Iron Man Released

Slashdot reader stoolpigeon wrote about the start of summer blockbuster season, and the latest comic book to make it to the big screen. He says "Iron Man is an entertaining movie, as they go. I never was really into comic books — so I have no knowledge or concerns as it relates to following the original story line. I can't address that. The film has good action and some very humorous moments. The serious side of the film is not its strong suit. It's not horrible, but it really doesn't make too much sense. It was interesting to see how they tried to set up an anti-war message without being critical of the US military. It's really a comic book put to film. Not high art or anything, but a whole lot of fun. The film keeps up a fast pace throughout and never bogs down. Some of the product placements were so blatant that they kind of jarred me out of being into the film. The special effects were phenomenal. It was awesome in that regard. Like any movie, it is not everyone's cup of tea If you do go see it in the theater, and you are a big comic books fan, do not leave until after all the credits have run. And I mean all of them." I gotta get a sitter. Man I'm old.

Old?

[Lumpy]

I gotta get a sitter. Man I'm old.

Youngster.

You're old when your youngest is driving and does not need a sitter.

Old? No.

[ip_freely_2000]

If you still need a sitter for your kids, you're not old. Of course, it's a relative thing, but trust me. In a while, your kid will want to quit school to tour with some band called the "The Screaming Lemon Wedges" and you'll look back and think, "I really wasn't that old. NOW I'm old."

Re:this just in...

[Hijacked Public]

And, judging by the daily updates, Iron Man has purchased quite a few front page promos.

This is a refreshing change from Apple's iPhone stories, and the ones the Ruby people bought.

The best indicator of my enjoyment of a film...

[nodrogluap]

I usually trust Rotten Tomatoes, they haven't let me down so far, and Iron man is "Fresh" [rottentomatoes.com]. Of course, there may be false negatives, but I haven't encountered any false positives in the last few years.

Huh?

[Anonymous Coward]

We heard this story the other day but probably with a better description and little less subliminal complaining.

What is up with making the reference to the anti-U.S. remark.
Give me a review of the movie and not the product placement or more bias against the U.S. around here, the whole thing is about the strong suit what are you smoking.

I think most of these comic book movies are great because it bring to life what we all used to watch on cartoons/comic books/trading cards as kids with all the X-Men series, which got past all the other cheesy comic book heroes in the past and stepped up the story line.

"Phenomenal.... Awesome....." Ok there Jim Rome

Anyways since I know the people around here don't support Hollywood, MPAA and are all about Indie films since they seem to be the best films produced.
Here is a link for some of you clones so you don't have to 'pay the man' and be seen as having a weak spine.
http://thepiratebay.org/tor/4168579/Iron_Man_2008_(SUBBED)_cam_READ_NFO_DivX-KingBen [thepiratebay.org]

tripe...

[owlnation]

So this is the third slashvertisment for this movie in a week. Obviously the marketing department of this movie is running scared. They're trying to make sure enough people get to see it before the reviewers get to them.

I've no idea if the movie is good or not, but this level of marketing push suggests -- very strongly -- that they've a potential turkey on their hands.

Oh, and can this please be the very last time this movie is advertised here.

Re:Long time Iron Man fan...

[pla]

Thanks for spoiling the surprise, dickass.

Spoiler? Wha???

Put down the corporate-shill-crack-pipe, my friend. I would have felt mightily pissed to sit through 20 minutes of "3rd reserve gaffer to the animal trainer's assistant coffee-wench", only to watch a goddamned advertisement.

Yes, advertisement. Wake up, people - "trailers" do not count as "content" to eagerly look forward to, they count as the same BS we pay $200-$400 for fancy digital VCR-like boxes that let us skip them.

So, a hearty thank you to the GP post, for saving me from wasting an extra 20 minutes only to leave the theater infuriated.

Re:tripe...

[chromatic]

So this is the third slashvertisment for this movie in a week.

Yeah, how dare the founder of this site post things that interest him? I'm as incensed as you are that not every article posted here in the past decade has amused me sufficiently, for free.

Re:tripe...

[phuul]

Well since the reviews of this movie have been out for days and that most of them have been very positive I don't think they have any fear of the reviewers getting to them. They are more likely hoping that "the reviewers get to them" as well as anyone who has seen the movie. I've read very few overall negative comments on the movie from fans and the average joe.

The other problem I have with you comment is that it's in response to someone's short review of the film. It's not an ad but a person saying that the movie had some weaknesses but overall it was a good time. Something that I think that many, if not most, of the people reading slashdot just might be interested in. In addition, your opinion might also carry a bit more weight if you had actually seen the movie and confirmed it as "tripe..."

Re:tripe...

[NMerriam]

Yeah, it must be horrible because everyone has been talking about it for weeks and 99% of the reviews are overwhelmingly positive.

If anyone involved with the film is running scared, it's the folks dragging the huge bags of cash from the theaters to the bank.

FWIW, I saw it last night and thought it was easily one of the best comic book movies ever made. As good as, say, Batman Begins, but much more FUN to watch and less theatrical and dramatic. RDJr was PERFECT as Tony Stark, and they wisely capitalized on that fact. Even most of the women I know who aren't into action films at all are interested in the movie because they like RDJr, and I don't think they'll be disappointed watching him clearly having a blast for two hours.

Re:I have mixed feelings about this.

[garett_spencley]

I'm desperate for *any* good movies!

For many years I was boycotting movie theaters. The high, ever climbing, ticket prices coupled with having to find a sitter to a sit through 30 minutes of commercials (not movie previews but commercials for pop and cars etc.) then to have the movie be one long commercial in and of itself (product placement) plus all of the traditional downsides to the theaters (idiots talking and leaving their cellphones on etc.) just made me prefer to sit at home. I don't even have any kind of high end entertainment system. Just a traditional 28" tube and a DVD player.

But last year I broke my boycott not once but several times. The Simpsons Movie, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, The Bourne Ultimatum, Transformers. It was the best year for movies since 2004 IMO. I'm definitely going to go see the new Indiana Jones movie (because before it was announced I didn't think they'd ever make another one and I didn't see any of the original trilogy on the big screen) but with the exception of that I don't think there's any movies that I will go out to see this year. Iron Man has me interested but it's on my "wait for the DVD" list like most movies.

Re:tripe...

[0123456789]

I think you're being a bit quick to judge, there. There are plenty of good films that started out as comic books. Off the top of my head, there's Batman Begins, History of Violence, Sin City, V for Vendetta... And that's ignoring Japanese cinema (Akira, Ghost in the Shell are both really good films).

Re:this just in...

[DerekLyons]

I never cease to be amazed at how people blindly swallow the latest fad pushed by Hollywood, and even pretend to have been fans all along. I guarantee you that there will be plenty of people out there now who will swear up and down how big a fan they were of Iron Man all along, and that they're not simply blowing with the wind like the gasbags they really are.

 
Ah yes, Iron Man has been around for a forty five years - nobody could possibly have been a fan before. Marvel has just kept publishing his comics out of the goodness of their hearts, and various companies committed around $200 million for the movie and marketing because they had it just lying around as spare cash.
 
 

I'm also disheartened by Hollywood's diminishing lack of new ideas

I didn't know they had computers back in 1918 - let alone that they could timewarp the messages posted on said computers forward 90 years. (Because that's about when you message sounds like it was written.) Or maybe you are a time traveler. Or cryogenically preserved.
 
Or maybe you simply are mistaken in your assumption that you know what the hell you are talking about.
 
 

to the point where actual innovation is pretty much dead by now.

Hollywood hasn't been about innovation since about 22 seconds after Edison tightened down the final screws on his movie camera. Hollywood has always been about putting butts in seats and cash in the bank.
 
 

How much longer can they milk the superhero genre before it's dry?

The milked the Western genre for damm near forty years, and still squeeze out a few drops even today. Then there is the War genre. The Romantic Comedy. The 'Road tox pictures, the Andy Hardy movies... Etc... Etc...
 
Hollywood hasn't changed one bit in decades.
 

Re:Jesus Fucking Christ enough already!

[FishWithAHammer]

People come here to read about technology and how it affects us, how we can shape it and use it to our benefit, and helps us become better at what we do, as nerds and free-thinkers.

Take that stick out of your ass. It's a good movie. Entertaining. You don't want to see the stories regarding it? Remove "Movies" from your front page and shut the hell up.

Re:"Penis Rocket To The Moon"

[genericpoweruser]

That's awesome. That's what we should always do to trolls.

Unfortunately, when you respond to trolls, it makes them show up on people's browsing threshold, unless you get modded down. So, basically, if you respond to a troll, either you get the troll modded up or you get modded down, even if you're very imaginative and funny (I LOL'd at this).

Posted anonymously to keep myself from getting modded down.