Iron Man 2 Downey's thoughts on Batman/DC

[TheGreenMeanie]

Ehhh I am by no means a DC fan, but Batman is a great character and Nolan has made two amazing movies with that character. I don't agree with what he said at all in regards to Bats, but he is intitled to his opinion.

 

[Casius--J]

whilst I dont agree with his comments they made me laugh so much. Its just how he ended the whole thing haha great stuff!!

 

[scarface078]

you know what
f*** you 2 downey
totaally disagree with you
he's is jealouse becouse the person where iron man is based on(batman)
is doing much better than iron did
sure he did it great with iro man
but my opinion about him has totally changed
still i'm gona watch iron man 2
hahaha
see ya'l!!!

 

[hatebox]

I credit RDJ because I've no idea whether he's joking or not, and that's quite a good personality to have. Nevertheless, TDK has crushed IM so the timing of the comments do come off as slightly suspicious. I hope he was simply performing a caricature of what people would expect him to feel like.

 

[Kent]

Seems to me... and maybe I'm way off here... but it seems to me like he's trying to make a point, not about the quality of the film, but about how people have said it's such a smart/intelligent/cerebral film... and he's basically saying "Come on, it's not that mindblowingly intelligent and complex!"

I dunno... just the feeling I got from the text combined with how RDJ usually goes about stuff. Hard to tell when you can't see him saying it.

 

[Punisher RULES]

Holy cow! The claws came out on Downey!

Although I don't agree with him at all, it's nice to see him speak his mind.

 

[terry78]

Nothing is funnier than conflicted fanboys. I worship RDJ for his IM work, yet he's poking fun at TDK...my brain cells, it cannot handle all this info, arrggghh!

 

[Hiruu]

Has everyone read Downey's words about Batman and more over, DC? There's a man who doesn't seem worried about burning bridges.

You go Robert! If you're going to do it then you go all the way buddy.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26255675/

Robert Downey Jr. is my FU$KING Hero right now! EVERYTHING He said in that interview about DC/TDK, I absolutely felt...one difference was that I have a BS in ME and a MS in EE...but I'm just too much of an engineering, and I too "stupid" to get all that artsy drama stuff of TDK. I'm not going to hate on the movie in bat forums like Bat fans like to do in everybody elses forum, but TDK was a ABSOLUTE letdown for me...I walked away like WTF was THAT?!?!?

 

[bapi]

I don't know if he is joking or what but I'm SO happy that TDK is not so easy and stupid popcorn movie like Iron Man (or TIH). But yeah, Dark Knight is not the best movie ever or what but is trillion-times better then IM.

 

[Pfeiffer-Pfan]

I'm sure Nolan and Bale are worried that Downey Jr. doesn't like their movie.

Nolan is 10 times the director Faverau is...

Bale is 10 times the actor Downey is...

Naturally 'TDK' is the better film.


Thanks for the opinion Downey.

 

[Prison Mike]

I think everybody just needs to calm down. Iron Man...The Dark Knight...in the end, they're just movies.

 

[terry78]

I think everybody just needs to calm down. Iron Man...The Dark Knight...in the end, they're just movies.

That's a good one.

 

[Gilpesh]

I think everybody just needs to calm down. Iron Man...The Dark Knight...in the end, they're just movies.

No one needs to calm down... people just need to stop posting this article.

 

[Iron_Stark]

I'm sure Nolan and Bale are worried that Downey Jr. doesn't like their movie.

Nolan is 10 times the director Faverau is...

Bale is 10 times the actor Downey is...

Naturally 'TDK' is the better film.


Thanks for the opinion Downey.

LMAO, No he isn't, but thanks for your opinion


What I also find funny is that batfans can go into every forum on this board and bash every movie and every actor not associated with the Batman franchise, yet when someone else criticizes thier movie, they get offended, they act like someone insulted thier mother.

What, is no one else allowed to have an opinion? Is everyone just suppossed to something postive about TDK or not say anything at all?

 

[Prison Mike]

No one needs to calm down... people just need to stop posting this article.

I know how this is going to turn out. It will be a Iron Man vs. Batman argument and all batfans are going to come in and say how much of a *****e Downey Jr. is for having an opinion. While I don't agree with Downey, I wouldn't blast him for having an opinion.

 

[Pfeiffer-Pfan]

LMAO, No he isn't, but thanks for your opinion


What I also find funny is that batfans can go into every forum on this board and bash every movie and every actor not associated with the Batman franchise, yet when someone else criticizes thier movie, they get offended, they act like someone insulted thier mother.

What, is no one else allowed to have an opinion? Is everyone just suppossed to something postive about TDK or not say anything at all?

And thank you for your Opinion.

I would thank Downey's for his again... but I've come to realize it's too ignorant, childish and *****y. I don't know if it's cause it made more money or he knows it's the better movie... but something is stinging him.

You don't see Bale running round... saying how much he felt Iron Man was a typical popcorn flick.

 

[Gilpesh]

I know how this is going to turn out. It will be a Iron Man vs. Batman argument and all batfans are going to come in and say how much of a *****e Downey Jr. is for having an opinion. While I don't agree with Downey, I wouldn't blast him for having an opinion.

What I hate is that people play into it so easy. Suddenly they're just at each other's throats... cause they've gone full ******.

 

[Iron_Stark]

And thank you for your Opinion.

I would thank Downey's for his again... but I've come to realize it's too ignorant, childish and *****y. I don't know if it's cause it made more money or he knows it's the better movie... but something is stinging him.

You don't see Bale running round... saying how much he felt Iron Man was a typical popcorn flick.

Nah, Bale's just running around beating up on family members.

Why insult someone who's got opinions? Are people not allowed to have opinions about things? Is everyone suppossed to love the great and flawless Dark Knight movie with the greatest director ever and the greatest cast that was ever assembled?

Are people suppossed to **** if they don't like something? Clearly batfans don't when it comes to other movies.

 

[Cosmic]

This thread has become sad. The reality is that Downey is one of the most gracious A-list celebs out there, and he was just having a little fun with this comment. We already know that the Iron Man crew loves what Nolan has done with Batman, and used it for inspiration on their film. It's kind of embarrassing to see people taking this so far out of proportion.

 

[Pfeiffer-Pfan]

Nah, Bale's just running around beating up on family members.

Why insult someone who's got opinions? Are people not allowed to have opinions about things? Is everyone suppossed to love the great and flawless Dark Knight movie with the greatest director ever and the greatest cast that was ever assembled?

A quote fitting for Downey Jr. himself no doubt... seriously... we are talking about these actors careers and opinions... not their personal lives.

I don't know what Downey Jr's problem was/is...

And frankly I couldn't care less if he doesn't like The Dark Knight... he can however respect it...

as a professional actor working in the industry.

 

[Matt]

Its Robert Downey Jr. Not Sean Penn. Downey actually has a sense of humor and I am pretty sure he is being sarcastic.

 

[Iron_Stark]

That's what I've been thinking, RDJ's interviews are rarely serious and full of sarcasm, unless it's for a serious artsy movie.

I want to see the video of the interview.

 

[Gilpesh]

Its Robert Downey Jr. Not Sean Penn. Downey actually has a sense of humor and I am pretty sure he is being sarcastic.

NO HE HATES BATMAN SO I HATE HIM! #@*$&@#Y$#@%#@*%!






Or he could be joking... I'll just go with the hate though.[/fanboy]

 

[Pfeiffer-Pfan]

NO HE HATES BATMAN SO I HATE HIM! #@*$&@#Y$#@%#@*%!






Or he could be joking... I'll just go with the hate though.[/fanboy]

Not at all... I respect the man in general....

But if he wants to criticize The Dark Knight and Batman...

He could be more constructive than '**** DC' !

 

[Matt]

Not at all... I respect the man in general....

But if he wants to criticize The Dark Knight and Batman...

He could be more constructive than '**** DC' !

He wasn't actually criticizing it. He was poking fun at this whole mentality of "Marvel vs. DC for the summer champion."