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Title: Iron Man 2
Post by: Dilmah G on May 01, 2010, 09:56:42 pm
Has a Transformers 2 vibe to it, IMO. The asplosions weren't way over the top, but the movie just wasn't as interesting to watch as the first one.
Title: Re: Iron Man 2
Post by: Galemp on May 01, 2010, 10:18:20 pm
Oh you northern Europeans.
Title: Re: Iron Man 2
Post by: Klaustrophobia on May 02, 2010, 02:16:40 am
but everyone is going to watch it anyway.
Title: Re: Iron Man 2
Post by: QuantumDelta on May 02, 2010, 04:22:44 am
I wasn't really that fond of the first one, though I probably shouldn't be saying that around here huh  :nervous:
Title: Re: Iron Man 2
Post by: watsisname on May 02, 2010, 04:40:36 am
Shiny special effects.  Reasonably humorous main character.  Utterly stupid plot.  Not nearly enough explosions to be worthwhile.

2/5

Title: Re: Iron Man 2
Post by: Dilmah G on May 02, 2010, 05:34:40 am
Agreed mostly, except for the explosions. There were enough explosions, they just weren't cool to watch! FFS. Whoever directed the movie needs to have coffee with Michael Bay. At least he knows how to make his explosions look cool. :P
Title: Re: Iron Man 2
Post by: Nuclear1 on May 07, 2010, 03:56:33 pm
:bump:

I liked it.  Had everything I liked about the original, and
Spoiler:
Scarlett Johanson stripping! :D :D :D

Also, I liked the Captain America easter egg
Title: Re: Iron Man 2
Post by: mxlm on May 07, 2010, 06:56:34 pm
Transformers 2 vibe my ass. It's exactly the same as the first one, right down to the underwhelming boss battle.

Oh, except this time it intercuts the lame climactic battle with Johansson kicking ass in all kinds of cool ways, so it's better.
Title: Re: Iron Man 2
Post by: Solatar on May 07, 2010, 11:41:48 pm

Spoiler:
Scarlett Johanson stripping! :D :D :D

Sold.
Title: Re: Iron Man 2
Post by: Galemp on May 08, 2010, 12:04:17 am
It was a lot of fun! Not quite as enjoyable as the first one, but it avoided sequelitis and villain creep. And of course it had Robert Downey Jr.'s wonderful overacting.

Spoiler:
I disliked the whole 'palladium poisoning' subplot though. It came from nowhere (isn't the premise of the first movie that the arc reactor did NOT have any waste products or consume fuel?) and was resolved out of nowhere (So SHIELD happens to have a short-term drug, and then he fixes it with technobabble? Lame.) If they had to have Tony Stark dying in the subplot, I would have preferred it to be from alcohol poisoning.
Title: Re: Iron Man 2
Post by: mxlm on May 08, 2010, 02:43:41 am
Yeah, but then they would have had to fit a battle with alcoholism into the film, and I don't think it would have fit.
Title: Re: Iron Man 2
Post by: IceFire on May 08, 2010, 08:34:05 am
It was a great summer blockbuster.  It had everything you would want from such a movie (being realistic here).  There was action, humour, awesome cars, beautiful women and wonderful explosions.  The fact that the characters are so fun and have such great banter and sense of timing makes it all the more enjoyable.  It's not movie making history or worthy of some sort of big award but it was a damn fun movie.  Really really good to go and see when you've had a tough few weeks especially.
Title: Re: Iron Man 2
Post by: Fury on May 08, 2010, 03:17:24 pm
Saw the movie just now. It wasn't a revolutionary or evolutionary movie but it was entertaining none the less. You could definitely spend 10€ and two hours worse.
Title: Re: Iron Man 2
Post by: übermetroid on May 09, 2010, 12:08:47 am
Scarlett Johanson was nice.   ;7
Title: Re: Iron Man 2
Post by: MP-Ryan on May 09, 2010, 03:55:46 pm
It was a great summer blockbuster.  It had everything you would want from such a movie (being realistic here).  There was action, humour, awesome cars, beautiful women and wonderful explosions.  The fact that the characters are so fun and have such great banter and sense of timing makes it all the more enjoyable.  It's not movie making history or worthy of some sort of big award but it was a damn fun movie.  Really really good to go and see when you've had a tough few weeks especially.

I'll +2 that, since both myself and my wife agree with it =)
Title: Re: Iron Man 2
Post by: Vrets on May 09, 2010, 06:26:37 pm
You could definitely do worse.

I hear this line a lot. It amuses me that this can be a recommendation. :p

I'll probably have to sit through this one to be sociable, but you won't win. Somebody else will pay for my ticket. >.>
Title: Re: Iron Man 2
Post by: newman on May 10, 2010, 12:21:14 pm
Agreed mostly, except for the explosions. There were enough explosions, they just weren't cool to watch! FFS. Whoever directed the movie needs to have coffee with Michael Bay. At least he knows how to make his explosions look cool. :P

(http://i41.tinypic.com/23qxzqr.jpg)

Wow, you're actually using Michael Bay as a positive example? This movie must suck really badly, then :)
Title: Re: Iron Man 2
Post by: BloodEagle on May 10, 2010, 12:27:31 pm
Wow, you're actually using Michael Bay as a positive example? This movie must suck really badly, then :)

It can't be any worse than Michael Bay Presents: Explosions! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKrQ0umHUGA)
Title: Re: Iron Man 2
Post by: QuantumDelta on May 10, 2010, 02:52:13 pm
Transformers 2 vibe my ass. It's exactly the same as the first one, right down to the underwhelming boss battle.

Oh, except this time it intercuts the lame climactic battle with Johansson kicking ass in all kinds of cool ways, so it's better.
So it's exactly the same as Transformers 2?
Title: Re: Iron Man 2
Post by: Retsof on May 10, 2010, 07:30:08 pm
I liked Rhode's suit better.  Stark's suit may be more advanced and such, but Rhode's has MOAR DAKKA!
Title: Re: Iron Man 2
Post by: Dilmah G on May 11, 2010, 04:13:18 am
Newman: Hey, you've gotta admit, if there's one thing he knows how to do, it's make things go BOOOOOOM.  :D
Title: Re: Iron Man 2
Post by: mxlm on May 11, 2010, 10:39:47 pm
So it's exactly the same as Transformers 2?

No. Transformers was a bad movie, Transformers 2 was a terrible movie as it took all of T1's annoying tics and amped them up to 11.

Though they were both fun.

Iron Man 2 = Iron Man

Iron Man 2 != Transformers 2

QED!
Title: Re: Iron Man 2
Post by: Black Wolf on May 17, 2010, 08:50:06 am
I liked it. There were some silly bits, the most glaring when Tony "designed a new element" and then made it in something that was supposed to be a homemade accelerator, but was actually a laser or whatever, I dunno. That was silly. Other than that it was solid, for a superhero sequel.
Title: Re: Iron Man 2
Post by: Dilmah G on May 17, 2010, 09:08:24 am
Other than that it was solid, for a superhero sequel.
That I'll have to admit. My physics class is still in the process of convincing our teacher to let us see Iron Man 2 again as a class excursion since it features the formation of a new element and several other bits of wonky science.   :lol:
Title: Re: Iron Man 2
Post by: Titan on May 17, 2010, 10:14:35 am
I thought it was good. I haven't been to a movie theater in a year though.  :P
Title: Re: Iron Man 2
Post by: Dilmah G on May 18, 2010, 09:18:30 am
Bah, what's the point of seeing a movie if it isn't in the cinema?!
Title: Re: Iron Man 2
Post by: MR_T3D on May 18, 2010, 10:11:48 am
I enjoyed it a lot.
and eyes on the road.
Title: Re: Iron Man 2
Post by: Ravenholme on May 18, 2010, 10:49:01 am
It was a great summer blockbuster.  It had everything you would want from such a movie (being realistic here).  There was action, humour, awesome cars, beautiful women and wonderful explosions.  The fact that the characters are so fun and have such great banter and sense of timing makes it all the more enjoyable.  It's not movie making history or worthy of some sort of big award but it was a damn fun movie.  Really really good to go and see when you've had a tough few weeks especially.

Yep, agreed.

And hey, at least it avoided Michael Bay and his "LET'S MAKE EVERYTHING EXTREME! HUUUGH!" that is Transformers 2 *shudder*

TF1 - was a bad movie. TF2 - a terrible one.

They were both basically visual effects porn. Iron Man 1 and 2 are simply solid comic book hero movies, not ground breaking or awesome, but solid pieces of entertainment that are an enjoyable and brief escape from reality.
Title: Re: Iron Man 2
Post by: Nuclear1 on May 18, 2010, 12:07:23 pm
Also, I think if you took out every shot of stock military footage/military visual effect in TF2, the movie would be able an hour shorter.
Title: Re: Iron Man 2
Post by: MachManX on May 20, 2010, 03:04:41 am
Beginning was kinda slow...would've been bored if it wasn't for the trailer I saw before the movie and knew about the coming fighting.  Other than that, good movie.