Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 5:53 pm
1. Did not like the 3k degree heat bad guys, just made me think, "What kind of reaction is creating that massive amount of heat, and what is the energy source?" Did not like their insta-regen limbs.... just made me think, "Where did the mass come from to regrow that arm in 3 seconds? Did their legs just get 3 inches shorter?"
2. Did not like that the 2 scenes that should have shocked me in the theater are the 2 things that were in the trailer: the house getting blown up, and the many suits showing up to the fight. Both of those things should have been shocking/awe inspiring, and both were spoiled.
3. Not sure how I feel about this movie as the end of a trilogy. The first one was an origin story, and dealt with Tony in his present, the bad guy being the guy running his business. The second one was Tony dealing with the past, a man who felt that Tony's dad screwed over his family and is coming for revenge. This one.... is dealing with Tony's past, again? I guess it is unique in that this time we are dealing with Tony's personal mistakes because he was an ass, and the movie goes so far as to spell that out. But still.
4. I liked IM2, but what I didn't like about it was Tony's moping around feeling sorry for himself because of his poisoned blood. IM3 was a lot more of Tony feeling sad/anxious about NYC/PTSD/whatever (the scene with the kid played that out well). I don't really want to see Tony Stark being all moody and menstrual, I want to see him flying to some muslim country and taking out some terrorists, I want to see him making some really new and awesome new tech, and I want to see him get called before a congressional subcomitee and make a bunch of politicians look really stupid. I don't know... I guess that was what I liked about the Avengers.... Tony and the others weren't dealing with their sad feelings (the scene with Loki's Anger Staff doesn't count), they were kicking ass and taking care of the threat at hand. There was even a deleted scene with Steve Rogers having some sad feelings about being a "man out of time..." wisely cut, in my opinion. No wants sad in their superhero movie. I don't, anyway.
5. Interesting how The Mandarin turned out, but I'd actually almost prefer him as an over-the-top James Bond-caliber villain instead of the sock puppet he ended up being. Was he a joke in the comics, as well?
6. Really didn't like the human heat bombs.
7. Although Pepper Potts was hot at the end when she was all DNA-mutated up. Literally and figuratively.
2. Did not like that the 2 scenes that should have shocked me in the theater are the 2 things that were in the trailer: the house getting blown up, and the many suits showing up to the fight. Both of those things should have been shocking/awe inspiring, and both were spoiled.
3. Not sure how I feel about this movie as the end of a trilogy. The first one was an origin story, and dealt with Tony in his present, the bad guy being the guy running his business. The second one was Tony dealing with the past, a man who felt that Tony's dad screwed over his family and is coming for revenge. This one.... is dealing with Tony's past, again? I guess it is unique in that this time we are dealing with Tony's personal mistakes because he was an ass, and the movie goes so far as to spell that out. But still.
4. I liked IM2, but what I didn't like about it was Tony's moping around feeling sorry for himself because of his poisoned blood. IM3 was a lot more of Tony feeling sad/anxious about NYC/PTSD/whatever (the scene with the kid played that out well). I don't really want to see Tony Stark being all moody and menstrual, I want to see him flying to some muslim country and taking out some terrorists, I want to see him making some really new and awesome new tech, and I want to see him get called before a congressional subcomitee and make a bunch of politicians look really stupid. I don't know... I guess that was what I liked about the Avengers.... Tony and the others weren't dealing with their sad feelings (the scene with Loki's Anger Staff doesn't count), they were kicking ass and taking care of the threat at hand. There was even a deleted scene with Steve Rogers having some sad feelings about being a "man out of time..." wisely cut, in my opinion. No wants sad in their superhero movie. I don't, anyway.
5. Interesting how The Mandarin turned out, but I'd actually almost prefer him as an over-the-top James Bond-caliber villain instead of the sock puppet he ended up being. Was he a joke in the comics, as well?
6. Really didn't like the human heat bombs.
7. Although Pepper Potts was hot at the end when she was all DNA-mutated up. Literally and figuratively.