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Iron Man 2: "I have successfully privatized world peace!"
Thu, 12/17/2009 - 00:27 — Ben
Oh, mama. The Iron Man 2 trailer is out. Geek Tyrant, as always, has the scoop. We've got Tony Stark doing what Tony Stark does. We've got Whiplash -- I was a big fan of the comic, but I never realized Whiplash was quite so... foreign. We have a glimpse of Nick Fury. We have Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, for no discernible reason. We have Whiplash doing what Whiplash does. And we have... War Machine.
Oh, yeah. I couldn't wait for the first one. I really can't wait for the second.
Update: Joel says, "for once, I’ve got nothing snarky to say." But he does have video of Robert Downey Jr. doing something horrible.
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By the way...
...now we know what Larry Sanders did after the show ended.
RE: By the way ...
... caught that. Makes it even cooler ...
RE: Iron Man 2
Mickey Rourke as the villain? Mickey Rourke?!
We're seeing this together on the first night it runs, Ben. Or we're no longer friends. No joke. The Iron Gauntlet has been slammed to the ground. Let me repeat in bold blockquote ...
(Though I will accept seeing it with you on the first weekend, even if it is your second viewing.)
How can this movie not be more awesomer than the first awesome installment?
Scarlett Johansson
You don't need a discernible reason for Ms. Johansson. Ever.
Re: Scarlett Johansson
Oh, yeah, no question about that. But what the hell is she doing in that trailer? She throws a guy -- that's nice. She looks fabulous, even with her tousled red hair. Black Widow is Russian in the Marvel Universe -- maybe we don't hear from her for a reason?
Looks great, except for
Looks great, except for ScarJo. The Iron Man franchise is populated with actual grownups, and his gal's 10 years too young.
Cranky Weighs In
I didn't even think the first movie was that great -- it was really good but not that good -- and I think this looks fucking great. Although I wasn't sure who the hell Whiplash is. I had to look him up. I can see why they changed his costume. If they went with the old one he'd have to be played by RuPaul.
This brings me to my question of the moment with these movies: Why do they feel the need to dig up weird villains hardly anyone really remembers and then dig up a few more so the movie is extra crowded? Black Widow, Whiplash, then here's Nick Fury and War Machine, and, hey, where's Fin Fang Foom? Where's Sylvester P. Smythe?
Then again, I just emptied the file cabinets in my head looking for the iconic Iron Man villain and came up empty. All I could come up with was Ultron, but he's really an Avengers nemesis. I thought I liked Iron Man, but judging by my memory of his actual exploits, I guess I really just like the costume.
I do remember, very clearly, the joke issue of What If in which they postulated What If Tony Stark Had an Eating Problem? Great panel of him trying to get his Iron Underpants on with a crowbar. At the end he put in his order at a restaurant: "I'll have a cow, medium-rare. Oh, and a Tab."
And What Would Be Wrong with RuPaul...
in a superhero movie? I could see that, like, right now!
If Fin Fang Foom isn't available, we can import the Assassin Bug.
And I have to agree that the Mandarin is to Iron Man what Dr. Doom is to the Fantastic Four.
The Iconic Iron Man Villain
"Then again, I just emptied the file cabinets in my head looking for the iconic Iron Man villain and came up empty..."
Seriously? How about the Mandarin? I thought they were setting him up as the villain in this one, considering the terrorists in the first movie called themselves "The Ten Rings."
I've read here and there that Rourke's Whiplash is part "Crimson Dynamo," too. Some people (well, geeks really) were speculating that the Crimson Dynamo would make an appearance in the sequel, since there is an action figure announced among the Iron Man 2 toy tie-ins. Of course, there was a Titanium Man action figure marketed with the first film...
can't wait for May!
Only one month for Iron Man! I get to see 2 of my favorite actors on screen at the same time, RDJ and Rourke. I like Cheadle as well, and I rather have him as War Machine than the other guy in IM1 I can't remember his name. I hope including Black Widow isn't just a look at my boobs you horny teens kind of thing, which is probably exactly what it is. I hate super women in high heels, is that the most effective way to fight crime? Long nails as well? Heh... Rourke is still pumped from his roids diet from The Wrestler so I'm looking forward to see him as well, especially now that I know hot toys is making a whiplash action figure of him. They're also making one of War Machine and probably other Stark armor suits.
And maybe Mandarin will be used in Iron Man 3 (there's going to be one right?)
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