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I thought it was like Iron Man 2, but better. That's both a good thing and a bad thing.
Why it's good:+ Show Spoiler +It was like the Avengers in that it was an action movie that didn't take itself too seriously, and was funny. I also genuinely was afraid for Tony Stark during some of the scenes; he wasn't invincible. I actually liked the Mandarin reveal.
Why it's not so good:+ Show Spoiler +It had the same problem as Iron Man 2, in that Tony Stark became a human with superpowers, instead of an engineer. For me (I haven't read the comics), the charm of the first one was Tony building the suit. He wasn't stronger or a better fighter- he was just really good at building things. Jarvis, too, became just too powerful. In Iron Man 1, Jarvis was a really cool CAD program, and he slowly morphed into a omniscient deity.
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the mandarin twist was ballsy but they did not give a good enough explanation from killian. therefore it felt cheap and poorly executed
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It was ok - some scenes were nice, i enjoyed the humor and Downey's acting.
Apart from that - just another high budget well done movie, nothing special in it.
1 act twist and that's it, you know the rest.
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The last fight scene felt so uninspired and bland, like I was totally amazed on the + Show Spoiler +part were pepper "died", I was like "woah, srs shit going on, possibly more character development finally! at the cost of another sequel..." then nope, she was alive DEUS EX MACHINAE, the entire movie was filled with that :'c
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On May 04 2013 14:37 WilDMousE wrote:The last fight scene felt so uninspired and bland, like I was totally amazed on the + Show Spoiler +part were pepper "died", I was like "woah, srs shit going on, possibly more character development finally! at the cost of another sequel..." then nope, she was alive DEUS EX MACHINAE, the entire movie was filled with that :'c
+ Show Spoiler +unless you slept through the movie and woke up at that scene it was obvious she didn't die from that. The extremis exposed humans survived worse through the movie.
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On May 04 2013 17:38 -Archangel- wrote:Show nested quote +On May 04 2013 14:37 WilDMousE wrote:The last fight scene felt so uninspired and bland, like I was totally amazed on the + Show Spoiler +part were pepper "died", I was like "woah, srs shit going on, possibly more character development finally! at the cost of another sequel..." then nope, she was alive DEUS EX MACHINAE, the entire movie was filled with that :'c + Show Spoiler +unless you slept through the movie and woke up at that scene it was obvious she didn't die from that. The extremis exposed humans survived worse through the movie.
woooosh
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Felt very comic-esque, specially when calling the reinforcements. And Stark is actually way more time outside a suit than inside, which I liked.
Better than Iron Man 2 by a mile :D (not a great achievment tho).
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Much much better than 2, a little better than 1. I was quite disappointed by the Mandarin "twist" even though I don't read the comics. I was looking forward to pew pew from the rings. Overall I would give it a 8/10. Nerd chills moment were when he finished donning the suit during the attack on his house and the 100 backups. :D
Although I found myself wondering why they didn't call in the rest of the Avengers to help, especially at the end when + Show Spoiler +the president is captured!
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On May 04 2013 18:15 nonsequitur wrote:Much much better than 2, a little better than 1. I was quite disappointed by the Mandarin "twist" even though I don't read the comics. I was looking forward to pew pew from the rings. Overall I would give it a 8/10. Nerd chills moment were when he finished donning the suit during the attack on his house and the 100 backups. :D Although I found myself wondering why they didn't call in the rest of the Avengers to help, especially at the end when + Show Spoiler +the president is captured! . I know for plot reasons they obviously can't or it'll be basically Avengers 2, but did they at least try to give a reason why?
+ Show Spoiler +Well, it happened pretty bloody quickly and maybe the Vice President being in on it had something to do with covering it up until it was too late.
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On May 04 2013 18:15 nonsequitur wrote:Much much better than 2, a little better than 1. I was quite disappointed by the Mandarin "twist" even though I don't read the comics. I was looking forward to pew pew from the rings. Overall I would give it a 8/10. Nerd chills moment were when he finished donning the suit during the attack on his house and the 100 backups. :D Although I found myself wondering why they didn't call in the rest of the Avengers to help, especially at the end when + Show Spoiler +the president is captured! . I know for plot reasons they obviously can't or it'll be basically Avengers 2, but did they at least try to give a reason why?
Not surprised that Marvel did not try to explain why or how. In The Avengers they gave us the crappy explanation of Odin summoning dark energy to bring Thor to Earth when the bitfrost was destroyed. Captain America 2 will probably take place the same time Iron Man 3, which will explain why there was no SHIELD involvement. Thor is a no brainer since he is busy in Asgard dealing with family problems and the impending arrival of Malekith (maybe due to Odin summoning dark energy). We have no official timeline of where Iron Man 3 takes place besides it taking place after The Avengers. As least in Thor 2, we know it takes place a year after. It is similar to why War Machine was not in the battle of New York since he was on the other side of the planet on a U.S. military mission (explained in the prelude comic) and couldn't reach New York in time.
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Just seen it in a Chinese cinema, it has a couple of bizarre scenes with two famous Chinese stars that have been put in as Fan Service type affair - apparently they aren't in any other countries version of the movie? Pointless scenes too.
Wasn't that wild about the movie, have to say I prefer much darker superhero movies like Nolan's Batman. Got high hopes for the new Superman too.
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Just watched it today. It was okay, not great but not terrible either.
Agree with what most people are saying on the Mandarin character, the twist was funny but imo ruined the whole serious tone the movie had until then and made the Mandarin into a crappy comedic relief character. Watching soccer while two chicks played ping pong was pretty baller though :D Next, the Pepper "dying" scene was really cheesy, EVERYONE should have knew what was going to happen. Also, IMO the villains were really boring, they were kinda too "normal" I guess to be supervillains. I guess I was expecting some insane supernatural villain for this movie, especially after watching the Avengers. Another thing that bothered me was Don Cheadle saying that they could only save one person, the President or Pepper, but they ended up saving them really easily. Overall, I'd give it 6.5-7/10.
Anyone notice any easter eggs? I asked my friends but they didn't find any either :S
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On May 05 2013 05:55 KillahKonceptz wrote:
Anyone notice any easter eggs? I asked my friends but they didn't find any either :S
+ Show Spoiler +The Mandarin mentions that Thomas works for the Roxxon Oil Company.
Stan Lee cameo as usual. He's holding the 10 sign up during the pageant.
Post-credits scene with Bruce Banner.
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Loved the movie.
Was exactly what i wanted to watch... a super hero movie filled with action and witty punchlines from Robert Downy Jr.
both were delivered incredibly well.
If you arent a hipster, and understand what the iron man franchise is... you will enjoy it.
Thought it was a lot better than 2... pretty much even with 1.
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On May 05 2013 05:55 KillahKonceptz wrote:
Just watched it today. It was okay, not great but not terrible either.
Agree with what most people are saying on the Mandarin character, the twist was funny but imo ruined the whole serious tone the movie had until then and made the Mandarin into a crappy comedic relief character. Watching soccer while two chicks played ping pong was pretty baller though :D Next, the Pepper "dying" scene was really cheesy, EVERYONE should have knew what was going to happen. Also, IMO the villains were really boring, they were kinda too "normal" I guess to be supervillains. I guess I was expecting some insane supernatural villain for this movie, especially after watching the Avengers. Another thing that bothered me was Don Cheadle saying that they could only save one person, the President or Pepper, but they ended up saving them really easily. Overall, I'd give it 6.5-7/10.
Anyone notice any easter eggs? I asked my friends but they didn't find any either :S
+ Show Spoiler +Because being a mutated man who...
A. Regenerates similar to wolverine.
B. Shoots fire from his mouth
C. Can turn any part of himself into a 3000 degree torch.
D. Can turn himself and other people into Bombs
isnt supernatural at all?
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On May 05 2013 02:19 Heartscry wrote:
Just seen it in a Chinese cinema, it has a couple of bizarre scenes with two famous Chinese stars that have been put in as Fan Service type affair - apparently they aren't in any other countries version of the movie? Pointless scenes too.
Yup, was weird. I didn't even understand what they were saying since these parts were not subtitled in english 
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Just watched the movie, and I thought it was very good. Really enjoyed Stark's sense of fallibility in this one, where the movie seemed to be a bit darker and he has to deal with both his insecurities and also his enemies that can, as opposed to simply disabling his armor but actually outright destroy it. In the previous movies as long as Tony is inside the suit he is basically invincible but in this one that's not the case.
I also liked the evolution of the armor and its upgrades from needing the special machine to be fitted inside in Iron Man 1 to the portable suitcase suit case of Iron Man 2, its bracelet laser-guided version in Avengers to the self-guided components of this movie, the suit-up sequence was always the coolest.
Very funny how they decided to reference Downton Abbey as well.
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Part I found to be off was how Tony decided he would be able to take on the Mandarin's compound without his armor. What I also don't understand is how his Iron Men managed to take out the Extremis soldiers? It's already been proven that explosions and electrocutions basically cannot kill them.
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On May 05 2013 15:10 Watermelonjuice wrote:Just watched the movie, and I thought it was very good. Really enjoyed Stark's sense of fallibility in this one, where the movie seemed to be a bit darker and he has to deal with both his insecurities and also his enemies that can, as opposed to simply disabling his armor but actually outright destroy it. In the previous movies as long as Tony is inside the suit he is basically invincible but in this one that's not the case. I also liked the evolution of the armor and its upgrades from needing the special machine to be fitted inside in Iron Man 1 to the portable suitcase suit case of Iron Man 2, its bracelet laser-guided version in Avengers to the self-guided components of this movie, the suit-up sequence was always the coolest. Very funny how they decided to reference Downton Abbey as well. + Show Spoiler +
Part I found to be off was how Tony decided he would be able to take on the Mandarin's compound without his armor. What I also don't understand is how his Iron Men managed to take out the Extremis soldiers? It's already been proven that explosions and electrocutions basically cannot kill them.
+ Show Spoiler +Extremis powerlevels varied widely. Some died from repulsors to the chest, other regenerated from a self-destructing suit. We can only assume the answer was hitting the weak spot for super damage.
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I just saw this and have fairly mixed feelings. I had fun watching the movie, but I feel like it got a little ridiculous- which would've been fine if it wasn't as long-winded ridiculous as it was. The mandarin was cute and amusing, but on the whole I feel like it got a little out of hand (Tony being superhuman and all). Still would recommend it though.
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What really bothered me about this movie?
1. Lets make an excuse for 42 different models of Iron Man suit toys + battle damage ones!
2. You're releasing a movie set around the holiday season IN THE BEGINNING OF MAY. At least make it near July 4th.
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