Iron Man

Jet_Jaguar · Post by **Jet_Jaguar** » Fri May 02, 2008 10:46 -0700

Anyone seen the Iron Man movie yet? I'm interested in seeing it since I've what I've heard about it is mostly positive and because Iron Man is probably my favorite Marvel character. I might wait a week or two for the crowds to thin out a little bit before I see it, though. It's actually been about two months since I've seen any new movies, so I'm about ready to go see anything that looks halfway decent.

One aspect of it that I'm somewhat interested in is that it's apparently the first movie to be completely produced and financed by Marvel. It's being distributed by Paramount, but my understanding is that this movie is completely a Marvel product.

roel · Post by **roel** » Sat May 03, 2008 8:49 -0700

I saw it yesterday and will see it again today. The acting was great and it was more intense then what I expected. The actors had great chemistry together and there were no weak links among them. It was a very good and entertaining movie and I rank it in my top 3 Super Hero movies right along Batman Begins and Spiderman 2. I can't wait for the next one and especially the introduction of War Machine. You need to stay till the very end of the credits for a special surprise.

VikingSpawn · Post by **VikingSpawn** » Sat May 03, 2008 13:29 -0700

It was great....way better than the Spiderman movies.

Downey rules!

Andy · Post by **Andy** » Sat May 03, 2008 19:45 -0700

I loved it!

cynlee · Post by **cynlee** » Sat May 03, 2008 20:42 -0700

I give it two thumbs up. It was just as good as the trailers indicated to me. I will definitely see it again!

Robert Downey, Jr, is a fantastic actor, and I can't see anyone else being Iron Man-- and I'm not an IM fan, don't even remember reading the comic, just know the characters from other things I've read.

And Stan Lee's cameo was brilliant.

Marchino · Post by **Marchino** » Sun May 04, 2008 10:23 -0700

im going to watch it today!!!!

but also im not a big fan of Ironman since Civil War from Marvel....

Abayo,
Marchino

Post by **Todd Shogun** » Mon May 05, 2008 22:07 -0700

Saw it, loved it. Bottom line, after several mishaps (Spider-man 3, X-Men 3) Marvel Movies are back...this one will clobber The Dark Knight, for which the trailers look pretty weak.

RDJ does a dead on Tony Stark. The special effects were amazing and actually complemented the movie as opposed to being the movie (think of the awful Transformers movie last year). Even though the movie follows along the same formula as other Marvel movies, it excels in it's storyline, acting, and visuals.

{Spoiler Below}

Did anyone else stay past the ending credits to see Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D...brilliant!

cynlee · Post by **cynlee** » Tue May 06, 2008 6:00 -0700

*waves hand frantically* I did, I did, I did!!!

In fact, I had been telling Buslady that I'd read he was supposed to have had a cameo, but it must have been cut out or something. Then we were walking out (I had made them wait, lol-- I like credits) and YUS! Caught it after all!

Space Wolf · Post by **Space Wolf** » Tue May 06, 2008 7:51 -0700

I still haven't seen it yet but plan to. I keep hearing such good things about it.

Colin Solan · Post by **Colin Solan** » Tue May 06, 2008 10:29 -0700

Yeah that movie really lived up to the hype. Kudos to Jon Favreau, Robert Downey and the rest of the cast and crew. Only thing that could've made me happier:

morna-san · Post by **morna-san** » Wed May 07, 2008 20:15 -0700

Loved it! I have a new respect for Robert Downey Jr*. I always liked his acting but now he seems to be over his trainwreck period and is knuckling down - good to see. Really fun but if I have a mild criticism; it lacks a bit in the emotional sphere. I still hold Spiderman 2 (and possibly 1) above Iron Man but we are going again on Friday so I may revise that.

* never thought of him as eyecandyish before - perhaps he was too young but this is a cute man!

Iron Bunny · Post by **Iron Bunny** » Wed May 14, 2008 7:58 -0700

I used to think that Iron Man was a second-class hero, but not after seeing the movie. I definitely think that Iron Man would kill Batman in a fight anyday!!! So my helmets off to Marvel for making such an awesomely great movie.

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Thu May 15, 2008 9:53 -0700

Saw it, liked it. I've never been much of an IRON MAN guy, but RDJ really sold the movie for me.

Still, at times it felt too much like a television pilot, instead of a feature film. Not enough of an "epic" vibe, if you know what I mean. That's what summer movies are supposed to be about, darn it.

Dore · Post by **Dore** » Sun May 18, 2008 11:47 -0700

Nah, Batman would have some sort of EMP device to shut off IM's armor. Batman ALWAYS wins.

Excellent flick, right under the second Superman and Spider-Man 1 as the greatest super-hero flick of all time.

Jet_Jaguar · Post by **Jet_Jaguar** » Wed May 28, 2008 18:41 -0700

I caught up with Iron Man a little bit late today, and I enjoyed it quite a bit (I would've liked it a little bit more if Iron Man's suit had "thunderball fists" [anyone get that reference?]). I really hope that movies like this, Hellboy 2, and The Dark Knight help to put an end to the pejorative term "comic book action movie" that some of the lazier film critics throw around. It seems like comic book/graphic novel-based movies have really come a long way in the last 10-15 years.

I'm usually not too impressed with most of the big blockbuster movies that roll out this time of year, but I think that this year, the big summer blockbusters are actually fairly good for a change. I also enjoyed Speed Racer a lot, and despite its problems, I also had a good time watching Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.