Iron Man

senordingdong

So, just back from the advanced screening.

To be honest, it was a little dissapointing.
There wasn't nearly enough scenes with Iron Man laying the smack down, like the scene where he

flew back to Afghanistan

to dish out some justice.

The personal side of things were handled very well I thought and RDJ was fantastic, it was almost like the character was written just for him.

I didn't like how Stan went from having a scrap suit to being a superior Iron Monger, that all took place way too fast. Paltrow was looking remarkably smoking in it.

All the best bits were shown in the ad but the movie was still very good. Pat on the back to Favreau.

Oh and one more thing, the title song wasn't played nearly enough.

bigslick

Yeah i was at the advanced screening there. I really enjoyed it. Loved Downey Jnr in the role that he was born to play.

I agree with Palthrow comment, dunno how they did it

Think was defo a great film IMO, and would recommend it

Karl Hungus

Well, I got my tickets for tomorrow.

I'm really looking forward to it.

tylerdurden94

Man O Man what a movie

DavyD_83

Went in with pretty low expectations. Gotta admit, i loved it!:eek::D:D

tylerdurden94

DavyD_83 wrote: »

Went in with pretty low expectations. Gotta admit, i loved it!:eek::D:D

What how could u do that did you not see the trailer? It rocked!

johnny_ultimate

Thought it was going to be a bit rubbish from the cheesy trailer, but I absolutely loved it. Great popcorn flick, completely ridiculous but just entertaining as hell. Its funny, action packed and generally tounge in cheek ("romance" subplot especially). Great one liners and sight gags (

Iron Man crashing through his house was hilarious

). Wasn't expecting much, but I got my moneys worth. Or at least would have if I had paid any money (free advance screenings ftw!)

humanji

Thought it was fantastic. One of the better comic adaptations. I agree that there wasn't enough action in it, but what there was, was excellent. RDJ was as brilliant as I thought he'd be. He really made the film stand out. And there was a great mix of action, comedy and even though they had the love interest, they managed to tone it down (who needs romance in a comic? ).

FYI, I was watching an interview with Favreau on Ireland AM this morning (with a horrifi interviewer who kept interrupting him!), and he was saying that they're already planning a second film and, being a comic fan, he knows that the third film always lets the others down. So he wants to do a big epic cross-over film. He mentioned wanting Captain America and Thor in it and that they should have their first films out by then.

I really enjoyed it but i wanted to see more IronMan . Just as i thought we were about to see him, his battery was dead and he was taking the suit off !!

faceman

I was disappointed with the film, it was only average in my book. Paltrow was a plank and a dismal plank at that. Jeff Bridges character was non sensical and the

transition to bad ironman or whatever he was called

was lame.

Not enough Ironman on screen action time. The bad guys were lame. They just werent "bad" enough. I would have liked to have seen more intensity to the early cave scenes so you could build a real hatred for his captors.

Downey was great though, he really pulled off a convincing Stark just like the comic book.

The film suffered, as with most year one hero flicks, with pacing. The early on scenes dragged in parts and then towards the end you were watching a different genre of film.

Still im sure it will be enjoyable for fanboys and some others. I expected more considering who was behind the camera and given Marvel had total control over the film.

Basq

Might wanna fix that spoiler tag faceman.

MooseJam

I'm going to watch this tomorrow, seems to be more thumbs up than down so might be ok

faceman

basquille wrote: »

Might wanna fix that spoiler tag faceman.

Thanks dude, fixed it there now.

humanji

faceman wrote: »

The bad guys were lame.

They just werent "bad" enough.

You mean massacring villagers isn't "bad" enough for you?

I know what you mean though. I think in an interview, they said they wanted the first film to be more realistic with realistic bad guys so that they can ease viewers into the universe.

I guess it's a tough balancing act, trying to get all the ingredients into the one film while still having it all make sense, story wise. As you say, almost all "year one" films suffer from this, but I think this handled it all fairly well. Better than most, I'd say.

faceman wrote: »

I expected more considering who was behind the camera

Well, he was also behind Daredevil, so this is a definite step up.

Basq

humanji wrote: »

Well, he was also behind Daredevil, so this is a definite step up.

Jon Favreau didn't direct 'Daredevil'. Too lazy to look it up with it was some guy with a 3 barrel name - Clark Johnson or something like that.

Favreau directed 'Zathura' & 'Elf'

humanji

Ah, I remember now, did he act in Daredevil or something? I've kind of blocked out most things to do with that film.

Basq

humanji wrote: »

Ah, I remember now, did he act in Daredevil or something? I've kind of blocked out most things to do with that film.

Yeah, he did act in Daredevil. Played "The Plank Affleck's" fat little comical friend.

Favreau is great though.

humanji

He'll always be Monica's rich boyfriend to me

fitz

And he'll always be the ill fated stag/groom in Very Bad Things for me.

Driver 8

Stay til the end of the credits *nod*

Jello

Really enjoyed it. Cast was spot on, especially RDJ who was absolutely brilliant. Agreed there could've been some more action in it, especially towards the end, where it all seemed to get wrapped up too quickly imo. But still, it's easily the best comic book adaption I've seen since Batman Begins.

senordingdong

The credits weren't very good either so I didn't stay to the end.
What happened Driver 8?

Davy

is their plans for another, too early? maybe Terrence Howard will get in the suit to help RDjr

I taught it was good, hope they wouldn't ruin it like spiderman did

Jello

davton wrote: »

is their plans for another, too early? maybe Terrence Howard will get in the suit to help RDjr

I taught it was good, hope they wouldn't ruin it like spiderman did

Yep a trilogy is planned, so a sequel is confirmed.

senordingdong

Yeah but Iron Man has a more unique background then other super heros.

Davy

Jello wrote: »

Yep a trilogy is planned, so a sequel is confirmed.

It was what i taught, done with all other marvels, as i said before hope they don't f*ck it up!
Is there any details on the next ones what way they are going to take it?

Wacker

senordingdong wrote: »

The credits weren't very good either so I didn't stay to the end.
What happened Driver 8?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=rqaQgLc0vKE

Mods, is this allowed? I'll edit it if not. Last thing I want to do is tread on anyone's toes.

Karl Hungus

I was deathly afraid that the film blew it's load in the trailers, so while I was greatly anticipating the film, there was a sense of impending dissapointment prying in my mind, but Iron Man really delivers. Loved it.

I really enjoyed it, though the absence of the after credits scene was annoying.

Necronomicon

I'm generally not huge on Marvel adaptions, so I wasn't getting ahead of myself with this, as cool as the trailer was. I did enjoy it, but wasn't over-awed. Can't help but feel I wouldn't have liked it if it wasn't for Robert Downey Jr, he was fantastic as usual.

Might need a second viewing, my opinion is probably obscured by a cinema cock-up that meant an unscheduled 20 minute intermission :mad:

Roar

i loved it. havent enjoyed a film that much in a while.

aidan_walsh

Necromomicon wrote:

Might need a second viewing, my opinion is probably obscured by a cinema cock-up that meant an unscheduled 20 minute intermission

Where was this?

pixelburp

I loved it - I thought it had wit, intelligence & didn't talk down to the audience. It nicely straddled the fine line between the goofiness of "Fantastic Four" and the grim atmosphere of "Batman Begins". The Afghan stuff was quite hard hitting considering this was a "family" oriented movie, but it worked well. As everyone else has said, Downey Jr. was perfect for the role & really shows what star quality he has.

Also LOVED the Stan Lee cameo

Did many people stay until the end to see the extra scene?

Samuel L Jackson as Nic Fury

Necronomicon

aidan_walsh wrote: »

Where was this?

Douglas. It was sold out in Mahon Point, so we had to race down to Douglas, missing the first couple of minutes and getting crappy seats on top of that. So yeah, maybe I should really see it a second time!

TOPDAWG

Just back from it!! Sweet baby jesus!!! WHAT A FILM!! Havent been that blown away by a film in a long long time. Best superhero film since Batman Begins, if not better (my judgement may be clouded having just seen it )

Unreal.

senordingdong

Wacker wrote: »

http://youtube.com/watch?v=rqaQgLc0vKE

Mods, is this allowed? I'll edit it if not. Last thing I want to do is tread on anyone's toes.

All the links get taken down before I can see them. But I've read about what happened.

I have to admit that I don't like the cross over idea.
Sounds naff.

aidan_walsh

Necromomicon wrote: »

Douglas. It was sold out in Mahon Point, so we had to race down to Douglas, missing the first couple of minutes and getting crappy seats on top of that. So yeah, maybe I should really see it a second time!

Ah, got to The Gate just in time to see the Sold Out signs go up, so was wondering if I should have been thankful for missing it

krudler

Loved it, the 2nd half suffered from the "trailer for a sequel" syndrome most origin story comic movies have but the build up to becoming Iron Man was fantastic, the scenes where hes building the suit are hilarious didnt expect it to be so funny, will go again during the week

Sarky

That was damned entertaining. Who knew an alcoholic misogynistic arsehole would make a brillian Tony Stark?

Bit slow in places, but meh, it's like any hero film trying to set the scene for sequels.

I particularly loved the final line. Great ending in my book.

Anyway, decent dialogue, really funny moments I especially liked

Stark trying to talk to his friend on the phone while dogfighting the fighter jets

), and a lot of stuff blows up in a most impressive fashion.

Go see it.

Kur4mA

I thought it was bloody brilliant. Robert Downey Jr. IS Tony Stark. :cool:

Jemmy

Just back from the movie, loved it! Better than i expected tbh!

pixelburp wrote: »

Did many people stay until the end to see the extra scene?

Samuel L Jackson as Nic Fury

Stayed on til almost the end and saw nothing, must have just missed it! Lights had gone on and everything! :mad:

Texas Red

I'm going to see it this weekend .... I've been waiting a looooong time for this one .

Jemmy

Texas Red wrote: »

I'm going to see it this weekend .... I've been waiting a looooong time for this one .

Its worth the wait!:D

Texas Red

Jemmy wrote: »

Its worth the wait!:D

Every review I've read has been favorable . I'm glad to see the film industry didn't give up on doing a movie about a heavy hitter like Iron Man , I think most people were disappointed with The Hulk ( although I have high hopes for The Incredible Hulk ), and I didn't think The Fantastic Four was really that good of a movie , it was way too campy for my taste . I read somewhere that the weaker powered heroes fared better at the box office due to the audiences ability to relate better to the main character ... , so I am a little surprised this movie even got made , but it sounds like a summer blockbuster for sure .

Tusky

Surprisingly, I thought this was really good. Very enjoyable.

Karl Hungus

Texas Red wrote: »

I didn't think The Fantastic Four was really that good of a movie

Ah now, both FF and it's sequel were complete garbage.

Karl Hungus

Karl Hungus wrote: »

Ah now, both FF and it's sequel were complete garbage.

Watchable garbage though. I waited almost two years to watch the first FF and while it was far from a great film, it killed 90 minutes. The second one had some potential but was let down by the fact that it was being used as a Silver Surfer introduction film.

Karl Hungus

Deleted User wrote: »

it killed 90 minutes

...with a drill, and then left the remains of that 90 minutes in a ditch.

Karl Hungus

Karl Hungus wrote: »

...with a drill, and then left the remains of that 90 minutes in a ditch.

Still a far superior film than Nick Fury: Agent of Shield.

senordingdong

Booo cross overs!

CyberGhost

I enjoyed the movie, I enjoyed all the actors, including Peltrov, unbelieveably(I hate her).

Downey was awesome as already mentioned 100 times.

But after the movie I was left with an unsatisfied feeling, I didn't get to see enough of Iron Man suit.

What I loved the most though, was Starks' lifestyle and success.