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coolbeans said:
Robert_Downey_Jr. said:

yes writing.  There's no sand monologue or yippies in Iron Man 2 and 3.  Also quit trying to put Iron Man 2 and 3 on the same level as each other.  2 is clearly inferior.  The only people who act like 3 is a bad film at all are the ones who are pissed at the Mandarin twist because Marvel outsmarted them and hid it from the marketing team because god forbid anyone actually conceal their twist instead of revealing it a la Terminator Genesis (not spelling it their way)

Ok...keep in mind how I tried to split up "writing" into specific categories before: there's also the plot, pacing, dialogue, etc.  As far as dialogue, in most cases I'd agree, but that stupid kid in IM3 would probably qualify as having a few "yippies" in there, as if that's really world-ending.  

I didn't.  I've only grouped them b/c of how the initial comment I quoted was phrased.  Yes, I find IM2 is the clear weak link of that trilogy too.  Regardless of that, both do a shitty job in important respects when it comes to writing.  

Bullshit that's the only reason IM3 gets slammed by the fans.  Continuity-wise, it changed him from Iron Man to "Tin Man" for the sake of bringing up "prototypes," had a Pepper Brooks in yoga pants beating up a fire-belching idiot, and a bunch of other idiotic ideas for the sake of moving the plot forward.  Sure, I still really like RDJ's acting as Stark but that can only carry a film so far.

Operation House Party is still one of the most magical film moments I've ever seen in theaters.  You heard the guessing throughout the packed IMAX theater I was in.  I heard "heartbreaker?"  "Hulkbuster" then just holy crap it's like FORTY FREAKING SUITS IN ATTACK FORMATION followed by thunderous applause and "take em to church!"



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