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[Vector]

IRON MAN

[MaximumZero]

IRON MAN

It was a great story, but they got my goatee wrong. (I said this to Wolfeyez as we walked out of the theater today, and she about lost it. ^_^)

[Vector]

Other than the total lack of motivation for the villain, yes.  The plot was a frickin' trainwreck and the elements didn't really come together, but the set piece at the end was fuckin' awesome, the tension was better, and it was much, much funnier than most of these shows.  Liked it a lot, really.

[Solifuge]

I just got back from watching it too, and I dug it. Plot was Deus Ex Machina'd out the wazoo, and the villain was bland and tough to feel anything toward but a growing desire to punch his face. Also sort of didn't care for Pepper driving Tony to get rid of his robots... I get the whole "Is Iron Man the suit, or the man under the suit?" thing, but there are other facets of that crisis you could explore. That, and robots are something he was passionate about; sure he might've gone a bit overboard, as illustrated by the House Party at the end, but it's just one of his many delightful quirks. Having his suit remotely greet and flirt with you while he works in the basement is just something he's going to do. Deal with it. :I

I did like the relationship with the kid quite a bit too... the mutual snark was cute, and a nice change of pace. Also, having anxiety attacks as a heroic flaw is pretty rare, and I think they represented them reasonably well. I got a laugh in when I finally got why the Big Bad was called "The Mandarin" too.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

It's because he's orange.

[Xantalos]

I just got back from watching it too, and I dug it. Plot was Deus Ex Machina'd out the wazoo, and the villain was bland and tough to feel anything toward but a growing desire to punch his face. Also sort of didn't care for Pepper driving Tony to get rid of his robots... I get the whole "Is Iron Man the suit, or the man under the suit?" thing, but there are other facets of that crisis you could explore. That, and robots are something he was passionate about; sure he might've gone a bit overboard, as illustrated by the House Party at the end, but it's just one of his many delightful quirks. Having his suit remotely greet and flirt with you while he works in the basement is just something he's going to do. Deal with it. :I

I did like the relationship with the kid quite a bit too... the mutual snark was cute, and a nice change of pace. Also, having anxiety attacks as a heroic flaw is pretty rare, and I think they represented them reasonably well. I got a laugh in when I finally got why the Big Bad was called "The Mandarin" too.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

It's because he's orange.

Oh god
The villain is Annoying Orange

[Vector]

The scenes with the kid were the best, really.  I kept hoping he'd come back :3

Spoiler: Lots of Iron Man 3 spoilers (click to show/hide)

The whole "clean slate" thing, though, sort of suggests that Tony might go back to building robots--it's just that their overproliferation and his obsession with safety were unhealthy, so he's got to start over.

I really liked Tony's PTSD--emphasized the fact that the Avengers crew was what, three trained soldiers/operatives + a god (of war) + a guy who berserks his way through combat + ... Tony Stark, but I wish it had been addressed by something other than "lulz, killed enough dudes and now I'm fine."  I dunno.  It wouldn't have made as good of a movie, but I felt like you could have taken out the anxiety attacks and they had very little plot relevance.  He doesn't fuck up because PTSD and then the plot changes.  No, he just happens to occasionally have a little flip-out.  Usually for the lulz.

THERE WAS LITERALLY NO VILLAIN MOTIVATION AT ALL

GRRRR

But seriously, the fake Mandarin was hilarious and I loved all the scenes with Rhodey in Pakistan.

[MaximumZero]

I got a laugh in when I finally got why the Big Bad was called "The Mandarin" too.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

It's because he's orange.

ಠ_ಠ NERDRAGE

Honestly, knowing The Mandarin's backstory, there was not possibly a worse way to use him. In the comic books, he's quite the badass.

[Xantalos]

I got a laugh in when I finally got why the Big Bad was called "The Mandarin" too.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

It's because he's orange.

ಠ_ಠ NERDRAGE

Honestly, knowing The Mandarin's backstory, there was not possibly a worse way to use him. In the comic books, he's quite the badass.

How did a Youtube fruit get the role anyway?

[Vector]

Laughed to the point of crying ;_;

[Xantalos]

Similarly...

[Max White]

Laughed to the point of crying ;_;

How do people do that? I mean seriously, I didn't know it was possible to pull your head into your neck like that! I sure can't...

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

[Haspen]

Fanart in my forum game makes me happy. The best fanart.

[SalmonGod]

Laughed to the point of crying ;_;

There are some impressive facial contortions in there.

Spoiler: I also wonder if this girl realizes what she has done on the internet (click to show/hide)

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Finally, finally, finally won a game in the Conflict: MEPS remake. By a .28% margin. Intense.

[Ogdibus]

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