Second Trailer of Iron Man 2

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[irishjayhawk]

Originally Posted by Guru

In the defense of Superman and and X-men, they also had director issues.

This was exactly what I was going to point out. I think a Bryan Singer X3 would have been vastly different than Ratner's - script and otherwise.

Spidey 3 was a studio vs producer vs director crapfest and it showed. In fact, I applaud Raimi for producing such a spectacular spoof on itself to spite them. What else could the emo spiderman scene represent?

[irishjayhawk]

Originally Posted by jiveturkey

And Inception looks like the movie of the year for me. I hate to set my expectations that high but unfortunately that's where I stand.

Currently, FWIW, the top movie on my list is How To Train Your Dragon. And nothing has come close. IM2 was good but it's no HTTYD.

[Sure-Oz]

Originally Posted by irishjayhawk

Currently, FWIW, the top movie on my list is How To Train Your Dragon. And nothing has come close. IM2 was good but it's no HTTYD.

I enjoyed HTTYD, still pumped to see Iron Man.

[keg in kc]

Want to link the Super8 trailer, but I can't find a version online. I saw it shortly after I returned home from the movie last night, but it looks like the fun police have been hard at work on that one.

Here's the Inception Trailer:

[007]

Can. Not. Wait. For. Inception.

[FAX]

Great movie. Better than I expected. The ensemble was excellent. I have no idea why people are panning this film. It's the best sequel I've seen ... other than The Dark Knight. Iron Man rocks.

Highly recommended.

FAX

[keg in kc]

Originally Posted by FAX

Great movie. Better than I expected. The ensemble was excellent. I have no idea why people are panning this film. It's the best sequel I've seen ... other than The Dark Knight. Iron Man rocks.

Highly recommended.

FAX

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.

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Originally Posted by keg in kc

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.

That's where studios **** up, they try to make the film "bigger and better" instead of focusing on making a good movie with a cohesive plot to go with it.

[JD10367]

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

I think i would agree with everything you just said.

Im not sure how you could make a really good Superman movie, but surely someone could do it.

Well, one thing about Superman that's always intrigued me is the fact that they say "power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely". It was too easy for them to simply say, "He grew up in a loving human family and learned great morals, and lo, a big Boy Scout was born." It fit the times (especially given the World Wars and the Depression in between them). In today's world, though, we can question it and people are interested in it: what would happen if he went too far? If he got addicted to the fact that nothing (well, almost nothing) could kick his ass? Super speed, super strength, x-ray vision... you can easily let your vices overwhelm you with those abilities. The first "Superman" caved into it only when Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) died and he spun the earth backwards to reverse time (which, BTW, was incredibly stupid and wouldn't wash nowadays). But what if, in a modern retelling, Lois was killed by some baddie? Would Supes go whoop-ass on him to the point of breaking his own code? If he killed the guy, would the genie be out of the bottle for him? There's potential there.

[JD10367]

Originally Posted by keg in kc

Whatever it was, it was hilarious. The trailers were skewed beyond recognition. Audience was not happy.

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.

[FAX]

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 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

[jiveturkey]

Originally Posted by keg in kc

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 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?

[Gravedigger]

I really liked Iron Man 2. I thought the soundtrack was better than the first and the villains were way better. Mickey Rourke was pretty outstanding in this movie, big shocker I know, and Sam Rockwell was really good as well. The humor was the same, witty back and forths, and in the end it was just as enjoyable as the first one. The only sad part was that the final fight scene between war machine iron man and vanko was really fast, I don't mind the end result but the choreography could've been more expansive. The last fight with Jeff Bridges in the first movie was like 15 minutes, in this movie its only 3 or 4. The two spend more time fighting the robot army then they do Rourke. Also the sound at the AMC 30 was really ****ing loud. Stay after the credits.

[Deberg_1990]

Originally Posted by Gravedigger

Also the sound at the AMC 30 was really ****ing loud. Stay after the credits.

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??

[Gravedigger]

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??

My mom has sensitive ears and she doesn't usually need earplugs, similar to when we saw how to train your dragon in imax she was fine, but she didnt stay for more than 15 minutes. Got her money back though.