iron man

[danny_galaga]

just saw this on an imax screen. this rocks! i really enjoyed it. robert downey junior is great, as is jeff bridges (he really makes that bald headed, bearded look work!) and gwyneth was great too.

oh, and there is a little bit after the credits if you havent watched it yet. i always stay until after the credits (even though the cleaners make me feel guilty) and sometimes you get a little reward. i also play 'spot mo henry' in the credits...

[shmokes]

 i also play 'spot mo henry' in the credits...

I had never heard of this guy.  Jesus . . . apparently he's good at cutting negatives.

[lokki]

You mean Gal (not guy)

[HaRuMaN]

On that note... if you go see Harold and Kumar 2, stay until after the credits...   

[CCM]

I'm planning on going to see Iron Man tomorrow night, been looking forward to it since the first trailer...

[SithMaster]

just saw this on an imax screen. this rocks! i really enjoyed it. robert downey junior is great, as is jeff bridges (he really makes that bald headed, bearded look work!) and gwyneth was great too.

oh, and there is a little bit after the credits if you havent watched it yet. i always stay until after the credits (even though the cleaners make me feel guilty) and sometimes you get a little reward. i also play 'spot mo henry' in the credits...

I was debating whether to see this or not (based on the flops in the comic movie past) but if you like it then I probably will too.

[Dartful Dodger]

This morning I listened to Mr Movie Phone on a local radio station, and he's usually on the mark.  He says this was the best comic book to movie he’s seen.

He said that the first block buster movie of the summer usually reflects how good the rest of the summer movies will be and with that in mind this is going to be a great summer for movies.

He added that he had no idea who Iron Man was so he had no expectations for this movie.  He was suprised at how gret the movie was and now Iron Man is his favorite hero.


If anyone is interested he also said that Made of Honor was the crappiest piece of crap in crap town.

[HaRuMaN]

If anyone is interested he also said that Made of Honor was the crappiest piece of crap in crap town.

Of course... my wife wants to see that...   

[Dartful Dodger]

If anyone is interested he also said that Made of Honor was the crappiest piece of crap in crap town.

Of course... my wife wants to see that...   

LOL

His ending comment was if your wife is under 40 you'll be forced to watch Made of Honor, and after watching that turd she’ll have no excuse not to see Iron Man with you.

[shmokes]

He said that the first block buster movie of the summer usually reflects how good the rest of the summer movies will be and with that in mind this is going to be a great summer for movies.

I don't really understand why, or even how this could be true.  For the rest of the summer movies to be good, multiple unrelated studios have to have actually made good movies.  These movies have been in production for many many months. I don't understand how the quality of Iron Man can possibly have a positive effect on the quality of dozens of unrelated films from a myriad of unrelated studios.  If it's not able to positively affect the rest of the summer releases, I don't know how else it could have any predictive ability.

With that said, Iron Man does look really good.  I really can't wait to see it.

[Dartful Dodger]

He said that the first block buster movie of the summer usually reflects how good the rest of the summer movies will be and with that in mind this is going to be a great summer for movies.

I don't really understand why, or even how this could be true. 

He didn't mention any reasoning behind the claim.  I think it was just an observation he's made from past summers.

[HaRuMaN]

Me, personally, I can't wait for the new Batman movie!    

[patrickl]

I'm waiting for the new James Bond movie

[danny_galaga]

i too didnt know anything about ironman. i look forward to most movies. its kinda a hobby by now. this how i started to notice mo henry' s name in the credits. one day i thought id google it and sure enough, she (yeah, does sound like a guys name doesnt it) is very prolific. and according to wiki, im not the only one to look for her name. i think its a bit like that 11:11am phenomenom. once you start noticing, you cant help but keep noticing...

i dont think she did ironman by the way...

[patrickl]

i too didnt know anything about ironman.

I've seen it mentioned here a lot of times already though.

[danny_galaga]

what i meant was that i only had the vaguest idea that there was even a comic book called ironman, let alone having read it and know what the story is!

[patrickl]

what i meant was that i only had the vaguest idea that there was even a comic book called ironman, let alone having read it and know what the story is!

Ah indeed. I never read an Iron man comic book either.

[shardian]

I know very little about Iron Man too. I knew his real name was Tony Stark, and everything else I know about him is from playing Marvel Super Heroes.

[massive88]

This morning I listened to Mr Movie Phone on a local radio station, and he's usually on the mark.  He says this was the best comic book to movie he’s seen.

He added that he had no idea who Iron Man was so he had no expectations for this movie.  He was suprised at how gret the movie was and now Iron Man is his favorite hero.

This is pretty much my exact reaction, except the favorite hero comment.

Ill also add that this was my favorite portrayal of a playboy in any movie Ive ever seen, Stark had me laughing out loud several times.  I was highly entertained.

And they had a cool outtro, which Im a fan of since xXx.

[shmokes]

I just saw it.  I liked it.  Not quite Spiderman 1 and 2 or X-men.  But it's really good.  Gwenyth Paltrow is way hot, of course.  That certainly helps.  There's a lot of really great humor in there.  Had me laughing ---my bottom--- off a few times.  The end boss was a little bit . . . um . . . ---smurfing--- retarded.  But I've got a soft spot in my heart for comic book movies.  I can look past these things.

[danny_galaga]

watch for stan lee. this time his cameo is as another famous personality. it didnt occur to me at first and maybe he and this other guy has some kinda rivalry. i was thinking that looks more like stan lee than X. in the credits though it says stan lee as himself

[SithMaster]

I saw it last night and thought it was great.  My friend made a very funny comment towards the end after the credits (without giving anything away he basically said the guy is supposed to be white).  My only complaints are the fight with war monger (or iron monger) was kinda short and they only played "Iron Man" during the credits when it would have been nice during the break out scene like in the trailer.

I hope a sequel gets made.  I mean they made one for fantastic four so something that didn't suck should get one too right?  Right?

[Ginsu Victim]

watch for stan lee. this time his cameo is as another famous personality. it didnt occur to me at first and maybe he and this other guy has some kinda rivalry. i was thinking that looks more like stan lee than X. in the credits though it says stan lee as himself

He was just mistaken by Stark for the person we're not mentioning. Stan turns around and is kinda like WTF?

Anyway, went last night and we loved it. Robert Downey Jr was great. Nice and smirky. like his "Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang" character.

[shmokes]

I hope a sequel gets made.  I mean they made one for fantastic four so something that didn't suck should get one too right?  Right?

Heh . . . I don't think you have much to worry about on that front.  It's safe to assume that Robert Downey Jr. is contractually obligated to come back for two sequels.  But this movie wasn't merely good.  It is also going to be a smashing box office success, probably pulling in more than $200 million in domestic box office receipts and pushing toward $1 billion globally.  Trust me . . . everyone involved wants a piece of that.  Even if Downey wasn't already obligated to return, there's something about $20-30 million dollars dangling in front of your face that will make you do pretty much anything.   

[somunny]

It should also be mentioned that if you do go and see it, stay until the end of the credits.

[Ginsu Victim]

It should also be mentioned that if you do go and see it, stay until the end of the credits.

You mean like the very first post says?
Yeah, someone really should mention it....

[paigeoliver]

Just saw this tonight and it has some of the longest credits I have ever seen, my guess was it listed about 8000 people.

[danny_galaga]

Just saw this tonight and it has some of the longest credits I have ever seen, my guess was it listed about 8000 people.

you know, i actually thought the credits weren't all that long (for a sfx movie). which was nice...

[paigeoliver]

They fooled you a bit in that often the people were listed in 3 columns, each about 25 people tall, meaning 75 names on the screen at a time at some points.

Just saw this tonight and it has some of the longest credits I have ever seen, my guess was it listed about 8000 people.

you know, i actually thought the credits weren't all that long (for a sfx movie). which was nice...

[Malenko]

My friend made a very funny comment towards the end after the credits (without giving anything away he basically said the guy is supposed to be white).

well thats not accurate.  That guy is black in the ultimate comics.  sorry  if I gave anything away.

Also, Stan Lee's cameo was actually pretty funny. I cant wait for the sequel, it'll prolly have buttloads more CGI, cause you know they are bringing out the War Machine!

I liked this movie more then spiderman/xmen which is saying alot because I really like the first 2 of both of those "trilogies"

[somunny]

It should also be mentioned that if you do go and see it, stay until the end of the credits.

You mean like the very first post says?
Yeah, someone really should mention it....

What I meant to say is that it should be mentioned more than once. 

[Singapura]

I saw it this weekend too  I must say that it's indeed one of the better comic adaptions. Robert Downey must have watched a lot of "House" episodes though. I think they even casted Hugh Laurie first but he had other commitments. The only problem with the movie was that it was too short (at 2 hours). Can't wait for the sequel!

[Malenko]

The only problem with the movie was that it was too short (at 2 hours). Can't wait for the sequel!

whats weird is the movie FELT short, like 75 min; then I walked outside and was like wtf? its 2 hours later!

[AtomSmasher]

I hope a sequel gets made.  I mean they made one for fantastic four so something that didn't suck should get one too right?  Right?

Heh . . . I don't think you have much to worry about on that front.  It's safe to assume that Robert Downey Jr. is contractually obligated to come back for two sequels.  But this movie wasn't merely good.  It is also going to be a smashing box office success, probably pulling in more than $200 million in domestic box office receipts and pushing toward $1 billion globally.  Trust me . . . everyone involved wants a piece of that.  Even if Downey wasn't already obligated to return, there's something about $20-30 million dollars dangling in front of your face that will make you do pretty much anything.   

Looks like Iron Man broke $100 million on opening weekend (and over $200 million worldwide since Wed), making it the second highest opening weekend of non-sequels (second only to Spiderman).  It has surpassed industry expectations which were in the $70-90M range, and has the possibility of reaching $250M domestic since great reviews and word of mouth should keep the theaters pretty full for a while.

I think its safe to say a sequel or two is going to be made 

Oh, and I also thought it was a great movie.

[SithMaster]

My friend made a very funny comment towards the end after the credits (without giving anything away he basically said the guy is supposed to be white).

well thats not accurate.  That guy is black in the ultimate comics.  sorry  if I gave anything away.

Also, Stan Lee's cameo was actually pretty funny. I cant wait for the sequel, it'll prolly have buttloads more CGI, cause you know they are bringing out the War Machine!

I liked this movie more then spiderman/xmen which is saying alot because I really like the first 2 of both of those "trilogies"

That might explain why they chose to go that route then.  I've only ever seen the Spiderman animated series version (I'm assuming my friend has too) so thats what we were basing him on.

The problem is despite making 100 million already the corporate people might still consider it unsuccessful and not go forward with a sequel.  Yes they would be stupid but since when has anyone in the upper echelons of business ever done anything right.

The only problem with the movie was that it was too short (at 2 hours). Can't wait for the sequel!

whats weird is the movie FELT short, like 75 min; then I walked outside and was like wtf? its 2 hours later!

Now that you mention it I felt that way too.  It might be because of all the stupid trailers the theater I went to showed on top of the normal trailers (kinda like their own stupid television station).

[AtomSmasher]

The problem is despite making 100 million already the corporate people might still consider it unsuccessful and not go forward with a sequel.  Yes they would be stupid but since when has anyone in the upper echelons of business ever done anything right.

It would be pretty hard for them not to consider it successful when it made at least 10 million more then their expectations and is the second biggest opening ever (for non-sequels).  If a sequel isn't made, then it will be because of script, cast or crew problems, but they'll probably be throwing around enough money to make sure any potential problem goes away.

[Zero_Hour]

I think Iron Man 2 was a near certainty even prior to this weekend's boxoffice numbers.

Don't believe me?

Marvel Press release says:
Iron Man 2, on April 30, 2010
Thor on June 4, 2010
And,
Marvel is planting its feature film stakes for summer 2011 with an Avengers-themed summer - a two-picture project which will debut on May 6, 2011 with The First Avenger: Captain America (working title), followed by The Avengers in July 2011.

Of the lot, Thor strikes me as the one most likely to fizzle. Just based on potential appeal of the characters.

[SithMaster]

I think Iron Man 2 was a near certainty even prior to this weekend's boxoffice numbers.

Don't believe me?

Marvel Press release says:
Iron Man 2, on April 30, 2010
Thor on June 4, 2010
And,
Marvel is planting its feature film stakes for summer 2011 with an Avengers-themed summer - a two-picture project which will debut on May 6, 2011 with The First Avenger: Captain America (working title), followed by The Avengers in July 2011.

Of the lot, Thor strikes me as the one most likely to fizzle. Just based on potential appeal of the characters.

i don't believe you.  Something must be up since you are on the internet and using facts to prove something.

Seriously though another iron man would be nice.

[Zero_Hour]

The internet and facts - Serious Business. 

[shmokes]

The problem is despite making 100 million already the corporate people might still consider it unsuccessful and not go forward with a sequel.  Yes they would be stupid but since when has anyone in the upper echelons of business ever done anything right.

Your heart is in the right place, but your analysis is severely flawed.  The numbers guarantee that another Iron Man will be made.  This is a PERFECT example of the upper echelons of business doing things wrong, not the other way around.  Every time something great comes out, the upper echelons of business go into immediate Xerox mode.  They say, "Good god!  Look at those numbers.  Get five sequels in production IMMEDIATELY!"  And we end up with Joel Shumacher Batmans and Bret Ratner X-men. 

It is the fact that the upper echelons of business often seem unable to do things right that GUARANTEES that Iron Man 2 will be made, regardless of whether the director is ready to do a sequel, regardless of whether a decent script has been made, etc.  The movie will be made, and it will be released on time.  Period.