeks ago and it's fantastic -- the trailer that is. Can't wait for the movie!

[Mavs Man]

I saw it at Warner Bros. in New York two weeks ago and it's fantastic -- the trailer that is. Can't wait for the movie!

I actually prefer the first one (not the teaser) over the new one, but I haven't seen it 50 billion times yet like the other one.

:laugh2:

That one never gets old. Great trailer.

BTW, you are spot on in your review. It is not on the level with Spider-Man II or Dark Knight (Or Superman II, for that matter). But it is right in that second tier. But that's what Iron Man 2 is for.

[HTownCowboysFan]

I actually prefer the first one (not the teaser) over the new one, but I haven't seen it 50 billion times yet like the other one.

:laugh2:

That one never gets old. Great trailer.

BTW, you are spot on in your review. It is not on the level with Spider-Man II or Dark Knight (Or Superman II, for that matter). But it is right in that second tier. But that's what Iron Man 2 is for.

Thanks. Much better than most of the crap that Marvel dishes out. I hope they continue with quality films for the sake of the genre. :starspin

[BrAinPaiNt]

Personally I thought Spiderman I and II sucked, now I have not seen three so who knows. I also thought the new Superman Sucked and as cheesy as the 80's ones were I enjoyed them more.

I hope Iron man is above them...in MY book but who knows.

Honestly the only DC comic film I have really liked was that last Batman Movie...the first ones were just too cheesy for me to get into.

But...I am a marvel guy so what can I say.:laugh2:

Give me the X men movies or the first two blade movies and the first conan movie any day over most of anything DC related.

Oh...and the worst comic movie of recent years...the first hulk...TERRIBLE.

[HTownCowboysFan]

Personally I thought Spiderman I and II sucked....

BP, S-M2 is considered a classic in the genre. What didn't you like about them?

Honestly the only DC comic film I have really liked was that last Batman Movie...the first ones were just too cheesy for me to get into.

I LOVE SUPERMAN I & II -- those 2 are the Gran Daddy of the genre today.

But...I am a marvel guy so what can I say.

That's your problem? ;)

Give me the X men movies or the first two blade movies and the first conan movie any day over most of anything DC related.

I agree...except BATMAN BEGINS blows them away hands down.

Oh...and the worst comic movie of recent years...the first hulk...TERRIBLE.

It still was better than BATMAN AND ROBIN, CATWOMAN, and most of Marvel's crap. GHOST RIDER anyone? ;)

[CowboyFan74]

I give it a B+ sweet flick, better than I thought it would be...

[REDVOLUTION]

Personally I thought Spiderman I and II sucked, now I have not seen three so who knows. I also thought the new Superman Sucked and as cheesy as the 80's ones were I enjoyed them more.

I hope Iron man is above them...in MY book but who knows.

Honestly the only DC comic film I have really liked was that last Batman Movie...the first ones were just too cheesy for me to get into.

But...I am a marvel guy so what can I say.:laugh2:

Give me the X men movies or the first two blade movies and the first conan movie any day over most of anything DC related.

Oh...and the worst comic movie of recent years...the first hulk...TERRIBLE.


Dont bother seeing SpiderMan 3 - it sucked.

Wolverine is coming out too, right?
Dont care for X-men characters though... I will check them out.


Hulk was bad. "The Incredible Hulk" is in effect a REDO.




BP, S-M2 is considered a classic in the genre. What didn't you like about them?
I LOVE SUPERMAN I & II -- those 2 are the Gran Daddy of the genre today.
It still was better than BATMAN AND ROBIN, CATWOMAN, and most of Marvel's crap. GHOST RIDER anyone? ;)


Agreed. SpiderMan 2 was the best of the trilogy IMO. Doc Oc and some real special effects and good storyline.

Superman 2 was the best IMO. The 3 villians.


CatWoman wasnt that bad.

Batman and Robin was made for the kiddies.
Ghost Rider was a bomb.

[ChldsPlay]

I have to say I think I liked Iron Man more than Batman Begins. Mainly because as great as the first half of Batman Begins was, the 2nd half left me underwhelmed. Maybe it's just the look they used for Gotham the 2nd half of the movie. It just didn't come off as a real city to me, and the action was a bit dull because you couldn't see anything (I know that was the idea and all, but I just don't think it works in film, at least not how it was done in BM). BM might not have used much in the CG department, but it came across as more fake than Iron Man.

Iron Man might not be as dark, or deep as Batman, but I found it to be more enjoyable. And Downey pretty much blows away all other actors in comic book movies. He nailed the role.

P.S. I hope I don't give off the idea that I didn't like Batman Begins, I do. I just think it had some big flaws in the 2nd half, and Iron Man on the whole is a more enjoyable film.

[Kangaroo]

Just watched it I love it and it is the best Marvel comic movie they done so far. Robert Downey made that movie for sure.

I am also a Marvel guy and always was.

Now the Xmen movies where solid I had some things to gripe about

Iceman for one being so young Irked me so much when he was one of the original 5 X-Men and some other things but they where solid

If Ang Lee never directs another comic movie we will be ok.

Now I liked Spider Man 1 and 2 I have not really watched 3

Fantastic Four where ok

Now Ghost Rider was another gag fest which kind of blows he is such a great dark hero in the comics and they dropped the ball so so bad:bang2::bang2:

The punisher was sweet that was done right

The Supermans from the 80's loved the 1st one the 2nd was good the rest where cheesy

I liked the 1st Batman with Keaton hated the rest
Loved the old Batman TV series as a kid Bam Kabam :lmao2:

Batman Begins very very well done

The Return of Superman um nothing there it was well not good but not horrible

[theogt]

Very entertaining movie. Solid all around. Much better than expected. Definitely worth the price of admission.

I hope Marvel Studios produces every single Marvel flick from here on out.

[DallasEast]

Finally! The guy with the months long Iron Man avatar can stop reading other people's reviews and comment about the movie itself.

It was a very good superhero movie. A superhero movie doesn't have to be a classic like Batman Begins or Spider-Man II or The Incredibles (which people don't mention very much because it's computer animation, I guess). It simply has to follow a few rules, such as:

Present the freaking origin to the audience in the right way. Don't embellish and stay true to its roots.
Have continuity from the opening to the ending credits and don't go off on unnecessary tangents (i.e. The Hulk)
Cast and direct actors who can translate the major and minor characters to the big screen. Robert Downey Jr. did a hell of a job as Tony Stark. Likewise, Gwyneth Paltrow played Pepper Potts equally well. Jon Favreau did a very good job directing, imo.
Use special effects which matches the character's powers or abilities.A few things I absolutely loved about the picture:

Stark's virtual workstation was positively kick***.
His trial-and-errors while perfecting the armor
Favreau's staying true to the Golden Avenger armor :D . In contrast, one of the few things I hated about the X-Men movies was the use of the generic uniforms.
Stark's blase billionaire view of the world before his transformation.A couple of things I didn't like:

The notable absence of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s figurehead (don't want to give away a spoiler here)
I was fine with Terrence Howard's portrayal of Rhodes, but I have seen enough of his previous work to know that he could've given his character an edger side.
For personal reasons, I wish that the bad guys had been located somewhere in Southeast Asia instead of Afghanistan, preferably China or Mongolia. I kinda hoped there had been some sort of tie-in or future reference to the introduction of The Mandarin.
While watching the movie, I hoped that the #1 Afghan bad guy would somehow don the other armor and become the Crimson Dynamo. That's contradicts my own principle of staying true to the book since C.D.'s origin is Russian, so sue me. :rolleyes:Well, that's two original Avengers down. While The Hulk was a huge disappointment (which the new movie will hopefully improve greatly upon), he was the first to hit the silver screen recently. With Iron Man out of the way, there are only three to go, even though I doubt that Ant-Man or The Wasp have a chance in hell of being a lead character outside of an Avengers movie. When will someone finally get a Thor movie made? There is so much they could do with the character, it's scary, imo. It's time that the god of thunder had his say. :)

[Crown Royal]

I was very pleased by this movie and have to say that TDK now has a big shoe to fill. I already expected a lot from TDK, but with the emergence of Iron Man, they have a responsibility to make sure it delivers, because frankly, Iron Man was more than I hoped for. I felt it delivered everything.

FOr the poster above me - I hope you stayed through the end of the credits regarding your complaint of a certain figurehead.

Also,there is a Thor movie int he works.

[Goldenrichards83]

Finally! The guy with the months long Iron Man avatar can stop reading other people's reviews and comment about the movie itself.

It was a very good superhero movie. A superhero movie doesn't have to be a classic like Batman Begins or Spider-Man II or The Incredibles (which people don't mention very much because it's computer animation, I guess). It simply has to follow a few rules, such as:

Present the freaking origin to the audience in the right way. Don't embellish and stay true to its roots.
Have continuity from the opening to the ending credits and don't go off on unnecessary tangents (i.e. The Hulk)
Cast and direct actors who can translate the major and minor characters to the big screen. Robert Downey Jr. did a hell of a job as Tony Stark. Likewise, Gwyneth Paltrow played Pepper Potts equally well. Jon Favreau did a very good job directing, imo.
Use special effects which matches the character's powers or abilities.A few things I absolutely loved about the picture:

Stark's virtual workstation was positively kick***.
His trial-and-errors while perfecting the armor
Favreau's staying true to the Golden Avenger armor :D . In contrast, one of the few things I hated about the X-Men movies was the use of the generic uniforms.
Stark's blase billionaire view of the world before his transformation.A couple of things I didn't like:

The notable absence of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s figurehead (don't want to give away a spoiler here)
I was fine with Terrence Howard's portrayal of Rhodes, but I have seen enough of his previous work to know that he could've given his character an edger side.
For personal reasons, I wish that the bad guys had been located somewhere in Southeast Asia instead of Afghanistan, preferably China or Mongolia. I kinda hoped there had been some sort of tie-in or future reference to the introduction of The Mandarin.
While watching the movie, I hoped that the #1 Afghan bad guy would somehow don the other armor and become the Crimson Dynamo. That's contradicts my own principle of staying true to the book since C.D.'s origin is Russian, so sue me. :rolleyes:Well, that's two original Avengers down. While The Hulk was a huge disappointment (which the new movie will hopefully improve greatly upon), he was the first to hit the silver screen recently. With Iron Man out of the way, there are only three to go, even though I doubt that Ant-Man or The Wasp have a chance in hell of being a lead character outside of an Avengers movie. When will someone finally get a Thor movie made? There is so much they could do with the character, it's scary, imo. It's time that the god of thunder had his say. :)Wow! Very good analysis. I love the movie especially his work station. As a matter of fact I am going to go see it again sometime soon.

[REDVOLUTION]

Thor, WonderWoman and assorted other ones have been targeted for a few years as contenders for the big screen.

[HTownCowboysFan]

Thor, WonderWoman and assorted other ones have been targeted for a few years as contenders for the big screen.

Wonder Woman is in development hell. I don't see this one happening for a while from Warners. But thankfully, that damn JUSTICE LEAGUE film has finally been killed and burried.

Looks like DC/Warners has these on the front-burner: GREEN LANTERN, THE FLASH, JONAH HEX, and SGT. ROCK. Also, look for THE MAN OF STEEL to go into production early next year (with a new director) and a third Chris Nolan Batman film will arrive in 2011.

[Crown Royal]

Wonder Woman is in development hell. I don't see this one happening for a while from Warners. But thankfully, that damn JUSTICE LEAGUE film has finally been killed and burried.

Looks like DC/Warners has these on the front-burner: GREEN LANTERN, THE FLASH, JONAH HEX, and SGT. ROCK. Also, look for THE MAN OF STEEL to go into production early next year (with a new director) and a third Chris Nolan Batman film will arrive in 2011.


GOOD. I like Singer's X-Men (although I think they were more Wolverine & THe X-Men), but his Superman just didn't do it for me. Which is a shame, because EVERY superhero movie will forever be compared to the first two., and his was found lacking.

[HTownCowboysFan]

GOOD. I like Singer's X-Men (although I think they were more Wolverine & THe X-Men), but his Superman just didn't do it for me. Which is a shame, because EVERY superhero movie will forever be compared to the first two., and his was found lacking.

I've heard they are keeping Bryan on as producer for TMOS. Personally, I liked SUPERMAN RETURNS, but I do understand why many did not.

[Crown Royal]

It was OK. It looked good, Routh nailed it, but I am one of the few who didn't like Spacey, and the story was lame.

Also I maintain that Bosworth was a terrible choice for Lois Lane, but I don't mind because I hated Margot Kidder too.

[DallasEast]

I was very pleased by this movie and have to say that TDK now has a big shoe to fill. I already expected a lot from TDK, but with the emergence of Iron Man, they have a responsibility to make sure it delivers, because frankly, Iron Man was more than I hoped for. I felt it delivered everything.

FOr the poster above me - I hope you stayed through the end of the credits regarding your complaint of a certain figurehead.

Also,there is a Thor movie int he works.
:bang2:
The only reason whyI waited as long as I did to see the movie was because my wife 'had' to see movie with me. Plus, she's impatient and we tend to leave the movie when the ending credits start to role--something I never do when I go to see a movie by myself. I should've know. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN! :mad:

Thanks for the heads up on Thor. :o:

[REDVOLUTION]

Wonder Woman is in development hell. I don't see this one happening for a while from Warners. But thankfully, that damn JUSTICE LEAGUE film has finally been killed and burried.

Looks like DC/Warners has these on the front-burner: GREEN LANTERN, THE FLASH, JONAH HEX, and SGT. ROCK. Also, look for THE MAN OF STEEL to go into production early next year (with a new director) and a third Chris Nolan Batman film will arrive in 2011.


If a certain female becomes President.... look for WW to get made right quick :laugh2:

What about Captain America?
I like that one but it has to be done right

[DallasEast]

Wonder Woman is in development hell. I don't see this one happening for a while from Warners. But thankfully, that damn JUSTICE LEAGUE film has finally been killed and burried.

Looks like DC/Warners has these on the front-burner: GREEN LANTERN, THE FLASH, JONAH HEX, and SGT. ROCK. Also, look for THE MAN OF STEEL to go into production early next year (with a new director) and a third Chris Nolan Batman film will arrive in 2011.
Hopefully, DC will make certain that GL, Flash and Rock are well good before they premiere, something which they haven't been able to do with the exception of the Nolan films. It would amaze me if they couldn't pull off a great Jonah Hex flick with the right director and actors. What a great and deep character to work with. Then again, I never knew that anyone could fall short on a Ghost Rider movie, either...

[REDVOLUTION]

It was OK. It looked good, Routh nailed it, but I am one of the few who didn't like Spacey, and the story was lame.

Also I maintain that Bosworth was a terrible choice for Lois Lane, but I don't mind because I hated Margot Kidder too.


Yeah it was ok... I like the airplane scene the best.... and the scene where he saves them in the sinking ship....

I didnt care for the scene where he gets arse kicked.... not fightback whatsoever... come on....

[DallasEast]

I've heard they are keeping Bryan on as producer for TMOS. Personally, I liked SUPERMAN RETURNS, but I do understand why many did not.
Superman Returns was a grave disappointment for me--especially following the introduction of special effects which the Wachowski (sp?) brothers introduced in The Matrix trilogy. Goodness! This is Superman that we're talking about here, but with the exception of his rescue of Lane's jet and his removal of Luthor's mini-continent, that was it. No, real Superman level heroics at all. Plus, I'm still not happy with Singer's latitude for allowing Superman to somehow 'find the strength' for getting rid of the mini-continent FULL of kryptonite. Did... not.. make... any... sense.

Even so, I bought a copy of the movie anyway. Shoot. It's Superman, ain't it? :rolleyes: :p:

[DallasEast]

If a certain female becomes President.... look for WW to get made right quick :laugh2:

What about Captain America?
I like that one but it has to be done rightAs far as the Wonder Woman outfit is concerned, whomever is finally cast as Wonder Woman must be 'perfect'. Sorry female readers, that's a very sexist thing to say, but it's also 100% true.

I remember watching a made-for-TV Wonder Woman movie many years ago as a child which starred Cathy Lee Crosby in the title role. It wasn't a great movie, but it was entertaining enough and Crosby was the main reason why. She could act the role, but even as young as I was, I knew 'something' was missing.

A few years later, ABC introduced Linda Carter as Wonder Woman and everything made sense. While Carter wasn't as good an actress as Crosby, she acted well enough to pull off the dialogue (as cheesy as it was for the time) and filled out that costume to a T. Again, very sexist, but for Wonder Woman, one of the top three DC heroes along side Superman and Batman, imo. it's a necessity.

When they finally make a Wonder Woman movie and IF they cast any actress, whether it's someone known or an unknown, who has the acting chops AND looks great in that outfit, it should be a goldmine for DC. The Amazon Princess was taylor made for the big screen. Why it's taking this long to get this done blows my mind.

[ChldsPlay]

A couple of things I didn't like:

The notable absence of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s figurehead (don't want to give away a spoiler here)

For personal reasons, I wish that the bad guys had been located somewhere in Southeast Asia instead of Afghanistan, preferably China or Mongolia. I kinda hoped there had been some sort of tie-in or future reference to the introduction of The Mandarin.


Are you referring to Samuel Jackson's cameo at the end of the credits with that first one? You thought he should have been in the movie more?

And for the 2nd one, I thought they referenced the Mandarin by calling the afghan group the 10 rings, and having the leader playing with his huge ring all the time?

[Kangaroo]

If a certain female becomes President.... look for WW to get made right quick :laugh2:

What about Captain America?
I like that one but it has to be done right

There a trailer for it already it is supposedly being worked on for 2009

http://video.google.com/videosearch?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=sj7&resnum=0&q=captain%20america%20movie%20trailer&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wv

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp0wA5GTBwM

[DallasEast]

Are you referring to Samuel Jackson's cameo at the end of the credits with that first one? You thought he should have been in the movie more?

And for the 2nd one, I thought they referenced the Mandarin by calling the afghan group the 10 rings, and having the leader playing with his huge ring all the time?
Jackson, huh? Damn, I hate I missed that. He would be a good you-know-who. Did he wear an eyepatch? :D I'll probably go watch the movie again just to see his appearance. In the book, S.H.I.E.L.D. and Stark are directly linked through the use of his technology, so I did expect to see a little more of him interacting with Stark instead of simple S.H.I.E.L.D. agents. However, the movie has good enough without him.

You may be right about the Mandarin analogy. If so, they downgraded a major villain from the Iron Man gallery by doing so. Then again, they didn't show the Afghan leader being killed, unlike the fate of his henchmen/soldiers.

[DallasEast]

There a trailer for it already it is supposedly being worked on for 2009

http://video.google.com/videosearch?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=sj7&resnum=0&q=captain%20america%20movie%20trailer&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wv

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp0wA5GTBwM
Both trailers have the following summaries located beneath and to the right of each respectively:

1st trailer -

"This is a fan made trailer by me , it took a week and a half to make the actual movie is due out in 2009 and is to be Directed by Nick Cassavetes Captain America was created by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon Script is to be written by David Self , the man who wrote Road to Perdition I wanted a lot of actual WW2 footage to give it a real time period feel to it as well as aging the video a bit and having everything black and white It was made for my ******* account http://www.*******.com/steven_rogers_cap_america «"

2nd trailer -

"Fan-Made Teaser Trailer for a Captain America movie I will be making."

[REDVOLUTION]

I just got back from seeing IRONMAN

First 2/3 of movie were good. Last 1/3 was disappointing. They just seem to want to end it.

Overall I still liked it.


So... now that I have seen just about all of these movies in my lifetime I will rank them

1. Spider-Man 2 - brought to the screen right off the comic book pages - Doc Oc was best On Screen Villian

2. Superman 2 - good villian concept - ends with a nice twist - outsmarting the trio and Lex

3. Batman Begins - I liked this one better than all the other Batman movies put together - but as someone mentioned the ending was a disappointment.

4. Ironman - like I said 2/3 - 1/3 - it actually called for me action and needed it... that fight at the end was unimaginative - could have been more creative


Saw the trailer for The Incredible Hulk - its incredible... it doesnt look much better than the 1st one.... I am almost inclined to say that the TV series did a better job(for its time) than they are doing now with all the technology and effects

[ChldsPlay]

Jackson, huh? Damn, I hate I missed that. He would be a good you-know-who. Did he wear an eyepatch? :D I'll probably go watch the movie again just to see his appearance. In the book, S.H.I.E.L.D. and Stark are directly linked through the use of his technology, so I did expect to see a little more of him interacting with Stark instead of simple S.H.I.E.L.D. agents. However, the movie has good enough without him.

You may be right about the Mandarin analogy. If so, they downgraded a major villain from the Iron Man gallery by doing so. Then again, they didn't show the Afghan leader being killed, unlike the fate of his henchmen/soldiers.

I believe he had the eye patch. I missed it in the theatre myself and had to watch it in very very poor quality on youtube. When I see it again I'll actually wait through the credits. The scene very clearly hints at the Avengers though.

As for the Mandarin, I don't believe they were implying the afghan was the Mandarin himself. From what I heard, in the comics the Mandarin gave his 10 "generals" each a ring. So if that holds, then the afghan leader is just someone who was under the Mandarin.

[Cowboysfan22]

Saw it a a press screening last night. Solid. No BATMAN BEGINS, but solid nonetheless....

http://www.batman-on-film.com/on-film_moviereview_ironman_jett_4-30-08.html

Now if Rashard Mendenhall had been in it, I would have given it an A. ;) (For the record, I was/am a Felix the Cat Man!) :starspin

I think that it was better than Batman begins.

[trickblue]

Took the kids to see Iron Man today...

Very good movie. I highly recommend it...

Obviously they have set the way for a sequel...

[the kid 05]

Wolverine is coming out too, right?
Dont care for X-men characters though... I will check them out.


Yes theres a wolverine movie comin out and i hope it rocks, supposedly there is a magneto movie int he works as well

[the kid 05]

Jackson, huh? Damn, I hate I missed that. He would be a good you-know-who. Did he wear an eyepatch? :D I'll probably go watch the movie again just to see his appearance. In the book, S.H.I.E.L.D. and Stark are directly linked through the use of his technology, so I did expect to see a little more of him interacting with Stark instead of simple S.H.I.E.L.D. agents. However, the movie has good enough without him.

You may be right about the Mandarin analogy. If so, they downgraded a major villain from the Iron Man gallery by doing so. Then again, they didn't show the Afghan leader being killed, unlike the fate of his henchmen/soldiers.

you should have known to stay after! marvel alwaays done stuff like that. s.h.i.e.l.d. is in it but you have to pay close attention as they first dont call them selfs it...

[HTownCowboysFan]

I think that it was better than Batman begins.

It's a better "popcorn movie" than BEGINS, but BEGINS is a better film.

[FloridaRob]

Because there werent any Chick Flicks out that the wife hasnt seen, she gave an ok to see Iron Man yesterday. We both like it. I agree with YoMIcks analysis that the first 2/3 of the movie were very good and the last 1./3 was only soso. I made that comment coming out of the move to the wife.

Best line of the movie was when Gweneth Paltros characters said to the sexy blonde newscaster that she does a lot of things for Tony Stark including taking out the trash.

[DallasEast]

you should have known to stay after! marvel alwaays done stuff like that. s.h.i.e.l.d. is in it but you have to pay close attention as they first dont call them selfs it...
I'll do better when I go see The Hulk. That is, I'll wait until after the credits UNLESS it's as bad or worse that Ang Lee's Hulk. yuck. :)

[ChldsPlay]

I'll do better when I go see The Hulk. That is, I'll wait until after the credits UNLESS it's as bad or worse that Ang Lee's Hulk. yuck. :)

Well I know Robert Downey Jr. has a cameo in The Incredible Hulk, as Tony Stark. I hope it's not just in a post credits clip.

[DallasEast]

It's a better "popcorn movie" than BEGINS, but BEGINS is a better film.I wouldn't classify it as a 'popcorn movie'. While it wasn't nearly as dramatic as Batman Begins, it was a solid movie, imo. I do agree that Iron Man is not in the same zip code as Batman Begins, which is easily one of the top three or five superhero movie ever made.

[DallasEast]

Well I know Robert Downey Jr. has a cameo in The Incredible Hulk, as Tony Stark. I hope it's not just in a post credits clip.
That would be a nice tie-in. I wish that kind of crossover, as small as it may be, would happen in more superhero movies.

[HTownCowboysFan]

I wouldn't classify it as a 'popcorn movie'. While it wasn't nearly as dramatic as Batman Begins, it was a solid movie, imo. I do agree that Iron Man is not in the same zip code as Batman Begins, which is easily one of the top three or five superhero movie ever made.

I don't think I M was as "popcorn" as say, TRANSFORMERS, but it was def more so that BEGINS. It's a damn good flick -- one of Marvel's best, that's for sure. I gave it a very good review for BOF. I still think TDK is going to kick all of their arses! :star:

[Hostile]

Went and saw this today. Not a bad super hero movie at all. Afterwards we went to Speed Racer and ended up walking out an hour into it. Save your money on that one.

[FloridaRob]

Went and saw this today. Not a bad super hero movie at all. Afterwards we went to Speed Racer and ended up walking out an hour into it. Save your money on that one.

I hated Speed RAcer and would have walked out too except had the grandson with us. 2.5 hr kids movie?? I was bored to death....

[REDVOLUTION]

Ironman was good for the first 2/3... lacked imagination for the last 3rd. I think these directors tend to forget.... we want more of the comic book action brought to the screen... well I do anyways...

The end lacked any imagination... two ironmen duking it out. Weak.

It seems "The Incredible Hulk" falls into the same unimagination... the Hulk vs. another Hulk creation...


I think I liked the TV show more with the reporter chasing David Banner around the US.

I hope TDK is lights out... otherwise we have a string of so-so action movies.

[ChldsPlay]

Went and saw this today. Not a bad super hero movie at all. Afterwards we went to Speed Racer and ended up walking out an hour into it. Save your money on that one.

The wife and I really liked Speed Racer. Definitely not something to see if you want a normal run of the mill movie, or anything too serious. Thought it was a lot of fun and continually got better as it went along.

To me, there hasn't been a real "miss" yet this movie season. It's 4/4 with Indy being the closest to failing because of the utter ridiculousness (not just absurd, but absurdly STUPID) of the 2nd half from the monkey scene onward, before that it was pure Indy goodness. I even liked Prince Caspian, and I borderline hated the first Narnia.

[Hostile]

The wife and I really liked Speed Racer. Definitely not something to see if you want a normal run of the mill movie, or anything too serious. Thought it was a lot of fun and continually got better as it went along.

To me, there hasn't been a real "miss" yet this movie season. It's 4/4 with Indy being the closest to failing because of the utter ridiculousness (not just absurd, but absurdly STUPID) of the 2nd half from the monkey scene onward, before that it was pure Indy goodness. I even liked Prince Caspian, and I borderline hated the first Narnia.My only regret with Speed Racer was that I didn't leave sooner. 4 minutes into it I already thought it sucked and a half hour into it I told my wife and she agreed. I finally left and 5 minutes later my wife and kids did too. None of us liked it.

[HTownCowboysFan]

The wife and I really liked Speed Racer. Definitely not something to see if you want a normal run of the mill movie, or anything too serious. Thought it was a lot of fun and continually got better as it went along.

I thought it was OK. I sat through it with my youngest son and never looked at my watch -- a big sign for me that I think what I'm watching sucks. I didn't review it, but if I did, I'd have given it a C+/B-. My reviewer loved it and she expected to hate it going in and rip it to shreads. Here's her review:

http://www.on-film.net/moviereviews/speedracer_jenn-bobbitt_5-7-08.html

[DallasEast]

Ironman was good for the first 2/3... lacked imagination for the last 3rd. I think these directors tend to forget.... we want more of the comic book action brought to the screen... well I do anyways...

The end lacked any imagination... two ironmen duking it out. Weak.

It seems "The Incredible Hulk" falls into the same unimagination... the Hulk vs. another Hulk creation...


I think I liked the TV show more with the reporter chasing David Banner around the US.

I hope TDK is lights out... otherwise we have a string of so-so action movies.
The only saving grace for the television series was Bill Bixby, who, bless his soul, was a very talented, but underrated actor, imo. The entire premise of the show was based on The Fugitive. Cut out David Janssen and insert Bill Bixby. Remove Barry Morse and slide in Jack Colvin. Shazam! A total mockery of the comic and a cheap knockoff of the original classic series it was based upon.

Add action scenes such as The Hulk literally straining to lift the back end of a car and it's almost blasphemy what they did to the character. The Hulk is one of the most physically powerful creatures invented in any comic book universe and they downgraded him to a road rage circus strongman!

My apologies for the rant. If not for Bixby, I would have stroked one time too many watching the series. I kept hoping that the series' creators would finally 'get it' and let the character loose, but it never happened. Sad. Ang Lee tried. He got the character right, but his presentation of the story during the movie was too contorted and sloppy. Here's hoping that Ed Norton and company gets it right. ~fingers crossed~

[HTownCowboysFan]

^ Man, I loved that show as a kid! But I agree with DE's assessment. And why in the hell was Banner's name "David" on the show and he's "Bruce" in the comics?

[REDVOLUTION]

The only saving grace for the television series was Bill Bixby, who, bless his soul, was a very talented, but underrated actor, imo. The entire premise of the show was based on The Fugitive. Cut out David Janssen and insert Bill Bixby. Remove Barry Morse and slide in Jack Colvin. Shazam! A total mockery of the comic and a cheap knockoff of the original classic series it was based upon.

Add action scenes such as The Hulk literally straining to lift the back end of a car and it's almost blasphemy what they did to the character. The Hulk is one of the most physically powerful creatures invented in any comic book universe and they downgraded him to a road rage circus strongman!

My apologies for the rant. If not for Bixby, I would have stroked one time too many watching the series. I kept hoping that the series' creators would finally 'get it' and let the character loose, but it never happened. Sad. Ang Lee tried. He got the character right, but his presentation of the story during the movie was too contorted and sloppy. Here's hoping that Ed Norton and company gets it right. ~fingers crossed~


I hear ya... and thanks for that info....

BUT... my point is.... as a kid watching it... the creators/directors were successful in engaging the audience(it doenst matter what we think now) its the fact that THEN it worked and NOW(todays version) are not IMO

[DallasEast]

^ Man, I loved that show as a kid! But I agree with DE's assessment. And why in the hell was Banner's name "David" on the show and he's "Bruce" in the comics?
Have you been reading my mind? If you only knew how many times I questioned that very same thing...
I hear ya... and thanks for that info....

BUT... my point is.... as a kid watching it... the creators/directors were successful in engaging the audience(it doenst matter what we think now) its the fact that THEN it worked and NOW(todays version) are not IMO
I can see that about the series. Even back in the late 70's, network television was a cutthroat business. The network and creators weren't sure that they could capture an audience with a pure comic book theme back then. Instead, they went with The Fugitive clone. From what I can remember, the show was a hit amongst fans of the '60's show it was copied from, so I guess I can't really fault them for going the safe route.

It's just that, as a teenager who had bought tons of Marvel titles well-before the show premiered, I knew a great deal more about the central character than the show's target audience. During high school, I would get into conversations with my classmates about an episode. Folks would ask me things like, "Did you see what The Hulk did with that tractor? He's super strong!" One of my first questions would be, "Have you ever read the book?". Usually, the answer was no and why did I read comic books anyway? :rolleyes: :) Watching the show was maddening sometimes, to say the least. :o: