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10/1/2006 9:38:15 AM

i waaant loove
but it's impossible
a maaan like meee
so irresponsible...

10/1/2006 10:19:39 AM

o the irony

10/1/2006 11:42:22 AM

:/

10/1/2006 12:47:46 PM

Well Stark was an alcoholic.

10/1/2006 1:10:02 PM

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"o the irony"

10/1/2006 1:14:08 PM

they should have given it to that guy from eureka!

i mean fuck, his character is already named stark

10/1/2006 2:36:45 PM

they should have gotten ghostface killah

10/1/2006 2:40:26 PM

too bad mako died, he could have been the mandarin

10/1/2006 4:55:08 PM

damnit, i just saw this and wanted to make a thread

but before i did and get everyone all pissy i was like maybe i'll see if there already is one

10/2/2006 3:11:05 AM

I might have watched this movie if it was going to be Charles Bronson. Oh well.

10/2/2006 7:20:03 AM

wow he's alive?

10/2/2006 1:14:18 PM

Missed casting opportunity IMO:

10/2/2006 2:22:20 PM

I know he is talented but how many chances is he going to get?

10/2/2006 2:28:30 PM

I don't mind Robert Downey in this role. Hes a good actor. I think Joseph Fiennes (sp?) would be good too if he beefed up a little.

10/2/2006 3:27:49 PM

i just cant see downey as an action hero

although my friend saw him when he was interning on the paramount lot and said he was a lot bigger than he imagined

[Edited on October 2, 2006 at 4:27 PM. Reason : $$$]

10/2/2006 4:26:06 PM

ttt

4/13/2007 8:28:27 PM

4/13/2007 8:39:12 PM

i hope thats his rough prototype or something, cause it looks like a refurbished furnace

4/14/2007 11:04:02 AM

Not sure about the suit... but Gwyneth Paltrow is in the movie, so that means it has to be good right?

4/14/2007 11:06:56 AM

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"Tony Stark develops the three stages of the Iron Man armor, starting with "clunky, low-tech... diving bell armor" that he is forced to build in Afghanistan after being captured."

It's only the first stage. He fights Mandarin in the movie and has the suit from the teaser.

4/14/2007 1:37:24 PM

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I definitely thought this was that crappy Shaquille O'Neal movie Steel

4/14/2007 3:01:12 PM

you people

it's just a throwback to the original armor

4/14/2007 3:10:47 PM

this movie is gonna have to suck

any movie creator that picks robert downey jr. as the main actor is already admitting that the movie will suck

but i kinda want to watch this one cause i had a friend when i was like 7 that really liked iron man for some reason...

4/14/2007 3:13:50 PM

i can't believe nobody but marko recognized that


c'mon people

4/14/2007 3:14:32 PM

i did, i was the one who originally posted the pic. just didn't think i needed to explain it

4/14/2007 3:43:12 PM

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"any movie creator that picks robert downey jr. as the main actor is already admitting that the movie will suck"

Uh... Robert Downey Jr is one of the best actors there is at the moment.

4/14/2007 4:06:26 PM

yeah really, just because he was a druggie doesn't mean he can't act

4/14/2007 4:09:42 PM

agreed ^, ^^

[Edited on April 14, 2007 at 4:09 PM. Reason : +]

4/14/2007 4:09:44 PM

haha ok

4/14/2007 4:13:01 PM

i think he plays a much better bad guy though, like he did in U.S. Marshals. maybe it's the way he carries himself, or just his presence. he just seems like a villain to me

4/14/2007 4:13:50 PM

You should see him in Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang -- not that that shows him as a hero or anything, it's just a great movie.

4/14/2007 4:52:51 PM

I like Robert Downey Jr.

4/14/2007 5:10:10 PM

^^ He was an anti-hero. And that movie is amazing.

4/14/2007 9:57:28 PM

you should see him in A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

4/15/2007 1:26:11 AM

you should see him in Heart and Souls

4/15/2007 1:33:04 AM

you should see him in A Scanner Darkly

4/15/2007 1:34:28 AM

Iron Man is the poor man's Batman.
"emotionally tortured millionare fights evil doers"
Sounds familiar.

4/15/2007 1:38:50 AM

I.

Am.

Iron Man.

4/15/2007 1:53:30 AM

^^ hmm, never really thought about that before but very true. Iron Man was never really that interesting to me.

4/15/2007 6:15:09 AM

Yeah, Iron Man's butler has talked about hanging out at a butler club with a butler named alfred. He’s certainly his own character in a lot of ways, but it doesn’t stop em from having fun with the similarities

Also with Jonah Jameson

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" Comparisons to Perry White Jameson has various similarities to the Superman mythos' Perry White (the editor-in-chief of The Daily Planet newspaper, and boss of Superman's alter ego, newspaper reporter Clark Kent). Jameson and White have been directly compared in several intercompany crossovers, including the second Superman/Spider-Man encounter published in 1981 and set in a universe where the DC and Marvel characters co-exist. Peter Parker briefly relocates to Metropolis and sells photographs to White, forming the opinion that White is just as tough as Jameson, but nicer. Clark Kent, meanwhile, has moved to New York and is warmly greeted by Jameson when Kent applies for a temporary stint at the Bugle. Jameson and White meet in the Marvel vs DC series (in which the two universes are initially separate but are briefly merged) after the mysterious new owner of the Planet fires White and replaces him with Jameson. In one frame, White and Jameson angrily confront the owner (Wilson Fisk, aka The Kingpin) and are drawn with near-identical clothing, wristwatches, hairstyles and cigars. At the end of the series, the status quo is restored. "

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And superman and spiderman both have their mostly red & blue costumes. There are plenty of comparisons to be made between the main guys of each franchise.

4/15/2007 8:47:45 AM

Yeah, Iron Man's butler has talked about hanging out at a butler club with a butler named alfred. He’s certainly his own character in a lot of ways, but it doesn’t stop em from having fun with the similarities

Also with Jonah Jameson

Quote :

" Comparisons to Perry White Jameson has various similarities to the Superman mythos' Perry White (the editor-in-chief of The Daily Planet newspaper, and boss of Superman's alter ego, newspaper reporter Clark Kent). Jameson and White have been directly compared in several intercompany crossovers, including the second Superman/Spider-Man encounter published in 1981 and set in a universe where the DC and Marvel characters co-exist. Peter Parker briefly relocates to Metropolis and sells photographs to White, forming the opinion that White is just as tough as Jameson, but nicer. Clark Kent, meanwhile, has moved to New York and is warmly greeted by Jameson when Kent applies for a temporary stint at the Bugle. Jameson and White meet in the Marvel vs DC series (in which the two universes are initially separate but are briefly merged) after the mysterious new owner of the Planet fires White and replaces him with Jameson. In one frame, White and Jameson angrily confront the owner (Wilson Fisk, aka The Kingpin) and are drawn with near-identical clothing, wristwatches, hairstyles and cigars. At the end of the series, the status quo is restored. "

-wiki

And superman and spiderman both have their mostly red & blue costumes. There are plenty of comparisons to be made between the main guys of each franchise.

4/15/2007 8:48:39 AM

Best casting since Kelsey Grammar as Beast.

4/16/2007 9:04:51 PM

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"Iron Man is the poor man's Batman. "emotionally tortured millionare fights evil doers" Sounds familiar."

Except Stark is infinity times smarter than Wayne

Wayne: "I have unlimited resources at my disposal, so I'm going to learn karate and fight crime!"

Stark: "I have unlimited resources at my disposal, so I'm going to build a kick-ass suit and blow stuff up while I fight crime!"

4/16/2007 9:08:52 PM

^Your point is not disputed. However, Wayne is infinity times smarter than Stark at detective work. Stark may be more scientifically sophisticated but Batman is more strategically scientific than Stark.

4/17/2007 12:31:37 AM

I'm not even talking about scientific and engineering smarts, I'm talking common sense of how to use resources. If Wayne lacks the ability to create such a suit himself, he certainly possesses the wealth to get one created.

Why can batman not be a great detective AND have a kick ass suit?

4/17/2007 12:46:51 AM

^Very true!

Hahah. Of that I concede. Could it be a matter of personal preference?

4/17/2007 12:55:39 AM

He's the Dark Knight, not the Dark Pansy-in-a-metal-suit.

4/17/2007 1:00:42 AM

i'm worried the suit is going to look way too much like plastic, and not metal at all, like Dr. Doom did in the fantastic 4 movie

4/17/2007 1:39:14 AM

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" Except Stark is infinity times smarter than Wayne Wayne: "I have unlimited resources at my disposal, so I'm going to learn karate and fight crime!" Stark: "I have unlimited resources at my disposal, so I'm going to build a kick-ass suit and blow stuff up while I fight crime!""

Isn't that why Batman made the Batmobile? (Edit: Or had it made? I can't remember in the comics how the Batmobile actually came about and I'm too lazy to look it up).

[Edited on April 17, 2007 at 9:38 AM. Reason : .]

4/17/2007 9:37:30 AM