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WTF: Can Iron Man Live Up to the Hype?
Posted by Kevin Carr (kevin@filmschoolrejects.com) on April 16, 2008
I just got back from a relatively short road trip with our illustrious Executive Editor Neil Miller. That meant more than four hours in a car with him and non-stop talk about Iron Man. Here’s a sample of our conversation:
NEIL: Iron Man is going to be awesome.
KEVIN: Sure.
NEIL: You must admit that Iron Man is going to be awesome.
KEVIN: Yeah, whatever.
NEIL: Iron Man will be the greatest movie ever made in the history of the world.
KEVIN: Uh… okay.
NEIL: Bow down and worship Iron Man!
KEVIN: I’m in a car right now.
NEIL: You will kneel before Iron Man!
KEVIN: Look, I’m sure it’s going to be a great movie…
NEIL: I would totally make out with Jon Favreau.
KEVIN: [long, uncomfortable pause] Can we stop at McDonalds?
This exchange reminded me of Neil’s Editor’s Blog in which even he admitted that the hype behind Iron Man has reached epic proportions. After all, he has so many production stills and video clips on his computer that he could assemble an entire movie with them. All he needs is a kick-ass soundtrack, which I’m sure he already has from the Iron Man hype.
With 70 hi-res production stills, a dozen video clips and more than 100 pages on this site alone devoted to Iron Man, I have only one thing to say…
What the fuck?
I’m looking forward to Iron Man kicking off the summer movie season as much as the next fanboy. But this is getting out of hand. There’s no way the film is going to live up to its hype.
The summer movie season now starts on the first weekend of May. I remember when we had to wait until Memorial Day for this. And I will admit that the studios are rolling out some awesomely anticipated films this summer. Iron Man is just the beginning.
Early reviews for the film have leaked, and the consensus of those is that Iron Man is pretty sweet, but not without its flaws. But unless the movie induces to a two-hour continuous orgasm, there’s no way they’re going to be as awesome as we’re being led to believe.
Let’s take a deep breath, people.
With that said, I can’t wait for the summer movie season to start.
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6 Comments
April 16th, 2008 at 10:42 am
I’m looking forward to Iron Man.. However, I think it will be just as good as many of the
other ’super hero’ movies. Flawed but fun.
the cups at 7-11 are rocking the casbah though
April 16th, 2008 at 10:44 am
This is why I tend to avoid stories about movies I’m really looking forward to. I’m definitely interested in Iron Man, but have been skipping most of the stories about it. If I had a faster computer connection (damn dial-up), I’d probably be looking at everything. But this is one time where I can say that my lack of technological upkeep has benefitted me. So there’s no hype in my mind. If the movie totally takes a crap (which I can’t see it doing. It’s a guy in a robot suit blowin’ things up!), at least I have the really cool 7-11 cups and straws outta the deal.
I’m excited for Iron Man. I can’t wait for Speed Racer. Hellboy 2 sounds great! And I owe all of this excitement, and lack of hype to a crummy E Machine that connects to the internet at a rate which was advanced back in 1998. Whoo hoo for me!
April 16th, 2008 at 11:40 am
no matter what some people will think it is the best movie ever, and some will think it totally sucks. myself, i love downey jr., so, i’m pleased with what i’ve seen so far. i am a little disappointed in myself for having looked at so much stuff. i’m done looking at exclusive looks and sneak peeks.
April 16th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
I also wanted to comment about the Iron Man cup. Wow is it an awesome cup. AND THE STRAW! You have to suck it to believe it.
Iron Man has already eclipsed the hype–in my mouth.
April 18th, 2008 at 3:41 am
I’m pretty sure it will be. two hour orgasm here we go!
May 4th, 2008 at 12:53 am
I loved Iron Man. I own the 7-11 Iron Man Helmet cup, a regular slurpee cup, and the Iron Man straw. I am a whore.