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So disappointed by this film, its so poorly thought out. Its nearly as bad as IM2.
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That means its better than iron man 2, and I enjoyed iron man 2 !
Slightly incorrect.
Iron Man. Incredible Hulk. Iron Man 2. Thor. Captain America. Avengers. Then Iron Man 3.
Incredible Hulk isn't separate because if you watch the very end you will notice that Tony Stark meets General Ross and tells him about putting a team together. As well as saying "the super soldier serum was put on ice in the first place".
Add to that, the fact the military use the S.H.I.E.L.D. database to track and locate Bruce Banner's whereabouts.
The scene where Hulk and Betty Ross are sat in the cave and it's raining? When you hear the thunder and see the lightning, Marvel were going to use that as a way of teasing Thor. By showing a silhouette of said God of Thunder.
There was also an alternate ending scene in Incredible Hulk which showed Banner shooting himself with a gun. Only for the Hulk to spit the bullet back out. Upon this, Hulk lashes out and as the camera pans back to show the ice being decimated, a block of ice is hurled towards you and you make out Captain America's body.
Add to that, the fact the military use the S.H.I.E.L.D. database to track and locate Bruce Banner's whereabouts.
The scene where Hulk and Betty Ross are sat in the cave and it's raining? When you hear the thunder and see the lightning, Marvel were going to use that as a way of teasing Thor. By showing a silhouette of said God of Thunder.
There was also an alternate ending scene in Incredible Hulk which showed Banner shooting himself with a gun. Only for the Hulk to spit the bullet back out. Upon this, Hulk lashes out and as the camera pans back to show the ice being decimated, a block of ice is hurled towards you and you make out Captain America's body.
So yeah, in actual fact Incredible Hulk IS NOT separate. It's part of them. You're probably thinking of the epic fail of Ang Lee's movie Hulk starring Eric Bana.
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no i was thinking of the one with edward norton too as they change the actor in avengers, but then again their is the camo at the end of the hulk with rdj in it.
No, its more like this is Ironmans Matrix Revolutions...That means its better than iron man 2, and I enjoyed iron man 2 !
OK might aswell expand my previous comments now Ive had time to think:
* Everyone seems to be a comedian this time, not just Tony Stark and his bumbling bodyguard. I expect it from the Mandarin considering the twist but not the whole ensemble
* Tony Stark isnt a hero, hes self-obessessed so why is he out of the suit so often fighting and then next minute crying like a heartbroken teenage schoolgirl? It just doesnt fit with how Tony Stark has developed over the last 2 films and Avengers. Without the suit hes just another clever man thats ultimately flawed, thats all...
* The plot was very thin and poorly presented, we find out in the end the only reason the President was to be killed was because he let off some oil tycoons when an oil spill happened (BP anyone?!?). Yeah lets make a fake terrorist and everything else, that makes sense...
* They went for if the actions bigger and longer that means better right? Nope, it just seemed to time filling between a comedy gag and where I assumed the plot should be if there was a substantial one.
* The end fight just devalues Iron Man IMHO, its nice to have a sidekick like War Machine, but not 20 other autonomous robots you can jump in and out of at will, just makes IM less special...
Ill think of more soon, main issues for me is the plot just wasnt there and they replaced it with 80s action and over-egged every character where possible. Im kinda glad there wont be a IM4. I just expected something more than a generic action film, they had plenty of canon to work with...
* Everyone seems to be a comedian this time, not just Tony Stark and his bumbling bodyguard. I expect it from the Mandarin considering the twist but not the whole ensemble
* Tony Stark isnt a hero, hes self-obessessed so why is he out of the suit so often fighting and then next minute crying like a heartbroken teenage schoolgirl? It just doesnt fit with how Tony Stark has developed over the last 2 films and Avengers. Without the suit hes just another clever man thats ultimately flawed, thats all...
* The plot was very thin and poorly presented, we find out in the end the only reason the President was to be killed was because he let off some oil tycoons when an oil spill happened (BP anyone?!?). Yeah lets make a fake terrorist and everything else, that makes sense...
* They went for if the actions bigger and longer that means better right? Nope, it just seemed to time filling between a comedy gag and where I assumed the plot should be if there was a substantial one.
* The end fight just devalues Iron Man IMHO, its nice to have a sidekick like War Machine, but not 20 other autonomous robots you can jump in and out of at will, just makes IM less special...
Ill think of more soon, main issues for me is the plot just wasnt there and they replaced it with 80s action and over-egged every character where possible. Im kinda glad there wont be a IM4. I just expected something more than a generic action film, they had plenty of canon to work with...
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Just got back from seeing it and not sure what I thought of it tbh, I mean I enjoyed it but it just didn't feel like an Ironman film when compared to the previous 2 films :/
Definitely felt it had the tone that it concludes the Ironman story and there wont be a forth and he might not even be part of the Avengers 2...
Slightly incorrect
Ironman, Ironman 2, Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Avengers, Ironman 3
Incredible Hulk concludes after IM2 although technically parts of IM2, Hulk & Thor all occur at the same time but the above would be the most logical way of watching them
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Just got back from seeing this and I have mixed feelings.
7/10.
It's pacing is much better than the previous two movies but that came with a cost. The script lost the character development and drama of the previous movies in favour of more action, and whilst it helped with pacing the movie lost something in the transition.
I came away thinking the movie could have been any action movie with a guy in a metal suit, it just lacked some of that magic from previous Marvel outings and didn't feel very Ironman.
It's a decent movie and by no means poor but if I had to place the series in order it would come in last.
I came away thinking the movie could have been any action movie with a guy in a metal suit, it just lacked some of that magic from previous Marvel outings and didn't feel very Ironman.
It's a decent movie and by no means poor but if I had to place the series in order it would come in last.
7/10.
BTW did any of you guys see the preview for F&F6 as part of this? Im sorry but that franchise has gone full retard, they actually go up against a tank...
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So dragging a several-ton safe through the streets of Rio wasn't full retard enough for you?
Trust me, every time I saw that scene in the trailers I used to laugh loudly in the cinema, as 'film thieves' I guess you can allow some artistic license. But yeah car nuts versus a tank, man thats the definition of full retard - I havent even told you how that scene endsSo dragging a several-ton safe through the streets of Rio wasn't full retard enough for you?
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Did you wait until after the credits as is standard with all marvel films? It did say, 'Tony Stark will return', not sure that'll be for a fourth film or just Avengers 2....
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I was referring to the order they were released. Even if IM2, Hulk and Thor did occur at the same time.
Also, my point was relating to our friend stating that Incredible Hulk was not part of those movies before Iron Man 3.
Aye I did
On further reflection I think what makes this feel so different to not only the previous IM films but also Tony Stark/RDJ in the Avengers is that the dark moments in this film are a lot deeper than what's been seen before (which is fine) but whilst on the flip side the comedy has also been cranked up (obviously leading to a pretty big plot twist), the two together leave the film feeling a little unbalanced almost going to one extreme to the other :/
Its weird, I'd feel harsh giving it anything less than an 8/10 as I did enjoy it and would definitely like to see it again (and preferably sooner than waiting for the Blu Ray release) but at the same time right now I do rate it lower both previous Ironman films and certainly behind the Avengers (and probably lower than every other Marvel film in 'Phase One' of the Marvel Cinematic Universe)
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Went to see this yesterday and loved it. I felt it was certainly the most enjoyable of the 3 Iron Man films.
I liked the twist with the Mandarin but knowing the comic books it still kind of felt wrong.
I liked the twist with the Mandarin but knowing the comic books it still kind of felt wrong.
I saw Iron Man 3 and loved it. Yes it felt a little different to the first two but that was because it had a different director and as such was always going to a little different.
I wasn't hugely impressed with the score in the IM3, the first two really did well with the music and the third not so much. However I think that was the only downside.
Tony Stark is a lot more human in this and I think adds a lot to the character and flows well through all the movies.
The action whilst a little over the top I think was well done and fitted in well with the plot.
I certainly hope its not the last we see of RDJ as Iron Man, however I'd be happy to not have another Iron man solo outing and just another Avengers!
8/10, better then IM2 but not as good as IM1!!
I wasn't hugely impressed with the score in the IM3, the first two really did well with the music and the third not so much. However I think that was the only downside.
Tony Stark is a lot more human in this and I think adds a lot to the character and flows well through all the movies.
The action whilst a little over the top I think was well done and fitted in well with the plot.
I certainly hope its not the last we see of RDJ as Iron Man, however I'd be happy to not have another Iron man solo outing and just another Avengers!
8/10, better then IM2 but not as good as IM1!!
I still cant quite understand how a film I enjoyed so much and want to see again pretty desperately can still be pretty disappointing 
I woke up this morning and remembered a quote a while back from someone (may have been the Shane Black) about how influenced they were by The Dark Knight Rises when making Ironman 3 and on reflection you definitely see that influence; just as TDKR was more about Bruce Wayne than Batman this really is more about Tony Stark than Ironman
I woke up this morning and remembered a quote a while back from someone (may have been the Shane Black) about how influenced they were by The Dark Knight Rises when making Ironman 3 and on reflection you definitely see that influence; just as TDKR was more about Bruce Wayne than Batman this really is more about Tony Stark than Ironman
No real spoilers below, just the sort of violence etc you should expect
Plenty of gun fights and visible shootings/deaths, an off screen execution, a bit of mild torture, a few graphic shots of bodies looking fairly worse for weather. It's definitely more violent and "deathy" than Iron Man 1, 2, Avengers etc. Obviously not the focus of the film though since it's all done in a typical extravagant action movie way and you move on a couple of seconds later
Depends how much of a pussy your kid is I guess
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