So, just saw this.

Some exhilirating sequences with him flying.

It takes a while for things to get going. But, once the finished Iron Man comes out, about halfway through, things start flying -- literally.

Overall, if you like comic book movies it's pretty good, just not great.
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I just got back from this. Here is my review in emoticons:

Robery Downey Jr.:
Gwenyth Paltrow:
Terrence Howard:
The plot:
Thinking terrorists are dumb:

If you liked Snakes on a Plane, you will love this movie.

i thought it sucked

OMG! I thought this came out in couple weeks or something
I really want to see

InsatiableCream said:

It sucked so hard.

Stymie said:

YES! The father takes the son to this one.... I have Narnia!



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Muse2NOPharaoh said:

I had two other choices and I saw this mess.

Stymie said:

Shit happens?

You know what I saw which really is fucking awesome?

SPEED RACER

Iron Man can go fist his loose, iron arsehole. SPEED RACER WILL KICK HIS BOTTOM.

I heard the Hulk makes a cameo. does he?

I must have seen a completely different movie.

I enjoyed the movie.

Awesome fuckin' movie...we saw it at our local AMC here fuckin sound is awesome the movie kicks ass... speed racer is gonna suck... period!!!

i liked it.

IAintTheOne said:

Agreed. Speed Racer looks stupid. I would rather see a rerun of the original cartoon.

Dug Iron Man. Could even stomach Gwyneth (when was the last time I said THAT one?) in that role.

Loved the ending... "Well, the truth?"

RDJr.'s perfect for that role.

jbchavez said:

The Original from japan



the American Opening

I'm going with Spooky on that one. Not because I've seen any of the movies mentioned, but just because Steve said the opposite, and I like to annoy him.

jbchavez said:

So true.

ArielB said:

I love you too schmekle In case folkx a schmekle is a small schmuck

Stymie said:

You are wrong, my friend

When will hollywood stop making geeky comic book movies every summer?


Bring back real stunts. At least this years "rambo" did. Iam so sick of CGI...

Robert Downey Jr. was perfect for the role, and I thought this was one of the better Marvel movies out there. I enjoyed the movie, even though they had changed the back story, but they wanted to make it more 'contemporary' and well, I can live with that.

There was a reference to the 'real' backstory though, the terrorist group is called 'The Ten Rings'

Marrk said:

No, no Hulk. Unless you're talking about the preview for "The Incredible Hulk."

Since this thread was relabelled "Spoiler Warning" here goes: After the credits are over, Samuel L. Jackson appears as "Nick Fury Agent of Shield" and tells Tony about the "Avengers Initiative."

sro100 said:

Damn I missed that!

Stymie said:

The theater ushers told me to stay! so saw it!

BTW, the movie rocked!

Spookymuffin said:

Are you sure you aren't smoking crack? You say Iron Man sucks, but yet you think Speed Racer will be good? Maybe if you are on acid with all the colours but other than that it looks like pure garbage!

Iron Man was one of the best Marvel movies in recent history. And the true ending was just awesome. I still can't believe they got Samuel L Jackson to play the character who was loosely based on him

kcwm said:

I've seen Speed Racer. It fucking rocks! Yeah, it's colourful, but COLOUR IS NICE AND IT'S SO WELL EDITED AND DIRECTED. It's slick as hell, and the plot is awesome. The finale is epic.

Saw Iron Man last Sunday - it was good -- entertaining, but there's nothing unique in its direction or editing to separate it from, say last summer's blockbuster, Transformers, or the summer blockbuster before that, etc, etc -- films like Iron Man follow the tried-and-tested formula for comic book movies. There's nothing original there, just a cool film that is undeniably entertaining.

Speed Racer actually brings something inventive to the table.

Stymie said:

"Let's face it, it's not the worst thing you've ever caught me doing..."

kcwm said: