Re: Iron Man: three word review

Mark Morrison wrote:

> On 9 May 2008 02:42:05 GMT, Jim Larson
><larsonjmR.E.M.O.V.E.@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>Rick Savoia wrote:
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>>> Jim Larson <larsonjmR.E.M.O.V.E.@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>> Rick Savoia wrote:
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>>>>> Jim Larson <larsonjmR.E.M.O.V.E.@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>> 
>>>>>> That. Kicked. Ass. 
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>>>>>> Less terse: I was impressed that they managed to inject a little
>>>>>> seriousness into the proceedings without letting it bog down the
>>>>>> lighthearted tone of the movie. Robert Downey Jr. was pretty much
>>>>>> perfect as Tony Stark. Also, it's pretty hard for special effect to
>>>>>> impress these days, but they pulled off the suit beautifully.
>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Yes, but did you stay past the credits to see the bit at the end?
>>>>> 
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>>>> BASTARDS! Why do they insist on doing this?
>>>> 
>>>> (And if that wasn't clear enough. The answer is no.)
>>>> 
>>>> ((What happened?))
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>>> short bit about ****eld.  There are cell phone videos out there with it
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>>> There's a short clip with a shadowy figure in Tony Starks house.  They
>>> talk about ****eld and into the light walks Samuel L. Jackson, bald and
>>> with an eye patch and cigar introducing himself as Nick Fury.
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>>Yay! 
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>>(What's a Nick Fury?)
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> Nick Fury is the boss of ****eld.  In the original Marvel universe,

I know. It was a pitiful attempt at humor.

> he's a white guy.  In the re-masterered MArvel universe he's black,
> and is modelled on Samuel L Jackson - in one comic, Fury even comments
> that in the movie of their latest adventure, he'd be played by
> Jackson.  
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> http://www.allaboutduncan.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/samnick.jpg

Now that, I did not know. None of it. 

> 
>>((The ****ELD bits dropped in here and there were a nice touch. They
>>should have left it at that.))
> 
> It's building up to the next films - Thor is next, then Captain
> America dn the Avengers.  Also Iron Man 2 at some point.

Thor?...Capt. America?...how can either of those not be stupid? They
should 
just do Avengers or Iron Man 2. They should also consult with me on all
movie 
projects with budgets over 50 million.

And by consult, I mean obtain my blessing. 

(Of course, I didn't think Iron Man would work either.)

-- 
Jim