Zenkitty,
but I'm not sure that was established in this movie. I didn't see IM2, so maybe it was there? (shrug)
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le nubian - May 05, 2013 4:36:24 pm PDT #24263 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
§ ita § - May 05, 2013 4:47:17 pm PDT #24264 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Now I have to decide if I care what those scenes were about.
Apparently China didn't like them, so I wouldn't sweat it.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 05, 2013 4:57:43 pm PDT #24265 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Well, I definitely think it was a lot more enjoyable than IM2 based on Tony's characterization alone. Though I could have done without the Disneyfield heartwarming sidekick relationship with an unsupervised moppet, which was only made tolerable by Tony being completely inappropriate toward him.
I know it worked for the dramatic tension of this movie, but I have serious reservations about the suits being so easy for the lava people to disable and tear apart, given that the Mark VI withstood multiple blows from Thor while remaining operational, and the Mark VII beat Loki and fought off about a third of a giant alien invasion force. I can buy heat conduction making the Extremis folks very dangerous to a person inside a suit, but the suits themselves should have stood up a lot better to brief touches from something heated to 3000°K.
Did anyone else spot Mike Massa in his brief role?
Zenkitty - May 05, 2013 5:28:32 pm PDT #24266 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
but I'm not sure that was established in this movie.
When Happy was trying to warn him about Pepper having a meeting with some weird guy, he blew him off. He blew off the crazy guy in the elevator and pulled a mean-girl trick to get him to go away, which, granted, crazy guy, but I think they showed enough to give the idea that Tony is selfish and often willfully oblivious to anything that isn't entertaining him at the moment. I can totally believe that AIM existed for 13 years entirely under Tony's radar. He was not in the business of finding other mad geniuses, their work to support.
Steph L. - May 05, 2013 5:34:09 pm PDT #24267 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Did anyone else spot Mike Massa in his brief role?
I wouldn't recognize him if he came up and said "Hi! I'm Mike Massa," but I noticed his name in the credits (for his role, not his stuntwork).
Matt the Bruins fan - May 05, 2013 6:05:04 pm PDT #24268 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I was surprised that he wasn't credited under stunts - you'd think if you already have someone that good at it on set, you'd put him to good use aside from a couple minutes of minor supporting role.
§ ita § - May 05, 2013 6:08:49 pm PDT #24269 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Do we have any idea if he wanted to do stunts, and whether or not they had open jobs? That seems to be a way more complicated question than fans have info to answer.
Liese S. - May 05, 2013 6:36:18 pm PDT #24270 of 30000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Am I going to hate it until the villain reveal?
DavidS - May 05, 2013 6:40:53 pm PDT #24271 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I don't think so, Liese.
What's your main concern?
Liese S. - May 05, 2013 6:49:33 pm PDT #24272 of 30000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
The potential race issues, I guess?