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Things I'm allowed to say about Iron Man 3
Yesterday I was in Paris. Its a long way from where I live so it was quite an adventure. 13:00 to 00:00 we had a marathon with Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Avengers and Iron Man 3. Yes, april 20th, worlds first public premiere in Paris. Awesome.
So heres what Im allowed to say about Iron Man 3.
Ive been a huge fan of Shane Blacks way of putting his characters in desperate situations since I first watched Lethal Weapon about 5 years ago. I loved the dialogs between the characters and the issues Black isnt afraid to raise in his scripts. Being old, being weak, being scarred by whatever you had to live through, being afraid of what youve become, all those characters he plays with are damaged goods.
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang has to be one of my three favorite movies of all time.
So when I heard he was in charge of Iron Man 3, I was very surprised. Super-hero stories are not exactly Blacks style, but then again Tony Stark has flaws of his own. Blacks more into buddy-movies than comic books adaptations, but Stark and Rhodey have an interesting relationship that has not been developped yet. Blacks more of a thriller writer than an adventure one, but there are ways to make a super hero movie feel like a thriller. So I thought, we should trust him. He might surprise us.
The movie surprised me alright. Shane Black didnt.
Dont get me wrong, I loved every single bit of it and would watch it again a thousand times without hesitation. What Im saying is, that movie is Shane Blacks take on a pop culture icon. It shouldnt be regarded as a sequel to Iron Man or Avengers. Its an alien to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. An outsider. And a fantastic movie.
If youre still reading, it means I dont have to tell you to go and see it because you already want to.
Dont expect a Marvel movie, you wont get one. What youll get though, are great and very human characters, great CGI, great actors, a great soundtrack, great relationships between characters, all in all its got a small budget movies soul with a blockbusters budget. There are a thousand memorable lines in that movie, and even if youre not really into Shane Blacks style, youll still laugh. Because he is genuinely funny.
I loved it.
I cant wait til wednesday to see it again.
I would love to discuss it further but Im not allowed to until tuesday night. And I promised Id keep my tumblr spoiler-free. So anyway, its become my favorite MCU movie. Yes, better than Avengers. Its just that good.
Iron Man 3 est donc un excellent film d’action qui présage du bon pour le futur de la Phase 2 de Marvel. Le studio voulait prouver qu’il avait encore des choses intéressantes à proposer avec ses personnages en solo, en dehors des réunions Avengers, et c’est chose faite. Un cocktail détonnant d’humour et d’action, porté par un Robert Downey Jr au top de sa forme, épaulé et dirigé par un Shane Black qui nous signe là un blockbuster comme on aimerait en voir plus souvent.
Reading the junior novelization today, I don't get the motives of the villains towards Tony Stark. Their plan is what?
Wouldn't that question be better addressed at the News and Speculation thread?
That negative from Filmosphere will be on RT.
That negative from Filmosphere will be on RT.
Tired of the comparisons to The Avengers, it's already getting really old and unnecessary.
Pretty much. Any superhero film post-Avengers will be compared to The Avengers, Marvel films doubly so.Comes with the territory unfortunately. Following up a critically and successful film like the Avengers.
Why do these reporters get away with violating their embargoes?
Comes with the territory unfortunately. Following up a critically and successful film like the Avengers.
Don't allow them to future advanced screenings.How could the studio punish them?
I'm honestly wondering how.
Precisely.Don't allow them to future advanced screenings.
How could the studio punish them?
I'm honestly wondering how.