Not bad... not bad at all. Actually, I'm really impressed that it's so coherent. Most trailers nowadays try to bludgeon you into thinking its awesome with action (cough Robin Hood cough) but this actually conveys the story without spoiling anything. Now, I read somewhere that Iron Man 2 was looking like Spider-Man 3 because of all the characters they tried to pack in it; with Iron Man, Pepper, War Machine, Black Widow, Nick Fury, Whiplash, and the villain Sam Rockwell's playing... well, that's certainly a lot. But this trailer really makes me feel like the movie has its shit together. Don't you guys agree?
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AndyHel said:
I definitely agree. Also I was pretty curious to see how they would work with Stark revealing he was Iron Man at the end of the first and I'm liking how that is looking so far.
Bring it on.
Dread said:
Looks great. Can't wait.
Sonya said:
It looks AWESOME. I cannot wait.
Tally said:
I am very excited for this movie. I was never an Iron Man fan until I saw the first film. I hope this one lives up to the potential I have assigned it.
CarKrash said:
I'm excited. What else we got coming in the summer? Jonah Hex.. So Iron Man and Jonah Hex will be the subject of the "I'm a marvel, and I'm a PC" youtube videos I assume. We also have the Solomon Kane and Prince of Persia movies to look forward to. Kick-Ass and Scott Pilgrim vs the World, but that doesn't excite me as much...
Not too many action figure selling movies this upcoming year, eh??
Anonymous replied to CarKrash:
When adapting comic books into movies certain changes must be made for realism and keeping the audience focused, so stop complaining
Phil said:
Thank God we have some recognizable characters, what a relief! When we saw Wolverine:Origins over the summer my wife would lean over and ask "Who is this guy?" so I had to explain, "oh that's supposed to be so-and-so, that guy never did that, that guy doesn't have those powers, and I HAVE NO FUCKING IDEA WHO THIS GUY IS" But this looks great, thanks Marvel! And I'm glad War Machine looks better than the Mark II armor from the first movie looked.
Sappy404 said:
I thought this was an ET! exclusive. I can watch their videos, but not this one (I'm in Ireland) and there's nothing on their site!
Booo!
Goose replied to Sappy404:
You really can't see it? I'm in Ireland too and it's just fine. It just took a while to load, that's all.
As for the trailer itself, looks pretty cool.
bort said:
Yeah Buddy!
Bad Horse said:
Looks good to me. I thought the Dark Knight sounded pretty overstuffed but they made that work.
Gleeman said:
Looks like the link is dead?
"Video cannot be found"
Dirty Diego said:
I'm just gonna go out on a limb here and say that out of all the superhero movie franchises, Iron Man has got to be the best. And I was never a big fan of Iron Man growing up. It was always Spidey and Batman. This movie looks awesome.
Now when does Tony become a drunk?!
Snath said:
What about Iron Maiden? Isn't Olivia Munn playing her in this movie? Add another character to the already over-stuffed roster.
I want to love it, so very very badly, and I'm still hopeful, but I was burned so badly by Spider-Man 3 that I just can't trust that there will be enough screen time for everyone and make it feel like it was ENOUGH.
That being said, the trailer was very, very cool.
Bill said:
"You complete me!" LMAO
FireKraken said:
Pffft. I'm waiting for the redband trailer featuring Astroboy. Talk about packing in characters.
RobP said:
Y'know, I didn't think it was possible, but this trailer makes it look like Iron Man 2 may be better than the first. That's a feat, in and of itself.
Like I said to a friend earlier this week: Jon Favreau knows how to make a movie.
Ramone said:
Looks incredible! Love that Nick Fury is in the trailer!
Jimmy Zappa said:
I for one am looking forward to the movie.
When everything was raving Dark Knight, Iron Man was my favorite superhero movie that year. Throw stones at me if you want but aside from the excellent portrayals of Joker and Two Face, I didn't find Dark Knight as solid of a movie as Iron Man. Bale's Batman pales in comparison to RDJ's Iron Man.
DoctorSmashy replied to Jimmy Zappa:
.... my thoughts exactly. BRACE YOURSELF, JIMMY! *is attacked with papier mache batarangs by TDK fanboys*
Honestly, I just feel Iron Man is what a superhero movie should be like. I loved TDK's take on Batman, but it is by no means the definitive Batman that everyone seems to rave about (for me, that's Batman: TAS).
Iron Man was big, colourful and action-packed, but it had a heart, too, most of which came from the always awesome Robert Downey Jr. Finally, a superhero who wasn't tortured or conflicted by a big personal dilemma! It was funny, badass and the sequel looks to be a refreshing change from the usual superhero movie archetype of a secret identity. Stark actually enjoys being Iron Man, which makes the movie more fun to watch.
Plus, it contained a few loving nods to Marvel's comics that only the nerds got, but was still accessible to.... normal people.
TDK was very, very good, but it felt like a crime actioner that was sold as a superhero film. It's a damn long, complicated, dark movie, and while it is very quotable and contains characters that will probably forever have a place in pop culture, it just didn't feel as much like a comic book as Iron Man did.
Then again, excluding Batman, I'm a Marvelite, so I may be biased.
Jimmy Zappa replied to DoctorSmashy :
BATARANGS!@! NOOOO!!!!!! PAPERCUT!!!!!
Yeah, by all means objectively, TDK was not a bad movie. I personally just didn't like it that much. In fact, I had the same feelings toward Begins when I first saw it in theaters.
A week before TDK came out, I saw Begins again and appretiated it much more the second time. Though I still have some problems with it, I can say it was a great overall film, not just a great Batman film. I didn't get that with TDK after multiple viewings, aside for appretiating Joker/Two-face. I have some problems with the first Iron Man too but, even with those thoughts there, I still had a great time rewatching it from beginning to end. I'm hoping this sequel will be the same or better.
Billy said:
Spider-Man 3 had a lot more problems than just packing in too many characters.
theBRUCE said:
While I'm excited about this movie I'm not a fan of this Whiplash thing. Does Iron Man's rogue gallery suck this much?
eel replied to theBRUCE:
Yeah, I don't know a thing about Ironman that wasn't in or alluded to in the movie, which itself probably took a lot of liberties, but if limited range thrashing electric tentacles are the gist of Whiplash's abilities, then why can't Stark just spam rockets and energy blasts at him from eight miles away between whiskey shots? I'm sure he could find a away to keep away from civilians.
ZeroCorpse replied to eel:
Well, that's pretty much how he did it in the comics. Whiskey shots included.
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Whiplash is a low-level villain. I wouldn't be surprised if they've been hiding a higher-level baddie in the background and letting Whiplash get all the press for the movie.
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Iron Man's biggest, most dangerous foes are:
The Mandarin (dude with magical rings)
Obadiah Stane (did him in Iron Man 2)
Crimson Dynamo (Soviet version of Iron Man)
Titanium Man (see "Crimson Dynamo")
Doctor Doom (who is everybody's foe, really, and stuck in the FF movies now).
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I can't think of anyone who is interesting or powerful aside from these guys. But hey, for every Red Skull, there's a Batroc the Leaper.
eel replied to ZeroCorpse:
So this guy's got no one to fight but clones of himself, magical beings (always a great selling point in superhero movies), and borrowed villians from other properties? And we expect this franchise to go where? I know there's a lot of cross-over and thus story depth in the comics, but with the standalone nature and one main hereo focus of superhero movies, I can't see this thing keeping the audience's interest, RDJ be damned. Of course they may elevate and retool lesser baddies. I don't know, I'm not in the comic book genus of nerdom so my knowlege is very limited.
Redicular replied to ZeroCorpse:
If anything kills the iron man franchise it'll be this, his rogues vary from overwhelmingly powerful(Doom/mandarin) to guys who are laughable(hello whiplash).
the doom/mandarin types are really too powerful to be done right in a single hero movie-- mandarin would be a great villain for that avengers flick they're talking about.
the whiplash types aren't strong enough to seem threatening and it becomes not if he wins, but how they manage to drag out the fight for a whole storyline. so you start seeing cheap tricks like de-powering for reasons tony doesn't just mop the floor with them.
Yeah, not every superhero can be Batman in terms of villain depth.
Iron Man isn't BAD, but there's not much out there to draw from. Anyway, since it's doubtful RDJR will be around after the next movie, might as well just do the Mandarin there and move on to something else. Iron Man isn't going to be an evergreen series.
Yakub Shabazz replied to ZeroCorpse:
This is what I keep thinking too. Despite the previews, I'm still not getting that Whiplash is the main baddie of this flick. Or, if he is, I think we'll see the original rumors come true in that he'll get more powerful armor later on. (And there's GOTTA be a reason a Soviet spy is showing up here; Crimson Dynamo or Titanium Man have got to be the main fight at the end.)
Baltimoron replied to ZeroCorpse:
The character to whom you refer that was featured in the "Fantastic" Four movie is not Doom. Doom is the light of the world and the standard by which all men are judged.
That... thing... is Doom as Reed Richards would have you see him.
715 replied to ZeroCorpse:
There's Melter, Scarcow befor becoming Ghost Rider's villain, Unicorn, The Black Knight (the bad one), Hawkeye wend he was a villain, and a lot of really goffy ones
Iron Man never really had a rogues gallery, Stark is more of a down to eath kind of hero and so fights Commies or evil CEOs or Terrorist (like AIM)
Greg replied to theBRUCE:
Best Iron Man villain (and easiest to adapt to a really really really cool movie character) is The Ghost.
Hmmm... said:
I don't agree, because the video's not there anymore...
Biscuit Wheels said:
Just go to Apple.com/trailers and watch it there. It looks awesome...nice to see what look like a whole heap of Iron Monger-like suits for them to blow up.
Brion said:
Put me under the excited list. I've never liked Tony Stark. But the first film won me over with the superb acting in it. Made me understand him in a way I never could.
Can't wait.
Bingo said:
Awesome! I can't wait either!
BeastOfGevaudan said:
Who cares if there's 4 villains? The Dark Knight had 4, Two Face, The Joker, Scarecrow, and Eric Roberts
Atlas said:
Anybody know where the music at time index 2:10 is from?
Is that from the Falling Down OST?
lou-bert vs. q-bert said:
Maybe I'm just having a really bad day, or a bad life, but seeing this didn't excite me as it did the first movie. I'm in the minority, but I'm not expecting IM2 to be good.
Plus, while I know it's too late, it's *way too goddamn early* for either War Machine or Black Widow (and her extremely fake-looking hair extensions).
tim pun replied to lou-bert vs. q-bert:
Personally, I have a bigger problem with Mickey Rourke's hair extensions. Seriously, check it at 2:00 or so.
I'm seriously worried about Scarlett Johansen though. She's very pretty and all, which is important for superhero movies and these kinds of roles, but her track record is spotty at best. I liked her a lot in Ghost World and Lost in Translation, but she's been in some baad movies too.
You never know with sequels, I'm hoping for the best.
Stanley Ipkis said:
Oh Yeah! Sweeeeet Baby RDJ, this was nice as Frak! :D
(Wow, that was a very nerdy sentence...)
kumano said:
men that looks gooooood, i cant wait for it but just wait till Thor's movie, get on the big screen in two years it will be so fucking awesome it will win the oscar awards for the next 40 years, and screw the idiot that doesnt thing that ¬¬
Juice said:
I am super excited for this film. I can't wait to see it come May.
yIntagh said:
Is Sam Rockwell going to be playing The Mandarin perhaps?
Who knows,maybe even Fin Fang Foom may show up too. =D
yIntagh replied to yIntagh:
Nevermind,maybe I should read stuff before posting. D'oh! x[
Crowbar said:
Wow, this trailer looks awesome. I'll have to see this, I think.
