Re: Seen the movie!

Posted by Tartanninja on 2008/5/5 7:06:12

If you don't like Iron Man, check your pulse. You're probably dead.

I was a bit concerned about Downey being cast for Iron Man at the time it was announced. Then I rented Kiss, Kiss Bang, Bang. That completely changed my mind.

They did a lot of things right with this film. Plenty of nods to the hardcore fans and made his origin more 'timely'. 'They even named the organization the Ten Rings. Mandarin nod. ' The effects were awesome and lots of physical props, so it wasn't too CGI. The marketing and blog that Favreau did brought the comic fans in and got the positive internet buzz rolling.

I really enjoyed hating Jeff Bridges. 'I did want him to say "It's all in the wrist" at some point, but that's just me.' He pulled of the @$$hole thing very well.

JR, your comment on Samuel L as Fury... you need to read the Ultimates. The first two series are great! I can't thing of a 'cracker' that can pull off being as bad ass as Nick Fury. Who did you want, Hasslelhoff? If they were to do the Avengers Movie, they would need to set it up in an Ultimates Universe setting. In the Ultimates Universe, the Avengers are created to deal with terrorist threats that the government can't quite handle. That concept is pretty easy to grasp and would work well as a theme in a movie.

And, for the love of God, watch all of the credits.