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Iron Man was an EXCELLENT movie. Why all the hate?

posted 14 years ago by SantoAnderson
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Iron Man was an excellent movie. It was on many critics' top ten lists for 2008. It had one of the highest aggregate scores on rotten tomatoes. It restarted Robert Downey Jr's career.

In short, it was an amazing movie which received very little criticism. I don't get why, all of a sudden, the internet is aflame with "Iron Man sucked, and we need a GOOD director" sentiments. Yes, Favreau left, because he was tired of Marvel's back seat driving. Favreau wanted Iron Man 2 to be a Tony Stark story. Marvel wanted Iron Man 2 to be a SHIELD story with Nick Fury, Thor, Captain America, Black Widow, oh and Tony Stark, if there's time. Marvel won the argument, their movie got made, and Iron Man 2 wasn't very good because of it.

Now all the bitter fanboys are somehow under the impression that by hiring a different director, things will be different? Things will be better? Marvel's still going to be calling the shots and still meddling with the story. So even if they do get Shane Black or Neil Blomkamp or Joel Schumacher to direct, the movie's still going to be Marvel's; and if Frank Miller has proven anything, comic book writers typically make really crappy movies.

[–] catarinaloss 14 years ago

I second this motion.
Iron Man is one of my favorite movies of all time. KUDOS to Mr. Favreau for making one hell of a superhero film.

[–] DoksanlarSinemasi 14 years ago

No Santo Anderson, I am sorry. Especially the second Iron Man movie was like a Adam Sandler comedy which is also boring at times rather than a super hero movie with lots of action and a soul! The only interesting thing in the movie was Mickey Rourke, nothing else.

[–] SantoAnderson 14 years ago

^^^^
Huh?

Here are the slow moments of Iron Man 2 for me:

Tony meets with Nick Fury.
Tony meets with Black Widow.
Tony meets with Coulson.

Did you notice that they had nothing to do with Tony Stark? They were all Marvel's ideas. If you want an action-packed superhero movie with "soul" I recommend you rent The Phantom or Steel. If you want to watch a believable, fun superhero movie with fleshed out characters watch the Iron Man movies.

[–] DoksanlarSinemasi 14 years ago

Thank you for your recommends, but let me tell you my favorite superhero movies which have lots of action, excitement and also with very interesting characters and have a soul. For example, X-Men, X-2, Hulk or Spider Man 2

[–] SantoAnderson 14 years ago

Hulk? As in Ang Lee's Hulk? No snarky comment necessary.

[–] DoksanlarSinemasi 14 years ago

Yes, I know that a lot of people hate that movie, but I love it.