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  1. 10-Apr-2012 #1
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    Iron Man 3 (film)

    Ben Kingsley to be villain?

    http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Ben-K...n-3-30343.html
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    Interesting possible villain choice.

    I'm much more excited for this third installment than I was for the previous two. As we all know, Shane Black is an excellent writer for action and comedy but his directorial debut, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang was a fantastic film, imo. One of my favorites, actually.

    I really hope Marvel trusts in Downey's choice and allows Black to make the film that he intends to make. This could really be a big break for him.
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    Am I the only one who wasn't blown away by the first two ones?

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    I really enjoyed the first film (although 2008 was the year of The Dark Knight for me, personally), and was super excited for the second movie (kick arse trailer, replete with AC/DC on the soundtrack) ... and then the second film was lame ... rather hoping IM3 (with Shane Black, ho-yeah!) can bring things back to snuff. KKBB was a kick arse flick, so hopefully he can bring his skill to IM3.

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    Quote Originally Posted by EvilNed View Post
    Am I the only one who wasn't blown away by the first two ones?
    Dunno, I thought the 1st film was about as good as could be done for an Iron Man film and was a great Summer flick. The follow up was pretty good, as well and met my expectations.

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    Quote Originally Posted by EvilNed View Post
    Am I the only one who wasn't blown away by the first two ones?
    I mentioned that in my earlier post. The first two were okay for your usual summber blockbuster movies, but they never really left me with a lasting impression. That being said, I actually enjoyed the second film more than the first.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bassman View Post
    I actually enjoyed the second film more than the first.
    Interesting. I don't think I've ever heard anyone else claim that (not that I've been tracking opinions on the matter). I had hoped things would come together for the second one, but as it turned out it was passable, but not really memorable, for me. If it wasn't for Robert Downey Jr. I don't think they could have pulled the films off to any degree, he just fits.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AcesandEights View Post
    Interesting. I don't think I've ever heard anyone else claim that (not that I've been tracking opinions on the matter). I had hoped things would come together for the second one, but as it turned out it was passable, but not really memorable, for me. If it wasn't for Robert Downey Jr. I don't think they could have pulled the films off to any degree, he just fits.
    Downey is definitely the selling point of these films. He has an undeniable chemistry....well...with himself.

    I think I prefer the second film because it didn't take itself too seriously and embraced the fact that it was nothing more than a summer romp. It's just wall-to-wall laughs and adventure. The first film, while a decent film, seems like they thought it was more important than it actually was. At certain times it tries to get too serious and it just doesn't seem to work for me.
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    ...and Guy Pearce?

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    Trailer!

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    Looks a bit darker in tone than I expected. Still very excited to see what Shane Black can do with the franchise. I'm looking forward to this installment more than any other in the Marvel Universe.
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    Looks very interesting indeed - pretty epic. Like Bassman, I'm looking forward to what Shane Black's going to deliver (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang was excellent). Interesting that they're going for a darker, more epic feel to the trailer as well - gone is the hard rock bravado of Iron Man 2's kick arse trailer replete with AC/DC (shame the movie wasn't equally as kick arse, mind).

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    Looks good.

    Against all my expectations, I enjoyed the first two, with No1 being especially good. So, I'll be looking forward to this one.
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    Quote Originally Posted by shootemindehead View Post
    Looks good.

    Against all my expectations, I enjoyed the first two, with No1 being especially good. So, I'll be looking forward to this one.
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    Should be interesting how things come together for the third film. If I'm on target with my thinking some of the elements their borrowing from different story arcs could work very well together.

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    Quote Originally Posted by shootemindehead View Post
    Looks good.

    Against all my expectations, I enjoyed the first two, with No1 being especially good. So, I'll be looking forward to this one.
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