Mickey Rourke as Whiplash:
http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/16398.htm/
Pretty cool. Pretty cool indeed.
Whew... I was afraid they'd use something like Whiplash's old costumes, both of which are just bad. I never even knew Whiplash was supposed to be a powerful villain? I just always considered him an idiot with a green ponytail or a reject from a fetish convention. Maybe that's the point though, get beaten down as Whiplash and slowly add more stuff until you end up as something akin to Crimson Dynamo maybe?
On a random note with the Whiplash get up and Russian tattoos, it does seem to indicate the confusion about him playing Crimson Dynamo. It does seem that they are using Whiplash as the main idea but that they're grabbing elements from Crimson Dynamo while they are at it.
Which isn't a big deal considering there have been somewhere in the neighborhood of 12 Crimson Dynamos... O_o
Looks pretty promising at this point.
seems based on whiplash's second more s&m costume
now show me the black widow damn it
That is almost certainly a step towards a full suit of powered armor. You can see the "exoskeleton" and that chest piece looks vaguely familiar.
Whiplash was never a bad arse, but he could hold his own for 11 pages in the old Tales of Suspense days.
His second costume was the Blacklash look from the '80s. After that I lost count.
He looks like a complete dork in this costume. "Arr, I'm a pirate, see me gold tooth and the schooner on me belly." Still, this may not be his final costume.
Well, he's wearing prison gear in that photo, so it looks like Rourke will be "Whiplash" for some sort of military weapon testing program.
I'm assuming he'll be upgraded to Crimson Dynamo armour later in the film.
Rourke's costume looks more like a proto-Omega Red, though.
And yeah, I'm not too sure why the have to combine characters but, let's face it, Whiplash was a pretty C-grade villain in the first place. They were never going to have Iron Man going up against a dude with a steel whip for an entire film, considering Iron Man can take out opponents from miles away.
Concept art for Whiplash from the film:
http://splashpage.mtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/051909_whiplash.jpg
They're just going to slowly build him a suit throughout the movie, I'm guess. Seems kind of cool.
Hate to burst your bubble but that is just a picture somebody took of Mickey Rourke coming out of a supermarket, that is just another one of his outfits.
^_^
I'm not really sure how I feel about this costume.....I'm looking forward to this movie though. I have faith that they'll pull something good out. Crimson Dynamo is definitely the kind of villain I want to see mixing it up.
cant wait for movie.hey benton...pm check buddy :)
Whiplash IS an idiot. But he is dangerous enough to make a sometimes worthy opponent.
http://www.filmjunk.com/2009/07/16/first-photo-of-scarlett-johansson-as-black-widow-in-iron-man-2/
YES.
Glad to see her excape from the clutches of woody allen long enough to do a superhero movie. I think she is a great black widow, I honestly cant wait.
She looks amazing! This is gonna be one heck of a sequel(fingers crossed).
Awesome! She looks like a great Black Widow!
That's just not fair. I won't be able to pay attention to the plot..or any dialogue.
She doesn't quite do it for me. A little too much makeup and too much hair (what looks fake).
She'll do Ok. No Milla Jovovich but she'll do.
Dude...
... she has the bracelets.
Awesome.
She looks pretty good, I'd say. I'd have to see more to make a better assessment. Her hair looks kind of nappy though, and she seems kind of stout.
Quote from: Figure Fan on July 17, 2009, 06:55:43 AM[...] and she seems kind of stout.
:blink:
From
Ghost World to
Lost In Translation to
The Prestige, I think Johansson is a real talent. Even in movies which I thought were unimpressive (e.g.
The Spirit), it would be hard to fault her acting.
Quote from: RTTingle on July 17, 2009, 06:08:53 AM
Dude...
... she has the bracelets.
Awesome.
My thoughts exactly.
Quote from: BentonGrey on July 16, 2009, 07:03:28 PM
Awesome! She looks like a great Black Widow!
Holy cow, did Benton just approve of a film adaptation of a comic character.
Run!! It's a sign of the apocalypse. :P
Quote from: Mr. Hamrick on July 17, 2009, 06:55:07 PM
Quote from: BentonGrey on July 16, 2009, 07:03:28 PM
Awesome! She looks like a great Black Widow!
Holy cow, did Benton just approve of a film adaptation of a comic character.
Run!! It's a sign of the apocalypse. :P
Silly Hammick. I love lots of film adaptations of comic characters. :P
Quote from: BentonGrey on July 17, 2009, 07:17:56 PM
Quote from: Mr. Hamrick on July 17, 2009, 06:55:07 PM
Quote from: BentonGrey on July 16, 2009, 07:03:28 PM
Awesome! She looks like a great Black Widow!
Holy cow, did Benton just approve of a film adaptation of a comic character.
Run!! It's a sign of the apocalypse. :P
Silly Hammick. I love lots of film adaptations of comic characters. :P
Yeah but I think he meant live action films.
I kid!
Well really, of the comic movies out in the last four or five years, I think I've liked most of them and loved a lot of them. The only exceptions (of the ones I've seen) being Superman, really. There are a few that I was disappointed in (DK, Fantastic Four 1&2, X-Men 3), but I still enjoyed them. I loved unreservedly Iron Man, Hulk, Batman Begins, X-Men 1&2, and Spiderman 1-3.
Quote from: BentonGrey on July 18, 2009, 12:30:07 AM
Well really, of the comic movies out in the last four or five years, I think I've liked most of them and loved a lot of them. The only exceptions (of the ones I've seen) being Superman, really. There are a few that I was disappointed in (DK, Fantastic Four 1&2, X-Men 3), but I still enjoyed them. I loved unreservedly Iron Man, Hulk, Batman Begins, X-Men 1&2, and spider-man 1-3.
*throws Daredevil, Elektra, Punisher: War Zone, and Catwoman at him, just to watch him twitch*
:twisted:
Quote from: Panther_Gunn on July 18, 2009, 03:57:57 AM
Quote from: BentonGrey on July 18, 2009, 12:30:07 AM
Well really, of the comic movies out in the last four or five years, I think I've liked most of them and loved a lot of them. The only exceptions (of the ones I've seen) being Superman, really. There are a few that I was disappointed in (DK, Fantastic Four 1&2, X-Men 3), but I still enjoyed them. I loved unreservedly Iron Man, Hulk, Batman Begins, X-Men 1&2, and spider-man 1-3.
*throws Daredevil, Elektra, Punisher: War Zone, and Catwoman at him, just to watch him twitch*
:twisted:
I enjoyed Daredevil (although it certainly has its flaws), but I haven't seen the others....I probably WOULD have a fit if I watched Catwoman. I want to see that new Punisher eventually. Heck, I even enjoyed Ghost Rider.
I liked daredevil but I doubt many other people did, it has to do with being a huge daredevil fan though. I also enjoyed War Zone but It is more of a slasher movie than an action one. Still I think a sequel with the same director and actor would probably be better, so I hope it happens. Ghost Rider, like Constantine, where bad but enjoyable... like "I give it 1 star but if it is on TV I'll watch it again"
Catwoman was awful, but it spawned some great promo shots of Hale Berry in that outfit.
YES!
Quote from: BWPS on July 18, 2009, 12:03:35 AM
Quote from: BentonGrey on July 17, 2009, 07:17:56 PM
Quote from: Mr. Hamrick on July 17, 2009, 06:55:07 PM
Quote from: BentonGrey on July 16, 2009, 07:03:28 PM
Awesome! She looks like a great Black Widow!
Holy cow, did Benton just approve of a film adaptation of a comic character.
Run!! It's a sign of the apocalypse. :P
Silly Hammick. I love lots of film adaptations of comic characters. :P
Yeah but I think he meant live action films.
I kid!
Yeah I meant live action.
And maybe it just seems like you do kinda rant a lot about the films before they come out that it seems shocking to see/hear/read you give a compliment.
Perhaps your expectations are coloring your perceptions Hammick. I would describe my point of view about most comic movies for the last couple years as cautiously optimistic, but I considered that, perhaps, I've been more negative than I realized. So, I went back and looked at my comments on the comic book movie threads for the last bit, and I don't really think your perception is accurate. I'm always part of the discussion, but I think that I've gotten much more hopeful since they started putting out good comic book movies!
Oh Benton, you're off the hook sometimes.
Quote from: BentonGrey on July 19, 2009, 04:45:30 AM
Perhaps your expectations are coloring your perceptions Hammick. I would describe my point of view about most comic movies for the last couple years as cautiously optimistic, but I considered that, perhaps, I've been more negative than I realized. So, I went back and looked at my comments on the comic book movie threads for the last bit, and I don't really think your perception is accurate. I'm always part of the discussion, but I think that I've gotten much more hopeful since they started putting out good comic book movies!
Benton, Benton, Benton...
I think you're unaware of how you sometimes come off. Your posts do tend to be more in the negative perception more so than the positive (especially lately in regards to certain comics, movies, and tv shows/toons), so most tend to see you as Mr. Negative (not the spidey villain) when it comes to certain things. Also, be aware that negativity is much easier to remember than positivity especially when it piles up over several threads. Your positive and negative posts don't balance so it's not unlikely that everyone expects you to hate anything modern or from a movie. :P
Quote from: Panther_Gunn on July 18, 2009, 03:57:57 AM
*throws Daredevil, Elektra, Punisher: War Zone, and Catwoman at him, just to watch him twitch*
:twisted:
daredevil directors cut is superb, and i will admit i enjoyed warzone, went and seen it with a bunch of mates and just had a blast at the stupidity of it
Quote from: Previsionary on July 19, 2009, 10:14:37 AM
Quote from: BentonGrey on July 19, 2009, 04:45:30 AM
Perhaps your expectations are coloring your perceptions Hammick. I would describe my point of view about most comic movies for the last couple years as cautiously optimistic, but I considered that, perhaps, I've been more negative than I realized. So, I went back and looked at my comments on the comic book movie threads for the last bit, and I don't really think your perception is accurate. I'm always part of the discussion, but I think that I've gotten much more hopeful since they started putting out good comic book movies!
Benton, Benton, Benton...
I think you're unaware of how you sometimes come off. Your posts do tend to be more in the negative perception more so than the positive (especially lately in regards to certain comics, movies, and tv shows/toons), so most tend to see you as Mr. Negative (not the spidey villain) when it comes to certain things. Also, be aware that negativity is much easier to remember than positivity especially when it piles up over several threads. Your positive and negative posts don't balance so it's not unlikely that everyone expects you to hate anything modern or from a movie. :P
I for one find this ridiculously charming.
Quote from: the_ultimate_evil on July 19, 2009, 01:35:10 PMQuote from: Panther_Gunn on July 18, 2009, 03:57:57 AM*throws Daredevil, Elektra, Punisher: War Zone, and Catwoman at him, just to watch him twitch*
:twisted:
daredevil directors cut is superb, and i will admit i enjoyed warzone, went and seen it with a bunch of mates and just had a blast at the stupidity of it
I also liked them. They were good at depicting the characters. The only "failure" was not being flashy enough.
Mk, Benton... you can say "I'm not negative" all you want... but you kinda are. And to be fair, I think you fall into the same realm I do (I don't post if something is ZOMG AWESOME, especially if others say it more eloquently, but if I have a criticism or an argument I post it) but there are times... The Transformers thread (where you argued continuously despite not seeing the movie, and not intending to see it.) Dark Knight (where every post by you made on the first page of the discussion topic was griping on Ledger) Anything on TNBA (Low point of Bruce Timm's Career? Of Batman toons? Pfft. I'll take another 5 seasons of TNBA over The Batman, and I enjoyed The Batman.) and dozens of other issues and thread I could point to where even I have to go "that's taking stuff a bit too far"
Are you some evil guy out to bash all comics/movies ever? Hardly. You're a cool guy, and despite our ragging I don't think any of us would desire to have you no longer amongst us. But you DO come off as negative quite a bit more then you do positive, on certain weeks and certain topics more then others.
And back to Ironman... it seems Paul Cornell will be writing a Black Widow book as a tie in into this movie. Well, I suppose it just refines her history more while actually giving her something to do as a lead (as she's been a supporting character for years now). If you're interested, check the link (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2009/07/first-look-black-widow-year-one.html)
I'm hoping that Scar Jo's performance is better than what she looks like in the promotional photos. I really want to how War Machine is gonna look.
Quote from: thalaw2 on July 20, 2009, 06:41:03 AM
I'm hoping that Scar Jo's performance is better than what she looks like in the promotional photos. I really want to how War Machine is gonna look.
Do we know for sure that War Machine is in for IM2?
The Warmachine armor was briefly shown in the first one as well as it's pilot being shown regularly.
My last post about the perception of me as overly negative about movies, spoilered to keep from hogging this thread:
Spoiler
Quote from: Previsionary on July 19, 2009, 10:14:37 AM
Benton, Benton, Benton...
I think you're unaware of how you sometimes come off. Your posts do tend to be more in the negative perception more so than the positive (especially lately in regards to certain comics, movies, and tv shows/toons), so most tend to see you as Mr. Negative (not the spidey villain) when it comes to certain things. Also, be aware that negativity is much easier to remember than positivity especially when it piles up over several threads. Your positive and negative posts don't balance so it's not unlikely that everyone expects you to hate anything modern or from a movie. :P
Well Prev., despite the fact that you're wrong, I think you inadvertently made a good point. ;) People tend to notice and remember negative posts, usually as part of a debate, much more than positive ones. My positive and negative posts actually DO balance. As I said, I went back and read over my posts from the last month or so, and I actually had ten positive, ten negative, and four neutral posts in the movie thread. Yes...I counted. You people made me paranoid. However, as 'Mato pointed out, the vast majority of the negative posts were in two threads, Transformers (where I was, after the first two posts, talking about cultural trends rather than the movie itself) and the Batman:TAS DVD thread. So, that means that my negativity was concentrated on those two subjects, while my posts about Iron Man II, the Thor movie, the Green Lantern movie, the GL animated movie, and others have been overwhelmingly positive. I'll admit that this balance is a relatively new thing, but the better quality of superhero movies in the last few years have actually made me a lot more enthusiastic and hopeful when it comes to new projects. Here's hoping that the new crop continue the trend!
I wonder if we'll actually see War Machine in this movie? I can certainly see room for him to show up, but I rather hope they focus on Tony as much as possible. The first movie really made me love Tony Stark as a character, as well as Iron Man as a hero. I bet Black Widow is going to be a rival love interest for Tony, playing off Pepper Potts.
The original plan, when they hired Terrence Howard, the plan was for him to be War Machine in the other movie. Sure enough, there's a video of an interview in which Downey mentioning that Rhodes will also be War Machine.
cool! he looks like a great choice to be warmachine.
A google search shows promo photos of War Machine and, my boy (figuratively not literally), Don Cheadle doing the honors.
Spoiler
I read on Wikipedia that Stan Lee will play the part of Larry King!?!?!?! Isn't Stan a few hairs older than Larry? Anyway, its sound like a complete bit of awesomenes.
Older yeah, but with the right makeup they'd look similar.
Iron Man 2 Comic Con Footage (http://www.superherohype.com/news/ironmannews.php?id=8600)
Nice try, but youtube's already removed the video.
Final design for Whiplash costume?
:spoiler:
Spoiler
(http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/8701/9196newstoryimage026329.jpg)
I like that design. Way better than the one in the comics.
Yeah, that's a pretty awesome design, and it still manages to keep elements from the comic one while improving it greatly.
That is awesome. :)
I'm shocked they included the green ponytail and made it look not-lame. Nice touch.
BTW: Shouldn't it be "Backlash" not "Whiplash" or am I getting my "-lashes" mixed up?
It should be Blacklash. Now I'm thinking, is there a whiplash in the Marvel Universe?
I believe he was originally called whiplash, but became blacklash after.
ET's Full Iron Man 2 Set Visit! (http://www.superherohype.com/news/ironmannews.php?id=8721)
ET's Second Iron Man 2 Set Visit Piece (http://www.superherohype.com/news/ironmannews.php?id=8722)
Great link!
http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/ironman/
I am now officially giddy.... Screw Avatar, I'm excited for this.
Now that was awesome! War Machine! Battle armored troopers! More Tony Stark attitude!
Love what I'm seeing so far.
I am super excited about this! Maybe a few more !!!! just to emphasize my point.
Quote from: GogglesPizanno on December 17, 2009, 01:59:25 AM
I am now officially giddy.... Screw Avatar, I'm excited for this.
Yeah, well, I was saying that about Avatar even before I saw this.
In regards to IM2, I am guardedly optimistic. The snippet with War Machine was pretty darn cool, though.
{Grumble} Don't want to install QuickTime, even for this... Especially not on my business PC. Hopefully the official site will have trailers in other formats soon.
For what it looks like, Tony is at his high point and Whiplash comes in and kicks his butt bringing Tony back down to earth. - Just a Guess
Quote from: BlueBard on December 17, 2009, 01:58:54 PM
{Grumble} Don't want to install QuickTime, even for this... Especially not on my business PC. Hopefully the official site will have trailers in other formats soon.
Try the CBR link:
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=24091
I was just about to put that link up here! Great work!
QuoteFor what it looks like, Tony is at his high point and Whiplash comes in and kicks his butt bringing Tony back down to earth. - Just a Guess
Very possibly, but somehow someone gets ahold of his armor designs, as we see a him and War Machine fighting dozens of gray armored soldiers. Not sure how that comes about.
My guess is we'll see some bad government dudes. That's probably where War Machine will come from in the first place, and then the tech will go on to be mass produced until Tony and the newly repentant Rhodes can shut it down. :) I'm really excited about this movie!
I'm as excited as I was about Spider Man 2! I need a cold shower!
Well... Sam Rockwell has been cast as Justin Hammer... maybe he gets ahold of the armor specs and sell them to the government.
Iron Man 2 = Armor Wars
Quote from: The Hitman on December 18, 2009, 02:37:06 AMWell... Sam Rockwell has been cast as Justin Hammer... maybe he gets ahold of the armor specs and sell them to the government.
Or maybe the villain in movie one made a set of blue prints and sold them before he kicked the bucket?
http://www.comics101.com/comics101//?mode=project&action=view&project=Comics%20101&chapter=179
FYI, I just thought this was pretty funny.
I was looking up Iron Man villians and came across this older website where they were talking the chances of certain characters showing up in Iron Man 2. Anyone notice the two that they rated the lowest with the smallest chances of showing up in Iron Man 2?
Not that I don't think they can do a wonderful job out of some of the more lamest badguys in Iron Man's history(look what they did with Iron Monger) and not that I'm complaining that they're not using some of the bigger named villains(Mandarin, Titanium Man, Crimson Dynamo), but I just thought it was a funny observation.
Did anyone happen to catch the latest trailer on Jimmy Kimmel tonight? It's obviously isn't online yet, but I'm a little more psyched for this movie than I originally was... though I'm not super keen on the new armor Tony will be sporting while dealing with Whiplash. I just wish there were more scenes showing off Black Widow and Rhodey (Don Cheadle), so I could get a better feel of what I might be in for.
Ok, it is online. Check it: http://splashpage.mtv.com/2010/03/08/iron-man-2-trailer/
Off The hinges!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I CANT WAIT!!!!! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
Not bad, not bad at all.
I'm really curious if I'll like Cheadle better as Rhodey. Wasn't huge on Howard.
Ooooo, me likey.
Though I'm still not sold on Scarlett Johannsen
OH MY GOSH!!! It was all I could do to keep from cheering during that trailer. I was already really excited about this movie, but now I'm actively resenting the time until it's released! That looked AMAZING! I'm still not huge on the idea of Stark's identity being known (I like the old tropes, what can I say), but this movie looks so good that it simply doesn't matter. Thanks for posting this Prev. Also, although the armor he wears when fighting Whiplash looks sorta' funky, I LOVE that they are acknowledging the whole 'armor-in-a-suitcase' thing with it. Who is the guy Whiplash is meeting, any ideas? Warmachine looked pretty darn awesome in action! This totally started my day out on a positive note. :D
Quote from: BentonGrey on March 08, 2010, 01:28:41 PM
Who is the guy Whiplash is meeting, any ideas?
That was Justin Hammer, who is another major Iron Man bad guy who usually works from behind the scenes by stealing other peoples technology and then using it to make his own versions and selling them to the highest bidder. Not to mension that he was the sole person behind the Armor Wars because he started helping criminals get out of jail in return for working for him and then supplying them with armored suits or high-tech weaponry.
The movie version of Hammer presents himself as a multi-millionare playboy who makes his money as an arms dealer and somehow manages to get someone inside of Stark's lab to scan his suits of armor when he hears that the government is willing to pay big bucks for the technology. I assume he gets Whiplash to help duplicate the power source in return for giving him the chance to make his own suit of armor to seek his final revenge against Stark.
- CQ
silver centurion baby whoooo
i know a certain skinner thats gonna freak
The briefcase armor-up looked awesome! I am totally looking forward to this.
It took me a little bit to get it, but
Spoiler
the female employee in that one scene where she gets into a sparring ring with Tony was the same actress playing Black Widow. So there's the infiltration part.
MUST SEE MOVIE!
Looks great, but I'm not sold on Mickey Rourke as Whiplash. I'm not saying I don't think he'll do a good job, but (IMO) I just can't see him in that role.
Possible Thor?? (http://gammasquad.uproxx.com/2010/03/is-thor-in-iron-man-2)
WTF? Jon Favreu aka the goofy guy from mediocre comedies directs the Iron Man movies? How have I not realized that?
In my eyes, he'll always be Froggy
Quote from: JeyNyce on March 25, 2010, 12:56:09 PM
In my eyes, he'll always be Froggy
Or even Foggy Nelson
MAJOR SPOILERS!!!
Spoiler
Captain America and Thor to show up at end of Iron Man 2
Quote from: BWPS on March 25, 2010, 12:55:13 PM
WTF? Jon Favreu aka the goofy guy from mediocre comedies directs the Iron Man movies? How have I not realized that?
Fairly hard to believe, isn't it? Still, he turned out to be a rather excellent director in Iron Man I.
JeyNyce....I'll believe it when I see it, but if that is done well, and IF they look like themselves....that would be completely awesome.
whats gonna be awsome is whiplash modifing one of the exo-suits for himself and attacking tony as the crimson dynamo.
@BentonGrey - it was post on twitter by Gray Whitta (writer -Book of Eli/ former PC Gamer editor) so I'm thinking it's going to happen one way or another.
Nick Fury is watching you!
(http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l16nb4oPRc1qzniqdo1_500.jpg)
More pics here: http://marvel.com/news/moviestories.12126.nine_new_iron_man_2_photos
some early reviews trickling in. Mostly positive, but fairly lukewarm, saying it's a little too convoluted (implying it tries to advertise Avengers Coming Soon too much) and not as good as the first.
See this movie is going to be the big crunch time. Everyone assumed this would be as good as the first, including me, and why wouldn't we? A reality based superhero movie (made by marvel) that is actually really good! The issue with this one, is the plot needs serious superhero time, so it may not be nearly as successful in execution. But if this is a flop, it could have serious ramifications for the rest of the avengers.We'll see, i'm still really excited! :lol:
:spoiler:
Spoiler
Captain America's shield in IM2
video link (http://img156.imageshack.us/i/b2a9f980youtubecaptaina.mp4/)
I'm assuming, until I have real cause to worry otherwise, that this was just a model or prototype.
It's just a callback. It's not even mentioned at all, and it's not a big deal to any character. Just an easter egg for fans. However..., no... I've nothing to say about that.
Well I saw it last night with my gf (NOT a geek or familiar with American comics at all) and my friend (a fellow geek).
We all loved it.
Rock solid performances from everyone... except maybe Gwyneth Paltrow.
My gf said that the movie was "too talky" and i understand where she's coming from. I think RDJ and Sam Rockwell were doing a bunch of adlib, which worked for me, but probably not for the general audience.
There IS a lot of hype about the upcoming Avengers in the movie, but I was loving it as a fanboy.
Compared to Kick-arse... I'd say it was a lot like the first Iron Man compared to The Dark Knight.
Exciting, well-thought out, very funny, and much better than your average popcorn flick but lacking the "art".
Bah, who needs art when you've got awesome. :D I can't WAIT for Friday. I seriously considered seeing the midnight showing tomorrow, but I've got to teach the next day.
Quote from: BentonGrey on May 04, 2010, 10:45:56 PM
I'm assuming, until I have real cause to worry otherwise, that this was just a model or prototype.
Going by appearances, I'd think it was safe to say it was an unfinished shield at the very least.
I don't know when I'll get to see it, but I hope not too long after release!
It looks more like the forcefield version to me....
Quote from: BentonGrey on May 04, 2010, 10:45:56 PM
I'm assuming, until I have real cause to worry otherwise, that this was just a model or prototype.
i've seen the film
Spoiler
the box the shield comes out of, belongs to tony's dad and it's all his old work ;)
A few tidbits about IM2:
http://www.cinematical.com/2010/05/05/an-iron-man-2-instruction-manual/
Rather funny that every major movie country in the world ins enjoying this movie before it comes out in the States...except Japan. The power of World Cup is amazing.
I just got back from seeing it, and its a really solid film.
The 2nd act i think could be tightened up and felt like it was about one rewrite away from working as it should, and it could maybe use one additional action scene to break up the middle, but the action set pieces are heads and tails above the first one. All the actors that I thought were going to annoy, didn't, however Sam Rockwell was the weakest one for me. He's a good actor, but something about his take on the character was just felt off.
All in all it lacks some of playfulness of the first one, but improves a lot as far as an action film.
*EDIT Be sure to sit through the credits, they have another "Marvel Universe" setup (like the Nick Fury one from the original) at the end.
Saw it last night:
Spoiler
It was... OK. I don't know. The film was very "talky," that's for sure. And as much as I like the actor and his portrayal of Justin Hammer, I was really sick of Sam Rockwell by the end. It also jumped from scene to scene, plot to plot a little too fast for my taste. The action scenes were awesome, there was quite a bit of comedy, I agree with the decision to give Black Widow an American accent (Scarlett Johassen is a good actor, great to look at, but I would imagine her Russian accent would be like Natasha from Rocky & Bullwinkle), Cheadle is much more charismatic than Terrance Howard, and I think it's funny that Jon Favereau gave himself a bigger part in the film. All in all, a good film... but no Iron Man 1 in my opinion.
Also, and this may just be me and my "Conspiracy Theorist" ways, but I think the end of the film made it so Downey would NOT be in the Avengers film. Go with me on this... a film with a plethora of enormous stars would be very costly. I think, in order to save money, we won't get Tony in the armor, we'll only see the Hulk (alleviating any reason for Ed Norton to be there), Chris Helmsworth is a (relatively) no-name actor, so he won't be paid as much, and I doubt Chris Evans demands a big paycheck despite being a recognizable face.
Of course, you all can read more about my opinions on Tuesday when my official review goes up. You do read my reviews, right?
Caught it for the Thursday midnight flick.
Greatly enjoyed it. Solid acting by everyone. Loved how they used Black Widow and it made great sense. Justin Hammer was over the top and, yeah --- it got tired fast, but I can see what they were going for. It just goes to show how well Downey does with his character, without making us roll our eyes.
Learning more about the Avengers initiative was nice, even if it means a certain someones role may be downplayed --- but explains the stinger at the end of Hulk in better light and role. I'm enjoying how the Marvel Universe is being exposed more and more and thankful --- that its not feeling like its shoe horned in. Its so nice to feel as if there is more to this world and it doesn't have to be hinted at in little wink, wink - nudge, nudge - hint, hint ways.
I like how this movie had the depth and tackled some subjects like the Demon in the Bottle, Responsibility & Role, and Expectations & Trust without bringing the whole film down into a spiral of darkness. The themes were there and tossed at you like fastballs and not heavy like a hammer on the head. That is the way it should be for this series.
What did I like most? The banter 'tween Tony and the Shield field agent. I love how he gave back just as much as he was given by Tony. It just showed me how solid the writing for the film was. Small role, secondary if not a third string character --- but still written for well. Its showing me Marvel as a whole is taking the idea of bringing their universe to the screen very serious.
Later,
RTT
Just got back from the movie. I really liked, probably not as good as the first one though. I liked how much they used Warmachine in the end and overall I liked the big climax better than the first one.
I found it really funny how Favereau had a larger role.
Quote from: The Hitman on May 08, 2010, 08:14:42 PM
Saw it last night:
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It was... OK. I don't know. The film was very "talky," that's for sure. And as much as I like the actor and his portrayal of Justin Hammer, I was really sick of Sam Rockwell by the end. It also jumped from scene to scene, plot to plot a little too fast for my taste. The action scenes were awesome, there was quite a bit of comedy, I agree with the decision to give Black Widow an American accent (Scarlett Johassen is a good actor, great to look at, but I would imagine her Russian accent would be like Natasha from Rocky & Bullwinkle), Cheadle is much more charismatic than Terrance Howard, and I think it's funny that Jon Favereau gave himself a bigger part in the film. All in all, a good film... but no Iron Man 1 in my opinion.
Also, and this may just be me and my "Conspiracy Theorist" ways, but I think the end of the film made it so Downey would NOT be in the Avengers film. Go with me on this... a film with a plethora of enormous stars would be very costly. I think, in order to save money, we won't get Tony in the armor, we'll only see the Hulk (alleviating any reason for Ed Norton to be there), Chris Helmsworth is a (relatively) no-name actor, so he won't be paid as much, and I doubt Chris Evans demands a big paycheck despite being a recognizable face.
Of course, you all can read more about my opinions on Tuesday when my official review goes up. You do read my reviews, right?
I disagree with the last part of your spoiler. It's been mentioned that, chronologically, Iron Man II comes before the events of The Incredible Hulk. Thus, given that Stark walks in at the end of that movie, there is still more to come that would put Stark in the Avengers flick. This also puts the events of Iron Man II before the events of the forthcoming Thor movie. I suspect that the Thor movie will have something leading into the Captain America movie.
PLUS!
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The scene mere sets up that Stark would not be LEADING The Avengers but would be "a consultant" or "a team member". This makes sense. Captain America has always traditionally been seen as the leader of The Avengers. The only hero that I am not counting on being in The Avengers is The Hulk as played by Norton.
Saw it, enjoyed it. Not as good as the first, but pretty darn good.
Saw it over the weekend as well, and thought it was quite good. Looking forward to Thor!
Truly, we live in a geek dominant world. Suck it, non nerds!
it's an inevitable byproduct of living in a technocracy, either you can use the tech or you have to beg those who can to assist you. :p
Quote from: B A D on May 11, 2010, 12:57:12 PM
Truly, we live in a geek dominant world. Suck it, non nerds!
Yeah, I don't know how I could live right now not being a nerd. I loved this movie SO much. It was better than the first. I would maybe have liked some of the fight scenes to go on longer and some of the chase scenes to go on shorter, but maybe that's a budget thing. Still, seeing War Machine and Iron Man in action together is one of the best things ever to be on a screen. Black Widow was awesome, and everything SHIELD related was awesome. If anything I would've liked to see more foreshadowing for Avengers.
I have a good feeling about Thor and Captain America. My greatest fear has become dying before Marvel Studios is done making awesome movies.
Saw it earlier this week. It's a good film. A solid sequel. But I don't think it comes close to comparison when it comes to other fantastic sequels like The Dark Knight or X-Men 2. I actually really liked Sam Rockwell. Not sure why several here found him tiresome by the end. He made a great foil to Downey, imo. And I thought Whiplash was awesome. But I felt he needed to be in it more.
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My biggest, if only, complaint about the movie is what's already been said: the second act drags. It's not a bad part of the movie though. It just screws up the pacing of the movie. Essentially you have one big chunk of exposition right there in the middle for a long period of time, sandwiched inbetween two awesome, but short, action scenes. If there's one thing that could have fixed this, it's to have at least one more action scene in the middle to break up the talky-ness, or cut back on the talkyness and make the other two big action scenes longer.
Seriously, that last battle was awesomely epic, but it lasts for about as long as the fight with Venom in Spider-Man 3. It's just over way too quickly
And did Whiplash die at the end? It certainly looked like it, but he could have just been knocked out. I'm hoping to see him again in the 3rd film though if he's still alive.
Overall, it's hard to say if I liked it better than the first one or not. Whiplash is certainly a better villain than Iron Monger, but the first film was much better paced. The 75% on Rotten Tomatoes is really accurate if you ask me. Good sequel worth seeing, and that's what matters.
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Whiplash activated self destruct devices in his drones and his suit. Unless he can get out of that thing faster than Ironman and Warmachine can fly away I am pretty sure he is dead.
my question is, after the credits rolled by and you finally get to see the tie-in at the end...how do you think that will work in with the new thor movie?
Quote from: herodad1 on May 13, 2010, 01:17:05 PM
my question is, after the credits rolled by and you finally get to see the tie-in at the end...how do you think that will work in with the new thor movie?
My guess? The Thor film will take place in Asgard, and he will fall to Earth at the end.
Quote from: Ares_God_of_War on May 13, 2010, 05:53:10 AM
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Whiplash activated self destruct devices in his drones and his suit. Unless he can get out of that thing faster than Ironman and Warmachine can fly away I am pretty sure he is dead.
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That's right. I forgot about his suit self-destructing.
I didn't exactly care for the Thor teaser. Nothing against the character, but he's a very niche character, imo, and not a lot of people outside the comic book crowd knows who he is. A lot of people at the theater, including my gf, thought the teaser was stupid. "a hammer? What's that got to do with Iron Man?" And in a way, I kind of agree. At least in Iron Man 1's teaser, you have a character talking to Tony Stark. In this one, it was pretty much just an ad for the next Marvel movie.
I'm glad they threw it in at the end of the credits though, and not just tacked on randomly like they did in The Incredible Hulk. I'm looking forward to the Thor movie, but the teaser should have been slanted more towards Iron Man 3...unless Thor appears in that movie, which I hope he doesn't.
Quote from: marhawkman on May 11, 2010, 04:44:29 PM
it's an inevitable byproduct of living in a technocracy, either you can use the tech or you have to beg those who can to assist you. :p
Or you can just ignore it and become a reality deviant, but that can get you killed.
Or just homeless. :p
Finally saw this!
It might not have been as awesome as the original, but it was thoroughly entertaining for me!
Both thumbs up! :thumbup:
Quote from: Ares_God_of_War on May 13, 2010, 05:53:10 AM
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Whiplash activated self destruct devices in his drones and his suit. Unless he can get out of that thing faster than Ironman and Warmachine can fly away I am pretty sure he is dead.
Slight correction...
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It does not preclude another Whiplash... it just means Ivan Vanko (Mickey Roarke) will not be back. At least some of the Iron Man tech is out there, and also Ivan could have easily transmitted it to other parties as a way of getting back at Tony Stark.
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Quote from: Ares_God_of_War on May 13, 2010, 05:53:10 AM
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Whiplash activated self destruct devices in his drones and his suit. Unless he can get out of that thing faster than Ironman and Warmachine can fly away I am pretty sure he is dead.
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That's right. I forgot about his suit self-destructing.
I didn't exactly care for the Thor teaser. Nothing against the character, but he's a very niche character, imo, and not a lot of people outside the comic book crowd knows who he is. A lot of people at the theater, including my gf, thought the teaser was stupid. "a hammer? What's that got to do with Iron Man?" And in a way, I kind of agree. At least in Iron Man 1's teaser, you have a character talking to Tony Stark. In this one, it was pretty much just an ad for the next Marvel movie.
I'm glad they threw it in at the end of the credits though, and not just tacked on randomly like they did in The Incredible Hulk. I'm looking forward to the Thor movie, but the teaser should have been slanted more towards Iron Man 3...unless Thor appears in that movie, which I hope he doesn't.
Actually, the teaser was as much slanted toward S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Avenger Initiative as a certain upcoming movie if you think about it, and totally in line with the other teasers we've seen. They aren't about the next Iron Man movie, they're about the Avengers.
During the main part of the film, the SHIELD agent (Coulson) is reassigned from babysitting Tony and sent to New Mexico on a secret mission.
Then, in the teaser, we see the reason why.
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Quote from: TheMarvell on May 13, 2010, 07:04:36 PM
Quote from: Ares_God_of_War on May 13, 2010, 05:53:10 AM
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Whiplash activated self destruct devices in his drones and his suit. Unless he can get out of that thing faster than Ironman and Warmachine can fly away I am pretty sure he is dead.
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That's right. I forgot about his suit self-destructing.
I didn't exactly care for the Thor teaser. Nothing against the character, but he's a very niche character, imo, and not a lot of people outside the comic book crowd knows who he is. A lot of people at the theater, including my gf, thought the teaser was stupid. "a hammer? What's that got to do with Iron Man?" And in a way, I kind of agree. At least in Iron Man 1's teaser, you have a character talking to Tony Stark. In this one, it was pretty much just an ad for the next Marvel movie.
I'm glad they threw it in at the end of the credits though, and not just tacked on randomly like they did in The Incredible Hulk. I'm looking forward to the Thor movie, but the teaser should have been slanted more towards Iron Man 3...unless Thor appears in that movie, which I hope he doesn't.
Actually, the teaser was as much slanted toward S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Avenger Initiative as a certain upcoming movie if you think about it, and totally in line with the other teasers we've seen. They aren't about the next Iron Man movie, they're about the Avengers.
During the main part of the film, the SHIELD agent (Coulson) is reassigned from babysitting Tony and sent to New Mexico on a secret mission.
Then, in the teaser, we see the reason why.
Not only that...
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As far as the Avengers go, we've seen Cap cameos, we've seen Hulk, we've seen Iron Man, we've seen Black Widow, we've seen Nick Fury...no trace of Thor, though. He was due to be tied in sooner or later, so that it wasn't just like "Who's that??"
Quote from: CarpeGuitarrem on May 21, 2010, 09:21:32 PM
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As far as the Avengers go, we've seen Cap cameos, we've seen Hulk, we've seen Iron Man, we've seen Black Widow, we've seen Nick Fury...no trace of Thor, though. He was due to be tied in sooner or later, so that it wasn't just like "Who's that??"
Actually, yes you did see him...
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Thor actually did make an appearance in the movie during the jail scene when you see Tony Stark walking down the hallway towards Whiplash's holding cell. If you watch the pan across the cell doors it pauses just for a second and you see a rough looking long haired bearded man wearing a torn open shirt being photographed for mug shots. That is Thor in his non-powered human form just after he was taken in by police by appearing in a park somewhere claiming to be the Son Of Odin and lost his hammer. It's rumored that his scene was either cut or removed from the script and settled to just for a easter egg appearance instead and let the credit teaser reveal who it was.
(http://www.comicbookmovie.com/images/users/uploads/7601/Thor%20Cameo%201.JPG)
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Quote from: CarpeGuitarrem on May 21, 2010, 09:21:32 PM
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As far as the Avengers go, we've seen Cap cameos, we've seen Hulk, we've seen Iron Man, we've seen Black Widow, we've seen Nick Fury...no trace of Thor, though. He was due to be tied in sooner or later, so that it wasn't just like "Who's that??"
Actually, yes you did see him...
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Thor actually did make an appearance in the movie during the jail scene when you see Tony Stark walking down the hallway towards Whiplash's holding cell. If you watch the pan across the cell doors it pauses just for a second and you see a rough looking long haired bearded man wearing a torn open shirt being photographed for mug shots. That is Thor in his non-powered human form just after he was taken in by police by appearing in a park somewhere claiming to be the Son Of Odin and lost his hammer. It's rumored that his scene was either cut or removed from the script and settled to just for a easter egg appearance instead and let the credit teaser reveal who it was.
(http://www.comicbookmovie.com/images/users/uploads/7601/Thor%20Cameo%201.JPG)
WHOA.
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I understand a lot of this is for fans, but I can only imagine the utter confusion for those who have no idea who Thor is and sat through all the credits for that scene. In the first movie, Nick Fury is introduced and wants to talk to Iron Man about the Avengers. It's a setup scene for the Avengers film, but it also directly involves Iron Man since he's in the Avengers. But the Thor's Hammer scene just seems out of place in an Iron Man film. Maybe it's just me, but I prefer to have these little easter egg scenes to relate to the character and not another movie.
Everyone who goes to see Iron Man 2 or actually stays in a theater after credits either is a nerd or is with a nerd friend. We're the only people who actually do that. And we're always available to give any superhero related information that anyone nearby requires (and then some). That's part of what made this movie so great is it's the first time we get any kind of cross-overs in movies, many people know about the Avengers, everyone who doesn't will want to based on how awesome Iron Man 2 is.
i audibly gasped when i saw the post credits reveal.
had i been capable of it, i might have squeed.
loved the movie in general, though; very happy with it.
Quote from: TheMarvell on May 22, 2010, 05:51:56 PM
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I understand a lot of this is for fans, but I can only imagine the utter confusion for those who have no idea who Thor is and sat through all the credits for that scene. In the first movie, Nick Fury is introduced and wants to talk to Iron Man about the Avengers. It's a setup scene for the Avengers film, but it also directly involves Iron Man since he's in the Avengers. But the Thor's Hammer scene just seems out of place in an Iron Man film. Maybe it's just me, but I prefer to have these little easter egg scenes to relate to the character and not another movie.
actually, the bit at the end would make sense coupled with
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the scene at the jail which was mentioned. crazy guy in the jail cell talking about his hammer and him being the son of Odin. then the egg at the end that he might not have been crazy