Escape to the Movies: Iron Man 3
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Well, I was stoked before, but now I can hardly contain myself! Bob's saying it is second best only to Captain America: The First Avenger is some of the highest praise he could have given it, for in my opinion, Captain America was the best of the individual Marvel movies. Color me excited!
For some reason the UK got this and Avengers a week early (which meant that I got to celebrate the anniversaries of those years with marvel movies 
) and since seeing the movie I still don't know how to feel about the twist a few days later. My initial reaction was of extreme annoyance but every moment of it was so entertaining. I really hope that it is the subject of a Big Picture episode, pretty please?
) and since seeing the movie I still don't know how to feel about the twist a few days later. My initial reaction was of extreme annoyance but every moment of it was so entertaining. I really hope that it is the subject of a Big Picture episode, pretty please?
Releasing the review a day before you usually do, I can only assume good things...MovieBob said:
*watches video*
Well, my day is set for tomorrow...
*Checks calendar* Wait... it's still not friday yet... what madness is this!??
BUT... on the other hand, I liked the previous Iron Man movies, I thought they were mostly okay, but if Bob's saying that 3 is awesome (as in, Captain America awesome) and has a twist (I actually muted the spoiler, wich I rarely do), I guess it's definitely a worthwhile little flick I need to see.
BUT... on the other hand, I liked the previous Iron Man movies, I thought they were mostly okay, but if Bob's saying that 3 is awesome (as in, Captain America awesome) and has a twist (I actually muted the spoiler, wich I rarely do), I guess it's definitely a worthwhile little flick I need to see.
Welp, I'm seeing this at midnight tonight and I'm sure it's going to be awesome. Liked how you slipped in pictures of Cartman bonking bin Laden on the head and the Monarch's henchmen from the Venture Brothers.
Awh, now I got nothing to watch tomorrow now this got uploaded today.
Anyway the review was unexpected since I thought he would of been dissapointed/ disliked it and no I ain't talking about the twist (I agreed on Bob about it). I just didn't like the end goal to his plans and the way Tony was playing detective during that part of the film. Also heh, I didn't notice the subtle 911/ terrorist reference until now.
Anyway the review was unexpected since I thought he would of been dissapointed/ disliked it and no I ain't talking about the twist (I agreed on Bob about it). I just didn't like the end goal to his plans and the way Tony was playing detective during that part of the film. Also heh, I didn't notice the subtle 911/ terrorist reference until now.
i enjoyed it. was it perfect, no. was it fun, hell yes. the twist was fun, the Marvel CU doesnt stick too close to the books so get over it. n c'mon, canon gets messed with plenty anyway.
still not sure why the UK gets to see it first, but hey, i enjoyed it
still not sure why the UK gets to see it first, but hey, i enjoyed it
I saw the movie two days ago, and I have to say:
Meh.
It was alright as far as I am concerned, but it didn't really impress me all that much. Robert Downey Jr. was good, Gwyneth Paltrow was alright, Guy Pearce was fun (though I liked him better in Lockout) and Ben Kingsley stole every scene he was in.
If superheroes are your thing this movie is for you.
If you just want a fun action-romp, this movie is a good choice.
If you want anything more than that, you would be better of with another movie.
Why?
Meh.
It was alright as far as I am concerned, but it didn't really impress me all that much. Robert Downey Jr. was good, Gwyneth Paltrow was alright, Guy Pearce was fun (though I liked him better in Lockout) and Ben Kingsley stole every scene he was in.
If superheroes are your thing this movie is for you.
If you just want a fun action-romp, this movie is a good choice.
If you want anything more than that, you would be better of with another movie.
Why?
Ok, let's start:
First of: The "big shocking twisty twist of twisting proportions that will get people mad": As far as I can tell, Bob was referring to the Mandarin not being the one in charge but a mere puppet strung up by the "real mastermind".
SO basically the very same twist "The Dark Knight Rises" did. Only this time you see it coming from a mile away.
Heck, from ten miles away, blaring obnoxious music to announce it's arrival.
Was it shocking?
I saw this coming from a mile away, so it wasn't a shocking twist. Imho the last Batman executed the very same twist much better.
Was I OUTRAGED?
Nope. It seemed pretty clear that the Mandarin was not supposed to be the main antagonist, so there was no outrage.
Was I dissapointed?
A little. I know very little about comic books, but I know that the "real" mandarin uses magic, and to me "magic" would have been a much nicer addition to the movie than "sciencey-stuff so soft you can spread it on a croissant"-explanation we get for how and why stuff happens.
Second:
The action sequences: I really didn't like most of the action sequences. It seemed to me that they tried very hard to do some Avengers-style action sequence, but as far as I am concerned, they failed. Sure, there were lots of explosions and lots of stuff going on on the screen, but ultimately none of it was even close to being exciting or suspenseful.
As far as I am concerned, the best word to describe most of the final action sequence would be "bland".
And I was always acutely aware that most everything shown on screen was CGI.
I also disliked how they ended the main villain, having mutant-Pepper save Tony Stark from mutant-Guy-Pearce was not something I wanted in my IRON MAN movie.
If I had wanted to watch two lava-mutants duke it out, I would have gone seek a movie called "ULTIMATE-EXTREME-lava-mutant-cage-match-XX-2000".
But I didn't. I wanted to watch an Iron Man movie, and I fully expected to get to see Iron Man kick some serious ass and spout cool one-liners whilst doing so.
What did I get?
Iron Man getting dominated time and time again, having his suit destroyed like it ain't no thing and him running away.
And in the end, Mutant-Pepper has to save the day, killing the bad guy with an explosion.
Right after Iron Man blew the guy up, which miraculously failed to kill him.
That was not a satisfactory way to kill the guy.
Iron Man's last one liner? "I got nothing".
Now that's just adding insult to injury.
Third:
Ending Iron Man's story:
Wasn't it established in the first movie that they couldn't operate on Tony Starks heart because he wouldn't survive the procedure or something along those lines?
Well this movie said FUCK YOU to that and had him undergo surgery to apparently remove all the shrapnel etc.
Makes you wonder why he didn't just do that right the fuck after getting back to America.
Hell, if that was possible, why wasn't he all like:
"It's good to be back in the good ol' US of A. Now, someone get me a burger. And then I am gonna have me some real american open-fucking-heart surgery." in the first movie?
Did he just forget about his chest full of metal shards?
Was he too busy boning supermodels to schedule an appointment?
Was the night-light built in his damn chest just too convenient?
Fourth:
The "Iron Man-Prototype-suit failing" bit got old way too fast. As in:
It felt old the first time they used it and from then on out it continued to get worse and worse.
Fifth: The villain sucked. His motivation sucked and his plan sucked. However, Guy Pearce made such a great job potraying the guy that I still found him very enjoyable.
First of: The "big shocking twisty twist of twisting proportions that will get people mad": As far as I can tell, Bob was referring to the Mandarin not being the one in charge but a mere puppet strung up by the "real mastermind".
SO basically the very same twist "The Dark Knight Rises" did. Only this time you see it coming from a mile away.
Heck, from ten miles away, blaring obnoxious music to announce it's arrival.
Was it shocking?
I saw this coming from a mile away, so it wasn't a shocking twist. Imho the last Batman executed the very same twist much better.
Was I OUTRAGED?
Nope. It seemed pretty clear that the Mandarin was not supposed to be the main antagonist, so there was no outrage.
Was I dissapointed?
A little. I know very little about comic books, but I know that the "real" mandarin uses magic, and to me "magic" would have been a much nicer addition to the movie than "sciencey-stuff so soft you can spread it on a croissant"-explanation we get for how and why stuff happens.
Second:
The action sequences: I really didn't like most of the action sequences. It seemed to me that they tried very hard to do some Avengers-style action sequence, but as far as I am concerned, they failed. Sure, there were lots of explosions and lots of stuff going on on the screen, but ultimately none of it was even close to being exciting or suspenseful.
As far as I am concerned, the best word to describe most of the final action sequence would be "bland".
And I was always acutely aware that most everything shown on screen was CGI.
I also disliked how they ended the main villain, having mutant-Pepper save Tony Stark from mutant-Guy-Pearce was not something I wanted in my IRON MAN movie.
If I had wanted to watch two lava-mutants duke it out, I would have gone seek a movie called "ULTIMATE-EXTREME-lava-mutant-cage-match-XX-2000".
But I didn't. I wanted to watch an Iron Man movie, and I fully expected to get to see Iron Man kick some serious ass and spout cool one-liners whilst doing so.
What did I get?
Iron Man getting dominated time and time again, having his suit destroyed like it ain't no thing and him running away.
And in the end, Mutant-Pepper has to save the day, killing the bad guy with an explosion.
Right after Iron Man blew the guy up, which miraculously failed to kill him.
That was not a satisfactory way to kill the guy.
Iron Man's last one liner? "I got nothing".
Now that's just adding insult to injury.
Third:
Ending Iron Man's story:
Wasn't it established in the first movie that they couldn't operate on Tony Starks heart because he wouldn't survive the procedure or something along those lines?
Well this movie said FUCK YOU to that and had him undergo surgery to apparently remove all the shrapnel etc.
Makes you wonder why he didn't just do that right the fuck after getting back to America.
Hell, if that was possible, why wasn't he all like:
"It's good to be back in the good ol' US of A. Now, someone get me a burger. And then I am gonna have me some real american open-fucking-heart surgery." in the first movie?
Did he just forget about his chest full of metal shards?
Was he too busy boning supermodels to schedule an appointment?
Was the night-light built in his damn chest just too convenient?
Fourth:
The "Iron Man-Prototype-suit failing" bit got old way too fast. As in:
It felt old the first time they used it and from then on out it continued to get worse and worse.
Fifth: The villain sucked. His motivation sucked and his plan sucked. However, Guy Pearce made such a great job potraying the guy that I still found him very enjoyable.
I liked the film. A lot. Then again, I love both Iron Man and RDJ as a whole.
What amazed me most of all thought, is that after seven years of Marvel films, people were still leaving before the end credits.
What amazed me most of all thought, is that after seven years of Marvel films, people were still leaving before the end credits.
Not in my opinion. Easily the best of the Marvel movies so far, better than Avengers even. Good story, good characters, good action, good dialogue, good spectacle, it just works. I wasn't a big fan of either of the first two Iron Man movies, but this one is definitely worth a watch. And the twist, while not exactly original, is beautifully done.Reeve said: