Iron Man 3 [Spoilers Everywhere]

Shonuff · Mar 6, 2013

Juvarisx_sl said:
As someone who really didn't read the comic's what is the deal with the end of that trailer.

More likely he's controlling his armor with the Extremis virus.

Beef Supreme_sl said:
JFC, Extremis has got to be the best Iron Man story ever. Don't fuck this up Marvel. Just don't.

I just read the six issue story arc of Extremis, and didn't find it that impressive. What am I missing?

Bane_sl · Mar 6, 2013

Alex_sl said:
I thought the second Iron Man was a bit disappointing. I've only seen it once so maybe I should give it another try, but I thought the whole Agent Smith-like shit at the end was really bad. It just paled in comparison to the first one - which is one of the best of all the comic book movie reboots of late.

If the second one was 2 hours of the Iron Man / War Machine back to back fighting, it would have been great. But Hammer ruined the whole thing imo.

pysek · Mar 6, 2013

I loved Rockwell as Hammer and thought he did a great job. I'm biased though because he'll always be Roc Ingersoll in my heart.

Kirun · Mar 6, 2013

Sam Rockwell can do no wrong in my book. While Iron Man 2 wasn't quite as good as Iron Man 1, it wasn't that far off the mark. Still a 7.5/10 or so.

McCheese · Mar 6, 2013

Kirun_sl said:
Sam Rockwell can do no wrong in my book. While Iron Man 2 wasn't quite as good as Iron Man 1, it wasn't that far off the mark. Still a 7.5/10 or so.

The only problem I had with Iron Man 2 was the anticlimactic ending. The whole chase scene between Iron Man and the robots was too long. I'd have rather had a longer and more interesting final showdown with Whiplash.

pysek · Mar 6, 2013

The whole movie was an anti-climax. Whiplash was underutilized, Hammer was comedic relief and never a threat, and the poisoning was easily rectified. The whole thing felt like a set-up for the Avengers and Iron Man 3 without any real meat within. Still a better movie than most comic related properties based on talent alone.

Haus · Mar 10, 2013

Saw the new trailer last night when the wife and I went to see Jack the Giant Slayer (very meh movie there..).

Was nice that my wife has gotten into the Marvel universe to be cognizant of and ask any why there were so many different armors, and nice to see one of my favorites get a second of airtime.

I'm putting the odds at 75% that one of the Mandarin's rings ends up being an infinity gauntlet gem.

Sceleris_sl · Mar 11, 2013

The rings will be merely symbolic and have no true power. Mandarin is a terrorist who just has a passion for ancient china. He'll be like the joker in the dark knight... Grounded in reality. Mysticism and sorcery are only in thor and a future dr. Strange movie.

Btw, anyone think the hulkbuster armor looks a hell of a lot like a space marine terminator?

Tarrant · Mar 11, 2013

There's no way that'll be the case.

Haus · Mar 11, 2013

Sceleris_sl said:
The rings will be merely symbolic and have no true power. Mandarin is a terrorist who just has a passion for ancient china. He'll be like the joker in the dark knight... Grounded in reality. Mysticism and sorcery are only in thor and a future dr. Strange movie.

Btw, anyone think the hulkbuster armor looks a hell of a lot like a space marine terminator?

If they roll with "The rings are just ugly jewelry" there will be fanboy riots.. And they've gone to pretty considerable lenghts to make sure they didn't set off that level of rage. Although I could also see a "He didn't realize how powerful this one particular ring really is..." angle as the post credit teaser.

And yes, the HB armor did have a lot of space marine vibe to it. Assuming that was really the HB armor and not his "ultra deep sea" gear.

Heylel · Mar 11, 2013

Sceleris_sl said:
a future dr. Strange movie.

ohgodpleaseyes.

Sterling · Mar 11, 2013

Not sure how well Dr Strange would work as a movie. Seems like it would either be weak or just over the top cheesy as fuck. Would be really hard to find the balance.

McCheese · Mar 11, 2013

Sterling_sl said:
Not sure how well Dr Strange would work as a movie. Seems like it would either be weak or just over the top cheesy as fuck. Would be really hard to find the balance.

I think that could have been said about all of these Marvel movies so far, especially Thor and Captain America. All of them turned out to be at least decent movies.

Sterling · Mar 12, 2013

McCheese_sl said:
I think that could have been said about all of these Marvel movies so far, especially Thor and Captain America. All of them turned out to be at least decent movies.

Scale is different and it's all mysticism and magic and the supernatural which I think just generally feels very different from most other superheros.

Braen · Mar 12, 2013

I have said it once and I will say it again... Constantine sequel.

Although a Dr. Strange movie would be interesting, I am not sure how the masses will accept the magic and mysticism on a large scale.

Then again Thor did all right and Marvel has built up a lot of cred with the movie going public lately.

McCheese · Mar 12, 2013

I guess I just don't see why people would be hung up about magic and mysticism. I mean, look at the Hell Boy movies. Those had all sorts of weird creatures, demons, magic, and they were really well received. Assuming they craft the movie's world well and create a believable setting in which magic can exist I don't think anyone would bat an eye.

The only problem I foresee with a Dr. Strange movie is if they try to tie it in to the others, because then you have this clash of the largely sci-fi world of The Avengers with the purely magical world of Dr. Strange.

nuday · Mar 12, 2013

pysek_sl said:
The whole movie was an anti-climax. Whiplash was underutilized, Hammer was comedic relief and never a threat, and the poisoning was easily rectified. The whole thing felt like a set-up for the Avengers and Iron Man 3 without any real meat within. Still a better movie than most comic related properties based on talent alone.

This was my problem with Captain America. That movie felt like it had no point other than to set up for Avengers. I loved Avengers, but I didn't want to sit through a few hours of Cap being boring to set up for it.

Caliane · Mar 12, 2013

you have to understand, studio producers are quite possibly the dumbest mother fuckers on the planet.
Completely made up trending as law.

Tons of magic movies get put out constantly. yet, we keep seeing this insistence on trying to ground the magic in comics in science. Even Thor, and Asgard, was aliens and advanced science.
You can't explain it. there is no logic.

When things like trublood, Twilight are super popular. and are straight up magic.
Starwars, the most popular Sci-fi of all time, was firmly based on MAGIC. and fans even got pissed when the magic was retconned to science.

So yeah, any attempt to say, you can't have magic in this stuff. just slap anyone that says that. its stupid.

At worst, you can do a handwaving, ala Thor, and Clarke. any sufficiently advanced science...

Tuco · Mar 12, 2013

where did they say that Azgard was scientific marvel?

Grimmlokk · Mar 12, 2013

Tuco_sl said:
where did they say that Azgard was scientific marvel?

http://youtu.be/JOddp-nlNvQ?t=1m44s

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