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Huntress
Preeminent Apostolic Prelate of the Discipleship of Jabootu
USA
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 Posted - 05/06/2008 : 05:42:16 AM
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(moderate spoilers ahead)
Well, I thought the movie turned out pretty well. Iron Man is, after all, a man who fights bad guys by building a better, badder weapon, and the film doesn't try to fight that basic fact too awful much. (Indeed, all superheroes are able to fight crime because they possess better, badder ass kicking capabilities, whether human-created or not.)
I also appreciated that it didn't feel the need to drag government into things: the selling of weapons to tyrants is being done illegally by one greedy, amoral man within Tony Stark's company. Stark himself, for all his many faults, is actually quite noble in his refusal to build a missile for a terrorist group even to save his own life. He is not, however, very quick on the uptake. After seeing crates and crates of weapons with his name on them in Afghanistan, it takes forever for him to get around to wondering how they got there.
This also introduces a plot problem. Since the Afghanis seem to be under the impression that it's actually Stark selling them all these things, and even to revere him, why would they think they need to kidnap and threaten him in order to get a single missile out of him?
Even so, it's basically a fun, cool movie that's smart enough to take its time with the parts that need to be taken time with. I hope they don't forget that lesson with "The Incredible Hulk"; word is the studio has forced the director to make a lot of cuts to that movie in the name of "more action" and "faster pacing".
"If it's not hard to get, against the law or fattening, we don't want it." - Looking for Love |
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CDiehl
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
361 Posts |
Posted - 05/06/2008 : 10:50:10 AM
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why would they think they need to kidnap and threaten him in order to get a single missile out of him?
They didn't. They were supposed to kill him, but didn't know the person they were shooting at was the great Tony Stark, who they probably think was knowingly selling them equipment. In their recorded message that we hear translated into English later on, they sound displeased that they almost killed Stark. Since they had him around, even going so far as to save his life, their leader decided to get him to build him a copy of his latest missile. It's got to be incredibly prestigious to have the world's greatest weapons designer personally build you something, especially if you're some warlord wasting little villages.
You know Grand Funk, don't you? The wild, shirtless lyrics of Mark Farner? The bong-rattling bass of Mel Schacher? The ... adequate drumwork of Don Brewer? |
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Flangepart
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
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Posted - 05/06/2008 : 11:29:44 AM
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Good point. The ego drive is a strong one. Prestige gives the head bad guy a form of power. And thats what people like him feed on.
Marvin the Paranoid Android to Buzz Lightyear "Too infinity and beyond-i've been there, its rubbish!"
"Hoody Hoo, i waste 'em with my cross bow!" Bob Herzog- KODT
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niccolom
Preeminent Apostolic Prelate of the Discipleship of Jabootu
Canada
118 Posts |
Posted - 05/16/2008 : 7:03:32 PM
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Slightly off topic:
While the idea of a man flying around in an iron suit is pretty far fetched, the idea that man can fly on his own just got a step closer.
http://www.jet-man.com/prod/index_en.html
Apparently, this former Swiss Air Force pilot has managed to design and manufacture his very own portable jet pack. Very interesting I must say. Videos of him flying can of course be found on YouTube .
"When you have to shoot, shoot, don't talk."
Tuco Benedicto Pacifico Juan Maria Ramirez, aka "Tuco," aka "the Rat," aka "Ugly," aka "il Cattivo" |
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