tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post6402948301603490930..comments2023-09-29T05:32:04.308-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: IronbivalenceAndrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-3290677723728518452013-05-13T11:41:02.832-07:002013-05-13T11:41:02.832-07:00Kristen: I don't mind interpretations when the...Kristen: I don't mind interpretations when they're billed as interpretations. When they're billed as adaptations, however, and, then, they're not (like The Hobbit), I have issues. But this is why I can almost give the Mandarin a pass; this is no longer an adaptation but its own thing.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-68798804813256372712013-05-12T15:37:50.358-07:002013-05-12T15:37:50.358-07:00I don't know, I actually love seeing different...I don't know, I actually love seeing different interpretations. For example, I'm a Trekkie, but I love ALL the Star Trek shows and movies (even Enterprise, which many die-hard fans hated). I also liked ALL of the Stargates (although I differ from most die-hard fans, in the the original movie and SGU are my favorites). I actually like a movie or series better when it strays from "the original." I like thinking about it in a new way.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08827651632884248765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-1971843142592179232013-05-07T16:56:58.298-07:002013-05-07T16:56:58.298-07:00Rusty: I'm pretty okay with made up words. I t...Rusty: I'm pretty okay with made up words. I think all authors should do that upon occasion. <br />I would agree that they are magic (and, indeed, they work rather as magic in the comic), except that he actually built them, figured out the tech and adapted it. He didn't just find them that way, which would make it completely magic.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-25018071785131337592013-05-07T16:44:07.715-07:002013-05-07T16:44:07.715-07:00I tend to use made up vocabulary when I can't ...I tend to use made up vocabulary when I can't be bothered to think up an appropriate word. And I knew his rings were alien tech but still think they serve as magic in a Clarke-esq fashion. I only read the ocassional iron man comic as a kid. Only the avengers, spider-man, hulk and Thor were monthly. Everything else was hit and miss. So it's not as sacred a thing for me. But like I've said before, I'm pretty cool with major changes as long as I like what they've done with them. Rusty Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-51393815390501474452013-05-07T16:39:06.076-07:002013-05-07T16:39:06.076-07:00Rusty: "Banjuied"? I have no idea what t...Rusty: "Banjuied"? I have no idea what that means. I even tried looking it up.<br />My wife was just saying that Downey should play Bond. heh<br /><br />Technically, the Mandarin is a sciency type, since he built his rings out of alien tech himself. And he's a genius.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-43936676552251513622013-05-07T14:39:47.565-07:002013-05-07T14:39:47.565-07:00I love the Iron Man movies and was banjuied when I...I love the Iron Man movies and was banjuied when I saw what they did to the Mandarin. I thought the ending was a teeny bit...off, but still, I loved it. And up til now in the marvel cinematic universe, Iron Man is James Bond-ish and I'm betting that the comic version of the Mandarin doesn't fit with that vision of him. He's only battling sciency types. Rusty Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-27191403771994699852013-05-07T10:57:42.179-07:002013-05-07T10:57:42.179-07:00Elsie: It's certainly one to be seen in the th...Elsie: It's certainly one to be seen in the theater. Even some movies that I've hated, like ID4, I'm glad I saw in the theater.<br /><br />TAS: IM3 is really coming off of The Avengers rather than IM2, so, if you've seen that and the first one, you're probably good for seeing IM3.<br /><br />Eve: Superman was the first big budget super hero movie, the first one to "make it," so, in that sense, yes, Superman was the first super hero movie. It also sucked. [I'm still waiting for a decent Superman movie. Not even a good one, just a decent one.]Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-50797544013337083412013-05-07T09:16:17.905-07:002013-05-07T09:16:17.905-07:00I've never seen an entire Iron Man movie..just...I've never seen an entire Iron Man movie..just bits of one of them, (can't tell you which one)while my grandsons and sons were watching. I love Robert Downy Jr., he's one of my favourite actors...still, I guess I don't love him more than my lack of interest in comic books and their movies...I do remember way back when Superman first came out..it was all the rage, and I actually saw it in the theatre.Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder. Was that the first comic book movie?E. M. Prokophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12395951217528199963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-51009558528839964162013-05-07T07:20:24.325-07:002013-05-07T07:20:24.325-07:00Do you feel one needs to see IM2 in order to under...Do you feel one needs to see IM2 in order to understand IM3?The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-6536679878306006032013-05-07T07:14:44.509-07:002013-05-07T07:14:44.509-07:00This will be one I see in the theatre and that say...This will be one I see in the theatre and that says a lot about the movie for me. I hate spending money at the movies. I don't know enough about the comic to be disappointed about any character flaws. I don't like when movies flip back and forth between past and present either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-49924324728833945682013-05-06T16:46:25.032-07:002013-05-06T16:46:25.032-07:00C.Lee: Good!
TGE: Yeah, it is.
C.Lee: Good!<br /><br />TGE: Yeah, it is.<br />Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-42709157425725752412013-05-06T14:35:27.371-07:002013-05-06T14:35:27.371-07:00I haven't read the comic books or seen the mov...I haven't read the comic books or seen the movies based on Iron Man--but it's always disappointing if you've read the source material and one of the major characters is almost completely different. Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-59344241122983046552013-05-06T14:21:27.317-07:002013-05-06T14:21:27.317-07:00I enjoy watching Robert Downey Jr in anything. Suc...I enjoy watching Robert Downey Jr in anything. Such a bad boy, but interesting in his roles. Glad you said you liked this movie. I plan to see it.cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-66236724628892728942013-05-06T12:38:04.051-07:002013-05-06T12:38:04.051-07:00Anne: Yeah, me, too. On both.
Misha: There's ...Anne: Yeah, me, too. On both.<br /><br />Misha: There's a lot to be said for comic books.<br /><br />HM C: Kingsley was awesome.<br /><br />motha: I was a little more forgiving with the X-Men movies. There's just so much X-Men material; it's hard to choose what to use (and Rogue's origin (except for the Ms. Marvel thing) has always been kind of hazy (unless they fixed that at some point after I quit reading comics)).<br /><br />Alex: I can't argue about how awesome Kingsley was, because he was.<br /><br />TAS: IM2 was good. Not as good as the first, but it's solid.<br /><br />Jo: He's a really good actor.<br /><br />PT: It's definitely worth seeing at the theater.<br /><br />ABftS: I'm not able to say if it's better than the 2nd. There are parts that are, but, then, there's the whole ambivalence thing over the other parts.<br /><br />L.G.: I used to wonder that. Actually, I do my best to not know what a movie is about ahead of time these days, but that can't get rid of the source material in my head.<br /><br />David: Do it!<br /><br />Sheena: Yep!<br /><br />Michael: Well, see, saying "worst Iron Man" is kinda non-specific. That still leaves it better than... well, so much else.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-44500653231119302082013-05-06T10:28:54.062-07:002013-05-06T10:28:54.062-07:00I thought the movie sucked. Worst Iron Man period....I thought the movie sucked. Worst Iron Man period.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-7673680619433276462013-05-06T08:54:45.805-07:002013-05-06T08:54:45.805-07:00Guess you're ambivalent but I'm glad you s...Guess you're ambivalent but I'm glad you still enjoyed it.Sheena-kay Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712661419116636671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-75845638833567209952013-05-06T07:47:24.379-07:002013-05-06T07:47:24.379-07:00Glad you enjoyed it! Still need to see it myself. ...Glad you enjoyed it! Still need to see it myself. :)David P. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259276981865439853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-80290320451789354062013-05-06T07:02:55.079-07:002013-05-06T07:02:55.079-07:00Don't you ever wonder what it would be like to...Don't you ever wonder what it would be like to just be ignorant like the rest of us and walk into a movie without expectations? :P <br /><br />I've never read a comic book in my life, and wouldn't know if the movies were accurate or not, but I do enjoy them. Avengers was great. :)Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-70425093702812322422013-05-06T06:00:58.097-07:002013-05-06T06:00:58.097-07:00I'll probably still see this in a theater some...I'll probably still see this in a theater some time this week, and I know nothing about the villain, so I'm not expecting disappointment. I just want it to be better than the second one, which was okay, but not great.A Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-18250180161578684292013-05-06T05:58:22.137-07:002013-05-06T05:58:22.137-07:00I'll have to see that at some point, though I ...I'll have to see that at some point, though I didn't really like the second one that much.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-86319916684541487992013-05-06T05:06:31.028-07:002013-05-06T05:06:31.028-07:00Never read the comics, I love Ben Kingsley, glad y...Never read the comics, I love Ben Kingsley, glad you at least figured he did a good job with what he was given<br /><br /><a href="http://henderson-jo.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">JO ON FOOD, MY TRAVELS AND A SCENT OF CHOCOLATE</a><br />Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-31946833095476265122013-05-06T04:46:59.610-07:002013-05-06T04:46:59.610-07:00I'm a movie behind in this series, too. I won...I'm a movie behind in this series, too. I won an Iron Man 2 poster when Mock and I went to see the Avengers on opening night. I didn't feel right keeping it as I've never even seen the movie so I ended up giving it to his son.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-60589518320480051412013-05-06T04:16:37.090-07:002013-05-06T04:16:37.090-07:00I really enjoyed it. (My review will be up Wednesd...I really enjoyed it. (My review will be up Wednesday.) I knew that true fans of the series would be disappointed with the Mandarin though. Since I'm not, I had no problem with the character. Actually it was a really funny role for Kingsley.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-743877083279329662013-05-06T02:52:17.992-07:002013-05-06T02:52:17.992-07:00I haven't seen the movie yet but hope to soon....I haven't seen the movie yet but hope to soon. I've loved all of the Iron man stories so far. But, I understand your issues. I hated ALL of the X-Men movies, for how they changed Rogue, in particular, and Storm. It didn't help that they didn't include my favorite characters except as cameos (Gambit, Jubilee, Beast, Psylocke, etc)<br /><br />Oh well. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-5617816633936102242013-05-06T02:04:36.358-07:002013-05-06T02:04:36.358-07:00I am obsessed with Iron Man (the movies, as I wasn...I am obsessed with Iron Man (the movies, as I wasn't a cool enough child to read comics) and found the Mandarin to be hilarious. Of course, if in the comics he was gruesome, I can see how you would've been disappointed. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04140482753530754693noreply@blogger.com