...as Nick Fury?
On May 10, 2010, at 3:26 PM, Adrianne Brennan wrote:
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On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 3:10 PM, Keith Johnson
<keithbjohn...@comcast.net> wrote:
You mean Lawrence Fishburne?
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Blanking on who played Morpheus in The Matrix but he would've been
a better casting IMHO.
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On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 2:42 PM, Keith Johnson
<keithbjohn...@comcast.net> wrote:
Great review. I'm indifferent about Sam Jackson as Nick Fury, but
it's obvious the Ultimate Universe guys wanted him from the start,
as the character's facial features were modeled on Sam's face from
the get-go. I'd love to see Avery Brooks as Fury. Now, if they went
back to the Caucasian fury of the mainstream Marvel world, I'd love
to see Fury played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan, recently of "The
Losers", also The Comedian from "Watchmen".
By the way, as an odd aside dealing with characters modeled on
real life people, have you read any of Marvel's recent series,
Secret Invasion/Dark Reign/Seige? Wonder why Norman Osborn is so
obviously modeled on Tommy Lee Jones?
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Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 2:18:28 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Iron Man 2 - short review (no spoilers)
Yeah count me in the "loved it" column too.
I thought Mickey Roarke was absolutely amazing, and considering
how Whiplash is in the comics...WOW what an improvement.
Terence Howard in the War Machine suit would have bored me to
tears. Cheadle rocked it. I never believed that Tony and Rhodey
were best friends in the first film. This time, I did. Also, I
think the fact that Cheadle and RDJ are close in height really
helped one particular scene out.
Sam Rockwell is a genius. How do you steal a scene where you're
playing a sucker? Scarlett as Black Widow. I gotta say...I bought
it. I would have bought a whole CASE with Nona Gaye in the role,
but otherwise...not bad.
I loved that the suits get damaged. I loved the silly science. I
loved the massive Avengers setup all throughout the movie. They
have uncrowned Spider-Man as the center of the Marvel Movie universe.
And, Ladies & Gentlemen...this is the first movie I have liked
Gwyneth Paltrow in since Shakespeare in Love!! She really is a warm
blooded human (who apparently does not walk in heels much)!
I think there are two major problems with Iron Man 2, and one is
Jon Favreau...the actor. He needed to pull back a bit. Happy had
too much screen time and lines. Also...I'm over Sam Jackson as Nick
Fury. I think I'm over Sam Jackson, actually. He's become the same
guy in every role. This is the same guy from XXX, and Shaft, and
at this point, he could say "get these m-f'in snakes off my m-f'in
carrier" and I wouldn' t blink. I'm just over it. As the Nick Fury
scenes dragged on, I found myself wishing Avery Brooks or Dennis
Haybert or, for that matter, Bruce Willis were in Jackson's
place. That's how done I am.
On a personal note: my son and I had a moment during the "message
to Tony" scene that was awesome.
Iron Man 2 does not stand alone. You must see #1 to get how good
this is. For that reason, it stays out of my top 5 comic
adaptation movies list. Otherwise, unless Scott Pilgrim is better
than Kick-Ass, Iron Man 2 is the best comic adaptation of the
year. Sony has a BIG problem. If they don't make Spider Man 4
work...they 're gonna have to give the property to Disney.
On May 10, 2010, at 10:52 AM, Kelwyn wrote:
I have been reading a lot of Iron Man 2 reviews. I gave it a "rave!"
(http://blackplush.blogspot.com/2010/05/iron-marvel.html) primarily
because I am comparing it to other Part 2s. I think it is
infinitely more entertaining than both "Batman Returns" and "Spider-
Man 2." In fact, the only superhero sequel that may be better is
"Superman 2."
It can be argued that "The Dark Knight" is the greatest sequel
since "The Godfather 2" but "The Dark Knight" is actually "Batman VI."
I also grade on a curve because of the speed with which this film
was brought to the screen. As I state in my review, it could have
easily been a train wreck of "Batman and Robin" proportions.
And, against all odds, it isn't.
By the by, I concur, big screen IMAX is the way to see this movie.
~rave!
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Said Kakese Dibinga <s...@...>
wrote:
>
>
> I kept it as vague as possible for those that haven't seen the
movie as yet.
>
> I give the movie a grade of 'C+'. The movie doesn't know what
kind of movie it wants to be, a sure sign of too many studio notes
on the script. It wasted a good villain in Whiplash and the sub-
storyline involving Whiplash and Stark. I feel that if Christopehr
Nolan post Dark-Knight had directed it he would have taken this
movie to the conclusion/staring everyone in the face in regards to
one of the main characters. 'Black Widow', nothing special about
her or her fight scenes. The directors fears of the movie being
rushed to production to soon in my opinion were justified and
clearly evident.
>
> 'Justin Hammer' was more like 'Justin Timberlake', is he a bad
guy or comic-relief?
>
> The classic storyline of how War Machine is introduced int he
book is made a mockery in the film, and barley acknowledge. Another
wasted opportunity.
>
> Guest appearance by another superhero in the movie, and I don't
mean War Machine (Terrence Howard is missed) nor Nick Fury.
>
> Barely worthy of bootleg.
>
> Said
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