Iron Man The Movie

[The Damned]

I just saw the Iron Man trailer, and I feel sort of mixed about it... On the one hand, Iron Man is a classic character, and to see the slim, stylized suit on the big screen is rather impressive. But on the other hand, Tony Stark is a gigantic asshole in the comics, so I hate him.

It's almost like Marvel is trying to redeem him.

Anyways... discuss. And someone find a better version of the trailer, please. The one I saw was a shaky camera from Comic Con, and it's hard to make out any details.

[Broken]

Meh, I say as long as it's better than The Hulk and there are plenty of good explosions, I'll be content. I saw a behind the scenes interview of the production for this film and the Iron man suit looks pretty cool.

I suppose I should start holding these marvel comic movies to higher standards if they're going to make them to death....
but I'd probably just be setting myself up for dissapointment then.

[MrBogus]

There have only been a handful of good comic book based movies:

Superman I & II (Reeves)
Batman (1989 Burton, the best) and Batman Begins (I think it's overrated, but still good)
Spiderman 2 -- I hate 1 but many critics and fans like it, 3 is merely ok

Forget about the rest. After the bullshit that is the X-Men series, Daredevil / Elektra, Fantastic 4 / Silver Surfer, I've decided to watch every superhero movie with abysmal expectations and the faint hope that it might actually be decent.

[Brycepops]

There have only been a handful of good comic book based movies:

Superman I & II (Reeves)
Batman (1989 Burton, the best) and Batman Begins (I think it's overrated, but still good)
Spiderman 2 -- I hate 1 but many critics and fans like it, 3 is merely ok

Forget about the rest. After the bullshit that is the X-Men series, Daredevil / Elektra, Fantastic 4 / Silver Surfer, I've decided to watch every superhero movie with abysmal expectations and the faint hope that it might actually be decent.

What was wrong with the Punisher movies? :|

[megadave]

They are going to far with the superhero movies. It's time for a break.

[Hale-Bopp]

I have yet to see a trailer, but...

As a casual movie goer, I have to say I'm pretty excited to see Robert Downey Jr. in this role. He's a great actor and I have no doubts that he'll be fun to watch.

[KiroiKiri]

I've usually gotten excited about the superhero movies (especially some of the favorites like batman, x-men, etc.) but the poor scripts and worse acting have really started to put a damper on the superhero trend. Ironman should be cool though for the spiff special effects alone, but we'll see how the rest of it goes I guess...:-?

[Shining Mirage]

...I'm kinda sketchy about this... Who'd they fish in to play Tony Stark?

[Broken]

There have only been a handful of good comic book based movies:

Superman I & II (Reeves)
Batman (1989 Burton, the best) and Batman Begins (I think it's overrated, but still good)
Spiderman 2 -- I hate 1 but many critics and fans like it, 3 is merely ok

Forget about the rest. After the bullshit that is the X-Men series, Daredevil / Elektra, Fantastic 4 / Silver Surfer, I've decided to watch every superhero movie with abysmal expectations and the faint hope that it might actually be decent.

There are levels of bullshit. Please, even if you didn't like X-men, don't lump it in with the likes of Elektra. That's disrespectful.

[megadave]

X3 was shit. Thinking about it gives me the urge to smear myself in cranberry sauce and decapitate random people.

[Avatar of Justice]

Anyone have a link to the trailer? It's apparently been taken off YouTube. Apparently Paramount hates free advertising or something.

[reelmojo]

...I'm kinda sketchy about this... Who'd they fish in to play Tony Stark?As stated a few posts above yours, Robert Downey Jr. If I had been asked who I would most like to play Tony Stark it probably would have been him, so that's awesome. Gwyneth Paltrow plays Pepper, which is pretty cool too.

I'm just wondering how different this is going to be from the Iron Man animated movie that was released recently.

[The Pezman]

Based on the long-running Marvel comic book series, "Iron Man" tells the story of Tony Stark, the enigmatic heir to the Stark Enterprises fortune. A driven inventor and executive who seems to have it all, Tony is haunted by his dark side. Though he commands his empire by day, by night he secretly becomes "Iron Man," the living embodiment of decades of defense spending and innovation. Strapping on billions of dollars worth of state-of-the-art armor and weaponry each night to fight crime, terrorism and corporate espionage, Tony begins to crack under the strain of his fractured lifestyle and must ultimately confront the one enemy he can never beat - himself - "Iron Man."
Man, I so totally CANNOT wait to see this. A Bruce Wayne clone with Peter Parker angst AND lots of awesome digital high-tech special effects for the awesome digital high-tech super suit to boot. This movie's got it all!

[chrono26]

http://chuckiedreyfus.com/2007/07/30/iron-man-intro-clip-comic-con-2007-footage/

looks pretty sweet to me

[KiroiKiri]

Thanks for the link. I gotta admit...it does look pretty cool

[Prasa_U.]

X3 was shit. Thinking about it gives me the urge to smear myself in cranberry sauce and decapitate random people.

Boy, that was really funny.

[Alpine Flame]

Boy, that was really funny.
In a disturbing kind of way. I think you need help, dude. I only get the urge to smear myself with strawberry jam and decapitate random people.

[Shining Mirage]

As stated a few posts above yours, Robert Downey Jr. If I had been asked who I would most like to play Tony Stark it probably would have been him, so that's awesome. Gwyneth Paltrow plays Pepper, which is pretty cool too.

I'm just wondering how different this is going to be from the Iron Man animated movie that was released recently.

Iron Man as a character, is pretty comedic. Tony Stark as not only his character image as well as a decently organized businessman, is very much an asshole. I'm not certain if Robert Downey Jr. can do that. But, I'll just hold my tongue and watch the movie when it hits.

[Maco70]

What was wrong with the Punisher movies? :|

There were more than one?

Also, on the topic of iron man:
Do not see: The invincible Iron-man.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0903135/

It was terrible.

[Fritz the Cat]

There were more than one?


There was one in 2004: http://www.filmspot.com/movie/290271/the-punisher/index.html?q=punisher


And an earlier version in 1989 that really sucked: http://www.filmspot.com/movie/314013/the-punisher/index.html?q=punisher

[GigaShadow]

There were more than one?

Also, on the topic of iron man:
Do not see: The invincible Iron-man.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0903135/

It was terrible.

Terrible? I didn't think it was that bad. Then again, maybe if I had actually paid for it instead of watching it on Toonami, I might not have thought it was good. Everything seems better when it's free.

[reelmojo]

I was kinda disappointed with The Invincible Ironman too, although it was still well worth the $5 I paid for it used. Ultimate Avengers 2 was kinda disappointing too compared to the first one. Hopefully they can redeem themselves with Dr. Strange, which looks really good. Also:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Marvel_Comics_movies

Scroll down a bit and you'll get to "Forthcoming"... a list of announced Marvel movies. While I'm sure that's all extremely subject to change, there is some interesting stuff on that list. Magneto? Venom?

[GigaShadow]

I was kinda disappointed with The Invincible Ironman too, although it was still well worth the $5 I paid for it used. Ultimate Avengers 2 was kinda disappointing too compared to the first one. Hopefully they can redeem themselves with Dr. Strange, which looks really good. Also:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Marvel_Comics_movies

Scroll down a bit and you'll get to "Forthcoming"... a list of announced Marvel movies. While I'm sure that's all extremely subject to change, there is some interesting stuff on that list. Magneto? Venom?

*looks at list*

Shang Chi? Deathklok? Wow, even Power Pack? Huh, they sure are expanding, aren't they?

Also, Sub-Mariner movie in 2008? First I'm hearing about this. I've been waiting for someone to make a movie about Namor.

[Nec5]

I can't wait for
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m252/Vigoda/Rom9.jpg

[Bozlifyme]

Yea. saw iron man today. Got to see it a day early casue i rock. it was amazing. Make sure you stay after the credits. You get to see a cameo by sam jackson.

[operawonderdude]

Just got back from the midnight showing of it...pretty damn good. GO SEE IT. And yes, stay for the credits (as with any movie now and days).

[Brithor]

I saw it on Wednesday. I thought it was good. Could be a lot better, but it was a lot better than the average Superhero movie.

[Vivi22]

There have only been a handful of good comic book based movies:

Superman I & II (Reeves)
Batman (1989 Burton, the best) and Batman Begins (I think it's overrated, but still good)
Spiderman 2 -- I hate 1 but many critics and fans like it, 3 is merely ok

Forget about the rest. After the bullshit that is the X-Men series, Daredevil / Elektra, Fantastic 4 / Silver Surfer, I've decided to watch every superhero movie with abysmal expectations and the faint hope that it might actually be decent.

Tim Burton's Batman makes me want to punch him with how little he understood any of the characters in it. Also, The first two X-Men movies were great thank you.

I'm going to see Iron Man tonight. Unlike the Fantastic Four, Ghost Rider, Elektra, or The Punisher, this one actually looks good from the trailers. I think it may have to do with the fact that Robert Downey Jr. is probably the perfect choice to play Tony Stark.

[Wintermute]

I can't wait for..


Dude, is that a Starchaser: Legend of Orin pic in your sig?

You just became my hero! Love that movie.

[Avatar of Justice]

I saw Iron Man last night at a midnight showing. I thought it was pretty good. The "hero origin story" part of the movie was long but probably my favorite part.

[The Xyco]

Saw it.

It was great.

Go see it.

[FuriousFure]

I saw it last night. Great Movie.

(keep in mind i saw it for free, so I'm bound to be optimistic)
They have to continue this new trend of getting good actors.

I gotta say out of all of the comic book movies, this goes on my top 5
(rough list)
1.X-men
2.Batman Begins
3.The Mask
4.Men in Black
5.Iron Man
6.Sin City
7.Mystery Men
8.A History of Violence
9.V for Vendetta
10.TMNT (live action)

personally, I think:

X3 was a cheap hollow excuse of a movie
The only fans of Elektra were middle-aged lonely men in trench coats.
Fantastic Four (1 & 2) were corny as hell.
and Hulk was a steaming pile of elephant dung

[sgx]

According to Rotten Tomatoes, this is the highest reviewed movie so far this year.

Robert Downey Jr is a cool actor. I want to see it.

[Maco70]

So...
Who is the villain?
I assume it's not the Mandarin.

[chrono26]

very good movie. top 5 comic book super hero movies easy and #1 in terms of pleasing the fan-boys. very funny too, even more than 10,000 bc ;-)

[Imagist]

I gotta say out of all of the comic book movies, this goes on my top 5
(rough list)
1.X-men
2.Batman Begins
3.The Mask
4.Men in Black
5.Iron Man
6.Sin City
7.Mystery Men
8.A History of Violence
9.V for Vendetta
10.TMNT (live action)

I'm a little confused how in the hell X-Men is better than Batman Begins in your mind.

[Brycepops]

So...
Who is the villain?
I assume it's not the Mandarin.

Iron Monger, I think? I haven't seen the movie yet, so I'm not really sure.

[chrono26]

Obadiah Stane/ Iron Monger is the villian. no spoiler warnings needed, its all up in the trailers.

[PhiJayy]

There were more than one?

Also, on the topic of iron man:
Do not see: The invincible Iron-man.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0903135/

It was terrible.

Awwww man. Are you serious? I was thinking about renting that movie.
I loved The Avenger's 1 and 2 (well mostly 1.) It's hard to believe this one sucks. I don't know it probably does, animated movies aren't what they use to be.:cry:

I'm defintely going to see "Iron Man." Trailer looks good, and critics are giving it a 4 and a-half star. Which is a usually high rating for a Marvel movie.

[Maco70]

Awwww man. Are you serious? I was thinking about renting that movie.

I second the motion, the animated Iron Man was all kinds of awful. I had high hopes for it...

[DarkeSword]

Just saw it. Fun action movie with lots of snappy dialogue and great acting. I liked it a lot.

[WindStrike]

I was gonna watch it today, but I was there at the wrong time for a Digital screening of the movie. So I'll be watching it in approximately 12 hours and 20 mintutes. Hooray for digital awesomeness!

[anthonium]

I really recommend this movie to any comicbook/super hero loving fan. Great acting, good amount of humor, incredibly realistic looking IronMan, and just an overall FUN movie to watch. If you do go see it, stay after the credits.

[Zombie]

Saw it today.

Good stuff, good stuff.

[MechaFone]

I saw it last night. Wow. I had a chance to sit around and wait for an hour to watch it, but I caught it at the last second and got in right before the previews. I should've waited...the theatre was SO packed, we had to get into the nosebleed section and the top right, where the sound didn't hit us. The bass was nice, but the voices were strained. I'm definitely gonna go see it again.
Awesome, awesome, awesome. The story, the acting, the action, everything about this movie was fucking fantastic. Especially the end. It kinda figures that Hollywood's "Bad Motherfucker" would make an appearence. I can't wait to see what happens next :D

[Jarvi]

Hmm I actually enjoyed this. It was pretty bad though, I was the only one that got the joke at the start about the Maxim girls. I started laughing super hard and my friends were like wtf are you laughing at.

[Fenrir]

I saw it last night. Wow. I had a chance to sit around and wait for an hour to watch it, but I caught it at the last second and got in right before the previews. I should've waited...the theatre was SO packed, we had to get into the nosebleed section and the top right, where the sound didn't hit us. The bass was nice, but the voices were strained. I'm definitely gonna go see it again.
Awesome, awesome, awesome. The story, the acting, the action, everything about this movie was fucking fantastic. Especially the end. It kinda figures that Hollywood's "Bad Motherfucker" would make an appearence. I can't wait to see what happens next :D

spoiler warnings asshole.

[Chiwalker]

I saw forbidden kingdom instead - hilarious.

[Foxhull]

Saw it yesterday, fell in love, almost went and saw it again right after(Darn you babysitting!).

[Zombie]

saw it again last night... this time i stuck around until after the credits.

SLJ ftw!

[Elex Synn]

I saw this on Friday with my friends, and GF. Very fun movie! Would definately see it again in a heartbeat.

[Bozlifyme]

I just realized this today. SMALL SPOILER WARNING!!! The line where Rhodes says "Next time, baby." or something like that. Thats a reference to when he becomes War Machine!!! I wonder if Stark will become an alcoholically for a while in the sequel movie and Rhodes we'll become War Machine!!!??? Good shit if he does.

[Blake]

I just realized this today. SMALL SPOILER WARNING!!! The line where Rhodes says "Next time, baby." or something like that. Thats a reference to when he becomes War Machine!!! I wonder if Stark will become an alcoholically for a while in the sequel movie and Rhodes we'll become War Machine!!!??? Good shit if he does.

Yeah I think Terrence Howard has already been confirmed to become War Machine. Which is totally awesome.

[Mr. Bottle Rocket]

Good god almighty what have they done to nick fury?! YOU MANIACS!

[Hum4n After All]

Good god almighty what have they done to nick fury?! YOU MANIACS!

Nothing. He's fine. Ultimate Universe Fury.
I was happy to see the Unibeam. If only he yelled it out like in Marvel Super Heroes.

[I-n-j-i-n]

I'm sorry, but that movie was terrible. It seems like I keep thinking that while all others apparently love it like with Batman Begins, which I hated also.

I mean, the dialog is okay (snappy, but not witty..) but the plot is just borderline stupid all the way. You have the requisite boring romance subplot that makes no sense, you have the typical 'genius creating advanced weaponry inside a freaking cave within a week' and totally uninspired 'because they own some companies and want moneyzzz' villains and there you go. I do think it works pretty well as a send up for fans like with Batman Begins, but as a standalone movie, it is just one cliche after another.

Visually it's great but everything else felt rather rote. Still waiting for Wall-E for that next sure bet.

[Jakarta]

the typical 'genius creating advanced weaponry inside a freaking cave within a week'.


He was in the cave for about three months. They didn't show the progression of time well, which was the only gripe I had about the movie.

[Eulogic]

Nothing. He's fine. Ultimate Universe Fury.
I was happy to see the Unibeam. If only he yelled it out like in Marvel Super Heroes.

Even allowing for a black Nick Fury, I thought Jackson did a pretty bad job (funny, given that Ultimate Nick Fury's design is based on him).

Otherwise, the movie was enjoyable, but hardly the GREATEST SUPERHERO MOVIE OF ALL TIME, as it is being dubbed by a lot of people.

[Abadoss]

He had one line... I don't think that's quite enough to make a judgement call on it yet...

[Eulogic]

I'm just talking about his performance in Iron Man. He might do a great job in the role in another movie.

[Hum4n After All]

But there really wasn't a performance. Just a quick line and zip.

[3Sparrow]

I am sick and tired of these mother-f'ing Samuel L. Jacksons in these mother f'ing movies.

Lol...

But seriously. Who is peddling him out?

[Hum4n After All]

BITCH BE COOL! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uf5CVamGJSo)

[jayc4life]

Marvel's building up to the Avengers movie in 2012, and everyone that's in the Avengers-based movies (Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America) will all be reprising their roles from their individual movies. It's partly the reason why Marvel waited this long to bust out the big names they really wanted to focus on.

The movie rocked for one reason. Marvel Studios themselves made it. They didn's sell some of their comic properties as they knew they'd be building up to the Avengers, and with Cap high up on the roster, they particularly didn't want to sell him up the creek.

And you have to love Stan lee's cameo where Stark mistakes him for Hugh Hefner. Brilliant. Overall though, Downey Jr as a recovering alcoholic? That's genius in itself.

As for the Nick Fury thing, at least it's promising to be better than David Hasselhoff's turn as him in the made-for-TV movie that Fox had about 10 or so years ago.

[MX-Z8]

This was an awesome movie, great visual effects

[PhiJayy]

I am sick and tired of these mother-f'ing Samuel L. Jacksons in these mother f'ing movies.

You're not alone. He's a good actor, but does he have to be in every superhero movie?
The clip after the credits seemed cheesy to me, maybe it's because I automatically heard his voice and my direct attention was shot to oblivion.
I'm like "No they wouldn't pick him" but sure enough it was him.

Samuel = Nick Furry
Of course. Who else could they choose? :whatevaa:

[Blake]

It would've been cool if they got Denzel Washington. Or even better,

http://l.yimg.com/img.tv.yahoo.com/tv/us/img/site/38/35/0000003835_20060919212232.jpg

BERNIE MAC!

[PhiJayy]

Denzel Washington? Now that would be interesting providing he's never been in any superhero movie. I don't think so anyway.
He's a very good actor he could probably pull it off, I've enjoyed most if not, every movie he's been in to date.

[samurai_of_plague]

i agree, slj is kinda getting old

[jayc4life]

Well, looks like Sammy L.'s gonna be in a lot more superhero movies seeing as all these marvel movies are set in a continuous universe where they all link in with each other.

Although Ultimate Nick Fury was directly based upon Samuel L, there must have been a clause in his image rights contract that said something along the lines of:

If we use the "Ultimate" Nick Fury character in any upcoming Marvel movie, you have automatic first preference on whether you want to take the role on or not.