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Im going to see it today.
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OK. Just got back. That was pretty fucking cool. Though I think I left my sense of disbelief at the office today.
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Yeah, it's a comic book movie, so logic goes out the window. But like I said, who cares when you're having so much fun. This is one piece of popular entertainment that gets the "fun" part dead solid perfect :)
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On my list of to see this summer.

I liked all the Spider Man movies too, only because I had a low expectation.
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Something I was thinking about after the movie ended...Since I could't see this "end credits" thing, I assume it's a clue about the sequel? There's gotta be a sequel, they like money :P . Don't tell what it is though, don't want to ruin it.

But anyway, while being a very fun movie, it seemed like 80% of it was preperations, building and testing the suit etc, and very few actual battle scenes.

I suppose since it's the first in a series($$$) it was the exposition, the introduction to what Iron Man is(to the movie goer at least), so the next ones will get to the actin faster.

It's not that I need more explosions, but...do you get my point? It was slower going because they needed to introduce it.
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orald wrote:Something I was thinking about after the movie ended...Since I could't see this "end credits" thing, I assume it's a clue about the sequel? There's gotta be a sequel, they like money :P . Don't tell what it is though, don't want to ruin it.

But anyway, while being a very fun movie, it seemed like 80% of it was preperations, building and testing the suit etc, and very few actual battle scenes.

I suppose since it's the first in a series($$$) it was the exposition, the introduction to what Iron Man is(to the movie goer at least), so the next ones will get to the actin faster.

It's not that I need more explosions, but...do you get my point? It was slower going because they needed to introduce it.
Actually, its a set up for a sequel and possibly two other movies as well. if you are into Marvel Universe stuff, it should get you all in a tizzy.
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At least I'm not imagining things. Not really a comic fan though, I think all those twists and turns and soap-opera dramas are rediculous and ruin something that's supposed to be just "cool"(at least the usual super-hero jenre like spiderman etc).

I want another X Men movie though. :D
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I think I liked the movie not so much for the hero side of it, which was really sublimated with a "hero" like Tony Stark, but more for the battle-armor/mech side of it. I cant wait til they get the stealth armor our. That is gonna be cool.
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SandChigger wrote:Hello GitS! ;)
I still gotta get that and watch it.
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Yep. 2nd GiG finished airing about two weeks ago, so I've been going through withdrawal on Friday nights. :(
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SandChigger wrote:Yep. 2nd GiG finished airing about two weeks ago, so I've been going through withdrawal on Friday nights. :(
We do family movie night every Friday. Tonight its that Johnny Depp pirate movie. Then off to bed with the kiddos so I can get my SF groove on with everything I managed to capture on DVR during the week, including BSG.
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I enjoyed the movie, both times I've seen it. I think the first time was better, though.

I admit that after I got out of the theatre, the first thing I said to my friends was, "That was awesome. But I had to not think about physics for 2 hours, because they kind of forgot about it."

I think the coolest piece of technology in the entire film was the sarcastic AI, though. The 3.6 gJ/s arc reactor thingy was the second coolest. The Iron Man suit was sadly one of the less impressive fictional devices in the movie. Did I say sadly? I mean, sweet!

But really. I know superhero movies tend to bend the rules of physics, but this movie just decided that their application really wasn't that important. I think Iron Man/Tony Stark died 4 or 5 times before he even got to the superheroing.
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Phaedrus wrote:But really. I know superhero movies tend to bend the rules of physics, but this movie just decided that their application really wasn't that important. I think Iron Man/Tony Stark died 4 or 5 times before he even got to the superheroing.
Umm, movies? Is there any physics in the original comics themselves? :?

And yea, I was thinking "oh sure his suit may handle all the stuff, but every time he gets a little hit or does a tight turn in mid-air he's squished inside".
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seen this movie 2 days ago..talk about fucking awesome....the beginning has one of the best beginnings i've ever seen in a movie...when he starts using the first suit..fucking awesome
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one word: FUCKINGAWESOME!!!!!!!!!
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Simon wrote:one word: FUCKINGAWESOME!!!!!!!!!
They let all kinds of words into the dictionaries these days... :roll:
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That's the "truthiness" of it! :lol:


Maybe we should changes Websters Dictionary to "Opera's". :P
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You mean Opra's?
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Whatever her name is.. :roll: (I'm pretty sure that was the first and only time in this life where I will try and spell her name. :lol: )
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Oprah's sexy!
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Ach, you've used that one before!
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Only 7 months left. I have to get as much use out of it as possible :)
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Don't worry, I'm sure it'll be good for next time too. :wink:
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