I don't think SLJ said one swear word in Resurrecting the Champ

Quote from: thalaw2 on April 16, 2008, 09:54:22 PM
I don't think SLJ said one swear word in Resurrecting the Champ

Samuel L Jackson is a very good actor who happens to ham it up when he does the cursing 'jive' routine in some films.  But he has been in many serious (and not so serious) movies in which he didn't curse at all or very little... some good ... some bad.

The Incredibles, The Star Wars movies, Unbreakable, Die Hard III, Deep Blue Sea, The Negotiator, Sphere, Jumper.. to name those I can think of right now.

I really liked him in that Caveman's movie. The one where he's a homeless guy that figures out a murder.

He was fantastic in Black Snake Moan.

Early reviews are mixed.

http://www.comics2film.com/index.php?a=story&b=32860

The first review at that link  should give you a clue as to whether they know what they are talking about.

QuoteKey disappointment is a climatic battle between different Iron Man prototypes, which is both illogical -- how did Tony's nemesis learn how to use the suit? -- and derivative of many other superhero climaxes.

Well, duh!  Tony has a slew of nemeses that use his stolen tech, and he has to fight them regularly.  Having a showdown is derivative?  That's what superheroes do!  :rolleyes:
Seems to me they just gathered a few uninformed/negative reviews to make it seem as if it is a dud.
Looking at RottenTomatoes, it has an 82% freshness rating.  There are several reviews linked.  Almost all praise RDJr.'s performance, and indicate this is a great way to spend time at the movie theatre.

Reminds me of the review that was recently linked in the Hulk thread - intentionally skewed "reporting" to try and create a controversy.

82% is an unusually hight RT rating, for any genre.

This bodes well.

EDIT:  up to 86% now.

first it dropped to about 70%, and now it's up to 91%. That's amazing. Of course there's still plenty of reviews to come in (and let's not be too hasty...early reviews of Spider-Man 3 were in the 90's until actual release, where it hit a much more appropriate 60) but it looks like this will definitely be one worth seeing.

Saw it today, won't review it other than:  :thumbup:

I will leave potential viewers with two words to think about though: Sam Jackson.
[spoiler]The reason for this is that I was the only person during my screening to sit through the credits + Jackson only has one scene = hint, hint.[/spoiler]

So, you're saying that Sam's Scene was post-credits?

Good to know.

yes stay to the end the inner fanboy will die :)


and no i haven't seen it yet going to tonight if i get tickets

It's unlikely that I will get to see this movie on opening weekend.  So, I want to read your reviews.  And spoilers.  Lotas and lots of spoilers!

[spoiler]stark returns to his office to find nick fury(samuel l jackson) who says he wants to talk about a new shield project the avengers  initiative[/spoiler]

the after credits scene so not read unless you really want a spoiler, you have been warned :angry:

Quote from: the_ultimate_evil on May 01, 2008, 07:44:39 AM
yes stay to the end the inner fanboy will die :)

Totally, I died,. eheheh You must stay till the end!!

I liked the movie, I suck at judging what is good and what is bad in movies stuff, but I really liked this movie, RDJ did a great job IMHO  :thumbup:

Holy cow! Best movie I've seen in a while. Might even shell out the cash to see it again!

Holy cow!

Quote from: The Hitman on May 01, 2008, 09:53:02 PM
Holy cow! Best movie I've seen in a while. Might even shell out the cash to see it again!

Holy cow!

OK I NEED FRIDAY NIGHT TO BE HERE RIGHT NOW. I CANNOT WAIT.

Yes, ALL CAPS.

I gotta say having caught a screening after work, that it is really good. I was extremely impressed. It managed to succeed in being a "fun" superhero movie. In that It wasn't all dark and broody (ala Batman or X-men) and didn't get bogged down in angst (I love spider-man, but it was pretty angsty).

Also as others have said, stay through the end credits. About half the theater knew "something" was there... they just didn't know what. Its a nice geek out moment.

agreed i saw it last night, great balance of story, action and humour

Well, it was great, as good as the first Spidey movie, with Downey making Tony Stark as real as Tobey Maguire made Peter Parker. It's witty, cheeky, exciting, romantic and super heroic. The cast is perfect. The iconic models of the Iron Man armor all get homages, and the origin, true to Stan Lee's, fits seamlessly today. Even the Iron Man theme from the 1960s Marvel Super Heroes cartoon show gets a nod, in the form of a jazz number at a swanky party. And don't leave until AFTER the credits.
Three or four times during the movie, the audience applauded and cheered.

Great flick, really liked it. The casting was really well done and I very much enjoyed the film as a whole. I agree that it was probably overall around the awesomeness level of the first Spider-man that fits about right. It was nice to see another superhero flick that had parts that made me giddy, yes giddy is the word I specifically chose to explain my reaction for once it really fits.

Saw it tonight. LOVED IT.

To put it bluntly, this was the best Marvel movie...no wait, scratch that, the best super hero movie I've ever seen. Nothing out of place, nothing to make you cringe, no emo Tony dancing down the street, just wit, action and Iron Man. RD Jr. was born to play that role from my perspective. And seeing The Dude as a hardcase villain was both awesome and hilarious. Someone needs to do a spoof of Iron Monger complaining about his carpet being peed on.

The only future super hero based comic movie I see competing with it is Dark Knight.

Well except for the, if true, Deadpool cameo in the Wolverine movie. The movie will probably be meh, but even 30 seconds of DP will make it worth the 10 bucks for me  :thumbup:

I am going to just agree with the enthusiasts here. My perspective is that I am not an Iron Man comic reader (once in a while as a kid), but know the underlaying story. I went in thinking, "I am hoping for the best, but I know there have been some negative reviews."

I have to say that RDJr nailed the character. He managed to be both modern and still motivated in a way that reminded us of the classic hero.

I stayed to watch the post-credits appearance. Meh. It's a decent tease, but I know enough to know it's sort of meaningless (insofar as that other movie being made), so I don't really care.

I couldn't wait, so I took off early this afternoon to see the matinée, but I know my cousin is thinking about seeing it soon. I may see it again if they go. That's as good a recommendation as I can give any movie.

I know some have said that the opening sequence dragged, but I enjoyed it. "Lookin' good, Hef!" Hahahaha!

BTW, word to the wise, it is a bit long. Don't make the mistake I did and buy the 6.02x10^23 ounce Diet Coke (only 75 cents more than the regular size) before watching the movie.

Quote from: stumpy on May 03, 2008, 02:43:55 AM
BTW, word to the wise, it is a bit long. Don't make the mistake I did and buy the 6.02x10^23 ounce Diet Coke (only 75 cents more than the regular size) before watching the movie.

I've never found this to be a problem.  You're sitting in a dark theater with a large empty cup.  The solution should be pretty obvious . . .

This might have been the best hero movie of all time. There was just nothing wrong with it. One one hand, I might've liked to see more Iron Man, but Downey as Tony Stark was so great I didn't mind at all.

saw it last night and loved it too. Definitely one of the best superhero movies made in the last few years. If I have any complaints, they're very minor, and that's the main one being a surprising lack of any real original orchestral score. Most superhero movies have their own "theme music" so to speak, and Iron Man didn't have that. But again, just nit picking.

And even though the teaser after the credits was nifty, I gotta say I think I could have done without it. Lately I've been having a hard time watching SLJ on screen. Instead of seeing the characters he's playing, I'm just seeing the actor. Kind of like most of Ben Affleck's movies that came out around the time he was getting so much publicity from dating J-Lo. Meh.

so what was the teaser at the end?my crew jumped up the moment the movie ended.

Quote from: herodad1 on May 03, 2008, 12:17:08 PM
so what was the teaser at the end?my crew jumped up the moment the movie ended.

[spoiler]Stark comes home to his home. He finds Nick Fury, played by Samuel L Jackson, standing there. Fury asks if he thought he was the only superhero and then says he is here to talk to him about the "Avenger Initiative"[/spoiler]

Just saw it today.   And it was as great as reading that first issue of Iron Man way back in the sixties.   Perfect casting.  Perfect characterizations.

Must admit that I intentionally did not read this thread until after I saw the movie, afraid of seeing a spoiler.  (And think I would have.)

Fortunately, this morning I was in City of Heroes and someone started talking about the movie and I said, "not a another word. I'm seeing it today."   And they said "Just stay until the end of the credits."

Glad I saw that because even knowing that, I started to have doubts because the credits go on and on and on and on ...

My party of four thought I was crazy as did the only other two people who remained in the theater ... (they kept saying, we waited this long, let's just see it through to the end.)

And finally...  YAY!

So make sure you wait a LONG time.   LONG. LONG Time.   

Not a mistake.  Not a joke.   Everyone is telling you the truth.

(But don't read any of these spoilers unless you've already seen the movie and blown it.   The end is too good just to read about... imho.)