Gopher Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 the problem I think many have with the twist is not that Mandarin isn't an Asian stereotype . Its that they were still expecting the Mandarin to be a master terrorist who styled himself after Sun Zhu and was still going to be iron Man's greatest threat, instead they got a drug addled British actor pretending to be a terrorist and some minor character then becoming the main villain Except Guy Pearce was totally set up as the baddie we actually know stuff about. I was expecting him to be the guy pulling the strings the whole time. The surprise was at how laughably inept the Mandarin was. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmnerdjamie Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 PACIFIC RIM if you ask me.That will be golden among kids.Transformer beating Godzilla with Titanic.... who could want anything more? I... still don't see that breaking out. WB still has a stick up their ass to how to sell this and they continue to focus on the Nerd crowd instead of the general public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Only way TA2 wins OD is if they raise ticket prices, I have a real hard time seeing any movie coming up grossing more than HP's # Its a lock, DH2 is going down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 I think kids are gonna love Man of Steel, too. Assuming Snyder delivers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druv10 Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 OS performance has truly been amazing. 500M OS by Sunday is a lock and a great shot at 800M OS, truly epic. #IronMan3 intl FRI $43.1M, cume $388.3M, global $456.6M. China leads intl mkts w/ $40M in 3days. Smashing $500M today! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayumanggi Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Today, #IronMan3 zooms past Oz & Croods to become 2013's top-grossing film worldwide after just 11 days of release. https://twitter.com/giteshpandya/status/330708586864988161 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTF Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 TA2 will do it. EASILY.The question is..... can it do 100m?With inflation, more (lie)MAX screens, hype, more show times and screens, etc. $100m od is definitely possible and the o/u $100m od thread will be magical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noctis Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 You're OK with them Puerto Ricoing it? It'll be annoying, but I think I'll survive. I still remember the Tuesday thread for HBP where everyone kept saying I was on suicide watch. LOL. That was funny. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayumanggi Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Today, RobertDowneyJr becomes only actor w/ $500M+ global blockbusters in each of last 6 yrs. Great Hollywood comeback! https://twitter.com/giteshpandya/status/330707001808138240 WB needs to make SHERLOCK HOLMES lll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayumanggi Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 #IronMan3 intl FRI $43.1M, cume $388.3M, global $456.6M. China leads intl mkts w/ $40M in 3days. Smashing $500M today! https://twitter.com/giteshpandya/status/330705541703798784 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 OS performance has truly been amazing. 500M OS by Sunday is a lock and a great shot at 800M OS, truly epic. #IronMan3 intl FRI $43.1M, cume $388.3M, global $456.6M. China leads intl mkts w/ $40M in 3days. Smashing $500M today! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmnerdjamie Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Don't get the impression Downey is interested in another Sherlock Holmes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfirebird2008 Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 It'll be annoying, but I think I'll survive. Damn, I was kinda hoping to give you a hard time about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmandeep Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 IM3 to out gross IM2 WW by Sunday and likely 670 million WW Day time business is super great. Imax shows are going to be full all day and the 2pm shows and 5 pm shows are going to fill up a lot and nightime looks great as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fake Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 I... still don't see that breaking out. WB still has a stick up their ass to how to sell this and they continue to focus on the Nerd crowd instead of the general public.Plenty of time yet for general public.Half of the moviegoers go to see an original movie after they hear about it from others who have seen it, anyway.I showed the 2nd trailer to my nephews and both went crazy. Just watch when the trailer hits the theaters with that boat scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Don't get the impression Downey is interested in another Sherlock Holmes. Neither are audiences. Maybe Jude Law is 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talkie Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 More I think about it, the more I hate the twist. It depowers the villain and makes the first hour or so worth of threats moot (in a way). But it didn't destroy the overall narrative/momentum of the story. I'd compare it more to... Unbreakable's twist, i.e. "Ummmm OK. That's dumb but whatever." Still a good movie. The more I think about the twist, the more I like it. It didn't "depower" the villain at all because Mandarin was only supposed to be a terrorist orchestrating bombing attacks, anyway. Never was it implied that he was personally committing any of the violence, with the exception of shooting the Roxxon accountant in the head. The Extremis soldiers were the ones behind the bombings, whether deliberately or not. So even if Mandarin had not been revealed to be a sham concocted by Killian, he didn't have any real powers and would have relied on the Extremis soldiers to do his fighting for him. The real villain was Aldrich Killian, who was actually the most powerful and frightening foe Iron Man has faced in any of his films. Killian said during the final battle, "I am The Mandarin," which is the truth that is being overlooked here. He used an actor to create a stereotypical terrorist facade behind which he could hide as he carried out his real schemes. The Mandarin was a distraction, created to dupe the military into chasing shadows and bait Iron Patriot into a trap. Killian wanted revenge on Tony, yes, but he also needed Tony to fix the flaw in Extremis so that he could avoid the explosive fate of his hapless soldier guinea pigs. That's a spin on what Tony did with Hansen's flawed formula in the comics that a lot of people who consider themselves rabid fans seem to have overlooked. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 (edited) ZOMG SPOILERS SHAWN! Edited May 4, 2013 by ShawnMR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Marvel Fanboy Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Today, #IronMan3 zooms past Oz & Croods to become 2013's top-grossing film worldwide after just 11 days of release. https://twitter.com/giteshpandya/status/330708586864988161 And will stay there FOREVER ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayumanggi Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Did Disney just fudge OZ: THE GREAT AND POWERFUL's weekend number? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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