I take back what I just posted, Keith. On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 4:52 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote:
> > > You're right. But like I said, i was referencing Morgan for the mainstream > Universe's Nick Fury, the white guy who's in the Siege books. Brooks would > definitely be a better choice for the "cooler" Fury of the Ultimate > Universe. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Daryle Lockhart" <dar...@darylelockhart.com> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 4:42:07 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Iron Man 2 - short review (no spoilers) > > > > Jeffrey Morgan would be great with the eyepatch, I give you that! But > Avery Brooks would be the cool that Marvel is looking for. And his age > would really give the scenes with Tony the dimension they want. > > I have Siege issues and have not read yet. > > I am so behind on graphic novels and indies I had to put all major pubs > down after Brightest Day #1. > > > > On May 10, 2010, at 2:42 PM, Keith Johnson 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? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Daryle Lockhart" <dar...@darylelockhart.com> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > 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 <scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.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 > > > > Said Yenga Kakese Dibinga > > Director General, Bayindo Group SA > > POB 1782 > > Los Angeles, CA 90078-1782 > > em: s...@... > > skype: saiddibinga > > > > > > > > > -- "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
