ita the don't get addicted part was later in the movie when Stark is watching the video of trails and testing after he got the fan boy to boost the signal at the beauty pageant. I'll have to watch it again, but that based on Guy Pearce's killing of Botany Woman made me think he didn't actually need her for regulation. Plus I don't think all the explosions were accidents. I don't remember how much time passed from the Chinese Theater explosion to the Mandarin claiming it, but after the movie was over that felt planned rather ahn an accident the Mandarin capitalized on. I could be wrong.

askye, who was the "don't get addicted" said to? I don't remember addiction as an issue at all--it was regulation--people who regulated were like Charlie Brown or Killian, and stable. And the guy at the theatre couldn't regulate, even though he was chided to do so.

And when the Mandarin was explaining the "reign of terror", he mentioned covering up of mistakes. I'm pretty sure he never mentioned deliberate explosions, so who did? Did Killian? When?

The World's End.

It's a shame they gave away the fence-jumping gag in the trailer.

ita. I saw the movie once. I threw out some thoughts. I already explained that I thought when Stark was watching the video there was something said about not getting addicted. I thought someone mentioned deliberate explosions but I think mostly it was my idea that maybe some of them were deliberate. Just an idea.

I also think I'm misreading your intent and the tone of your posts, because I don't feel like we're having a friendly conversation I feel like somehow I've offended you. Which is not what I meant to do,

Offended? By an opinion on Iron Man 3? I have zero investment here. I just remember radically different words and conversations, and am trying to stitch together the pieces.

I saw it once too. That's just what I remember, and when.

I apologise for describing my position tensely. That was supposed to be my .25 cares voice.

Every Ray Harryhausen creature, in order: [link]

Having finally seen IM3 last night: DUMMY! YOU! Reaching their claws toward each other as they fell into the water! Yes, I teared up at that. So the end scene of Tony driving off with them made me so happy. That was also the only thing I was spoiled for, the survival of the 'bots. Look, I still cry at The Velveteen Rabbit, okay?

Also, I think "It's a giant bunny. Totally normal" was my favorite line from the whole movie.

It was a lot of fun. I want to go see it again, but I suspect that the combined work deadlines of our household are going to make that impossible.

Andi and I saw IM3 today.

It might be Buffista influence but I wondered what the movie would have been like if the Killian/DNA Woman's roles had been gender-switched without changing motivation.

Then I thought about all of the uproar about "Tony beating up a woman!" and gave up.

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The evolution of Star Trek costumes, by Hello Tailor.

The trailer for Girl Rising made me cry. Need to find out if it's playing near me.