Some Movies I've Watched....

[knightstorm]

Iron Man

At this point the plot thickens.  His business partner Obadiah Stane gets a hold of his original Iron Man prototype and starts working on his own version, one that reminds me of Iron man's comic book nemesis the Titanium Man.

I won't divulge much further and spoil the fun.  Good flick.  If you have a few coins left after gas go see it while it's still on the big screen.

actually its iron monger (spoiler warning on links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Monger
also, I don't like Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury.  Noone could play the role better than David Hasselhoff
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Fury#In_other_media

[_Rondo_GE The OutLaw]

Thanks.

Hmm, Iron Man 200 is when the "Iron Monger" first appeared. After my time I'm afraid to say...(ack I'm old!) Stane appeared in the mid 150's and I was aware of him.  "Demon in a Bottle", perhaps the most famous or noted Iron Man issue (sells for quite a bit these days) was in the 120's.  My memory is a bit fuzzy.

Of course The Mandarin was Iron man's true nemisis...a rather dated  figure he would be today unless you have him based out of K-Mart importing lead baby products. 

My understanding is that there will be 2 more Iron Man's...next one in 2010.  Also Downey plays Stark in  cameo in the Hulk movie coming out.  Based on interviews I've read from the director Downey was truly motivated to play this role.  Since others took on the role of Iron Man (Jim Rhodes) we may see two.  Also I think they are going to explore Tony Starks alchoholism in the sequel.

Based on it's success so far I'd say Iron Man II is a shoo-in for production.

[knightstorm]

Elements of Mandarin were already in part 1.  I don't know if you caught it, but the name of the terrorist group was something like brotherhood of the ten rings.  I'm fairly sure that the villain in the next one will be the Mandarin, but he will probably be heavily altered to make him seem less dated.

[AcePylut]

Hehe Rondo, you watch movies at the same frequency as I do.  I just went to Iron Man with my wife.  I must say your review was spot on.  I really liked the movie, it was fun.  I don't read comics and I knew nothing about the Tony Stark character.  I thought they did a pretty good job of char development, and I was able to get his background pretty easily.

[marstone]

Hehe Rondo, you watch movies at the same frequency as I do.  I just went to Iron Man with my wife.  I must say your review was spot on.  I really liked the movie, it was fun.  I don't read comics and I knew nothing about the Tony Stark character.  I thought they did a pretty good job of char development, and I was able to get his background pretty easily.

I did read Iron Man (ages ago).  They did a great job on character update, it was logical and well done.  I think character development was done very well also, it was alittle slow (compared to most modern gun toting blasting movies, but I enjoyed it more then those other ones).  It gave them some time to work on how he built up the suit instead of just, wham here is the new suit lets blast the bad guy.

Only bad part was I think the ending could have been alittle longer.  The fight seemed to have been rushed in timing, but it was still good.  And heck, I did pick out the Iron Monger armor.

[knightstorm]

Has anyone seen the documentary "Zoo."  I'm thinking about getting a used copy off Amazon.  I have a fascination with these odd stories.  I waited for months for "Super-Size Me" to premier, and I couldn't stop talking about "Grizzly Man" after I saw it.

[AcePylut]

Ohhhhhhhhhh  my next foreign film purchase... about one of my childhood idols!

http://www.redbaron-themovie.com/index_en.html

The chick plays Sara Conner in the tv series, and played King Leonidas's wife in 300.  Ohh lalala.

In the trailer they showed the Red Baron holding a picture of himself... and believe it or not, I have that same picture in an 8.5x11 frame that was on my bedroom wall at my parents house.  I still have that picture!

[knightstorm]

I just saw the new Indiana Jones film.  To tell you the truth, it was a real disappointment.  It pales in comparison to its predecessors.  I don't want to give away too much about the plot, but the film had a bad opening, and the main plot involved things that really don't belong in an Indy film.  Although, I have to admit, that Cate Blanchett was an excellent villain.

[AcePylut]

Yeah, I heard.  Aliens, nuclear explosions???  What a rip-off.  Indy's always been about the occult and booby traps, not aliens and nuclear explosions.

Oh well, Lucas was probably looking at the "not quite what he thought" returns from the Star Wars prequels, saw that it wasn't enough, and knew he could put out some crap movie with "Indiana Jones" on it and cover whatever he thought he was supposed to make.  Or something.

[knightstorm]

Yeah, I heard.  Aliens, nuclear explosions???  What a rip-off.  Indy's always been about the occult and booby traps, not aliens and nuclear explosions.

Oh well, Lucas was probably looking at the "not quite what he thought" returns from the Star Wars prequels, saw that it wasn't enough, and knew he could put out some crap movie with "Indiana Jones" on it and cover whatever he thought he was supposed to make.  Or something.

It gets even worse wait until you see how he escaped the nuclear blast.

[AcePylut]

Did he Duck and Cover? 

[knightstorm]

Did he Duck and Cover? 

Almost as bad.

Here is the scene for anyone interested in spoilers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVj229rlV00

[knightstorm]

I saw the new Hulk film.  It was very well done.  The storyline and special effects were top notch.  Also, as an added treat for anyone who liked the television series, in addition to the requisite cameo, Lou Ferrigno also provided the voice for the Hulk.

[Roychipoqua_Mace]

Batman 2 was amazing, the Joker made the movie... shame about Heath Ledger though.

[Dash Jones]

I was bored stiff through much of the second Batman movie.  It kept...going...and going...and going...

Like the Energizer Bunny.  Would have been better if it were about 30 minutes shorter.

Depressing end as well.  Depressing movie.  I suppose that's why it's called the Dark Knight, but I sure hope the next one has rays of light.

Batman Begins was a LOT better...IMO.

[knightstorm]

Batman Begins was a masterpiece, and is a hard act to follow.  This one was a great effort.  The joker was really well done.  As for the length of the film, that tends to happen alot these days.  Because of the internet, directors don't use test audiences anymore.  As a result, they cut less footage, and the movie becomes longer.  While the ending was grim, I still liked it except for one element which I will not disclose because it's a spoiler.

[Javora]

Saw Wall e with the kids last night and we all thought it was boring.  If you want to watch it I'd suggest waiting for video.

[marstone]

Saw Wall e with the kids last night and we all thought it was boring.  If you want to watch it I'd suggest waiting for video.

Huh, my daughter loved the show (she is 13), but my neice was bored (she is 3) pacing is not set for little kids.

[Don Karnage]

in iron man what i like was his 3D table, the way the move his armor and remove parts he did not like, whould be fun to use it do make a .mod of the enterprise with that software and hardware he use


for another movie, wall e, the film was a bit boring, not text, and not much of a story like cars was.

like what happen to the other wall e unit and where are the animals on the planet?