Second Trailer of Iron Man 2

[Tribal Warfare]

[Valiant]

Originally Posted by keg in kc

I don't think it helps that people some have this kind of idealized recollection of the first one. Although you'd think that would make them more responsive to the second, since it's built almost exactly the same way. Same style, same sense of humor, same pace, same action.

Although maybe the quality of the first one makes anything short of a religious experience with the second seem like a let-down.

Which is what I think's going to happen with Batman 3. It's going to have a very difficult time being more than Dark Knight was.

I thought 2 was better then the first one..

[Valiant]

Originally Posted by FAX

I think there's a lot of truth to this notion, Mr. keg in kc. Iron Man is/was one of my favorite, all-time movies so I was worried that this one wouldn't meet my expectations. That's why I tried really hard to suspend judgment and watch the movie with clear eyes.

Frankly, the movie stands well on its own and the criticisms are, for the most part, unfounded in my view. The main thing is that Iron Man won in the end and we're well on our way to an Avengers movie. Sometimes I think people need to relax and just enjoy the moment(s) instead of over-analyzing every single detail. It's a great flick jammed with great believable performances and excellent action. And, when you think about it, what more could an audience want?

FAX

I just cannot fathom in anyway how they can pull off Avengers without it being crap.. You will have to go avatar/Final fantasy movie companies and probably purely cgi to even stand a chance..

[keg in kc]

Originally Posted by JD10367

Okay, now I'm thinking you might have seen it on a digital projector, and they accidently loaded the 3D trailers into the show, and you were seeing the double-image of 3D without glasses on. That sounds like a screw up.

Yes, we were definitely seeing the 3d without glasses.

[keg in kc]

Originally Posted by jiveturkey

I was really worried about that going into Dark Knight. They blew me away once. I'm now hopeful that they can do it again.

Have any rumors surfaced about which villain they're going with in the next Batman flick?

Nothing solid. I think the popular speculation is The Riddler, but that's not coming from anybody involved with the movie.

[JD10367]

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

Thats something that annoys me sometimes...
Perhaps JD could chime in on this more, but sometimes theaters just crank the sound to the max.......i like it loud, but there has to be a delicate balance as well.

Maybe its the sound mix of the movie as well??

Well, here's the deal with sound.

In IMAX, they're supposed to mix each soundtrack the same. They never do. I get some soundtracks that are ridiculously loud. If I catch it (i.e. if I stick my head out of the port glass window and give it a listen before I start running the film to the public) I might knock it down a bit. Usually it's more with trailers; I had to lower the "Toy Story 3" trailer -1.5db and the "Tron" trailer -3db. I left "Iron Man 2" alone, though, 'cause most of the movie is talking. Also, it makes a difference if the theater is full or empty as people suck up noise. Sometimes I get soundtracks where I need to pump up the narration track.

In 35? Fuhgeddaboudit. You have different soundtracks (Dolby Digital, DTS, THX, optical, etc.,.). Different projectors and sound systems. And the projectionists barely have time to thread the projectors, let alone check sound; if a customer comes out and complains that it's too loud, they'll lower it for that show, and if they say it's too soft, they'll raise it. The squeaky wheel gets the grease. It never hurts to ask them.

[FAX]

Originally Posted by Valiant

I just cannot fathom in anyway how they can pull off Avengers without it being crap.. You will have to go avatar/Final fantasy movie companies and probably purely cgi to even stand a chance..

There's risk involved to be certain, Mr. Valiant. Much depends on the casting of Thor, I think. If they cast it well and if they focus on character development and keep the plot centered on one ... maybe two primary characters, it could work.

The way I see it ... if they keep everything centered around the characters as "people", it might lead to a limited amount of CGI effects and a better, overall film. There have been a lot of movies with relatively large ensemble casts that have been successful.

FAX

[JD10367]

Originally Posted by FAX

There's risk involved to be certain, Mr. Valiant. Much depends on the casting of Thor, I think. If they cast it well and if they focus on character development and keep the plot centered on one ... maybe two primary characters, it could work.

Ummm.... You're a bit late. Film's in post already.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800369/

[keg in kc]

It's going to be interesting to see how both Thor and Captain America do.

Neither one is going to be anything like any other comic book film that's come out before. Much of Thor is supposedly in Valhalla, and much of Captain America is supposedly set in World War 2. I expect there is going to be a tremendous narrative and dramatic set to both of them. And I'm not sure how well that's going to play to the movie-going audience. The last Hulk was good, but they had trouble getting butts in the seats (although I still think the after-taste of Ang Lee's Hulk was part of that.)

I do think it helps that there are some established franchises that have raised the bar, though.

[keg in kc]

Speaking of Thor...

[Deberg_1990]

Originally Posted by keg in kc

It's going to be interesting to see how both Thor and Captain America do.

Neither one is going to be anything like any other comic book film that's come out before. Much of Thor is supposedly in Valhalla, and much of Captain America is supposedly set in World War 2. I expect there is going to be a tremendous narrative and dramatic set to both of them. And I'm not sure how well that's going to play to the movie-going audience. The last Hulk was good, but they had trouble getting butts in the seats (although I still think the after-taste of Ang Lee's Hulk was part of that.)

I do think it helps that there are some established franchises that have raised the bar, though.

How can the Captain America movie be set in WW2 era if they plan to have him team up with a modern day Iron Man??

[Deberg_1990]

Originally Posted by Valiant

I just cannot fathom in anyway how they can pull off Avengers without it being crap.. You will have to go avatar/Final fantasy movie companies and probably purely cgi to even stand a chance..

They already have Josh (Buffy Tv series, Firefly, Dollhouse) Whedon to direct it.

If nothing else, dude is a damn fine writer. I trust him to do it right.

[Reaper16]

IM2 is what I thought it would be -- an above average movie. It was fun & enjoyable, mostly during the non-battle scenes where Downey Jr., Rockwell and Rourke could just eat up scenery and get away with it. There was no way that it could be as good as the first one (because of the first film's first half) so I didn't expect it to be better or even as good. So I wasn't disappointed.

[Silock]

I just got back from it. I liked it a lot. The shit at the end of the credits was lame as hell, though.

[Reaper16]

Originally Posted by Silock

I just got back from it. I liked it a lot. The shit at the end of the credits was lame as hell, though.

Thor is lame as Hell? You **** off and you perish in flames, ****taster.

[Silock]

Thor ****ing sucks.