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Super Bowl IRON MAN Spot in HD and New Site Overhaul

Published at:  Feb 03, 2008 11:48:06 PM CST

This trailer just unleashed asskickery during the Super Bowl and resulted with the audience here at Geek HQ cheering... I on the other hand was taking a piss... thus missing the trailer. So I checked Apple and the official site and on both is this Amazing trailer:




It's Really In HD this time, I swear, Really!!!



Click here for IRON MAN Spot!!!



Click Here For the Overhauled IRON MAN site - Click VIDEO - and you'll see the spot



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  • Feb 03, 2008 6:27:21 PM CST

    first..

    by cajun_mike

  • Feb 03, 2008 6:27:56 PM CST

    Isn't that the same trailer?

    by terrytips

  • Feb 03, 2008 6:28:50 PM CST

    Bitchin'

    by mukhtabi

    That is one awesome trailer. Captain America, Namor, Nick Fury, and the Avengers can't get their movies fast enough... Oh and that Thriller commercial with dancing lizards rocked.

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  • Feb 03, 2008 6:29:11 PM CST

    Ummm...

    by therealmoriarty

    ... didn't see the one on the Super Bowl, but this is the old trailer that you've linked to.

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  • Feb 03, 2008 6:29:55 PM CST

    GREATEST FUCKING MOVIE EVER

    by jeanluc dickhard

    fuck off batman this is stark country

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  • Feb 03, 2008 6:30:53 PM CST

    Sweet

    by evilgeek1

  • Feb 03, 2008 6:31:23 PM CST

    So-so

    by spencertrilby

    lots of action, but why do they feel the urge to throw in cheesy humor and Playstation CGI? I thought it was counter productive.

    All in all, the action looked cool enough though.

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  • Feb 03, 2008 6:32:04 PM CST

    Leobloom: I am

    by akutz

    However, Batman has the perfect woman that is Maggie G. But then again, IronMan has the perfect man that is RDjr. (He had a great cameo in Lucky You).

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  • Feb 03, 2008 6:32:56 PM CST

    Hell, maybe I'm a bit disapointed cause

    by spencertrilby

    I thought it was the REAL trailer, not a 30 seconds TV spot.

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  • Feb 03, 2008 6:33:32 PM CST

    Go to the Iron Man Official site

    by ampersand110

    The tv spot is there and also in HD

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  • Feb 03, 2008 6:38:14 PM CST

    Official site is a bit choppy

    by spencertrilby

    you bet there are a trillion connections as I type.

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  • Feb 03, 2008 6:38:19 PM CST

    thats what i thought

    by wyndam earle

    but the cgi looked better, and they changed the music a little too.

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  • Feb 03, 2008 6:39:24 PM CST

    Nothing new...

    by raw_bean

    Mori's right, both the links you posted have the same trailer that's been available for months Harry, and the site is no different than it was last week. Let me see if I can find an actual link to the superbowl spot...

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  • Feb 03, 2008 6:39:58 PM CST

    Yeah, the cg is kinda weak at the end.

    by shermdawg

  • Feb 03, 2008 6:45:24 PM CST

    NOT THE TV SPOT

    by flyinhawaiian

    The TV Spot is badass with the tank shooting at Stark.

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  • Feb 03, 2008 6:45:56 PM CST

    when he was walking away from the tank

    by vaudeville villain

    is what killed it for me. terrible cg.

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  • Feb 03, 2008 6:50:18 PM CST

    Alas, I have failed.

    by raw_bean

  • Feb 03, 2008 6:50:57 PM CST

    akutz

    by evilgeek1

    cmon' man U2 suck! Their lifestyle and politics are a complete contradiction.

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  • Feb 03, 2008 6:52:31 PM CST

    WOW!!!

    by waites

    This was so damn great!! I am not a comic geek but I have to see this movie!!! and yeah the new site is too much! thanks for the links!

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  • Feb 03, 2008 6:58:11 PM CST

    One of the best ads this evening

    by mullah omar

    These have been some of the least spectacular ads I can ever remember seeing during Super Bowls past. I have some hope for this film and I'm glad that this trailer looked pretty good.

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  • Feb 03, 2008 6:59:19 PM CST

    The last scene's CGI

    by spencertrilby

    looks like an attempt to give it a stylized vibe à la 300. Given the sharpness of Libatique's work on the movie so far, I'm not sure it was a good idea to begin with. More than the CGI quality it's a lack of coherence from the TV spot point of view. Maybe it'll work on the big screen. The motion capture was pretty flawless though.

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  • Feb 03, 2008 7:03:40 PM CST

    EvilGeek1

    by stevie grant

    I was in Ireland a couple summers ago. All the news from the local papers to the hosts on the local radio shows was about Bono being exactly how South Park depicted him. Apparently, the noted anti-capitalist and Irish patriot was moving his personal equity/stock (it might not have been equity, but it was definitely a Wall Street/total capitalist model) business from Ireland to another country to avoid taxes. I guess it's all good and well to preach socialism, until you have to help pay the bill.

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  • Feb 03, 2008 7:04:29 PM CST

    I like the first suit but the last suit looks odd

    by skywalkerfamily

    But this movie should be great.

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  • Feb 03, 2008 7:04:59 PM CST

    i almost forgot...

    by stevie grant

    BONO SUCKS DONKEY BALLS

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  • Feb 03, 2008 7:07:35 PM CST

    that link sucks

    by burgerking

    I'll check Quicktime now. Fucking flash players, no I don't want to watch the trailer as a slideshow.

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  • Feb 03, 2008 7:09:22 PM CST

    The first full length trailer was much better.

    by detective_fingerling

    This was actually kind of lame, not to mention the CG suit looked very Mist-esque.

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  • Feb 03, 2008 7:09:26 PM CST

    OAR on the official site

    by alwaysthere

    Thank God for that.

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  • Feb 03, 2008 7:09:29 PM CST

    Okay...

    by therealmoriarty

    ... now I've seen it, and all I can say is, "Yeah... I can fly."

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  • Feb 03, 2008 7:10:14 PM CST

    one more thing,

    by stevie grant

    I wasn't calling Ireland socialist. The nation has caught the attention of other European nations due to it's long history of economic suckitude, reversed by it recent trend towards freer markets and lower taxes. It has enjoyed solid growth, a boom in new business, and increased employment. In no way was I attempting to associate Bono's douchhood with his nation.

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  • Feb 03, 2008 7:12:19 PM CST

    Oh, and let me guess

    by detective_fingerling

    Tony Stark gets the idea to use yellow and red when.....

    he accidentally spills his hot dog on the all iron suit and getting a super duper repulsor ray brainstorm!

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  • Feb 03, 2008 7:12:43 PM CST

    Sweet

    by the knight

    But the part with him walking away was terrible...

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  • Feb 03, 2008 7:13:43 PM CST

    Kurt Lockwood

    by mc-909

    How about every single action movie produced since 1985?

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  • Feb 03, 2008 7:14:29 PM CST

    Tom Petty is making me sleepy

    by moondoggy2u

    Someone wake me when we get back to the game.

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  • Feb 03, 2008 7:14:51 PM CST

    BTW, official site is full of new pics

    by spencertrilby

    among them: Leslie Bibb without her pants, a display of manly friendship between Tony and Rhodey, and Favreau as what is obviously Happy Hogan.

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  • Feb 03, 2008 7:15:53 PM CST

    Tony can dodge missiles all he wants...

    by shermdawg

    ...but nothing will top Hulk's missile grab/spit. NOTHING.

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  • Feb 03, 2008 7:15:57 PM CST

    Iron Man

    by stevie grant

    I don't like comic book movies (with exceptions), but this one looks interesting. And, I apologize for harping on Bono. It has nothing to do with the flick.

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  • Feb 03, 2008 7:20:32 PM CST

    Don't rag on Bono...

    by skinjob69

    he weighs 18.6 Katie Courics!

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  • Feb 03, 2008 7:22:23 PM CST

    Obama

    by detective_fingerling

    did he seriously just spend 3+ million on a tv spot during the superbowl?

    That man has ginormous testicles. Well played 'Bama... well played.

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  • Feb 03, 2008 7:23:07 PM CST

    True, SkinJob69...

    by stevie grant

  • Feb 03, 2008 7:30:19 PM CST

    Iron Man looked real enough

    by sith_rising

    the background with the tank looked phoney

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  • Feb 03, 2008 7:31:46 PM CST

    AUDIOSLAVE rocks.......

    by travis-dane

    Cochise baby!

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  • Feb 03, 2008 7:34:58 PM CST

    I hope...

    by metaluna

    'Iron Man' kinda takes the piss out of all these sanctimonious, stupid superhero movies. I kinda feel that with Downey in the role and Favreau handing it, this movie might have some wit about it. That's 2000 words on my desk, Monday if you please. No extensions.

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  • Feb 03, 2008 7:37:03 PM CST

    IRON MAN WITHOUT A MASK

    by the knight

    What is he, Spiderman?

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  • Feb 03, 2008 7:37:05 PM CST

    Stevie Grant

    by evilgeek1

    Ha! Would not surprise me at all. He's a cheap bastard! So how was the weather when you were there? Us Irish dream of says when it stops raining :)

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  • Feb 03, 2008 7:37:19 PM CST

    Iron Man looked fake

    by moondoggy2u

    By that I mean, he looks like a cartoon; glossy and with poor compositing.

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  • Feb 03, 2008 7:40:06 PM CST

    Kinda like Spiderman, y'know?

    by moondoggy2u

    Who is doing the effects for this thing? Sony?

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  • Feb 03, 2008 7:46:20 PM CST

    WALL*E Trailer Looked Cool

    by steve trevor

    Although the idea that they have to use Buzz and Woody to sell the pic. may be telling.

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  • Feb 03, 2008 7:46:52 PM CST

    So... no Hulk TV spot?

    by spencertrilby

    I thought they were making a new Hulk movie though. Iron Man has 5 different clips, and no Hulk action yet. Don't be surprised if one of them bombs comes summer.

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  • Feb 03, 2008 7:49:24 PM CST

    Great trailer...bad CG?

    by wchblade

    I actually know someone who worked for Stan Winston until the end of 2007 and those practical suits do ROCK! Just finished watching the 720p version from Apple.com. The casting should be interesting to see "act", the villain Iron Monger looked sweet in the dark fast-moving shots, and the flight stuff looks awesome. What looked bad or unfinished was that PS3 looking end scene and when slowed down the digital compositing of Bridges head onto the Iron Monger suit as well as the 75% armored RDJ whose head looked poorly slapped onto a CGI body. I hope that these small things get tweaked before the film's debut. I have tons of faith in Favreau and loved his work on Zathura and his comedic all-around great sidekick in Daredevil.

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  • Feb 03, 2008 7:51:21 PM CST

    Well, ya gotta remember, the last time Hulk...

    by shermdawg

    ...had a Superbowl spot, it didn't turn out so good.

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  • Feb 03, 2008 8:00:44 PM CST

    you people are funny...

    by bouncy x

    when ONE single photo was released last year or whatever, you were all creaming yours jeans "this will be the best movie ever"...now ur finally seeing footage and its all "oh the cgi sucks...that sucks...this sucks too". wow, its just hilarious and both sad to see.

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  • Feb 03, 2008 8:01:28 PM CST

    i forgot this movie existed

    by pipple

    And honestly preferred it that way. oh well, here comes fantastic four 3.

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  • Feb 03, 2008 8:04:38 PM CST

    Bouncy

    by moondoggy2u

    Actually, I believe I am the only one who is saying that the cgi is kinda bad/iffy right now, and since I know this is the first time I've written any comment about this film whatsoever, I'd say you are full of it, Bouncy. Why don't you hold off on your blanket statements until they're applicable, like say, tommorrow morning or something? Besides, even you have to admit that the cgi was nothing spectacular. It was cliche, uninspired, and nothing that different from what we've seen for at least a few years now.

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  • Feb 03, 2008 8:09:27 PM CST

    CGI

    by riccage

    WHY WHY WHY?
    WHY IS EVERYONE COPYING THE LAZY CGI OF GEORGE LUCAS???

    Is it so hard to film a suit walking away from a tank... MAN I HATE IT.

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  • Feb 03, 2008 8:10:56 PM CST

    This could be the BEST comic book movie so far

    by han cholo

    In terms of Marvel comic films, there's been a lot of compromises, (ie. Hulk, Spider-Man) but this one looks like it will be the most faithful and awesome one yet. Downey Jr. is just perfect in Stark's role. I can't imagine anyone else doing it and the scenes with the suit look great. I'm thinking this could be one of the summer's top films.

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  • Feb 03, 2008 8:21:31 PM CST

    Agree, Cholo...

    by skinjob69

    Most comic-based films have been a disappointment to me(with Batman Begins being a notable exception). It's the performances that sell the film. And from what I've seen so far I'm encouraged by Downey's performance in Iron Man.
    Regarding the CGI: Most CGI sucks (at least compared to models- look at Blade Runner for example- those effects still hold up and it was shot in '82!) so this is nothing new, folks. Even the excellent CGI in the Tolkien adaptations had bad moments. The human eye can tell something "isn't right" with CGI, even if the specific problem can't be pinpointed. We'll have to settle with Hollywood's dependence on inferior CGI until a) the technology improves, or b) the audience demands better effects.

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  • Feb 03, 2008 8:32:53 PM CST

    blanket statements?

    by bouncy x

    but this is AICN, where when one person says something, suddenly 90% of y'all share the same opinion so be patient grasshopper, it will come.

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  • Feb 03, 2008 8:43:29 PM CST

    Starting to look................

    by roarsloudly

    Better & better with each trailer shown.

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  • Feb 03, 2008 8:52:09 PM CST

    EvilGeek1

    by stevie grant

    The weather was awesome: sunny and cool, so were the people. Except one musician at a pub, where he complained about the Americans there, saying "Oh yeah, you say 'So what, Ireland's only half the size of Texas'." It's actually about 9% the size, but I'm Texan so that only matters to me cause I'm from The Republic. He quickly made up for it (in my mind) when he made fun of the Germans there, by complaining about how "they clap like they march." The Germans got pissed, but it was hilarious. And, I have to agree with his complaining about the Americans in general, they were mostly Yankees who bitched about everything. Ireland and the Irish are awesome in my humble opinion.

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  • Feb 03, 2008 9:12:32 PM CST

    KurtLockwood

    by blood simple

    Other "walking away from an explosion" scenes are in: 'Syriana' with George Clooney doing the honors, and pretty much every James Bond movie.

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  • Feb 03, 2008 9:24:38 PM CST

    walking away shot...

    by vaudeville villain

    once, just *once* i'd love to see a shot of someone walking away from an explosion all cool and bad ass, and then get hit in the back of the head by a wayward piece of debris.

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  • Feb 03, 2008 9:25:45 PM CST

    Mysterious Yobo said...

    by mistahtibbs

    ..."that bit looked like a cut scene from the game."

    Agreed.

    MT

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  • Feb 03, 2008 9:30:24 PM CST

    vaudeville villain said...

    by mistahtibbs

    once, just *once* i'd love to see a shot of someone walking away from an explosion all cool and bad ass, and then get hit in the back of the head by a wayward piece of debris.

    That would be awesome. Maybe they can do it in the next "Date/Epic/Spartans" fecal splash that pretends to be parody.

    Not ragging on you man. Just being AICN cynical. Personally it would be funny in a Naked Gun sort of way. Unfortunately it probably will be in the next "Date/Epic/Spartan" fecal splash™ of a movie.

    Regards,

    MT

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  • Feb 03, 2008 9:31:22 PM CST

    "Smell it, smell it...now take it!"

    by zardoz

    Well, it that was a line from "Zohan", but it should be a line for Iron Man: this will own my ass this May, no doubt!

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  • Feb 03, 2008 9:45:29 PM CST

    Man thats fucking awesome!!!!

    by lanceloco

    This movie really has the chance to be greatest comic book movie ever.

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  • Feb 03, 2008 10:14:05 PM CST

    all you haters

    by thecheesegrommit

    I can not begi....oh forget it. Such a waste of my life force to elaborate on your stupidity. EVERYTHING ABOUT THAT SPOT ROCKED!

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  • Feb 03, 2008 10:14:30 PM CST

    looks alright

    by christpunchers2007

    Feels too "light" though... like FF but a notch more serious with transformers' CGI. Hope it doesn't turn out to be a corny cheese fuss.

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  • and dear God, I usually look forward to the commercials. Talk about bare bones. Wall-E was the best one

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  • Feb 03, 2008 10:39:03 PM CST

    Finally a GOOD year for Super Bowl Ads!!

    by shiftyeyeddog2

    this is actually the first time in several years that i LIKED many commercials. The past 3 or 4 years, not ONE has made me even smile, but this year several made me LOL: Sobe's "Thriller", FedEx's giant pigeons, and then there was the ultra-coolness of Iron Man and Wanted.

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  • Feb 03, 2008 10:45:53 PM CST

    Audioslave FTW!!!!!!

    by kid idioteque

    And may they rest in peace. Morello and Cornell are ace. I yelled at the TV after the spot - "Yesssss!!!!! Yeeeeessss!!!!!" That is all.

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  • Feb 03, 2008 11:39:28 PM CST

    HIS HELMET RETRACTS!!!

    by messi

    SWEEEEEET!!!!!!!!

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  • Feb 03, 2008 11:49:46 PM CST

    Well it's working for me, my boat is afloat

    by killakane

    Did'nt have any issues with the CG, we're getting far too jaded about this stuff, what works for me is the whole tone set by Favreau and Downey's deadpan charm, it's going to be a fun ride with some well written touches of humor and a big dose of metallic ass whomping! I'm there, sold.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 12:01:14 AM CST

    Mmmm looks real good

    by kafka07

    Real good n tastey

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  • Feb 04, 2008 12:10:29 AM CST

    It just keeps getting better with this film! :D

    by theghostwholurks

    Iron Man's going to be a TOUGH act to beat this summer... a wonderful surprise, considering 90% of the movie-going public's never even HEARD of him!

    This year's Little Miss Merchant-of-Death, guaranteed! :D

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  • Feb 04, 2008 12:19:05 AM CST

    Trailer Rocked

    by moviefreak007

    Loved the tank explosion shot Ironman looks like a complete badass. I really want to see more of the darker side of Tony Stark...women, booze ect.....cant wait.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 12:23:11 AM CST

    you guys are jaded

    by spawnofachilles

    this movie is going to own us all

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  • Feb 04, 2008 12:34:26 AM CST

    Looks like TOTAL FUCKING DESTRUCTION!!!

    by motoko kusanagi

    or something like that

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  • Feb 04, 2008 12:41:55 AM CST

    Popped my cherry

    by darkknightmare

    I grew up a big comic book fan, mostly DC though. But that spot may have been my first true geekasm. I hope this lives up, because it looks amazing so far. It really feels that they are starting to get it right with comic book adapts. Get the right actor! (Downey Jr, Norton!, Bale). The key, of course, is the delicate balance between staying true to the source material and making a real movie for non-geeks. And USE THE RIGHT STORY! All these characters have archives of great stories. While creativity is appreciated.....no need to rewrite history.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 12:46:56 AM CST

    yup, I'll see it

    by disfigurehead

  • Feb 04, 2008 12:48:44 AM CST

    If you didn't have problems with the CGI...

    by quantize

    ..in that last couple of shots

    you are totally FUCKING BLIND as a fucking BAT.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 12:57:28 AM CST

    seriously

    by clockworker

    what's with the completely digital image at the end, they better not make this thing half cartoon

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  • Feb 04, 2008 1:00:01 AM CST

    No more wasted opportunities!!

    by darkknightmare

    Nolan saved Batman because he returned him to the Dark Knight, not Joel Schumacer's homoerotic fantasy. Lee had good intentions with Hulk, wanting to give the character depth, but Banner's phyche should have come second to well.....HULK SMASH! So far, the new installment with Norton sounds like they'll get it right. I can't imagine Norton not giving Banner depth, while still focusing on what we want in the Hulk....total mayhem. Here's hoping that the studios realize that they will make more money out of these characters in sequels if they put the time and care into them to allow the franchises to not fall apart. The X-Men Universe is much to vast to have ended on such a sour note. That franchise would have made the studio unGodly money......had they had the patiance and care to do it right. Moviegoers very well would have supported more sequels to X-Men had it been done right......and each sequel should have been a great opportunity to introduce characters that could have stood alone in their own movies....a la Wolverine.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 1:03:24 AM CST

    Quantize

    by darkknightmare

    I understand what you're saying about the CGI. I wonder if they ARE purposely throwing in "money shots" in the 300 fashion. I'm not sure......if that is the case, and the editing is top notch.....might be an interesting effect. OR it could look like shit.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 1:05:08 AM CST

    Anybody

    by 5 by 5

    who didn't like this trailer is a brain dead douchebag. I didn't have any problems with the CGI, and quantize you can lick the bum hole of my pet bat. moondoggy2u, vaudeville villain, leobloom, Shermdawg, and anyone else who had a problem with this trailer, including the CGI, don't donate your sperm because the world's evolutionary cycle needs to kill off your "I am a dumb goat fucker" genes.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 1:07:52 AM CST

    The CGI.....

    by darkknightmare

    All considered....I'm not too worried about the CGI. From the little we have seen, I really think they're gonna get it right. The suits look amazing.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 1:16:44 AM CST

    Not worried CGI

    by moviefreak007

    I gotta say I felt like all the CGI shots looked very good considering thats the movie is not out for months. Ironman looks like its gonna be a summer blockbuster for sure.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 1:38:28 AM CST

    I think it looks great

    by lb

    I don't get the obsession with making every comic book movie dark as hell. For Batman it works but not for every other superhero.....the CGI in the end looks a little akward but I like the comedic nature of the movie.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 2:02:24 AM CST

    Hardly any movie previews!

    by skywalkerfamily

    Just Iron Man? No Hulk. No Dark Knight. No Indiana Jones. Last year we saw clips for Pirates and Transformers.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 2:35:00 AM CST

    AICN- Who wrote this entry on the IRON MAN Super Bowl ad?

    by wackybantha

    I don't think I see a name or credit anywhere?

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  • Feb 04, 2008 3:29:52 AM CST

    Looks great... except for the CGI at the end

    by steve rogers

    Other than that, I am THERE. Downey Jr looks like he owns this role. Brilliant choice. Suck it, naysayers!

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  • ok, maybe a bit much, but it has plenty of time to polish up. You all know how much your balls swelled while watching the trailer, you can't deny it. You just want to talk a little shit on here to fell important.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 3:54:34 AM CST

    robert downey jr.

    by blonde redhead

    looks really fucking hot as tony stark.

    *blushes*

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  • Feb 04, 2008 4:13:17 AM CST

    Motoko Kusanagi

    by messi

    You stole the TOTAL FUCKING DESTRUCTION thing that I stole from TOTAL FUCKING DESTRUCTION from me.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 4:14:53 AM CST

    joeelliott dumbfuck

    by messi

    Marvel had no say in spidey 3 or ghost rider. They have a say in Iron Man and Incredible Hulk and all their other properties. you think Marvel liked the fact their most epic iconic villain was turned into some leftover effect from Twister?

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  • Feb 04, 2008 4:16:53 AM CST

    problems I have with this movie

    by messi

    set in west coast and the mark 2 armor should have been more like the 60's red and gold armor Iron man had, or the one he had in Busiek/Perez run with rough colors, then become the Adi Granov super tech mark 3. Plus Gwyneth Paltrow just fucking sucks.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 4:17:33 AM CST

    Incredible Hulk isn't going to be great

    by messi

    because they are using the TV show too much and there's no motherfucking Rick Jones.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 4:19:06 AM CST

    BRING BACK PRACTICAL EFFECTS!!!

    by dogsoup

    That is all.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 4:24:53 AM CST

    I'm reserving judgement...

    by evilgeek1

    as it's very easy to be influenced by overly-negative or positive feedback. I love Iron Man so I'll eventually watch this movie with objective eyes.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 5:21:14 AM CST

    Looks promising, but where's the Mandarin?

    by stalkeye

    Instead Ironman's main nemesis is some 3rd rate lex luthor, yeah I remember Obaddie from the 80's in which Rhodes wore the armor, but not having the mandarin in IM's celluloid debut is like 1989's Batman sans Joker, but featuring Two face instead.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 5:52:55 AM CST

    What's with the name calling?

    by spencertrilby

    Seriously some of you are shooting from the hip when it comes to comic book movies. Whether it's the CGI quality or the comedic tone I don't see any complaint here that's not backed up with arguments. If some of you can't write anything but insults before painfully reaching their 30-words limit please go to the IMDb message boards, where you belong.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 5:59:51 AM CST

    bacci40

    by c legion

    My monitor cost a hell of a lot more that 100 dollars, and it's clear that the final shot looked quite poor, you know why? Because EVERYTHING looked like CGI, it looked like a shot from a fully CGI movie, whereas the rest of the spot did not, that's why people are focusing on it. Try to differentiate between "haters", and people giving valid criticism. I'm sure most here want to see this, I know I do.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 6:08:44 AM CST

    Yeh, i dont want this to fail

    by quantize

    but only bought fanwads like Harry could excuse this kind of stuff...
    I can't believe something better or slightly more convincing couldn't have been served up.

    It looks like a fucking game. That's a bad sign.
    And whoever that tard was, yes the average fucking screen is just fine to make that judgement (of depth and detail and anything required to give CGI a convincing edge)

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  • Feb 04, 2008 6:52:05 AM CST

    TOTAL FUCKING DESTRUCTION!

    by travis-dane

    is what the DUDE will bring to Tony Stark!And then he drinks a White Russian!

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  • Feb 04, 2008 7:17:14 AM CST

    In case anyone's still counting...

    by raw_bean

    ...add X2 to the list of films with someone 'walking slowly towards camera while shit blows up behind them'.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 7:21:25 AM CST

    Looked cool

    by abominable snowcone

    but yeah, the wrist-rocket shot of shellhead at the end did not look authentic. You got a couple months to fix it, peoples.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 7:48:36 AM CST

    The CGI is fine

    by brobdingnag

    it does not look like a game. Beowulf looked like a game. This looks pretty damn good. Dumb-asses gotta bitch about something I guess.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 7:59:46 AM CST

    If they just get rid of the depth of field...

    by redtom

    ...blur, they might get away with it - that's the one thing that screams CG straight away, it just looks fake - other than that, I'm in...

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  • Feb 04, 2008 8:01:13 AM CST

    28 words...

    by spencertrilby

    Read the memo.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 8:06:04 AM CST

    THe big star of this isn't the CGI . . .

    by fireclown

    It's effing Downey as the jaded arrogent prick Tony. He has it nailed solid. "yeah. I can fly." is gold. You can clean up CGI and effects, but actual people are going to make or break this one. With a good storyline this could be really damned good.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 8:07:48 AM CST

    it's still directed by the guy who did elf

    by cloudrider`

    nothing favreau ever done, film wise, has convinced me that this is gonna be anything but mediocre. and the trailers failed to change my mind. but go on... since aicn is pimping favreau as the latest geek darling, please continue with the stroking.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 8:13:33 AM CST

    batman got nolan, ironman got the guy who did elf.

    by cloudrider`

    as stan lee said, "nuff said."

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  • Feb 04, 2008 8:19:04 AM CST

    Brobdingnag, good point about "Beowulf"..

    by otter

    The CGI in the Iron Man spot looked fine: "Beowulf" looked like "The Bi-Polar Express" and the creepy unrealistic animation from that.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 8:45:17 AM CST

    Heroes aren't born...

    by spawnofachilles

    THEY'RE BUILT

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  • Feb 04, 2008 8:52:09 AM CST

    uhuh, creepy.

    by moondoggy2u

    Downey Jr. is playing Downey Jr with armor and you're saying he's giving 100 percent? Yeah...Look, I actually do intend to see this movie, but you can't tell me that a b-list comic character with a c-list director and an actor who is really just being himself in a film filled with been-there-done-that cgi and cliche camera shots is generating as much attention as you think it is. What this film has going for it is a 50 million dollar marketing campeign which exists to make you think an obvisouly generic comic book film will be the greatest thing since Tim Burton's Batman. Whatever.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 9:03:20 AM CST

    Generic Power Walks

    by moondoggy2u

    You know, the ones that involve heros and villains contemptuously walking towards the camera while something explodes or is on fire in the background. 300, The Mask of Zoro, Iron Man, X-men 2, The Shooter, Tombstone, Armageddon, Terminator series, Smallville series, Desperado, The Quick and The Dead, The Simpsons series, XXX, No Country For Old Men, everything involving Dolph Lundgren, Sylvester Stallone, and Van Damm, and thats what I could think of in just three minutes.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 9:17:47 AM CST

    scuze me.

    by moondoggy2u

    I didnt mean to write Stallone. I meant to put down Steven Segall.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 9:43:45 AM CST

    My thoughts as well, Mysterious Yobo

    by spencertrilby

    given the CGI questionable quality (no matter what apologists are saying) and the lack of coherence with the rest of the images and clips we've seen so far, I'd bet it's a VR training of any sort in the movie. A PG-13 Marvel flick wouldn't show its hero blasting people trapped inside a tank with that kind of cocky attitude. Looks like an elaborate holographic simulation more than anything, like Stark uses in the comics (on a side note, he mentions ILM as the artists behind his VR training in the comics^^)

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  • Feb 04, 2008 9:43:45 AM CST

    IRON MAN HAS CHOSEN TO WASTE HIS MARKETING $$

    by arcadiands

    AND HERES WHY
    This ad was directed to people who area already going to see the movie. For those who haven't read a comic, and have no idea who Iron Man is, this ad didn't give them any reason to see it - it looked like a crappy Transformers-lite ad, and it wont get any mainstream buzz as a result. It would have been better to introduce Tony Stark, who he is, and why he is. Instead we get a guy in a Star Trek jumpsuit saying,"oh yeah.. i can fly." He dodges a tank and blows it up with a micro-missle from his arm.
    And all of America thought, "who is this new villain going around blowing up American Tanks in Bagdad?"
    Dumb Ad is Dumb.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 10:24:29 AM CST

    a "solid" director?

    by cloudrider`

    the cast is top notch. no contest there. but in the end the movie will only be as good as the director's talent. anyone who's directing a superhero movie will claim how they love/embrace the material(gotta play kissy kissy with the fans, see), but it's all just useless talks. it's the talent that counts.

    now, have you seen favreau previous movies? is any of them any good? if you thought so, then i'm sure you'll love this movie. me, my hope is not so high.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 10:32:09 AM CST

    I think AICN would've been happier...

    by johnno

    If Hulk Hogan was playing the baddie, "Heroes are made by TOTAL FUCKING DESRUCTION, BROTHER!"

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  • Feb 04, 2008 10:56:36 AM CST

    moondoggy2u

    by mosquito march

    Doesn't FROM DUSK TILL DAWN have one of those shots?

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  • Feb 04, 2008 11:04:16 AM CST

    almost all action movies have that shot

    by cloudrider`

    to still be copying it now, in the year 2008, is like wearing a tattoo on your forehead that says 'enter brain here'.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 11:11:44 AM CST

    I think so, Mosquito

    by moondoggy2u

    And as Cloudrider has pointed out, its a horrible cliche and just screams banality. The very fact that this shot was used as promo material just points out how average the film seems.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 11:13:13 AM CST

    Now this is the post that should have said

    by grammaton cleric binks

    badass, not the one where we had some lame still shot.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 11:40:44 AM CST

    FACE FRONT, TRUE BELIEVERS

    by arcadiands

    This guy is still an unproven director - he's got a small library of mediocre films and why he's getting AICN support while Brett Ratner gets nothing but smear and derision really typifies the 'bought and sold' status of this domain over the past few years.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 11:48:34 AM CST

    anchorite

    by cloudrider`

    in what world will a movie directed by the guy who did elf will beat a batman film directed by the guy who did memento and insomnia? please be realistic. ;)

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  • Feb 04, 2008 11:48:40 AM CST

    Look at the picture- THIS MOVIE WILL ROCK!!

    by tal111

    Look at the trailer- HEY THE REFECTION ON HIS HELMET DOESN'T LOOK REAL!!! THIS MOVIE WILL SUCK!!!

    Shut the FUCK UP YOU WHINY LITTLE TWATS!!! WHAA!! WHAA!! WHAA!!

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  • Feb 04, 2008 11:50:46 AM CST

    anchor

    by abominable snowcone

    I must admit I like in the trailer when he's posing for photos with the troops and says, "No gang signs, please." Then says, "Nah, throw that up there, I'm cool with it."

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  • ...But hey, that was funny. I'm looking forward to this.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 11:56:06 AM CST

    ...at this point

    by rowanm

  • Feb 04, 2008 11:56:24 AM CST

    looked like random action movie to uninitiated

    by lost boy

    I'm already psyched for this movie. The crowd I watched the Super Bowl with was not. The adults kept trying to place who Iron Man was and the consensus from the teenagers was "I'm not feelin' it." So, I agree with ArcadianDS - this was the wrong place for an FX ad and should have given people who don't know who Iron Man/Tony Stark is a reason to see the movie. The "I just finally know what I have to do." line wasn't enough.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 12:00:28 PM CST

    Good God, America is full of retards.

    by burgundy82

    Need proof? http://tinyurl.com/yvsnox These mindless idiots voted the fucking dog and clydesdale ad as their favorite. Meanwhile, Tony Stark is sitting not-so-pretty in the bottom five. The bottom five? Worse than Corlos Mencia? Seriously? In other news, the Barkley and D-Wade spot was hands-down funniest.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 12:01:50 PM CST

    that's 'Carlos Mencia'

    by burgundy82

    An edit feature, Harry. Come on.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 12:04:40 PM CST

    if elf delivered for you.

    by cloudrider`

    then we can't be friends.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 12:16:48 PM CST

    Elf delivered?

    by spencertrilby

    Batman Begins didn't?

    I'm sorry but I have to question your mental health. Or your tastes. Or both.

    Don't ever come close to my kids, you pervert.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 12:22:20 PM CST

    fuck you Patriots

    by jimcurry

    hahaaaaaaaa

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  • Feb 04, 2008 12:22:39 PM CST

    Within its genre, Elf was just fine.

    by fluffyunbound

    Elf is not supposed to be an action movie. It can't usefully be directly compared to Batman Begins. I'm a big BB defender, but I'm sure that 15 years from now I'll still watch a rerun of Elf on the USA Network every December, and I doubt I'll say that about BB.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 12:25:16 PM CST

    Fantastic Four 3...

    by jimcurry

    someone said it above, and it's my greatest fear.... No teaser/commercial for this has impressed yet.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 12:27:06 PM CST

    Burgundy82

    by jimcurry

    That Clydesdale/dog spot got a big smile out of me - moreso than the lame Iron Man spot. And I'm a geek.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 12:34:16 PM CST

    the giant pigeon ad was tits too...

    by jimcurry

    They should make a fuckin movie out of that shit!

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  • Feb 04, 2008 1:00:55 PM CST

    Elf was IN MY HUMBLE OPINION pure shit

    by spencertrilby

    (sorry for the capital letters but I wanted to stress that I'm not into christmas movies. Except Gremlins maybe)...

    I thought both Elf and Zathura were absolutely silly and had a terrible art direction. Both of these points make me wonder about Favreau's tastes and abilities in the first place. Just sayin'

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  • Feb 04, 2008 1:09:59 PM CST

    That's a valid point FluffyUnbound, but

    by spencertrilby

    just because Elf wasn't running in the same league doesn't mean you can't judge the people behind it.

    In all fairness I think Elf lacked substance and was ugly as hell. Since I expect some substance and visual flair in Iron Man it got me legitimally worried. Besides, Favreau's silly brand of humor seems (like many said before) to give the movie a Fantastic Four flavor that worries me even more.

    I'm not dissing people enjoying Elf and I'm glad you had a good time watching it. My loss. But Nolan is a brilliant director while Favreau is mediocre at best, and a Hack Pack member at worst.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 1:15:12 PM CST

    "Yeah, I can fly."

    by turd furgusen

    That was most excellent.
    I wouldn't worry about the CGI at the end. I'm sure that will clean up in the final stages of post. Unless it's a VR SIM. Then it should look a tittle crapy.
    I know a lot of you will disagree, but I would love to see this done a little like the "Rocketeer". The tongue-and-cheek humor is fine if they balance it with enough menace. Bridges is excellent at playing evil, so I'm really looking forward to RDJ and him bouncing off each other.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 1:19:24 PM CST

    that's "a little crappy"

    by turd furgusen

    Edit option, indeed.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 1:54:19 PM CST

    I want to see BATMAN vs. IRON MAN next.

    by i hope you die

    Christian Bale vs. Robert Downey Jr. It'd work.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 2:36:39 PM CST

    IRON-MAN THE MOVIE WILL BE THE BEST VIDEOGAME EVER!!!

    by ludmir88

    LOOKS LIKE ONE YOU KNOW.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 2:44:42 PM CST

    Anchorite, I agree

    by abominable snowcone

    The one WRONG way to market eco-friendly vehicles and fuel is to make it seem like a boring lifestyle. Saving the planet doesn't have to be a snoozefest. If I see one of those driving down MY street, I'm gonna throw a jar of gasoline at it. You know, a molotov hybrid.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 3:08:53 PM CST

    OH yeah

    by joesixpack

    Now that's what I'm talking about

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  • Feb 04, 2008 3:32:01 PM CST

    Will Stan Lee have a cameo?

    by skywalkerfamily

    As a gardner, or a mailman, or some old newspaper delivery guy?

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  • Feb 04, 2008 3:47:56 PM CST

    A cameo as a wannabe Hugh Heffner

    by spencertrilby

    that's what I read somewhere else. Maybe a fortune cookie.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 4:09:57 PM CST

    Looks fucking sweet

    by picardsucks

    See you coked up, bath house, hollywood shitheads. A comic book movie being made by a talented film maker who loves the genre with a talented cast with a very strong resemblance to their comic book counterparts. With the near exact look of the comic book. No 6' tall pretty boys in black leather catsuits. No artistic interpretation with a 20' tall Hulk and nonsensical plot. No dark red capes and small plastic superman symbols, No nipples on the costume. See you fucks, looks like we have the blue-print right here and I'll bet it rakes in Bank.
    Now get back to your boy fetish magazines and subutext

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  • Feb 04, 2008 4:20:31 PM CST

    Guys. Nerds. This is not Marvel's 616 Universe!

    by zerocorpse

    How many times do you need this pounded into your head? Movies are not 616 or Ultimate. They're a different dimension, so the characters and events are slightly different. You accept this in the comics without much problem, so I don't see why you can't deal with it in movies.
    Maybe they should assign a number to the movie dimension, so it's more in-tune with Marvel's books. You know, like this is Earth 90210 or something...

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  • Feb 04, 2008 4:23:50 PM CST

    Earth 90210 got cancelled

    by spencertrilby

    codename JLA, remember?

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  • Feb 04, 2008 4:57:09 PM CST

    SpencerTrilby, I agree with you. I didn't see

    by grammaton cleric binks

    Zathura, but Elf ate reindeer turds. I'm sick of the Wil Ferrell worship. Some of his stuff is good, some not. People see his name above the marquee, and for some reason go scrambling to it. He plays the same buffoon in every movie now. Ackroyd, Belushi, Chase, they played different buffoons in every movie. This is getting old. Having said that I need to say I got a fever, and the only cure is MORE COWBELL.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 5:53:14 PM CST

    Heroes are not born...

    by skinjob69

    they're Forged. THAT would have been the proper word for the tagline, based on the context. H-wood checked on the word, though, and wasn't sure enough people knew it.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 6:03:17 PM CST

    Heroes are not born

    by skywalkerfamily

    They're merchandised!

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  • Feb 04, 2008 6:34:41 PM CST

    Heroes are not born,

    by spencertrilby

    they're miscarried. Well, most of the time. You know it's true.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 6:35:55 PM CST

    Ask Pepper Potts!

    by spencertrilby

    Now, THAT was insensitive. Gotta call it a night.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 7:05:24 PM CST

    joeelliott

    by messi

    Avi Arad isn't really Marvel, he represented himself, the dudes at Marvel now have Kevin Feige who is the dude responsible for giving us a Comic Book Iron Man. And I've never been to a comic convention. And I didn't know there was a Silver boba fett.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 7:52:45 PM CST

    fucking christ....

    by gavinvandraven

    that Titan guy from american gladiators would make a great Captain America or Thor.... if you havent seen him.... http://imdb.com /name/ nm0641380/

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  • Feb 04, 2008 8:26:29 PM CST

    CANT FUCKING WAIT FOR THIS MOVIE!!!

    by jig98

    i was never a big fan of iron man or robert downey jr but this film will fucking own come may. all of the marvel comic films were all hit and miss so far. look at all 3 spideys, the hulk, both fantastic fours, all 3 x-men and all the little spin-offs that came afterward were all very entertaining at times but were all kinda slow and at times very messy. this looks like it could be a huge one and make up for all that shit. the comics are all seriously overrated too. but then again i haven't read comic books in a while.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 8:28:51 PM CST

    CGI WILL ONLY GET BETTER...

    by melthebloody

    COME ON GUYS! WE SHOULD KNOW THAT BY NOW. REMEMBER THE SUPER BOWL HULK COMMERCIAL, OR THE KING KONG ONE A WHILES BACK? YEAH....NOT WORRIED AT ALL....

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  • Feb 04, 2008 8:28:54 PM CST

    CGI WILL ONLY GET BETTER...

    by melthebloody

    COME ON GUYS! WE SHOULD KNOW THAT BY NOW. REMEMBER THE SUPER BOWL HULK COMMERCIAL, OR THE KING KONG ONE A WHILES BACK? YEAH....NOT WORRIED AT ALL....

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  • Feb 04, 2008 8:29:34 PM CST

    OPPS...SORRY FOR THE DOUBLE POST

    by melthebloody

  • Feb 04, 2008 8:29:45 PM CST

    so the obidiah stayne's the big bad then?

    by drewlicious

    I can dig it. I guess that means we get the Mandarin next time.

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  • Feb 04, 2008 10:26:58 PM CST

    What With The Weakass Trailers?

    by flickchick

    Whoever greenlit these trailers, needs to be fired. I was excited about Ironman until I saw these weak trailers!

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  • Feb 04, 2008 11:42:28 PM CST

    Hollywood needs to drop all PC's...

    by poeticwarriorii

    into the Pacific and get back to actually filming a fucking movie instead of drawing one. I thought they would've learned with the shitty CGI Lucas produced. This movie looked great except for the Awful cgi shots.

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  • Feb 05, 2008 1:30:45 AM CST

    jig98

    by messi

    then don't say their overrated cos marvel is releasing some amazing shit. And iron man comics are great at the moment. not to mention IMMORTAL IRON FIST!

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  • Feb 05, 2008 7:48:44 AM CST

    I saw a different Iron Man trailer on the weekend

    by fuck the napkin

    In front of Cloverfield in the UK. It was really bad. They should only be showing this one.

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  • Feb 05, 2008 9:34:08 AM CST

    "My Name is Tony Stark and I approved this Trailer."

    by stark industries

  • Feb 05, 2008 9:40:50 AM CST

    Did you ever consider that:

    by stark industries

    1. That the Trailer was just there to thrill you?.... 2. That the Trailer probably has a bunch of composite shots that are really NOT in the movie?.... 3. That the whole 'Rocket to Tank' piece was just put together for fun and coolness in the Trailer?... Did you really think that I going to show you what my Repulsors can do on such a small screen?... This was just a 'taste'... relish it and enjoy! I'll deliver soon. Here's to Peace. - Stark

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  • Feb 05, 2008 5:45:39 PM CST

    Re: Stark Industries

    by spencertrilby

    when will the Stark Ironworks site open? Your viral marketing sucks! Stop dry humping Gwyneth Paltrow and move your ass, slacker!

    Howard Stark, CEO

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