Iron Man 3 Official Iron Man 3 rate/review thread. - Part 1

[Flemm]

And the funny thing is that it's totally fixable. Have a scene with Tony and Rhodey in direct contact with someone from SHIELD where we find out that SHIELD is tracking other leads to the same problem and Tony and Rhodey decide to continue on the lead they have.

Not to mention a scene with Fury scrambling everyone at SHIELD to get a fix on Tony's whereabouts after the mansion attack.

But those scenes don't/wouldn't really contribute to this movie's story. It would just be... "oh, by the way, remember..." I don't see any reason for that at all.

It doesn't mean that SHIELD's involvement, or lack thereof, won't be explained at some point, though. There are a lot of ways they can do that, whether it be in Cap 2, or a short film, or whatever. Or not, as the case may be.

This happens all the time in the comics.

No doubt this movie's choice not to involve those things was motivated by wanting to really make this Tony Stark's story, and avoid some of the cluttered feel of IM2. Which, I think, they were successful at doing. Later you might see them do more "crossover" sequences in the solo films, again, though, it's not like they have to stick to a given formula.

 

[DACrowe]

An enjoyable romp. Nothing more. I liked the twist, because it was funny and cheeky and very much in the style of both Black and Downey. It is more of a comedy with a nice bit of character development for Tony. Albeit, the end where he [blackout]has his metal in his chest removed[/blackout] felt like a token attempt to add last minute gravitas to the film and make it feel like a "trilogy closer."

8/10

It is a light entertainment and hit all the right notes. Though to be fair, I always liked Pepper and never cared about the Mandarin. So the twists did not bother me one bit.

 

[Rock Sexton]

If you watch the end of Avengers it's pretty clear that the powers that be were pissed at Fury for trying to stop the Nuke, he even shot down one of his own planes. Also you saw all those congressmen during the end montage complaining about the damage and how the Avengers/Shield would be blamed.

Simply put, SHIELD's help isn't wanted.

The congressman complained about The Avengers not SHIELD.

 

[Fenrir]

I can't help but laugh out loud at some of the early reviews comparing Kingsley's Mandarin to Ledger's Joker now.

 

[jmc]

I can't help but laugh out loud at some of the early reviews comparing Kingsley's Mandarin to Ledger's Joker now.

They were? Jesus.

 

[nogap87]

Better than IM2 but that's pretty much it. Like most movies from Marvel Studios, I'll probably never watch it again.

 

[redfirebird2008]

I can't help but laugh out loud at some of the early reviews comparing Kingsley's Mandarin to Ledger's Joker now.

Yikes. I loved Kingsley's performance, but that is pretty embarrassing for those reviewers. But you know, it's like I was saying earlier about how people try to jump on the "newest is better" thing with franchises and anything in general. When TDK came out, I remember Peter Travers comparing it to The Godfather Part II. LMFAO.

 

[DACrowe]

Well it is better than the first. But hilarious.

 

[Flemm]

Yikes. I loved Kingsley's performance, but that is pretty embarrassing for those reviewers.

It's hilarious on a number of different levels, though.

Spoiler

Because really it's the same type of performance as the ones given by Ledger and Hardy. In IM3, they just pull back the curtain during the film, so to speak.

 

[The Game]

I can't help but laugh out loud at some of the early reviews comparing Kingsley's Mandarin to Ledger's Joker now.

Who has said this

 

[Fenrir]

Who has said this

A couple of idiots when the first reviews started rolling out. I was ecstatic to see Kingsley's performance - and then in typical Shane Black fashion, only to have the rug being pulled right from underneath my feet.

 

[pr0xyt0xin]

I can't help but laugh out loud at some of the early reviews comparing Kingsley's Mandarin to Ledger's Joker now.

I'd say more like Bane. [BLACKOUT]As it was a bait and switch. Real villains ended up being Killian/Talia[/BLACKOUT]

 

[ThePhantasm]

Wow, the New York Post review bodyslams this movie. Most negative review I've read so far.

 

[Travesty]

I liked the movie for the most part, but it wasn't my favorite in the series.

I think the thing that made me roll my eyes the most, was that damn kid. I liked the jokes that Tony made towards the kid, but the kid himself pissed me off. One second he acts like he has no idea who Tony is, then the next he's like "oh, I thought you were dead, see, you're on the front page of the newspaper here", then he acts like he doesn't know his name, then he acts like he knows all about him, then he acts like he doesn't know his name, but then of course, he knows who he is...and in the end, Tony signs the card "The Mechanic"......did he know his ****in name or not!?! Godamn it, did that piss me off!!! t:

 

[terry78]

Oh, and I almost forgot. Those end credits. Fantastic.

 

[wobbly]

Managed to stay spoiler free before catching the film tonight, and thoroughly enjoyed it

What follows is very spoiler heavy so don't read if you don't wanna know.

Spoiler

The Mandarin fake out was a very funny surprise for me. Didn't know which way they were going with him up to that point. He was being portrayed as this sinister but rather odd big bad, then we get 'flush'..."Wouldn't go in there for 20 minutes" line in a London accent. Not gonna be every fans cup of tea to be sure, but I enjoyed it. Seen some comparisons since to the Ras A' Ghul fake out in BB, but not really comparable for me. Kingsley was playing 2 characters (the doped put actor and the faux Mandarin), whereas Neeson was the same throughout.

Also seen some compare Killian to the Riddler from BF, and I can see where that's coming from for the early geeky Killian, but the extremis one is nothing like the Riddler at all. No silly camp hysterics and Guy was tearing Tony's armors apart with his bare hands.

And Tony with the kid could easily have become sentimental mush, but Tony's perpetual snarkiness remained intact to great effect. And good to see Tony fighting without armor too in those scenes.

Pepper's getting the extemis (thankfully removed at the end) didn't bother me either. She's been the damsel in distress for the for the 1st 2 movies so her delivering the killing blow to the baddie was another surprise.

Only gripe was Tony having the shrapnel and reactor removed at the end (undoes his speech to Bruce about 'terrible burden' in Avengers a little). I know he's long since had his heart repaired in the books (they came up with a different reason why he needs an Arc reactor permanently now) but I guess they were pushing the point Tony learned himself in the film: He is Iron-Man, with or without the armor.

And Bruce's cameo in the post credits (revealing just who it was Tony was narrating his tale too) was a joy..."You were napping? Where did I lose you?" "...an elevator in Switzerland?..." Lol

 

[Spider-Vader]

I loved the movie. I had a blast watching it. I have two complaints though:

1.) The lack of Phase II references. I guess they did this as a response to the backlash of IM2 (which I wasn't apart of), but they could have thrown us a bone. I really wanted a MODOK reference or the rumored GOTG scene. I liked seeing Banner again, but the end credits sequence was weak

2.) Speaking of weak, the Mandarin is my second complaint. What a waste. This is some Venom-tier villain usage here. I knew they weren't going to get Mandarin right, but holy crap. I'm sad that they wastes the character & we won't be seeing an accurate representation for some time

Over-all, I'd give Iron Man 3 an 8.5/10. As of now it's tied with Cap for my third favorite MCU movie, behind Avengers & Iron Man. I'm not sure if it'll be my favorite superhero movie of the year, Man of Steel looks really good. Wolverine & Thor:TDW could surprise as well

 

[terry78]

I think this movie was also kind of one big response to Cap's "big man in a suit of armor" crack.

 

[Negrotigre]

Just saw the movie and I can barely contain my disgust with this wretch of a movie. Almost everything about this movie is poorly delivered. Most of the character motivations are weak; the "villain" twist was straight garbage and took away from any serious emotional depth the film was supposedly trying to reach; it had a couple huge plot holes; and worse of all, it was boring. There's hardly any Iron Man in this damn Iron man movie! The movie is terrible. I give the movie 2 out of 5 stars. Downey and Guy Pearce are great and the scene where they destroy Tony's house and the twenty minute final battle are awesome. Everything else in the film I could live without. I will never see this movie again.

 

[StreetWarrior]

This was the only Marvel Studios film I didn't like. In fact, I've never been more disappointed in a movie than with Iron Man 3 - the whole thing felt like a middle finger directly to fans of the comics. [BLACKOUT]Way too much humor, the raping of the Mandarin, Iron Patriot instead of War Machine, a lack of Iron Man suit screen time, Pepper Pots with powers, weak post-credits scene (no guardians)[/BLACKOUT]... I hated almost everything. What I did like: [BLACKOUT]Killian, the extremis soldiers, the acting, no cheesy 80's rock[/BLACKOUT]. In all, I'd give the film a 2/10... something I never thought I'd say.

For comparison:

Iron Man - 9/10
Iron Man 2 - 6/10
Avengers - 10/10
Iron Man 3 - 2/10

Now to get drunk and read some Iron Man ...

 

[TheDreamMaster]

I voted 9, its more of an 8.5 but I really enjoyed it. Far better than Iron Man 2, and if this is the end for Iron Man in the MCU for a while, it was a pretty fitting ending.

 

[StreetWarrior]

2.) Speaking of weak, the Mandarin is my second complaint. What a waste. This is some Venom-tier villain usage here. I knew they weren't going to get Mandarin right, but holy crap. I'm sad that they wastes the character & we won't be seeing an accurate representation for some time

I agree completely. The Mandarin is an incredible villain who has had some amazing story lines. A true arch-nemesis for Tony and a real threat that has often required team ups. He even took on the Avengers for god sake. I feel insulted by the movie-verse version. What a waste of a great character.

Movie Mandarin = Movie Venom = Movie Dr. Freeze (I went there)

 

[cherokeesam]

I agree completely. The Mandarin is an incredible villain who has had some amazing story lines. A true arch-nemesis for Tony and a real threat that has often required team ups. He even took on the Avengers for god sake. I feel insulted by the movie-verse version. What a waste of a great character.

Movie Mandarin = Movie Venom = Movie Dr. Freeze (I went there)

This is where a great number of complainers miss the point entirely. The Twist went completely over their heads.


Just got back from the movie. Very enjoyable. Like someone else posted above, I'd rate it in all honesty an 8.5, shading towards 9. Not a 5 out of 5 or 10 out of 10, but Black did an excellent job in deconstructing both the superhero and the supervillain in a way that no one else has done before in the movies. There's a definite political statement in there and a full-fledged thematic exploration of our expectations of the superhero and the villain, that's totally lost on raging fanboys who just bemoan the loss of a cartoonish comic-book villain that's about 30-40 years out of date. But that's the whole point, isn't it? The complainers can't even get the actual *villain* right. They'd do just as well to go to the Batboards and complain about Ken Watanabe's inaccurate portrayal of "Ra's al-Ghul."

 

[Ultimatehero]

I'm going to have to see it again, but I think this might be my favorite Iron Man film at 9/10. It just really felt like a comic book brought to life and I loved that about it.

 

[The Squirrel]

Wow, the New York Post review bodyslams this movie. Most negative review I've read so far.

And who cares about the Post? From what I can tell, they get ragged on constantly.