Ironman 3 discussion SPOILERS

[KaRNiV8L PRiME]

Saw Ironman 3 last night and was simply blown away.

Firstly Guy Pearce plays a great villain even though he was quoted as saying his part was only a small cameo. Kudos to you marvel for keeping the major spoiler of the mandarin under wraps but our friends in America are going to be spoiled long before it comes out.

Ben Kingsley "PLAYED" a great mandarin. I loved the idea and was funny as hell but I can see some comic traditionalist being more than a little P.1.5.5.3.D with this but I think it worked for the MCU

RD jnrs contract to play tony stark is now finished and I really hope he signs on to do at least avengers 2 and cameo in guardians of the galaxy. As he said in ironman 1, he is ironman

There were some really great scenes with tony and a young boy Harley and the chemistry was really funny

The final fight scene was pretty epic but not epic like avengers but still impressive. Loved seeing all the ironman armours battle the extremis soldiers

I didnt mind how they took the extremis story arc and turned it on its head but they coulda stayed a little closer to the comic for me.

Not sure why they cast the character of coldblood as he wasn't remotely close to comic. It would made more sense to just call him Mallon.

Was a little let down by the after credits scene even though I love mark ruffalo. Was sorta hoping that tony got a call from starlord and ended with tony shooting back into space however that would contradict the entire films alien anxiety angle

Overall it was a decent film and sits between ironman 1 and 2 for me

8/10

[Defcon]

Ben Kingsley "PLAYED" a great mandarin. I loved the idea and was funny as hell but I can see some comic traditionalist being more than a little P.1.5.5.3.D with this but I think it worked for the MCU

SPOILERS!

I found the portrayal of the Mandarin, very clever, but the reveal latter was funny but it killed it for me. I would of loved Stark's first impression to be true, but unfortunately isn't. Although there was an opportunity to add this as a twist towards the end it would of surprised me, instead they had something else that didn't have the impact.
Ok I haven't really spoiled anything :o but if you have seen the movie you may get what I mean.

[CBratron]

Fun enough movie but I wanted to see them power rings in action.

[Omega Metro]

Meh! Sounds kinda dull. Might just wait til the DVD release.:)

[KaRNiV8L PRiME]

Fun enough movie but I wanted to see them power rings in action.

So did I but guess we will see something similar in avengers 2 with the infinity gauntlet

[snaketales]

My kids were annoyed that - how can I word this? - they didn't see the Mandarin they were expecting.

I was more annoyed at the 'plucky young sidekick' who had a garage with just the stuff Iron Man needed.

The after-credits scene wasn't really worth waiting for.

[loophole]

Saw this last night and came out dissapointed... it was just very meh...

[CBratron]

So did I but guess we will see something similar in avengers 2 with the infinity gauntlet

You'd think that but depicting what each infinity gem does would take up too much time. I fear they may default to a non-specific "It makes him powerful" and battles start to resemble LotR where the armies of men and elves go flying whenever Sauron swings his mace.

[Autocon]

So its not better than IM 2?:(

[KaRNiV8L PRiME]

So its not better than IM 2?:(

I think it is better than 2 but not 1

[SkyWarp91]

Ah yes overcome your fear of failure and anxiety attacks and start afresh by destroying all your suits.

Yes, so when the aliens come back to invade Earth you'll be prepared this time, Stark!

I have mixed emotions about this movie, I was glad they took the third-installment in a much more unique direction to that seen in most comic-book trilogies but such a uniqueness was so unexpected and different that it seemed so out of place tonally compared to the last two movies. I only felt amazed during the climactic battle when all the suits showed up but for the rest of the movie I was lightly-laughing uncomfortably at the joke scenes and was thinking more 'ok where is this going?' in a much more confused way.

I think the best way to describe this film is that it is like a great example of reading a comic book, except done in a motion form. Comic books, unlike many comic-book movies are usually not bound to a hollywood formulaic method of storytelling and guidelines. That being said though, comic books from my experience have their own unique plot-pacing and can contain truly baffling elements of fiction which sometimes can amaze/confuse the readers - which is what exactly this movie did to me.

I don't hate Iron Man 3, but I didn't love it either. I praise it for its bold direction in trying new things, but said things seemed so out of place and inconsistent to the previous two movies. It doesn't hold together well as a film, but holds greatly as a comic-book movie.

I give it a low-Matinee. Worth watching in cinemas.

[gantz]

I don't hate Iron Man 3, but I didn't love it either. I praise it for its bold direction in trying new things, but said things seemed so out of place and inconsistent to the previous two movies. It doesn't hold together well as a film, but holds greatly as a comic-book movie.


You've got to remember for Iron Man that The Avengers was a sequel also, and the events of that movie changed a lot.

Having it be to similar to 1 and 2 would've seemed to ignore that.

Would've preferred more of the comic Extremis, but overall enjoyed what they did with it.

Did Tony perfect it to assist with extracting the shrapnel he has needed the Arc for?! Seemed like it.

Shane Black went on record long ago saying he wouldn't include the Mandarin as he saw it as nothing more than a racist Asian caricature, so I was surprised he was included in the film after all, hilarious reveal, I knew something was up with him.

[SkyWarp91]

You've got to remember for Iron Man that The Avengers was a sequel also, and the events of that movie changed a lot.

Having it be to similar to 1 and 2 would've seemed to ignore that.


Good point. It is now Marvel Phase Two by the way

[Ae-Evolution]

I enjoyed the movie, but one question, was there a scene after the credits that gives us a clue on the next movie? I had to leave as soon as it ended and not sure did I miss anything.

[gantz]

Nah, it was seen with Banner as 'psychiatrist' listening to Tony's narration of the film and events, falling asleep at the very beginning because he isn't that kind of Doctor as he doesn't have the temperament for it LOL

A scene I enjoyed as I thought they might ignore the great friendship between them.

[Lord_Zed]

I liked this film quite a lot, they managed to cleverly conceal the plot for just long enough to hold my interest. The sort of rebirth of Tony Stark at the end does away with some Iron Man's classic vulnerabilities, but if they want to continue making movies of decent quality they are going to have to try some new directions, so ultimately I'm ok with it.

Nice cameo at the end.


Aside from the awesome Avengers this was the best Marvel film for me since Iron Man 1. :)

[UltraMagnus]

Just saw it here in HK.
No different version (i believe the Chinese will get a "china friendly version".

My wife thought it was a good movie, I am a Marvel geek so I was disappointed with the twist re Mandarin.

Some parts were sensational, other parts I felt like I was watching a long TV movie.

Unsure... I will give it 3/5. It was better than 2, but not better than 1.
Issue people will have is with the whole Mandarin part....

[UltraMagnus]

I enjoyed the movie, but one question, was there a scene after the credits that gives us a clue on the next movie? I had to leave as soon as it ended and not sure did I miss anything.

No - to me it was just a "here is an Avenger in the movie"....
It didnt tie up to the next phase yet... but having said that I could be COMPLETELY wrong...

[SkyWarp91]

Maybe, just maybe the post-credits scene is just a snippet of what would be in used in the Avengers 2 and that all post-credit scenes for the Marvel Phase 2 movies would all join together ala Pulp Fiction with the intertwining of the different stories.

[CBratron]

I enjoyed the movie, but one question, was there a scene after the credits that gives us a clue on the next movie? I had to leave as soon as it ended and not sure did I miss anything.

It was for the 'science bros' fans. The two fangirls in our group will attest to that.

[griffin]

It would be a shame if the post-credit scenes don't relate to something, as it was the linking factor of the ones in the first movies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_Cinematic_Universe) (Ironman had Nick Fury introduced as the underlying link, Hulk had Ironman linked to it (Stark), Ironman 2 had Thor linked to it (hammer), Thor had Captain America linked to it (cube), Captain America linked to the Avengers (a trailer for that movie), and Avengers looked to have the Galactic Guardians linked to it (Thanos))... so it would be a shame if the post-credit scenes now are just random bits "sticky-taped" to the end. If there were another Hulk movie coming out soon, it would have made sense like the clues from the first movies... but meh.

I had never actually heard of the Mandarin before this movie, so had to do some reading up on it (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandarin_%28comics%29)... and I agree, this movie should have just not used the name of the character if the writer/director didn't like the Asian connotation to the original character. It would be like Michael Bay using the character name of Megatron in the first movie as the name of the boombox Decepticon (Frenzy).
He could have still used the character fully without worrying about offending anyone... The original character was created in a time when racial stereotypes for criminal characters was common because all the western propaganda during the cold war era made the unknown scary to the masses. Look at Star Trek, created in the 1960s at the height of the Cold War - Romulans/Russians were originally the militaristic main foe of the Federation/USA, while the Klingons/Chinese were the savage barbarians. (although, by the time the Soviet Union collapsed, the Klingons had become the fan-favourite race, so ended up being used as part of the "USSR collapse" metaphor in Star Trek 6)

I hope that if there is another Iron Man movie, they might consider using the real Mandarin, if one exists, and his ten rings... because an origin story (of where the Rings came from) and being able to be virtually unbeatable with them would make it a decent challenge in a full-length movie.

[Autocon]

How can they bring back the mandarin if he died?

More special umf for the battle suit fight needed. Sort of felt tacked on in the end to make an impact.

Avengers 2 Nick Fury "We could have used those extra suits, Stark" as an army of aliens descends on earth.

[griffin]

How can they bring back the mandarin if he died?


I haven't seen the movie yet (so this could be wrong), but reading about the character in the movie Vs the original comics (in the link I included above), I was under the impression that it was someone impersonating the Mandarin... that is, if a real Mandarin character exists in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Otherwise, if "The Mandarin" was just a creation of that actor and there is no real Mandarin, then yes, that would be the end of that character.

(in case anyone cries about spoilers - this is a review topic... you don't read a movie/book/comic/cartoon/etc review if you are wanting to avoid spoilers - reviews are where people can freely discuss plot points with other people who have watched the movie)

[gantz]

Aldrich Killian was the MCU version of The Mandarin, as it was stated in the movie, and when revealed when his shirt was burnt off showing his tattoos.

So yeah, he is dead and done :(

[SMHFConvoy]

Aldrich I think was modok in the ultimate vision comics. I like that the Mandarin wasn't all that he seemed. It also seems that the marvel movies could have a viable red she hulk or red hulk if they wanted to ;)

[KalEl]

Loved it! nuff said!

[Bidoofdude]

Saw it today in 3d. (it looks basically made for 3d :p)
I quite liked it and it relied quite heavily on plot/storyline, although the Malibu Attack and the dock thing were pretty cool. :cool:

I loved seeing all the iron man suits together and them flying onto Stark, as well as Jarvis controlling them. (I'm a sucker for tech like that :p:o)

I liked that they veered away from the comedy a little bit, as the only real funny bits were the big bunny, Trevor, the Dora watch and the "we're linked" part. :p:D

The action, when it was there was really cool and awesome (http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/i'm+not+weird+and+creepy+i'm+cool+and+awesome) and I liked the linking of each character to the plot and all that.

[Omega Metro]

Saw it today. Wasn't phased either way about it, but soooo many explosions! How many explosions in this film compared to DOTM or ROTF?....There's an assignment for someone.:D

[SkyWarp91]

Tempted to go see it again just to kill time sometime this week. If you guys want me to spot something shoot a question my way and I might get back to you.

[KalEl]

Tempted to go see it again just to kill time sometime this week. If you guys want me to spot something shoot a question my way and I might get back to you.

I'd see it again for sure

[KaRNiV8L PRiME]

I went again last night but i still Don't know why the extremis agents wanted the file. Was it just to hide the evidence that the AIM had anything to do with her sons apparent suicide. If so why hadn't the mum read the file.

[Kazza]

Watched it today, didn't feel much for it.

[jazzcomp]

it's ok for me :)

[MECHA MALAKA]

enjoyed it, didn't att feel one way or another about the twist but now after thinking of what could have been I do feel there could have been a better movie BUT anyway that's one issue I can overlook the one that I simply CAN NOT over look is the way in which the suits were portrayed in this film!

I get that the story was to show Tony overcoming his insecurities AND even that they wanted to perhaps make room for a bleeding edge armor BUT to undo 3 movies worth of displays of how powerful they are was simply bullshit!
To not once give these suits a real time to shine and to actually have "IRON MAN" totally defeated is an insult to the fans the previous films and to the title of the damn movie! it took super pepper to finally defeat Killian and if it wasn't for Tony being able to jump from suit to suit BUT never actually being "IRON MAN" he would have actually been killed.

As I was watching the film and laughed at joke after joke and put up with the MK42 basically looking like a joke its self I told myself it will all be worth it for a final payoff! but that never came!
Its as tho the writers cared SO little about the key to the IRON MAN world aka mech suits that they didn't feel giving the audience any time to see them as anything other than faulty tin foil forms of unreliable transport was worth it! did a complete IRON PATRIOT fight and capture scene get edited out?
I sure hope HULK or THOR dont run into any lava free running teams (that BTW looked so much like a stunt team flavor of the month for hire)

Could have been SO MUCH better if it only had balance as its stands its very much the TONY STARK movie ! entertaining yes ,better than IM2 in many ways no (not at all if IM2 just had a decent boss fight)

[shokwave2]

Watched it on Monday. Awesome movie, plenty of laughs and great visual effects. Never read any of the comics so i wouldn't know of any continuity errors or other problems with characters portrayed in the film. I noticed the only people saying negative things or picking apart IM3 are the Iron Man historians.

Just like all other superhero/comic book movies, these are made for the general public as viewers, not the hardcore comic readers. They have to be engaging, tell a story, and win the viewers over in less than 3 hours. The general public haven't been reading years and years of comics to know baddies backgrounds, or the hero's first love interest. If film companies made these movies to please the comic pro's, the movie would attract thousands of viewers not millions, and the would make less than a $1,000,000.

Man of Steel and The Wolverine also look awesome going by the trailers shown.

[Gutsman Heavy]

Better than #2, but that's about it. Way too jokey, seems like characters were just trying to one-up each other in a lot of scenes.
If the Mandarin twist happened to a character I cared about I'd be pissed, since I don't I liked it, but I sypmathise with actual Iron Man fans.
The PTSD was handled poorly and probably should have been more stublte. I'm being very neagtive but I liked more than I disliked, still an average film though.

**

[SkyWarp91]

Better than #2, but that's about it. Way too jokey, seems like characters were just trying to one-up each other in a lot of scenes.
If the Mandarin twist happened to a character I cared about I'd be pissed, since I don't I liked it, but I sypmathise with actual Iron Man fans.
The PTSD was handled poorly and probably should have been more stublte. I'm being very neagtive but I liked more than I disliked, still an average film though.

**

That's basically how I felt about this movie, I enjoyed parts of it and many people I have spoken too outside of this forum tell me they loved it/thought it was amazing. Even my brother thought it was the best Iron Man film yet and we both dislike Iron Man 2, yet for some reason I wasn't as awe-inspired by this installment as I was the first. There's a part of me that wants to like it because it's Iron Man but then there's another part of me that wasn't really satisfied on personal level.

[ons]

There's a part of me that wants to like it because it's Iron Man but then there's another part of me that wasn't really satisfied on personal level.

I feel the same way. I really want to like IM3 because I'm a fan of the series and characters, but something was lacking. There were a lot of awesome parts, and there were a few parts that I didn't agree with or thought meh. I know a little bit about the Mandarin from the cartoons. The twist, while funny, killed the movie a little bit for me.

But ultimately I think it was the lack of Tony Stark being in an Iron Man suit that made the movie a bit off. That Jarvis can step in and kick ass as the rest of the suits, sort of diminishes Tony Stark being Iron Man. And also because of how Killian was killed, it should have been Tony/Iron Man that took him out rather than Pepper.

Overall I enjoyed the movie, but I was a little disappointed at the same time.

[GoktimusPrime]

Saw it last night, enjoyed it. :) I agree that it would've been nicer to see Tony Stark in armour more, but I can understand that the writers wanted to increase the plot complication for Tony by removing the armour from him and letting him be the hero without his powers. So that was an interesting angle.

The kid in the garage was also an interesting concept -- the idea of another potential Tony Stark in the making (i.e. child prodigy), only that he lives in a fairly mundane setting raised by a single mum, whereas Tony was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and had all the best opportunities in life handed to him. So it was pretty sweet to see Tony kinda passing on the torch at the end when he pimped out that kid's shed. ;)

The one thing that kinda bugged me was the surgery to remove the palladium shrapnel at the end... why didn't he get that done before?!? I thought the whole reason why he had the miniature arc generator in his chest was because the shrapnel was too close to his heart or whatever to remove. He was imprisoned with a doctor... and say even if that doctor lacked the resources to surgically remove it, why didn't he then have the procedure done when he returned to the United States? Especially in Iron Man 2 when the poison was spreading... weird. :confused:

Unless the procedure to remove it was only recently developed... but I don't recall the movie explaining that to the audience.

[Autocon]

Saw it last night, enjoyed it. :) I agree that it would've been nicer to see Tony Stark in armour more, but I can understand that the writers wanted to increase the plot complication for Tony by removing the armour from him and letting him be the hero without his powers. So that was an interesting angle.

The kid in the garage was also an interesting concept -- the idea of another potential Tony Stark in the making (i.e. child prodigy), only that he lives in a fairly mundane setting raised by a single mum, whereas Tony was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and had all the best opportunities in life handed to him. So it was pretty sweet to see Tony kinda passing on the torch at the end when he pimped out that kid's shed. ;)

The one thing that kinda bugged me was the surgery to remove the palladium shrapnel at the end... why didn't he get that done before?!? I thought the whole reason why he had the miniature arc generator in his chest was because the shrapnel was too close to his heart or whatever to remove. He was imprisoned with a doctor... and say even if that doctor lacked the resources to surgically remove it, why didn't he then have the procedure done when he returned to the United States? Especially in Iron Man 2 when the poison was spreading... weird. :confused:

Unless the procedure to remove it was only recently developed... but I don't recall the movie explaining that to the audience.

When he fixes Pepper back to normal he says that medical advancement has come along way...or something.

Now I know why the ending felt rushed, it was! After Robert Downey jr sprained his ankle, production was stopped for a few months while he recovered. So they had to finish it before the deadline.

For die hard IM fans, can you name me all 42 suits? Didn't seem like 42 on screen.

[M-bot]

Saw it last night, enjoyed it. :) I agree that it would've been nicer to see Tony Stark in armour more, but I can understand that the writers wanted to increase the plot complication for Tony by removing the armour from him and letting him be the hero without his powers. So that was an interesting angle.

The kid in the garage was also an interesting concept -- the idea of another potential Tony Stark in the making (i.e. child prodigy), only that he lives in a fairly mundane setting raised by a single mum, whereas Tony was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and had all the best opportunities in life handed to him. So it was pretty sweet to see Tony kinda passing on the torch at the end when he pimped out that kid's shed. ;)

The one thing that kinda bugged me was the surgery to remove the palladium shrapnel at the end... why didn't he get that done before?!? I thought the whole reason why he had the miniature arc generator in his chest was because the shrapnel was too close to his heart or whatever to remove. He was imprisoned with a doctor... and say even if that doctor lacked the resources to surgically remove it, why didn't he then have the procedure done when he returned to the United States? Especially in Iron Man 2 when the poison was spreading... weird. :confused:

Unless the procedure to remove it was only recently developed... but I don't recall the movie explaining that to the audience.

I'm wondering if that was a deliberate choice by the film makers: Stark is always looking forward, looking forward to the next development, the next invention. In IM2 he was so caught up with his suits, etc (which he needed the arc reactor to power) that he didn't really think that removing the arc reactor and the shrapnel was a way of ridding himself of the palladium poisoning, he was too caught up with "being Iron Man" (as he admitted at the end of the first film). Wasn't there a line of dialogue in one of the first two films where he said something like "there is only this, there is only the next mission"? I thought that perhaps the events of IM3 (and his time relying on himself and his smarts rather than the power of the suits) caused him to re-evaluate his life and priorities a little bit.

It may be a little flimsy, but it's a theory.

I was a little more bothered by the shrapnel being removed in IM3 not looking at all like the tiny barbs that Yensen showed him in the first film - a barb like that would be more likely to be an issue to remove (and kinda fits the "inching towards his heart thing"), rather than the shard type thing that was actually removed. But that's probably being a bit finicky - I'm not certain any explanation for the metal thing in his chest stands up to any measure of medical or scientific scrutiny. I'm happy to suspend my disbelief.:)

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

I saw it today and it was ok. Not as good as 1, better than 2 but still an average movie. The 3d didn't really seem needed to me. I doubt the bit at the end relates to the next movie (there don't appear to be any Hulk movies soon), just a way of bringing the narration that is at the start of the film to a close. So Tony is actually telling a story as opposed to living the movie (in other words the whole movie is a flashback, aside from the after credits bit).

I liked the Mandarin twist and thought they covered that very well. the end, despite all it's explosions was a bit 'meh' for me. Maybe I am getting cynical of massive fights at the end of movies now.


Still I enjoyed it. Wouldn't bother watching it again at the cinema, but will happily catch it on telly.

Seeing the Avengers has changed the way I thought about Ironman. After all America was getting attacked by a psycho dude, where was Captain America or any of the other Avengers? Or even Shield for that matter?



In IM2 he was so caught up with his suits, etc (which he needed the arc reactor to power)
Now, I always thought that, but after his house is blown up, he then spends the next howeverlong trying to charge the suit, even plugging it into a car battery on the boat. So it would seem that the reactor in his chest doesn't serve any purpose aside from keeping that shrapnel at bay.

[griffin]

Maybe the writer for IM3 forgot that the ARC reactor is what powers the suits... or forgot to explain why this new generation of suits couldn't be (even if they ran out of power, they should still be able to work from his power source).

I remember that the whole ending (plot device) of the first movie was centered around his older ARC reactor draining, to only give him a limited amount of time in the suit. If the suit had its own power supply, the first movie ending made no sense. And you'd think that with "advancements in technology" the 3rd movie suits would still be able to use his power-source in addition to its own. (but then, we wouldn't have a significant plot-device in the 3rd movie)


As for the comments about Tony being out of his suit too much this time, this movie would have cost the film company a lot more for RD jr, so they had to get as much screen-time of his face as possible, to make the most of their investment. They don't need RD jr on set to film the suit, making him an expensive element if his face is only on-screen for 20 minutes of the film.

[The_Black_Sheep]

Cheapskate tuesday was all the motivation I needed to finally watch this movie.. heh

As a fan of pretty much all comic book films, I'd say it was a pretty good stand-alone movie. There seemed to be a hell of a lot of CGI (I'm not saying that was a bad thing but it seemed as though there was CGI in just about every scene).

Of course the major plot turn in this movie was the thing that's left a taste in my mouth. I don't know if they really thought the Mandarin/Killian thing through but if I was writing this movie, it sure isn't what I would have done. If you're gonna have The Mandarin in an Iron Man movie, you've gotta go all out (the evil, dark persona - & especially the rings).

Then there was the kid - Like was that kid really necessary? Really? Or were they just trying to appease the kids' market? I don't know...

& during the first half of the movie, Stark is battling his demons. How many times did he have a drink in his hand? One? It couldn't have been much more than that. Appealing to the kids' market again I see... :rolleyes:

Overall, I'd give it 3 1/2 out of 5. I would have done a few things differently... but.. oh well...

[i_amtrunks]

Finally saw IM3 tonight and I came out feeling very meh.

I find it hard to enjoy anything with Paltrow in it to begin with, but I wonder if it was in her contract to appear in the sports bra for so much of the film to try and make sales of her diet merchandise. :rolleyes:

The movie was mostly pretty good. How Killian survived all the previous explosions yet died from the last one was hard to swallow (sure he was regenerating, but he was regenerating in others as well.) I thought that Kingsley was perfect, Guy Pierce was both charming and evil, Downey Jnr his best. cheaply did well with his very limited time too.

I liked the Madarin twist, I get how IM fans feel ticked off, but it was a great twist. There were a few silly plot holes, Killian was too good a fighter (as in moves, not power/muscle twitch) for someone who was almost a hunchback only a decade ago.

The thing I hated was the suit destruction. Sure Stark wanted to show he was moving on, but without the suits, he cannot dream to compete against anyone, protect his loved ones etc. sure he has a great brain, but with nothing to protect it, he is dead. Plus we all know it is all malarkey as he will be back in a suit very soon for Avengers 2. Making all his grand show ponying for Pepper a charade.

It was better than IM2, but I didn't feel great after it finished, the cold close was boring, after a slow starting film with few great action sequences, the suit destruction rung false and I don't want to go see it again at the cinema, or even wait for it on DVD. I may get it once it goes on sale in a year or so.

[Yukitora]

if he blew up the shitty crap suits then i could understand, but not the high advanced stuff. and aparently perpper gets a suit somewhere down the line anyway. don't like her much.

[Jetfire in the sky]

Out on Blu Ray shortly, can't wait. I missed out seeing it at the movies due to arrival of bub.

[Cat]

I'm only buying it for completeness.

It's going to be a loooong time before I can make myself sit through that again.

[Jetfire in the sky]

I'm only buying it for completeness.

It's going to be a loooong time before I can make myself sit through that again.

Ouch! :eek::eek: I'm going into it without any expectations. :)

[1orion2many]

I didn't think it was a bad film, Better than DOTM but that's not saying much:rolleyes::D. I was bitterly disappointed with the Mandarin which I'm sure you'll be able to work out the reasons for this once you watch the film;).

[Bidoofdude]

Gonna pick up the DVD. I liked the movie and would LOVE to see it again.

[Cat]

Ouch! :eek::eek: I'm going into it without any expectations. :)

I was pretty harsh on the film.

I'd love to say why, but it'd absolutely ruin the film. After watching it, I think you'll know my main gripe, even if you don't agree with it.

[Jetfire in the sky]

SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!






















To anyone that hasn't seen or is thinking of seeing Iron Man 3. DO NOT DO IT !!!! It is the biggest pile of steaming shite you will ever have grace your screen. I loved 1 and 2, Avengers etc etc, but this, seriously, even my wife was going "What the hell" Its f@*k!d. The End This has taken the mantle of worst number 3's ever over X-Men and Spiderman. Is there a writers strike on or something?? WTF!!!!!!!!!!!

[Cat]

Told you.

:p

[Gutsman Heavy]

After this turd and all the issues the next Thor is dealing with I'm starting to worry about the quality of the MCU

[BigTransformerTrev]

Downloaded it and watched it on the weekend. Fell asleep half way through. Didn't think much of it, and Pepper not dying because she became all hot (or as hot as it's possible for Gwenyth Paltrow to get :p ) was totally predictable. Didn't hate the movie, but didn't do much for me. Go have a bunch of introspection in another movie, I wanna see Ironman fight stuff!

Their take on The Mandarin was pretty funny though - go Trev! :p

[tron07]

I dont get the part at the end... why did Tony destroy all his armours? If he had destroy them everytime after he created new a suit of armour, then he will not have so many armours in the storage.

[BigTransformerTrev]

I dont get the part at the end... why did Tony destroy all his armours? If he had destroy them everytime after he created new a suit of armour, then he will not have so many armours in the storage.

It was meant to by symbolic of him leaving his old life behind to start anew with Pepper. Hence it being called the 'Clean Slate' protocol.

Never occurred to him to sell them off and use the money to build an orphanage of course

[tron07]

its way too risky... what if someone attack him when all his armours are destroyed? Few AIM powered fella still alive or was not at the site during the final fight.

Bits and pieces of his armours that are damaged/broken are all over the place as well. Someone could collected the parts and reverse engineer it. Very un-tony-stark who is paranoid that someone might their hands on his technology.

[Sharky]

I dont get the part at the end... why did Tony destroy all his armours? If he had destroy them everytime after he created new a suit of armour, then he will not have so many armours in the storage.


It was meant to by symbolic of him leaving his old life behind to start anew with Pepper. Hence it being called the 'Clean Slate' protocol.

Never occurred to him to sell them off and use the money to build an orphanage of course

i more saw it as starting from scratch... with the extremis tech...since through the movie it shows tony seeming to have some knowledge of it and then it seemed to work for pepper...

Bring on GOTG