Early word on "Iron Man"

[SzechuanLlama]

From the Detroit News movie critic, Tom Long: 

"Iron Man" is going to be gigantic.

Yes, I've seen it; no this is not a review. Just a statement of fact.

Can.  Not.  Wait.

[CeeKay]

sweet.

[CeeKay]

here's a interesting pic I just saw:



it looks like Tony Stark was inspired by Covenant weaponry from Halo 

[warning]

My middle son is an absolute Iron Man fanatic.  We would have been there on day one anyway but I'm glad to hear it's going to be good.

[The Grue]

I've never really been into the comic book character, and I hate that I have seen trailers using Black Sabbath's Iron Man to promote the film, and yet I am very interested in this.

[Daehawk]

Without reading thread yet Im going to say I think it will be a huge hit and rock.

Ok now Im going to read the thread and see how silly my statement is or isn't.

[cheeba]

Can't wait for Iron Man.

But that guy's top movie of the year was Cloverfield? Really? Hmm, though I guess that's top movies of 2008 so far, but still.

[SzechuanLlama]

I'm not a huge Tom Long fan generally (I find most movie critics a bit too "film" for this poor redneck boy) but I have very high hopes for this movie, so I'm inclined to think Mr. Long is right on the money.

[leo8877]

Ironman has looked amazing since the first trailer I saw.  Definitely pumped for this one!!

[Harkonis]

I've never really been into the comic book character, and I hate that I have seen trailers using Black Sabbath's Iron Man to promote the film, and yet I am very interested in this.

Where exactly did you think Black Sabbath got the song title/idea from anyway?

[Blackadar]

Yea, this one has been a must-see since the first trailer.

[Ragnarok]

I've never really been into the comic book character, and I hate that I have seen trailers using Black Sabbath's Iron Man to promote the film, and yet I am very interested in this.

Where exactly did you think Black Sabbath got the song title/idea from anyway?

I'm also stoked for this one.  And using B.S.'s Ironman is perfect for the trailers.

[rickfc]

I'm also stoked for this one.  And using B.S.'s Ironman is perfect for the trailers.

+1.  This will be a Saturday morning matinee for me.  (much easier than opening night)

[Ironrod]

Not an Iron Man fan here, although I did occasionally read the comic books when I was a tad. They were too stuck in WW2 to interest me (very much like Captain America that way). I'm curious to see how they'll update the story to make it relevant for the 21st century...I don't imagine they'll play it as a historical period piece. I might Netflix it if the reviews are good. Or maybe -- maybe -- I'll even use the free movie tickets we've had tacked to our corkboard for the last year. (Movie theaters make me cringe).

[Gratch]

I'm not big on the Iron Man character to begin with, and the previews haven't done much to interest me either.  It might be a rental, but isn't anything I'm dying to see.

I'm finding more and more that these modern superhero movies just aren't my thing, even the ones that everyone else really seems to like.  I absolutely hated the first 2 Spiderman movies (granted, those were mostly because I absolutely cannot stand Kirsten Dunst), thought Hellboy was horrid, didn't care for anything past the first X-Men movie, was bored to tears during the new Superman, etc., etc.  I typically like action flicks, but all these superhero films just seem to fall very flat for me.

[Kevin Grey]

Not an Iron Man fan here, although I did occasionally read the comic books when I was a tad. They were too stuck in WW2 to interest me (very much like Captain America that way). I'm curious to see how they'll update the story to make it relevant for the 21st century...I don't imagine they'll play it as a historical period piece. I might Netflix it if the reviews are good. Or maybe -- maybe -- I'll even use the free movie tickets we've had tacked to our corkboard for the last year. (Movie theaters make me cringe).

No reason to make it a period piece- Iron Man has been taking place in "present day" for a long, long time. 

[Sparhawk]

I've never really been into the comic book character, and I hate that I have seen trailers using Black Sabbath's Iron Man to promote the film, and yet I am very interested in this.

Dude...

[The Grue]

I've never really been into the comic book character, and I hate that I have seen trailers using Black Sabbath's Iron Man to promote the film, and yet I am very interested in this.

Dude...

Dude, I'm not into Iron Man?  I dunno, he was just never that interesting to me.  I'm more of a Spider Man/Bat Man kind of guy (the first for my humorous and sarcastic side and the latter for my dark and brooding side).  Not to say I wouldn't like it, but it never looked interesting enough to give it a try.

[The Grue]

And using B.S.'s Ironman is perfect for the trailers.

It's so corny and stupid, though.  The only thing the two have in common is the name.

[th'FOOL]

Not an Iron Man fan here, although I did occasionally read the comic books when I was a tad. They were too stuck in WW2 to interest me (very much like Captain America that way). I'm curious to see how they'll update the story to make it relevant for the 21st century...I don't imagine they'll play it as a historical period piece. I might Netflix it if the reviews are good. Or maybe -- maybe -- I'll even use the free movie tickets we've had tacked to our corkboard for the last year. (Movie theaters make me cringe).

Um, Iron Man was never a WW2 period comic.  It first appeared in Tales of Suspense in 1963.  If anything, the origin story had ties to the cold war.

[Ironrod]

Not an Iron Man fan here, although I did occasionally read the comic books when I was a tad. They were too stuck in WW2 to interest me (very much like Captain America that way). I'm curious to see how they'll update the story to make it relevant for the 21st century...I don't imagine they'll play it as a historical period piece. I might Netflix it if the reviews are good. Or maybe -- maybe -- I'll even use the free movie tickets we've had tacked to our corkboard for the last year. (Movie theaters make me cringe).

Um, Iron Man was never a WW2 period comic.  It first appeared in Tales of Suspense in 1963.  If anything, the origin story had ties to the cold war.

That shows you what a fan I am. I only dimly remember the comic being a throwback...I must've read a few in the mid to late 60s, and it felt dated then. Maybe Iron Man was pals with Captain America? Or Nazi science was involved or something?  Never got into it, anyway. But I'll give the movie a chance if reviews are good.

[CSL]

Not an Iron Man fan here, although I did occasionally read the comic books when I was a tad. They were too stuck in WW2 to interest me (very much like Captain America that way). I'm curious to see how they'll update the story to make it relevant for the 21st century...I don't imagine they'll play it as a historical period piece. I might Netflix it if the reviews are good. Or maybe -- maybe -- I'll even use the free movie tickets we've had tacked to our corkboard for the last year. (Movie theaters make me cringe).

Um, Iron Man was never a WW2 period comic.  It first appeared in Tales of Suspense in 1963.  If anything, the origin story had ties to the cold war.

There was a Cold War?

Kidding. But I have no rea; recollection of the Soviet Union. I've always lived in a post-Soviet world basically.

[Hiccup]

May 2nd marks the day where I happily spend $100 in the theater this year.

Ironman - May 2nd
The Incredible Hulk - June 13th
Get Smart - June 20th
Wall-E - June 27th
Hancock - July
Hellboy 2 - July
Dark Knight - July

[Purge]

May 2nd marks the day where I happily spend $100 in the theater this year.

Ironman - May 2nd
The Incredible Hulk - June 13th
Get Smart - June 20th
Wall-E - June 27th
Hancock - July
Hellboy 2 - July
Dark Knight - July

MotherF***er.

I'm going to be standing in popcorn lines a lot.

[spigot]

And using B.S.'s Ironman is perfect for the trailers.

It's so corny and stupid, though.  The only thing the two have in common is the name.

Corniness aside, it's natural for people to draw a reference or even passing thought to the B.S. song. Does the song fit? For purposes of the trailer, yes. I don't think Barry Manilow or Neil Diamond would have equally the same effect.

[Hiccup]

May 2nd marks the day where I happily spend $100 in the theater this year.

Ironman - May 2nd
The Incredible Hulk - June 13th
Get Smart - June 20th
Wall-E - June 27th
Hancock - July
Hellboy 2 - July
Dark Knight - July

MotherF***er.

I'm going to be standing in popcorn lines a lot.

Oh, and Indiana Jones 4

[Purge]

* Purge shoots Hiccup.

The only messenger that doesn't get shot is MS Messenger; that's just cuz I don't wanna replace my monitor.

[CeeKay]

May 2nd marks the day where I happily spend $100 in the theater this year.

Ironman - May 2nd
The Incredible Hulk - June 13th
Get Smart - June 20th
Wall-E - June 27th
Hancock - July
Hellboy 2 - July
Dark Knight - July

MotherF***er.

I'm going to be standing in popcorn lines a lot.

Replace Hulk with Indy and that's pretty much my list too.  Of course Speed Racer and Punisher War Zone may get added on.

[Purge]

* CeeKay is found dead in a dumpster with a bullwhip around his throat, and tire treads across his midsection.

I had nothing to do with it. He was being all uppity and ignoring the repeated warning.

NO MORE MOVIES I HAVE TO PAY FOR. You all have been warned.

* Purge smiles at his newfound money source... CeeKay's credit cards.

[CeeKay]

* Purge smiles at his newfound money source... CeeKay's credit cards.

yeah, like they ain't all maxxed out 

oh, and courtesy of Coming Soon:

May 2
- The Favor (NY)
- Fugitive Pieces (limited)
- Iron Man
- Made of Honor
- Mister Lonely (limited)
- Redbelt (NY, LA; expands: May 9)
- Son of Rambow (limited)

May 9
- A Previous Engagement (NY, LA)
- The Babysitters (NY)
- The Fall (limited)
- Frontier(s) (limited)
- Noise (NY)
- Speed Racer (conventional theaters and IMAX)
- Surfwise (limited)
- The Tracey Fragments (NY)
- Turn the River (NY, LA)
- Unsettled (NY: May 16 LA)
- What Happens in Vegas

May 16
- The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
- Reprise (limited)
- Sangre de mi sangre (limited)

May 21
- The Edge of Heaven (limited)

May 22
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

May 23
- The Children of Huang Shi (limited)
- Postal
- War, Inc. (NY, LA)

May 30
- Bigger, Stronger, Faster (limited)
- The Foot Fist Way (limited)
- Savage Grace (limited)
- Sex and the City
- The Strangers
- Stuck (limited)
- The Unknown Woman (NY; LA release: Jun. 27; SF release: Jul. 25)

May TBA
- The Tiger’s Tail (limited)

June 4
- Dreams with Sharp Teeth (NY)

June 6
- The Go-Getter (NY, LA)
- Kung Fu Panda
- Miss Conception (LA)
- Mongol (limited)
- Mother of Tears (limited)
- The Promotion (NY, LA)
- When Did You Last See Your Father? (limited)
- You Don't Mess with the Zohan

June 11
- Encounters at the End of the World (limited)

June 13
- The Happening
- The Incredible Hulk

June 20
- Brick Lane (limited)
- Get Smart
- Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (NY, LA, CHI, ATL, Dallas; wide: July 2)
- The Love Guru

June 25
- Mad Detective (Sun taam) (NY)

June 27
- Gunnin for that #1 Spot (NY)
- The Last Mistress (limited)
- WALL•E
- Wanted

June TBA
- Mister Foe (limited)
- Quid Pro Quo (limited)

July 2
- Hancock

July 3
- The Wackness (limited)

July 4
- Diminished Capacity (limited)
- Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (limited)

July 11
- August (NY)
- Hellboy II: The Golden Army
- Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D
- Meet Dave
- Religulous (limited)

July 17
- Lou Reed's Berlin (limited)

July 18
- The Dark Knight (conventional theaters and IMAX)
- Hounddog (limited)
- Mamma Mia!
- Space Chimps

July 23
- Boy A (limited)

July 25
- American Teen (limited)
- Baghead (limited)
- Brideshead Revisited (limited)
- Henry Poole is Here (limited)
- The Longshots
- Step Brothers
- Untitled X-Files Motion Picture

July TBA
- No Regret (NY, LA)

August 1
- Choke (limited)
- Frozen River (limited)
- He's Just Not That Into You
- The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
- The Rocker
- Swing Vote
- Transsiberian (NY)

August 8
- Hell Ride (limited)
- Pineapple Express
- The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
- Towelhead (NY, LA; expands: Aug. 15; expands: Aug. 22)

August 15
- Mirrors
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars
- Tropic Thunder

August 22
- The Accidental Husband
- Bangkok Dangerous
- Crossing Over
- Fly Me to the Moon - 3D
- The House Bunny
- Wild Child

August 27
- Hamlet 2 (limited)

August 29
- Babylon A.D.
- Ballast (limited)
- College
- Sukiyaki Western Django (limited)
- Traitor
- Vicky Cristina Barcelona (limited)

August TBA
- 17 Again
- All the Boys Love Mandy Lane

* CeeKay watches Purge's wallet self combust.

although it does look like the new Punisher got moved back to December 

[Ironrod]

Your list is broken. Where is Zombie Strippers? That's the only movie that might tempt me into a theater this year...and only because netflix doesn't list it. 

[USMC Kato]

Yay for "Sex in the City"

  turns in man card

[CeeKay]

Your list is broken. Where is Zombie Strippers? That's the only movie that might tempt me into a theater this year...and only because netflix doesn't list it. 

it only has a release date of 2008 on IMDB, so who knows when it will be out.  I bet it'd make a nice XMas movie though.

[unbreakable]

So who's the bad guy?  Arsenal?  War Machine (I hope not, since that would break from the comic)?

[CeeKay]

So who's the bad guy?  Arsenal?  War Machine (I hope not, since that would break from the comic)?

I think it's the Mandarin.

[leo8877]

Isn't it just evil Iron Man Jeff Bridges?

[SzechuanLlama]

So who's the bad guy?  Arsenal?  War Machine (I hope not, since that would break from the comic)?

Iron Monger, I believe.  And it looks like Tony Stark, if not Iron Man, has a cameo in the upcoming Hulk flick. 

[Pyperkub]

So who's the bad guy?  Arsenal?  War Machine (I hope not, since that would break from the comic)?

Iron Monger, I believe.  And it looks like Tony Stark, if not Iron Man, has a cameo in the upcoming Hulk flick. 

Is there any reason to believe this Hulk movie will be any better than the last piece of dreck?

[Purge]

So who's the bad guy?  Arsenal?  War Machine (I hope not, since that would break from the comic)?

Iron Monger, I believe.  And it looks like Tony Stark, if not Iron Man, has a cameo in the upcoming Hulk flick. 

Is there any reason to believe this Hulk movie will be any better than the last piece of dreck?

Not directed by Ang Lee is a pretty good start. Not starring whats-his-ass is a good reason too.

[Kevin Grey]

So who's the bad guy?  Arsenal?  War Machine (I hope not, since that would break from the comic)?

Iron Monger, I believe.  And it looks like Tony Stark, if not Iron Man, has a cameo in the upcoming Hulk flick. 

Is there any reason to believe this Hulk movie will be any better than the last piece of dreck?

Well it's a completely different cast and crew so, at a minimum, it should at least be different drek.