The Technomancer
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Its a great movie. Its one of the best of the MCU. On reflection, I think it edges out Winter Soldier, its basically tied with the first Captain America for me for "best MCU" movie
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Iron Man 3 is a decent movie
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The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Yes, fucking thank you. This is what I've been saying for ages.
And jarvis is the one who tells him the "mandarin" is in miami. The point of my first sentence regarding the airplane rescue is that he only needed jarvis online to send him a suit, which at the time before the Miami scene, was online.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
No, he needed the rubble cleared away from his house to get his suits, which they both mention in dialogue and show on screen
TIMtationX
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I liked Iron Man 3. One thing's for sure, it was a hell of a lot better than #2. The race track scene was the only good part of that movie.
ZackieChan
Member
I also don't get the criticism that Killian is "just another corporate suit." We see very little of him in that role, if any (just that scene with Pepper). He's a scientist that is backing a terrorist. I suppose that's a little like Jeff Bridges (the terror part), but I think they are quite different.
For it to be tied to Winter Soldier that means you liked it better than Iron Man 1?
I haven't seen Winter Soilder yet so I don't know how that movie compares.
~Devil Trigger~
In favor of setting Muslim women on fire
the movie was shit
the worst in MCU, literally everything(except maybe Tony's PTSD) was handled HORRIBLE bad; the fight scenes, Mandarin reveal/twist, the Mandarin himself, Pepper, the ending.
By far the most useless movie in the overall MCU plot.
the worst in MCU, literally everything(except maybe Tony's PTSD) was handled HORRIBLE bad; the fight scenes, Mandarin reveal/twist, the Mandarin himself, Pepper, the ending.
By far the most useless movie in the overall MCU plot.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Yeah I do like it better than Iron Man 1. Iron Man 1 has some great stuff, but it basically feels like its building towards the moment in the middle where he flies the armor to Gulmera. Everything after that is a bit of an afterthought.
Pai Pai Master
Banned
Because that's the entire point of the fucking movie. He's still Iron Man regardless of whether he's inside or out of the suit.
Boogalogist
Member
This is one of the worst movies in MCU. I don't really mind the fake Mandarin, but the Extremis were horrible villains. Final fight scene with Pepper was horrible too.
I prefer even Ironman 2 and Thor: The Dark World to this movie.
I prefer even Ironman 2 and Thor: The Dark World to this movie.
I liked this movie more than Iron Man 1, thats for sure. I thought the Mandarin reveal was great and it was just so different than anything else the MCU had offered up to that point. Tony being a DIY superhero was fun and I liked his scenes with the kid. I never took the ending as Tony retiring, it was more "I don't need all these different suits. When shit gets real, all the world needs is Tony Stark."
anotherVegan
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I didn't like the villains. The Mandarin was a waste. However, exploring Tony Stark outside of his suit was pretty good.
Winter Soldier still trumps it easily
Commander Jameson
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I'm a huge Shane Black fan anyway, so really enjoyed IM3.
It's funny as hell, the set pieces are great (the barrel of monkeys one is thrilling), and I loved Trevor.
It's funny as hell, the set pieces are great (the barrel of monkeys one is thrilling), and I loved Trevor.
WrenchNinja
Member
I thought it was okay when it came out but on rewatch it's just bad.
Yeah, I liked Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, but this isn't it and even if it was, it wouldn't fit
Villain was super boring, give me kung fu guy with magic space rings over lame white guy in a suit
Also fuck that shitty kid
Yeah, I liked Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, but this isn't it and even if it was, it wouldn't fit
Villain was super boring, give me kung fu guy with magic space rings over lame white guy in a suit
Also fuck that shitty kid
blame space
Banned
the kid wasn't bad
The One and Done
Member
The Mandarin shit pissed me the fuck off. Could have been a great villain but instead we got punched in the dick.
Warm Machine
Member
Doesn't this movie have a scene where Tony Stark goes in without armor and kicks a ton of ass by himself and then a few scenes later he is all scared to fight anyone and tries to sneak around?
blame space
Banned
you don't like getting punched in the dick?
I agree that the movie intended this thematic comparison and maybe it would have been interesting if the movie had been executed properly, but they blew it. His turn to villainy turns on the flimsiest reasoning I've seen in a movie in ages (because Tony didn't want to talk to him on News Years Day?).
And I don't really think the "white corporate dude was actually the real bad guy, not some boring terrorist" twist is some subversive or even original commentary either. The first IM's villain did that too for God's sake. Almost any given season of 24 does that. It'd almost be more original for a terrorist to actually be a competent villain these days than some twist.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
I liked it a lot.
Really disliked this movie (the only MCU film I could say that about so far), and would also rank Iron Man 2 above it. Extremis was overpowered garbage, basically amounting to the equivalent of giving an Infinity Stone to everybody who wielded it in how the concept was executed, making even the most throwaway of fodder every bit as dangerous as the main villain (who was also lame as hell, his character and his motivation). And yes, regardless of his state of mind at the time, Tony telling them where he lived was one of the stupidest ideas ever.
That said, I actually liked the Mandarin twist, the gadget improvisations without the suit were interesting, and I really enjoyed the airplane rescue.
That said, I actually liked the Mandarin twist, the gadget improvisations without the suit were interesting, and I really enjoyed the airplane rescue.
Jack Scofield
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I think I totally checked out from this movie the moment a bad guy shot fire out of his mouth. So lame.
Extremis works just like that in the Comic. They toned down a lot actually.
Schweinehund
Member
It's not a bad movie but it's not the movie I wanted or was presented to me by the trailers.
SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
It's the best Iron Man movie.
I did not like how completely incompetent Tony Stark became in the movie. Why does he give his home address to a terrorist group? Why does Tony Stark have hundreds of extremely fragile suits lying around? In Avengers his suit withstood Thor's hammer and now one falls apart after being hit by a truck?
Also, the villian and his mooks were awful. I'm not a comic reader and I was actually kind of glad they didn't go with the Chinese criminal stereotype baddie, but Killian was not a good replacement.
Also, the villian and his mooks were awful. I'm not a comic reader and I was actually kind of glad they didn't go with the Chinese criminal stereotype baddie, but Killian was not a good replacement.
roflwaffles
Member
Nope.
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
Fun movie.
Entryhazard
Banned
Their fight in the forest in Avengers 1 indicates that he can do it if he wants
RustyNails
Member
Mandarin takes the movie to a whole another level. Good stuff.
Yup. What he really get banned for?
JigglesBunny
Banned
I love Iron Man 3 but hate the Mandarin twist and I absolutely despise Iron Man 2.
I think that's not only my opinion but I think most of the people I know share the same sentiment.
The Mandarin twist really is a mess and brings down the quality of the film but I'm willing to say it stands with the best of the MCU installments otherwise.
Besides,
I think that's not only my opinion but I think most of the people I know share the same sentiment.
The Mandarin twist really is a mess and brings down the quality of the film but I'm willing to say it stands with the best of the MCU installments otherwise.
Besides,
the twist was redeemed in the One-Shot from Thor: The Dark World where they revealed that the real Mandarin was still out there. Even if it goes nowhere else in the movies, it's sort of reaffirming to know that in the canon, he's still a threat.
I'm shocked that people think this is the best Iron Man movie let alone, top MCU. Just wow..
The film was closer to mediocre to me than decent. I would have to rewatch again to remember why it left a bad taste in my mouth. I usually remember a lot of details from films I enjoyed so it's not surprising that I don't remember much. I just know that it had way too many issues for me.
The film was closer to mediocre to me than decent. I would have to rewatch again to remember why it left a bad taste in my mouth. I usually remember a lot of details from films I enjoyed so it's not surprising that I don't remember much. I just know that it had way too many issues for me.
Makoto Yuki
Banned
Decent, but enjoyable action flick nonsense.
Why people spout this bullshit? The kid was there just as a mini punching bag for Tony. Also, he clearly states that his mom was out working and his dad abandoned them a few years ago.
YES: People forget this every fucking time, for some reason
Ole ole ole ole!!
There were something missing to make this the best movie ever, Rodhey spouting how he's too old for this shit.
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