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Ironman 2 trailer out...

Discussion in 'TV, Music and Movies' started by charlestonphan, Feb 8, 2010.

  1. charlestonphan

    charlestonphan Junior Member

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    m ino New Member

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    i was really disappointed to here they are using so many different actors to play the same characters from the first movie.that in it'self have made this a at home movie rather than seeing at the theatre.
     
  3. Nappy Roots

    Nappy Roots Well-Known Member

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    Who all is different mino?

    The trailer looks great imo. Can't wait
     
  4. Desides

    Desides Well-Known Member

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    Don Cheadle replaced Terrence Howard. That's about it.
     
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    m ino New Member

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    didn't they change the girl too and also nick fury who technically wasnt in the first one except at the end and is played by slj whom a friend told me backed out.
     
  6. Desides

    Desides Well-Known Member

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    Gwyneth Paltrow is still Pepper Potts.

    As for Samuel L. Jackson, you tell me.
     
  7. Sethdaddy8

    Sethdaddy8 Well-Known Member

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    mickey rourke looks freakin bad *** here.
     
  8. Pagan

    Pagan Metal & a Mustang

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    Just got back from seeing it.

    Absolutely rocked.
     
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  9. maynard

    maynard Who, whom?

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    yeah? i heard that it was basically the same as the first one (which i loved)
     
  10. Pagan

    Pagan Metal & a Mustang

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    Who the hell told you that??? Not at ALL.
     
  11. maynard

    maynard Who, whom?

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    roger ebert lol

    http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100505/REVIEWS/100509987

     
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  12. Pagan

    Pagan Metal & a Mustang

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    Ebert's an ***...always has been.
     
  13. rafael

    rafael Well-Known Member

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    It felt like a continuation of the first movie, which I don't think is a bad thing.
     
  14. Jt0323

    Jt0323 Fins Up! Luxury Box

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    Great movie, RDJ was born to play Iron Man... I really hope RDJ and Eddie Norton appear on the same screen for the Avengers
     
  15. B.Sebo

    B.Sebo TV Mastermind

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    I had the same feeling that I did after the first one. Its good, but not great. Something is just lacking and I think it is the fact that at no point do I think that Iron Man is in any serious danger. Be it Iron Monger, Whiplash, Justin Hammer, or unmanned Drones I just never thought they were good bad guys.

    To me, the movie should have focused more on the aspect of Tony battling the toxins and an alcohol addiction than anything else.

    However, Scarlett Johansson was smoking hot as a red head.
     
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    opfinistic Braaaaains!

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    Good second outing the allusions to the upcoming Avengers movie were very strong.
    How about Thor's Hammer at the end?
     
  17. Vengeful Odin

    Vengeful Odin Norse Mod

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    Iron Man 2 essentially picks up right where Iron Man left off, with Tony Stark enjoying the perks of being (and being known as) Iron Man. In the meantime he has to face a nasty bad guy who wants to whip his *** (literally) and save the world.

    As a long time comic book geek, watching Iron Man 2 isn't so much as watching an individual movie as it is as watching a movie filmed in the Marvel universe. The film isn't so much an individual experience as it is a chapter in a larger book. Favreau spends a lot of time showing us bits and pieces of the Marvel Universe - S.H.I.E.L.D., Captain America, Nick Fury, the end credits, etc. Inded much of the story arc is spent on future movies as exposition. For the typical movie goer, this can be somewhat difficult to understand - the main villian, Mickey Rourke's Whiplash, gets maybe a total of 15 minutes of screen time. His problems with Tony Stark aren't really explained beyond the basics. As such he comes off as a throwaway villian, which was a similar problem with Iron Monger in the first movie.

    If I were to be critical of Favreau for a moment it's that he hasn't spent time in either film focusing on Iron Man's main nemesis - namely himself. That's what makes the Iron Man comic such an interesting read. Tony Stark has no real villians (outside of perhaps a Cold War inspired Crimson Dynamo, who has no real place in this modern interpretation), save himself. We've seen bits and pieces of it - there's a particulary sad scene in the second movie which serves as the film's turning point in a sense, but overall I feel that Favreau has missed a bit in his interpretation. Perhaps Marvel is concerned that an alcoholic super hero won't sell as many toys to the kiddies.

    I liked the film quite a bit, and I would liken it to reading issue 2 of a comic book rather than watching an individual movie. As a comic guy, I love it. For the first time, watching these Marvel films up on screen I feel like I'm seeing a larger world at play. It's a shame that Marvel gave up the rights to their other properties (Spider-Man, X-Men, Fantastic Four), because I would absolutely love to watch these films interact with and play off of each other. This is where Favreau (and Marvel) have done it right. They're crafting a larger universe up on screen, and this second film is merely another issue of a comic series I can't wait to see.

    Don Cheadle is about the only guy that could have replaced Terrance Howard. I thought I was going to find it annoying, but he actually pulls it off - although he's pretty skinny. 10 minutes into the film I had forgotten about Howard, to be honest. Also, some have complained about Samuel L. Jackson's lack of screen time. I would suggest we'll be seeing plenty of him in the years to come - after all if he gets 15 minutes of screen time in each of the next few movies that essentially equals a movie for him in his own right. I suspect we'll be seeing plenty of him as things go forward.

    Overall, Iron Man 2 is a fun ride, much in the same veign as the first film. If you're expecting something new from Downey and company, prepare to be disappointed. However, if you're looking for a (relatively) intelligent summer blockbuster, then I'd recommend you check it out.
     

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