Comments on: Iron Man (USA, 2008) http://www.dragonsmind.co.uk/2008/05/14/iron-man-usa-2008/ Life on other planets is difficult Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:09:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Lyle http://www.dragonsmind.co.uk/2008/05/14/iron-man-usa-2008/#comment-4439 Lyle Fri, 16 May 2008 08:51:06 +0000 http://www.dragonsmind.co.uk/2008/05/14/iron-man-usa-2008/#comment-4439 Hancock has one major detractor, IMHO, which can be summed up in three words... "Starring Will Smith". From the trailers, I think Hulk is going to be as much of a disappointment as the Ang Lee one was - Hulk already looks way too CGI to be believable, and anything that brags about "the final twenty minutes being one big fight" starts dropping down the "must see" list pretty rapidly. As for Indiana Jones, I'm looking forward to seeing it, but not expecting much out of it - again a nagging suspicion they'll have replaced story/pace with CGI. But fingers crossed I'll be wrong. Hancock has one major detractor, IMHO, which can be summed up in three words…

“Starring Will Smith”.

From the trailers, I think Hulk is going to be as much of a disappointment as the Ang Lee one was - Hulk already looks way too CGI to be believable, and anything that brags about “the final twenty minutes being one big fight” starts dropping down the “must see” list pretty rapidly.

As for Indiana Jones, I’m looking forward to seeing it, but not expecting much out of it - again a nagging suspicion they’ll have replaced story/pace with CGI. But fingers crossed I’ll be wrong.

]]> By: Tom http://www.dragonsmind.co.uk/2008/05/14/iron-man-usa-2008/#comment-4435 Tom Thu, 15 May 2008 18:18:12 +0000 http://www.dragonsmind.co.uk/2008/05/14/iron-man-usa-2008/#comment-4435 I concur although at least Lucas isn't directing it too. I also don't think that Incredible Hulk is going to be any good. I am intrigued by Hancock though which could be a dark horse. I concur although at least Lucas isn’t directing it too. I also don’t think that Incredible Hulk is going to be any good. I am intrigued by Hancock though which could be a dark horse.

]]> By: Matt http://www.dragonsmind.co.uk/2008/05/14/iron-man-usa-2008/#comment-4434 Matt Thu, 15 May 2008 17:26:16 +0000 http://www.dragonsmind.co.uk/2008/05/14/iron-man-usa-2008/#comment-4434 I have a horrible, sinking, E.T./Phantom Menace-ey feeling that Indiana Jones <em>isn't</em> going to be the best film of the summer, which it really, really should be, if everything is well and good with the world. I have a horrible, sinking, E.T./Phantom Menace-ey feeling that Indiana Jones isn’t going to be the best film of the summer, which it really, really should be, if everything is well and good with the world.

]]> By: Lyle http://www.dragonsmind.co.uk/2008/05/14/iron-man-usa-2008/#comment-4432 Lyle Thu, 15 May 2008 13:45:37 +0000 http://www.dragonsmind.co.uk/2008/05/14/iron-man-usa-2008/#comment-4432 Ah, fair enough - but having seen what's been written there, I'm sticking with the likelihood that it's going to be a total dog of a film... Ah, fair enough - but having seen what’s been written there, I’m sticking with the likelihood that it’s going to be a total dog of a film…

]]> By: Tom http://www.dragonsmind.co.uk/2008/05/14/iron-man-usa-2008/#comment-4430 Tom Thu, 15 May 2008 09:37:21 +0000 http://www.dragonsmind.co.uk/2008/05/14/iron-man-usa-2008/#comment-4430 Yeah - <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0450314/" rel="nofollow">Punisher: War Zone</a> but not actually out until December as it happens. Yeah - Punisher: War Zone but not actually out until December as it happens.

]]> By: Lyle http://www.dragonsmind.co.uk/2008/05/14/iron-man-usa-2008/#comment-4428 Lyle Thu, 15 May 2008 07:35:11 +0000 http://www.dragonsmind.co.uk/2008/05/14/iron-man-usa-2008/#comment-4428 Worse film of the summer? With Punisher 2 on the horizon? I think it's safe from that title... :-) (Actually, are you sure about P2? I can't find mention of it on IMDB...) Worse film of the summer? With Punisher 2 on the horizon? I think it’s safe from that title… :-)

(Actually, are you sure about P2? I can’t find mention of it on IMDB…)

]]> By: Gordon http://www.dragonsmind.co.uk/2008/05/14/iron-man-usa-2008/#comment-4427 Gordon Thu, 15 May 2008 07:25:59 +0000 http://www.dragonsmind.co.uk/2008/05/14/iron-man-usa-2008/#comment-4427 Agreed, a pretty damn good fun film. I thought Downey played the rock'n'roll engineer thing perfectly and.. whoa is Jeff Bridges good as a baddie or what! Gwyneth... meh. But then all she really had to do was look pretty and totter about in ridiculously high-heels. By the way, that scribomatic widget doesn't have flicker... Agreed, a pretty damn good fun film. I thought Downey played the rock’n'roll engineer thing perfectly and.. whoa is Jeff Bridges good as a baddie or what!

Gwyneth… meh. But then all she really had to do was look pretty and totter about in ridiculously high-heels.

By the way, that scribomatic widget doesn’t have flicker…

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