Iron Man Part Trois (2013) Spoiler-free review

[Guest El Segundo Escupidor]

Yeah, generally, um, pretty shit.

It tried to recapture what made the first film great, and failed miserably.

Took ages to get going, meandered in the middle and recovered somewhat in the end. The MC Universe is getting too jaded and self important.

Here�s the problem: constantly drawing attention to the events of the Avengers just makes the audience wonder where the fuck the rest of the team is at a time of national crisis, lest the characters Marvel doesn�t have the film rights to.

The writers are gradually writing themselves into a very tight corner in this regard. In fact, I'm glad that F4 will be rebooted separately from this mess.

Here�s another thing to ponder: in the current Marvel Universe the comic book version of the Mandarin is deemed too unrealistic but aliens and wormholes caught between the moon and New York City are fine.

I�m assuming this will be last Iron Man film which is a great thing because Tony Stark officially crosses the line of being an annoying character. Not helped by the fact Cheadle has zero chemistry with RDJ. Also I never realised how much of an unfan of Gwyneth I�ve become.


6.0/10

Mets references (minor spoilers)
- Appearance of Mets minority owner (gutted it wasn�t Jeffy)
- 1 x Edgy reference.
Special Spoiler:
- Hey Namor, I know you�re not reading this but Dick Cheney gets arrested in the film. Haha!
Scene after the credits:
Banner acts as Stark's psychiatrist recounting the events of the film. Lame.

PS. 3D is totally superfluous.

Poll later.

[Edgy MD]

Ironmeh.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I liked it well enough, I guess. The ending was ridiculously over the top. In fact, I preferred the middle portion to the chaotic final battle scene.

[Edgy MD]

The part with the boy was better, certainly.

I'd do a review, but... just input my complaints about most superdude movies here.

[Vic Sage]

i'm going Sunday eve with my family, for my Bday.
So I say thee "nay" upon all naysayers. At least until i am one.

[Vic Sage]

well, i saw it.
Feh.

* why use the Mandarin, the original and quintessential IM villain, and then turn him into ... that?
* AIM is really undeveloped as a concept, considering it's the real villain of the piece.
* a plucky kid sidekick? really? REALLY?
* what does it take to put down one of these Extremis soldiers? blowing out the heart? cutting off the head? total disintigration? They're pretty inconsistent about that.
* The beautiful double-crossing scientist has been helping the homicidal nutball for a decade, but after one guilt-tripping speech from Stark, she's prepared to kill herself to stop everything she's worked on? Wow, that Stark sure has a magic tongue... and he's persuasive too;
* Pepper is the only one more annoying than Tony;
* If Stark had all those suits readly to launch, why does he wait so long to summon them while he's suitless and in the clutches of the bad guy?
* And after showing how useful the multitude of suits were, and Pepper now grateful for their existence, he gets rid of them all? Why? Just to make a nice Xmas fireworks display?
* If the iron in his heart was operable, why didn't he ever do it before? was there some medical breakthru that went unremarked upon? Or has he just cured himself of a deathwish?
* Once he removes the power core from his chest, he's no longer Iron Man... he's a rich, drunken genius with daddy issues and a bunch of cool metal suits.

I did like Ben Kingsley, and the post-credit bit with Bruce. But not much else. It did elevate my opinion of IM 2, however. so there's that.

[metirish]

Saw it today with Lorcan....his big question "why are there 20 Iron Men, makes no sense"

It was OK.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Saw it with the wife yesterday evening. Definitely felt that it wasn't up to the standard of the first 2 Iron Man movies.

[Edgy MD]

Great to have Rockin' Doc back. Even for underenthused theatrical reviews.

[Ceetar]

finally saw it last night. whatever.

The Tony Stark Anxiety Attack thing was a bit much.

Am I allowed to use spoilers now? It's like 18 months ago.

The last battle would've been better, imo, if you didn't know Pepper had been injected with the stuff. Have Aldrich keep pining after her and saying things like "I'll make her mine" and then let fall into the flames with at least some doubt as to whether she'd survived. THEN have Tony summon the drone-Iron Men in a fit of vengeance-fueled rage.

[Edgy MD]

I didn't remember unliking this film a much as my contributions to this thread suggest I did.

[dgwphotography]

Vic Sage wrote: well, i saw it. Feh. * why use the Mandarin, the original and quintessential IM villain, and then turn him into ... that? * AIM is really undeveloped as a concept, considering it's the real villain of the piece. * a plucky kid sidekick? really? REALLY? * what does it take to put down one of these Extremis soldiers? blowing out the heart? cutting off the head? total disintigration? They're pretty inconsistent about that. * The beautiful double-crossing scientist has been helping the homicidal nutball for a decade, but after one guilt-tripping speech from Stark, she's prepared to kill herself to stop everything she's worked on? Wow, that Stark sure has a magic tongue... and he's persuasive too; * Pepper is the only one more annoying than Tony; * If Stark had all those suits readly to launch, why does he wait so long to summon them while he's suitless and in the clutches of the bad guy? * And after showing how useful the multitude of suits were, and Pepper now grateful for their existence, he gets rid of them all? Why? Just to make a nice Xmas fireworks display? * If the iron in his heart was operable, why didn't he ever do it before? was there some medical breakthru that went unremarked upon? Or has he just cured himself of a deathwish? * Once he removes the power core from his chest, he's no longer Iron Man... he's a rich, drunken genius with daddy issues and a bunch of cool metal suits. I did like Ben Kingsley, and the post-credit bit with Bruce. But not much else. It did elevate my opinion of IM 2, however. so there's that.

yeah, this.

Steaming. Pile. Of. Crap. They had Ben Kingsley, who could have carried this film as a quintessential villain, and they did this to him. It made me angrier than what JJ Abrams did to Star Trek...