Iron Man 3 - Movie Forum - Rotten Tomatoes

We all have different opinions. Even though I had massive problems with the film, I will admit that it's entertaining and even the first act was pretty impressive. I'd probably give it around 55% at most as a film.

Aug 13 - 02:03 PM

I have mixed feelings on this one. On one hand I thought the script was pretty clever and I did like it. But on the other hand I didn't like it for an Iron Man movie. Weird, I know but that's how I feel. I really wanted to see the Mandarin and while I liked what they did, I also don't: I don't know if it was a wasted opportunity or if what they did was genius. I guess I'd liked the movie more if it'd been just some buddy team up film and not Tony Star: Iron Man. That's the only way I can describe it.

Jun 30 - 08:22 PM

Chad Kneedler

Terrible movie. Place it on shelf with Elektra and Catwoman.

Jun 30 - 07:13 AM

Michael Bevington

How dare people have opinions!

Jun 23 - 10:13 PM

Marier Villarreal

Like you.

Aug 1 - 03:39 PM

Caleb Ninja

Are people not allowed to have opinions? I hated this movie. I can back up why. Good day, sir.

Jun 7 - 06:01 AM

Alex Mueller

sorry about the spoilers below

May 13 - 06:07 PM

Alex Mueller

why is everyone so judgmental. They realize all of the bad things and don't focus on the good that the movie has. Killian in't as great as the Mandarin, but I was satisfied. At least he could even be like a dragon. Im into comics a little bit and it doesn't have to be the exact same. Change is what makes it enjoyable. I agree It WAS good!!!!!!!!!!!!

May 13 - 06:07 PM

It was a neat twist but I really wanted to see the Mandarin lol.

Jun 30 - 08:23 PM

Gabriel Bales

Yeah, you're right, the Mandarin doesn't lol nearly often enough.

Sep 4 - 06:22 AM

Alex Mueller

very good movie

May 13 - 05:35 PM

Liam Murray

Couldn't agree more. Great film.

May 13 - 11:09 AM

Daniel Jasse

No it wasn't! Its a poor movie by any standards, fancy effects don't make a good movie, the acting isn't great, the jokes are utterly stupid, I won't go into spoilers but the script is terrible! A billion dollar mess of a movie...

May 10 - 11:31 AM

Jeff Plamenig

What they tried to introduce was fine but I firmly believe they could just as easily have given the villain a different name if that was what they were trying to pull. Sort of like dangling the proverbial carrot tied to a string, then laughing hysterically when it gets yanked away from you.

May 10 - 10:22 AM

Tony Stark

it was very good

May 10 - 09:56 AM

Mikael Chuaungo

offcourse u will find it that way Mr. Stark...

Aug 26 - 02:45 AM

James Barr

It wasn't mind-blowing by any means, but I was certainly entertained.

May 9 - 06:10 PM

Marier Villarreal

Agreed.

Aug 1 - 03:40 PM

Ryanide Stevens

trying to scroll down here avoiding spoilers....failed

May 8 - 03:23 AM

Mitch Carpenter

It WAS good. It was REALLY good. I just think they outsmarted themselves, and settled for really good when they could have given us something Epic.

May 8 - 02:26 AM

Spikey Mike

Did anyone see the Mandarin plot twist coming? Cause one of the first trailers gives a hint/clue that the Mandarin is a fake about 1:05 into the trailer. When he says "I consider myself a teacher", you get a brief look at the Ten Rings. Hardcore Iron Man fans should of been all over it, cause the rings are wrong. Just saying for all those posers pretending to be "hardcore" Iron Man fans. I'm not a big Iron Man fan, but when I saw the scene I was like, "Those rings don't look right. Stupid Hollywood people messing with the comic book version again".

May 8 - 02:24 AM

joe hansen

It seems most people who disagree with those of us who did NOT enjoy IM3 are throwing out we can't get over the Mandarin "twist". Honestly, I was bored with this movie long before the Madarin was revealed to be just an actor, which really wasn't the biggest issue I had with this movie, not even close. No Tony kicking butt in the Ironman suit in the first hour, just basically getting his butt kicked through the whole movie? We go to Ironman movies to see Tony being Ironman. Nothing like that in IM3. Is his prototype suit made of recycled soda cans or something? I mean, I know Stark went all enviromentally friendly in Avengers, but he may want to re-think producing his suits with old Coke cans as the Extremis goons were able to easily defeat / penetrate / disable Tony's (and Iron Patriot's) suits. Iron Patriot was a total waste, no butt kicking from him whatsoever, just Rhodes getting captured and the suit taken away. No AC/DC music? What? I'm not a huge AC/DC fan, but the way their music was used in IM1 and IM2 literally rocked, sorry, no moments like that in IM3. Hollow Ironman suits coming to save the day at the end (sorry, the moment when they all circled just before attacking at the docks was very CHEESY, not awe-inspiring as Shane Black had probably intended). I hope Shane Black never touches another Marvel script, he has no idea what he's doing. Tony's one-liners in IM3 weren't even as good as in IM1, IM2, or the Avengers. Ironman in the Avengers rocked, Ironman in IM3 was whiney and wimpy. Sadly, this movie was a huge disappointment for me.

May 7 - 03:57 AM

While I was likewise upset over the lack of AC/DC tunes (big fan, I've see them live), I had more positive takes on some of your other points. Not that my opinion is right - it's simply different.

To me, the Iron Patriot was done brilliantly. I despise his character in the comics. It's yet another way Norman Osborne sticks himself into other story lines - an annoying feat he's pulled off time and time again. Having Rhodey as the Iron Patriot in the movie was brilliant to me, because it turned that suit into this symbol of American justice. Ironically enough, having been War Machine prior, it paralleled the Mandarian videos sentiments towards America as a whole. To Killian, it was a coffin in which to burn the president above oil tanks. Vivid symbolism all around.

On the same accord, Iron Man 3 sought to establish Stark as a human. He is Iron Man, suit or not. He can remove the arc reactor from his body and move on in a healthier fashion. IM3 delves beyond the suit to the guy within; the same guy who has anxiety attacks over a near-death experience in New York, who struggles to keep his relationship on track, and who can't even sleep at night without twisting with nightmares. I absolutely loved the movie for this, which is probably why I can look past the "twist" as much as I do. I saw too many other strong points in the film to condemn it as a whole.

Is this movie FANTATSIC? No. Not by a long shot. But I stand by saying that it was good. Not great. Just good. I'll buy the DVD and I won't say no to a free ticket if I end up with one (which is how I saw it twice - paying for it once is enough imo).

I've separated the MCU from the comics for a while now. It just makes life easier. From a business standpoint, they're trying to appeal to a wide demographic, not just us comic nerds. So they revamp, redesign, and branch out. Not all of these decisions are intelligent, but it is what it is.

May 7 - 11:11 PM

Yes, I did love that about the movie that Tony is Iron Man. I used to be a huge fan of the comics growing up and honestly the comics had more time with Tony Stark out of the suit than in it. I remember when he was the only character in the Marvel Universe who could wield Excalibur because he was a true knight, with or without the suit. He wasn't perfect but he always came through for good. I don't really recognize him anymore in the comics. Haven't cared much for Marvel since the early 90's. The movies got him right though. I will say that.

Jun 30 - 08:28 PM

Mike Indgin

I love the plot twist. Bold and it got me. How many plot twists do we not see coming a mile away?

May 6 - 11:05 PM

True, I was like wtf? I want my Mandarin lol, grrrr. Still it was pretty slick.

Jun 30 - 08:29 PM

Karen Koym

At 2 hour 20 min. this movie was absolute torture. 77% on RT makes me think something fishy is going on, some of these reviewers are being paid off. It's not even worth discussing the details, this was complete crap. Marvel's worst movie since Spider-Man 3, if not worse altogether.

May 6 - 06:08 PM

Lawson Day

Are you kidding me? why would a 77 indicate that. PS spiderman 3 isn't that bad.

May 6 - 06:59 PM

Daniel Jasse

Agreed its terrible!

May 10 - 11:33 AM

I meant to say that I think I'm the only one who thought Spidey was a complete and total jerk.

Jun 30 - 08:34 PM

Kaylin Huang

Actually, it's still quite awkwardly racist anyway. If it had nothing to do with comic book Mandarin, they should've just picked a different villain...please...

May 6 - 04:57 PM

Dustin French

whoa, a shred of rationality on these boards? you can GIIIIT OUT!!!!!

May 6 - 04:29 PM

King Kong Bundy

The 'modernization' you describe in your topic statement refers to taking an element and updating it (much like Tony being in the middle east instead of vietnam in Iron man 1). How is taking the Mandarin (Iron man's main villian) and not making him a villian at all, modernizing? That's straying so far from the source material, it's unrecognizable. That was the screennwriter's thinking they were clever when they weren't. All these hacks have to do is take material from one medium to another include the essentials, and fit it into 2 hours or so. They should have made Tony Stark a midget to continue 'modernizing' the story. Retarded.

May 6 - 02:25 PM

Peter Anders

actually technically speaking the mandarin was in the movie. it just wasn't who we thought it was gonna be.

May 13 - 06:40 PM

Ok, good for you for accepting mediocrity. But aside from that, no it wasn't good. Are you forgetting that Tony was NEEDED by the lead antagonist? He NEEDED him or Extremis wouldn't ever be what he dreamed it to be. So what's he do? He tries to kill Tony early on & in fact the whole world believes he did just that. Then later they pretend like the audience is so stupid you wouldn't remember that. "Pepper Potts, you're my trophy." She should've said, "wait, you wanted me & Tony dead just a little while ago. Now you're saying you NEED Tony & you want me too? I don't think you know WHAT you want. You should seek therapy." Then he just wanders off. Next scene he's in a therapist's chair. End of movie. Audience goes home & blows their brains out. Hows that for a F#$@ing plot twist?

May 6 - 09:26 AM

You keep making this same point and are continuously proven wrong. Maya Hanson was the one who thought he needed Stark. That's why she showed up at his house right before the attack. To try and save him.

May 6 - 10:54 AM

If he believed he could finish Extremis the whole time, then he could've shot Tony in the head one of the many times he had the chance to & just moved on. Yawn.

May 6 - 11:04 AM

This dude doesn't understand the idea of 'adjusting a plan.' Let me explain it in simple terms: plan goes into action, things do not go completely as planned, plan changes, objectives change <---- there, simple enough?

May 6 - 12:09 PM

King Kong Bundy

Joe, methods may change but the objectives cannot. Only the means to get to those objectives can change. If the objective changes, you are no longer following the same plan.

May 6 - 03:30 PM

uh yeah they do, Killians new objective was forcing Stark into his employment replacing Maya Hansen as opposed to just killing him in the beginning. Did you watch the movie? or was your heading raging too much at the thought of the Mandarin twist?

May 6 - 04:27 PM

So, force Stark to work for him, replace Maya, & meanwhile, if Pepper Potts body accepts Extremis, then the love of Stark's life has just as much power as Killian? Yeah, like that's a good idea. Like she wouldn't just melt whatever they tried to keep her in & bust Tony the hell outta there whilst killing Killian in the process. It took her less than 30 seconds to kill Killian when she finally realized she had powers. You don't mess with a girl's love life AND give her amazing powers to kick your ass with too. His plan WAS going as planned. It didn't make sense to change it. Hell, he even had the President. He was actually doing better without Tony.

May 7 - 10:26 AM

Josiah Coulter

The movie was awesome! Haters just enjoy living miserable lives.

May 5 - 10:50 PM

Lee Augustus

dumbass

Jul 5 - 08:02 AM

\m/ichael \m/yers

I agree with the little cutie pie up there. It was good. Give it a shot.

May 5 - 10:35 PM

Agreed, plus people still don't realize Guy Pearce was the Mandarin not Ben Kingsley, and he might not even be dead.

May 5 - 10:21 PM

Glenn Forsyth

This is Disneyworld for you and they don't like their villains to be psychopathic, mass murdering, intellectually advanced of Asian origin using alien technology villains matching it punch for punch with our hero Tony Stark. Agents for Donnie Yen, Chang Chen, Daniel Dae Kim, Koji Yakusho or even Jet Li can switch off the phone as Disney won't be calling any time soon. What a missed opportunity here.

May 5 - 06:45 PM

\m/ichael \m/yers

That's why a rated R Punisher or Deadpool will not be made. Or even a decent Ghost Rider or Hulk.

May 5 - 10:37 PM

Disney makes r rated movie. They fall under the Touchstone or Mirimax logo.

May 6 - 07:29 AM

Also, they've already got the test footage of Deadpool finished. They're working on it. Also, they're pretending like Wolverine Gay Origins never happened, thank god. So far it sounds like they'll be doing the Deadpool movie right. *crosses fingers*

May 6 - 09:29 AM

Kurtis Silva-Devine

Deadpool and Punisher are both owned by Fox. Disney has no problem with making R rated movies. If they did, we would never have gotten Kill Bill or Pulp Fiction.

Sep 29 - 02:16 PM

Hunter Primm

If people would just except change and leave the comic book universe and this one apart...

May 5 - 04:24 PM

Leena Sregneva

I loved it!!! Best Iron Man movie. I was shocked with the plot twist too, but I still loved it.

May 5 - 03:03 PM

Kevin Lee

The twist was unnessary. Imagine if The Joker was in reality as birthday clown instead of the Joker we got in the Dark Knight and the real Joker was Sal Maroni.

May 5 - 12:24 PM

Bob Saget

Jeremy Jahns made that same point. And I agree completely.

May 5 - 01:28 PM

Imagine if Bane was just some really strong guy who is actually just the evil little henchman of the REAL mastermind, Talia Al Ghul and...... oh wait.

May 5 - 04:18 PM

Wasn't Bane on the same level as Talia? Didn't they plan the whole destroying Gothan plan together?

Aug 13 - 02:05 PM

Nico Nunez

I think he mighta been quoting Jeremy there... I heard him say that too.

May 6 - 12:11 AM

The Joker is an iconic character that everyone knows who must be done in a certain fashion, the Mandarin is an outdated caricature of Asian stereotypes that no one knew anything about until this movie came out... then they went on Wikipedia, read his bio, and now are suddenly Mandarin loyalists... go figure

May 5 - 08:39 PM

Tim Tringle

Yes and they had an opportunity to UPDATE the character with a tremendous actor in the roll. Instead they spit in the real fans eyes. And catered to 15 year old girls.

Got news for you when you are 15 you have little idea what is actually good.

May 6 - 08:51 AM

right, because a poll was taken researching who loved the twist and it all came back with 15 year old girls? Fact is, very few loved the twist, many rolled with it, many hated it. The first two groups got to see how good the film is, the third group are sulking and crying over their extensive Mandarin comic collection right that they all of a sudden own? who the hell gives a damn about the Mandarin? get over yourself, I'm Asian and could care less about his portrayal. I came to see a good Tony Stark story with humor, heart, and action and I got that.

May 6 - 12:19 PM

Kevin Lee

The twist was unnessary. Imagine if The Joker was in reality as birthday clown instead of the Joker we got in the Dark Knight and the real Joker was Sal Maroni.

May 5 - 12:24 PM

The Mandarin doesn't have the legacy or popularity of the Joker.

May 5 - 08:13 PM

Exactly, plus it worked the way they set it up. I thought it was pretty clever, I personally would have liked it with Kingsley as the actual Mandarin but I don't think it made the movie terrible.

The movie was still good.

May 5 - 10:10 PM

Yeah but they were building up the Mandarin in the film as being a calculating terrorist mastermind. Regardless of whether the comic book character was a cool or weak adversary or if he was 'the Joker' to Iron Man, they promised to do something impressive with Ben Kingsley's character and they turned the whole film into a parody of itself with the twist.

Aug 13 - 02:12 PM

El_ Capitan

If you thought this was good, I can't imagine what you thought about Batman and Robin.

May 4 - 08:33 PM

If that was your attempt at undermining the credibility of my opinion, you've failed horribly.

But to satiate your passive-aggressive snark, I'll bite. Batman & Robin was a cinematic gaff. Even those who aren't familiar with the comics firsthand (aka: most of the movie-goers), that was a painfully lame experience anyway. HOWEVER. To someone oblivious to the comic-based context of The Mandarin, Iron Man 3 probably looked like a well-scripted action movie with an epic fight scene to close it out. As much as we "die hard" Marvel fans like to trumpet our comic-loving ways, the MAJORITY of people seeing this movie haven't purchased or read a single issue of Iron Man. I've learned to accept this so I can enjoy the movies. Otherwise, we become ten times worse than those pretentious people that whine about how "the book was SOOOO much better than the movie" - that's how it ALWAYS is. The most we can do is rely on a couple hours of quality entertainment with some relations in the source material. Batman & Robin failed miserably at this. Iron Man 3 did not.

Next time you harp on me like that, pick your weapons more wisely. Good afternoon.

May 5 - 11:26 AM

EntertainMeOrDie .

Hi.

May 5 - 12:31 PM

Chris Boshie

I agree with your point about main stream audiences being unfamiliar with the comics, and the "comic purists" get on my nerves, as I'm the first one saying not everything from the comics translates well to film, but that being said I'm not sure how Guy Pierce breathing fire was in any way less hokey than 10 mystical rings? If they made the Mandarin a realistic terrorist minus the rings, I'd of been okay with the Christopher Nolen(esc) spin.

But instead they not only ticked off a built in Iron man nerd fan base but they made outrageous biochemical humans that could melt crap and were suddenly more powerful than iron man despite him holding his own against Thor in the Avengers which alienated EVERYONE except people like YOU that are just determined to like it for some bizarre reason. In truth the movie was absolutely ridiculous. So you liking it, is in fact a fair comparison to the people that liked Batman and Robin. It's an opinion and you are entitled to yours Taylor Nik�le, but don't act like it's anymore legitimate than the people that liked Batman and Robin.

May 5 - 10:05 PM

Holy hell. I'm not saying my opinion is supreme, but I am saying that if your way of undermining it is to equate Iron Man 3 to Batman & Robin, that's just imbecilic. There are more legitimate ways to state a counterargument. Others in this thread have done it, and I see some other points. I can acknowledge this like a mature adult (gasp!), and move on.

If you take the "comic purist" filter out of your brain when you watch this movie - like I did when I went to see it a second time for free - I can understand how so many people still enjoy it. It also helps to see it again when you know the twist is coming. It was more well put together than it seemed the first time around.

Would I have liked an actual Mandarin? Yes. Would I have liked to see it tied into the Ten Rings terrorist group from IM1? Yes. Would I like the Mandarin to still appear in a future film done properly? Yes. But that ISN'T what happened here, and I'm trying to make this a glass half full situation. Comic book movies can be such shit shows. It's incredibly easy to screw them up. Half a dozen terrible Hulk and Batman movies are there as proof. This could have been SO MUCH WORSE, that I'm appreciating it for what it is. A decent movie. Not the best. Just decent. I described it as "good," not "incredible" or even comparable to the others. Hell, one of my friends who saw it with me on opening night said it was as good as The Avengers. I laughed and rolled my eyes because I thought she was kidding. ... but she wasn't. Ouch.

My point here (and yes, I strayed from it quite a lot - whoops) is that counterarguments can be made more intelligently. Batman & Robin was such a stupid line of snark sent my way that naturally I'd be offended.

Batman & Robin: A Bat credit card, about 50 "ice" related puns, another 100 other puns, shitty effects and a terrible script.

Iron Man 3: A less than stellar plot twist, but still an overall enjoyable movie with fleshed out characters, deep messages, and a few pretty funny and quotable moments.

Gotta love how the one thing I can't stand about being a comic book nerd is other comic book nerds. So frigging ironic. My time at Comic Con was a blast but it was full off too many strong opinions that clashed in the same room. If I wanted to see that much peer-to-peer bitching I would have watched CSPAN, and that's a hell of a lot cheaper too.

May 7 - 10:47 PM

Diop Alpha

Jackpot!

Sep 2 - 10:01 AM

Nico Nunez

Seriously, this is in no way comparable to Batman & Robin. "Most" but not all people liked IM3... NO ONE LIKED BATMAN & ROBIN!!!

May 6 - 12:16 AM

Liz Horn

BAM! ZAPP! ZOWIE!!!

Jun 20 - 08:10 PM

Tim Tringle

If you know as much as you seem to about the source material then how can you just write off how badly they screwed up these two characters with this movie?

May 6 - 08:54 AM

I'm not sure who else you're referring to besides the Mandarin with your reference to "two characters," but see that overtly long post I just made in reply to Chris Boshie. I'm pretty up on the source material and I own a decent chunk of it. But I've learned to separate the MCU and comics in my mind. The MCU caters to a consumer base far greater than the small percentage of people who've familiarized themselves with the source material. It's a little depressing but as a business major I've done several case studies on product launches, and while I've never studied Marvel, I've still researched the movie industry from a professional standpoint. And I kinda get it. Can't really afford to pay Robert Downey Jr. that $50 million plus back-ends and box office bonuses (bringing it to $70 or $80 mil) if you aren't trying to draw in a WIDE audience. Pleasing comic loyalists isn't high up on their to-do list. If it was, these movies might not bring in enough to fund themselves.

May 7 - 10:53 PM

Bob Saget

Can someone tell me what the fuck makes Batman & Robin comparable to Iron Man 3?

May 5 - 01:30 PM

Exactly

May 5 - 10:11 PM

Tim Tringle

The humor in parts of IM3 were cringeworthy, but overall this movie is not as bad as the non nolan or Burton Batman movies.

May 6 - 08:55 AM

Joshua Henderson

Like the Burton Batman movies were bad. Eye roll.

May 6 - 01:11 PM

hollis mills

oh god..

May 5 - 05:28 PM

Look at Iron Man 3's tomatometer and look at Batman and Robin.

Sure Iron Man 3 is just below 80% but it's still certified fresh, and it still is universally liked by the majority of the audiences (got an A on cinemascore, and has a good rating on Imbd and audience rating here).

The movie isn't bad, now shut it.

May 5 - 10:12 PM

I didn't like Iron Man 3 but I wouldn't say it was as bad as Batman & Robin. That film was dreadful.

Aug 13 - 02:06 PM

Mike Morello

Hmm who said Ben Kingsley isn't The Mandarin?? Ben Kingsley? Hmm possible double switch? Hopefully?

May 3 - 11:22 PM

Rhode Rian Gadia

Yes in the movie verse Killian is The Mandarin. Just like how in the current comic verse Norman Osborn is Spiderman. I treat the movie verse as a separate entity to the comic book universes.

May 4 - 01:11 AM

Joshua Henderson

Wrong baddie. I think you are referring to Doc-Ock.

May 4 - 03:04 AM

killian is the mandarin

May 4 - 06:08 AM

Joshua Henderson

I know that. I was referring to him saying Norman Osborn is Spider-Man.

May 4 - 06:13 AM

no non no.i was actually saying that i agree

May 8 - 03:26 AM

I'm a die-hard Marvel fan, and I didn't mind the Mandarin twist. Guy Pierce was the Mandarin all along, and he was pretty damn menacing one at that.

May 3 - 10:36 PM

John Festle

...And then died right after revealing it.

May 4 - 01:45 PM

Are you sure he is dead?

May 5 - 10:12 PM

War on Stupid and Trolls

I'm with ya Taylor. The problem today is that people get way too butthurt over little things. I can understand where people are coming from about the Mandarin twist, you either like it or dislike it. But here's the thing, it's a movie. If you're going to get pissed off over a movie(wheather if it's a scene or the entire film) then you mind as well go into your corner of the basement where the universe doesn't exist to you.
I walked in the theatre, watched the movie, and I liked it(4.5 stars out of 5). And I left feeling good. I'm glad I saw it, and I'm not going to let the trolls of Rotten Tomatoes get to me.

May 3 - 05:16 PM

Steven Harris

I might ask, did you watch The Dark Knight? (Oh wait.. Who hasn't seriously?)And did you like it?

May 4 - 12:01 AM

Steven Harris

And one more thing, if they rebooted Iron Man. Changed his personality, Instead of a likable d*ck. he turns into a stuttering awkward dude, makes his armors shit-looking and most of all, changed the actor? 'What if' RDJ got kicked out of Marvel and changed the actor for Iron Man? Wouldn't you feel pissed about that? I would.

May 4 - 12:08 AM

War on Stupid and Trolls

Funny Steve, I think you confuse me with somebody who gives a shit.

May 4 - 08:23 AM

War on Stupid and Trolls

Good day

May 4 - 08:25 AM

Donovan Bradley

I think some people saw the plot twist and walked out without finishing the movie. *SPOILERS* The Mandarin wasn't the joker with the beard everyone is complaining about, it was the man who could breath fire, heat his hands to 3000 degrees, and punch right through an Iron Man suit. He had 1/10th of his original powers, the Flame Blast, and he and Iron Man had a pretty good fight at the climax of the movie. He had his martial arts, and he was still a brilliant scientist so he did fit. The most offensive change for me, was that neither version of the Mandarin in this movie was Asian and they never explained another reason for using that name. But it's pretty much the same plot twist as Batman Begins when the first Ra'z when down in 30 secs and the real one came back in the end.

May 3 - 01:25 PM

Bob Saget

Except it was done better in Batman Begins.

May 3 - 03:43 PM

Rob Traini

The character Killian is a separate character in the original Extremis book though, although he kills himself after inventing the virus.

May 3 - 11:13 PM

Rhode Rian Gadia

People should treat this as a separate universe to the comic book universe. Killian is The Mandarin in the movie verse.

May 4 - 01:15 AM

Andrew Kafoury

Killian claimed a lot of things. He was confused. Not The Mandarin. There was no Mandarin. Except...there was. But...there was...ah nevermind!

May 4 - 04:32 AM

El_ Capitan

I saw a few guys walk out of the movie when the Mandarin twist happened.

May 4 - 08:36 PM

Migs Rodriguez

this better than avengers?? BULLSHIT

May 3 - 12:20 PM

Ben Thompson

It really does try to modernize the comic book world, I see that now. Kind of like how Christopher Nolan makes his Batman films realistic. In The Dark Knight Rises, instead of Bane being a giant, hulking beast being powered by a powerful amphetamine, he is just an ordinary man, who just needs a mask to numb his chronic pain. When Ra's Al Ghul appeared in TDKR, I was afraid that Christopher Nolan put resurrection in the film, which of course is fantasy-like, and I was relieved to see it was just a dream sequence and the most unrealistic thing in The Dark Knight Trilogy was only half of Harvey Dent getting burnt off.

May 3 - 10:13 AM

Jay Catler

Bane? An ordinary man. Yeah, except he broke Batman's back, crushed a guy's throat, snapped a guy's neck on a football game, and does who knows what to that poor fellow. Yeah, totally average guy.

May 3 - 04:40 PM

Ben Thompson

The Rock can do that.

May 5 - 01:06 AM

he's also pussy-whooped, like hardcore pussy-whooped, all those bad-ass examples you listed, he did for the sake of the P

May 6 - 12:29 PM

Liz Horn

Bane - did not even like that character

Jun 20 - 08:12 PM

Jeff Layton

This movie was perfect.

Iron Man's fall from power symbolized the trilogy's fall from good writing astoundingly well.

May 3 - 09:26 AM

Craig Walker

Lol, exactly.

May 4 - 07:33 AM

Bobby Bermea

The re-contextualization of Viet Nam into the Middle East felt like what it was, bringing the story up to date. Even having Tony Stark just come out and admit that he was Iron Man felt like an update in sensibility and felt smart and exciting. This just felt stupid, disrespectful and cutting your nose to spite your face. And if they really had concerns about the race issue, they could have used a different villain. Nah, they blew it. And you know, just because people don't like a movie for a reason you didn't care about doesn't make their point invalid.

May 3 - 08:29 AM

Sleshie Man

Taylor Nikole, you speak words of wisdom

May 3 - 06:12 AM

Sleshie Man

Who cares about the manderin plot twist? the movie was entertaining, funny (especially the plot twist), and thats what your supposed to take out of a movie

May 3 - 06:09 AM

seeee! it rocks

May 3 - 06:10 AM

Migs Rodriguez

Manadarin was ruined in this movie. One of Iron Man's most powerful enemies reduced to some joke of a character was just not fun to watch.

May 3 - 06:03 AM

Glenn Forsyth

An opportunity gone begging, quite possibly the best villain ever is reduced to a shambolic clown. The Mandarin is Stark's nemesis, his equal in every way, he could easily have been modernised without this insult to fans of the character and the series. Downey jr is brilliant as always, let's hope if he returns to do a 4th film he has a lot more to say with regards to the script and choice of director. This was generally disappointing, it could end the series.

May 3 - 05:40 AM

Rhode Rian Gadia

No not in the movie verse. The Mandarin from the comic series would destroy the movie verse Iron man. Plus, Killian is the Mandarin, he matched Starks intelligence and he had him beat if it wasn't for Potts butting in and kicking ass.

May 4 - 01:17 AM

And who knows Guy Pearce might not be dead, I think he may be back come Avengers 2.

May 5 - 10:18 PM

Romelo Itong

It wasn't good. It was very, very good... I entered the theater expecting to be entertained and I was, very much... No complaints here...

May 3 - 03:11 AM

you rock
.. 100% agree......i thought it cant beat avengers but it is better

May 3 - 03:22 AM

Steven Harris

The Avengers was actually one of the best superhero movies ever made. Iron Man 3 had it's humor and drama unbalanced. And of course, The Avengers had build-up and was carefully constructed. The only great thing about Iron Man 3 was some of the jokes/one-liners, Airplane scene, and the bombastic clanking finale (which was obviously the best part). The Avengers always kept you involved and the humor was on the right place and was timed pretty well. Their team-up is probably one of the best things you'll ever see in movies.

May 3 - 04:29 AM

Mark Angelini

A year later, and I still don't understand the acclaim for the Avengers. I thought it was little more than a bigger-budgeted Fantastic Four with better effects and performances. Saying it's one of the best superhero movies ever made is silly

May 3 - 06:06 AM

Sleshie Man

^you above me, the only reason why i say your wrong is because the characters in the avengers were treated like humans. This didn't happen in the fantastic 4. Rarely as a matter of fact, do you see human characters in movies. If they are human characters, we can relate to them, and thats what makes the Avengers such a good movie, its that we can relate to all of them.

May 3 - 06:11 AM

sorry steven i actually agree avengers is better...i get hyped after seeing a movie ive waited for so long and usually praise it too much

May 8 - 03:27 AM

John Festle

Yeah I can get behind "modernizations" of characters but with the Mandarin this was not the case. I did think they handled the extremis story good, they changed it from the comics granted but it was a change that worked.

May 3 - 03:09 AM

Branden Mata

They didnt modernize the mandarin. They made him an actual joke. Iron Man's main villian. SPOILER.........they madr him a stupid,, annoying actor. My bro whos no comic fan saw this scene in the movie and was shocked....hes like theres no way thats like something in the comics he said. He was like well that was redic stupid. And it was.

May 2 - 11:59 PM

Mr khan

" He was like well that was redic stupid" for some reason i do not trust his opinion.

May 3 - 12:02 AM

Branden Mata

Redic is short for rediculously. So he said well this is rediculously stupid....i dont understand how that one sentence makes his opinion untrustworthy at all. In fact your opinion sounds question worthy for doubting someones opinion for such a dumb reason honestly.

May 3 - 11:47 AM

Geraldine Esmino

Because that wasn't the Mandarin in the first place. He is still to appear in future movies. They did state that it's too early to put in the REAL Mandarin.

May 3 - 06:55 AM

Branden Mata

We dont no he wasnt the real madarin. As far as we no with the info given that was their interpretation of the mandarin. And it was terrible. They actuallly made him not a villian. Very dissapointing movie.

May 3 - 11:50 AM

Mark Olson

I think you are perhaps too young to fully grasp the magnitude of what has happened here. As one critic put it, imagine this happening to Lex Luther and Superman or Joker and Batman. This was not a modernization it was a bastardization. The original mandarin had alien technology, cosmic and mystic powers. This should have been an epic battle but this is what happens with Disney hiring at writer/director that has no business working on comic book adaptations. This was worse than when Marvel decided not to show Galactus in the Fantastic Four sequel, but rather had the Silver Surfer heralding a huge rain cloud super villain? The character is historical and ranked as one of the greatest villains of all time. Its more than just lack of accuracy. I have to disagree with you 100%. And the Iron Man suits were all crap! We see him surviving a battle with Thor in Avengers but then gets decimated by a truck, and by these poor excuse for villain soldiers? Plot twist? Not at all...a plot twist is what we saw in the movie Crying Game. Thats a plot twist. Not this

May 2 - 11:39 PM