Posted by elcapitan on May 6, 2008, 3:52 pm, in reply to "Re: hes wrong. its ace."
er...what kind of analogy is that?
taking IM in its proper context (escapist/fantasy), its certainly one of the finer examples of the genre. with all superhero flicks, i tend to give the reasoning component of my brain a back-seat and just try to enjoy it for what it is.
and that nick fury bit right at the end...top ####ing teaser that.
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: I'm surprised you think so. The first 30 minutes are
: great - the sequence with the magazine covers is
: magnificient, and his escape is also great, even if
: the bad guys are straight out of the manual of
: orientalist fantasy.
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: But then it slumps terribly. Unscrupulous capitalist
: fights newly-scrupulous capitalist, with the winner
: getting the adoration of the little people. Maybe I
: can live with that. But the tedium of the conflict -
: big suit vs little suit bish bosh, trembling woman
: pressed a button - left me really cold.
:
: RD Jr is fantastic, of course. But Iron Man is no
: Wonder Boys.
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