Iron Man 3 - Page 10

what was the explanation for tony starks panic attacks?
and where does the evil guy got his powers from?

i would also like to ask "wtf mandarin?" but then...the movie overall isnt that good... kinda average maybe..

He has PTSP after what happened during Avengers.
Evil guy used the Extremis formula on himself. His powers are same as any of the other superhumans Stark was fighting against.
Well they probably decided real Mandarin was not serious enough for this movie...

The Mandarin turned out to be just a face, and it adds a nice bit of comedy. I would have preferred him to be more traditional with the 10 rings and what not. It could have added some cool action, but would have been to much. So that's understandable.

I also feel a little sad when Tony finally gets the shrapnel removed, therefore not needing the arc reactor in his chest anymore. It makes the movies feel final (even though they probably aren't, they better not be...) since it's one of his most identifying characteristics.

Was there any indication why all these armed servicemen and women decided to go along with the plot to assassinate the President of the United States after they had their limbs back? I mean there's no indication it would help the Extremis stabilization. Why did they love killing random people so much, too?

Also, why did we not get a courtesy shot of Tony freezing an Extremis guy causing fractures then punching them so that they exploded? Wasted opportunity.

Ever had the experience of being so excited, but only to end up being disappointed? That is how I felt with the movie. It was my fault for getting too hyped up and believing what Shane Black, Kevin Feige, and the cast said about the movie. I remember back last year during San Diego Comic-Con where Shane Black praised Ben Kingsley claiming that he IS the Mandarin. After seeing the movie... yeah right. They absolutely butchered the character and made him into nothing but a comic relief character. Even in his serious side, he was still laughable and cheesy.

Enough of that. I thought the overall movie was decent and it was a little better than Iron Man 2, which isn't saying much because Iron Man 2 was the weakest of all the MCU movies so far. Yes, even I thought The Incredible Hulk was a better film. Tony Stark felt a little more tamed and less annoying than he was in Iron Man 2 and The Avengers. There are some moments when I rolled my eyes to some of the things he said, but Robert Downey Jr is still awesome. Don Cheadle didn't really do much besides fly around and have short dialogue. I felt he was very underused in this movie when there was so much potential to expand his role. Guy Pierce was pretty good in this movie and I think he is the best villain out of the three Iron Man movies so far. I thought his reason was cliche, but it worked for the most part.

Some are drawing similarities from The Dark Knight Rises, which there are some since this is more of a Tony Stark movie than him being Iron man. He spent most of his time starting from the beginning since he lost a lot of things. The final battle at the end was quite anti-climatic. Joss Whedon praised it by saying it will be difficult to overcome it in Avengers 2, which I thought it be complete bullshit honestly. It was nice to see the true Hall of Armors, but they didn't do much besides fly around and fight the Extremis soldiers and sometimes switching between armors.

I find this movie to be a poor start to Phase 2 of the MCU. I think this movie wasn't really needed since it doesn't push the storyline to the eventual Avengers 2. I think Thor 2 will since the universe is more connected to Thanos. In the end, I give Iron Man 3 a 6.5/10 and it makes me nervous for the upcoming films especially Captain America 2 and Guardians of the Galaxy. I think Thor 2 has the potential to be the best Phase 2 movies out of all of them.

Like any virus/serum, it depends on how well the user takes it in. I'd assume that some easily lose patience and control of it. I mean, Pepper almost lost control at the end when she killed Aldrich Killian.