When you explained what Extremis was to me it sounded really comic book corny. I guess as it's explored in the comics it makes more sense, but in the short space of the movie it seemed better to do it this way than nanites. IMO. Of course, I think this movie is better suited to those of us who didn't read the comics. I do know of the Mandarin, and I bet the comic book fans are going to be annoyed at the version of him here. I thought it was still kinda cool though, because it wasn't expected.
I didn't like how Tony seemed like a bumbling idiot with the gun near the end when he and Rhodey were infiltrating the oil ship
Taking into consideration the fact that he went all super kung fu on those henchman when the Mark 47 flew in and released him from the bed springs, I agree. I bet if you looked up the production notes that ending scene was shot early on. That's the only way it makes sense.
And why was he suddenly able to take the shrapnel out now when he couldn't before?
I thought the same thing. I guess the dangling thread of the Pepper issue may be resolved in a future movie, but the shrapnel thing was a big WTF.
Did anyone else get a brother/sister vibe from Tony and Pepper?
As we discussed that afternoon in Panera, it's the casting. I told you I thought she was miscast. I still maintain that.
I get it was a "gesture" but why would he blow up all his suits?
Agreed on this point as well. I know he did it for Pepper, but c'mon. That shit is valuable.
Blowing up the suits, taking out the shrapnel, getting rid of the heart-reactor thingy, the closing credits with scenes from all the movies...yeah, feels final to me.
I agree with you that I enjoyed reckless/suicidal/hopeless Tony in IM2, although I didn't like the movie overall as much as this one. If they took more hopelessness from 2 and mixed it with this one, it would have been better. I did like how they did the anxiety attacks. You have to imagine how it must feel to be super intelligent and knowing your every move, and then suddenly realizing you don't know what to do. I liked the scene where he had to pull over while talking to Harley the best.
My plot issue: when Tony pushes the Mark 47 onto, uh, Bad Guy, I immediately wondered how it could encapsulate him when Tony just had gotten through telling Rhodey that suits are programmed only to him. I guess it's because it's a new model? Same question about the suit goes to how it encapsulated Pepper in the house destruction scene.
After the Science Bros scene, did you notice they flashed "Iron Man will return" (or was it Tony Stark, I can't remember) on the screen? I guess they wanted to remind people that Disney doesn't want to give up on a lucrative franchise yet. My prediction: because they just acquired Lucasfilm, they'll source the next movie's effects to ILM, cutting down on price, and they'll pay RDJ through the nose to keep him around.
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Date: 2013-05-03 08:21 pm (UTC)I didn't like how Tony seemed like a bumbling idiot with the gun near the end when he and Rhodey were infiltrating the oil ship
Taking into consideration the fact that he went all super kung fu on those henchman when the Mark 47 flew in and released him from the bed springs, I agree. I bet if you looked up the production notes that ending scene was shot early on. That's the only way it makes sense.
And why was he suddenly able to take the shrapnel out now when he couldn't before?
I thought the same thing. I guess the dangling thread of the Pepper issue may be resolved in a future movie, but the shrapnel thing was a big WTF.
Did anyone else get a brother/sister vibe from Tony and Pepper?
As we discussed that afternoon in Panera, it's the casting. I told you I thought she was miscast. I still maintain that.
I get it was a "gesture" but why would he blow up all his suits?
Agreed on this point as well. I know he did it for Pepper, but c'mon. That shit is valuable.
Blowing up the suits, taking out the shrapnel, getting rid of the heart-reactor thingy, the closing credits with scenes from all the movies...yeah, feels final to me.
I agree with you that I enjoyed reckless/suicidal/hopeless Tony in IM2, although I didn't like the movie overall as much as this one. If they took more hopelessness from 2 and mixed it with this one, it would have been better. I did like how they did the anxiety attacks. You have to imagine how it must feel to be super intelligent and knowing your every move, and then suddenly realizing you don't know what to do. I liked the scene where he had to pull over while talking to Harley the best.
My plot issue: when Tony pushes the Mark 47 onto, uh, Bad Guy, I immediately wondered how it could encapsulate him when Tony just had gotten through telling Rhodey that suits are programmed only to him. I guess it's because it's a new model? Same question about the suit goes to how it encapsulated Pepper in the house destruction scene.
After the Science Bros scene, did you notice they flashed "Iron Man will return" (or was it Tony Stark, I can't remember) on the screen? I guess they wanted to remind people that Disney doesn't want to give up on a lucrative franchise yet. My prediction: because they just acquired Lucasfilm, they'll source the next movie's effects to ILM, cutting down on price, and they'll pay RDJ through the nose to keep him around.