Iron Man 3, 1, 2 here. But it's close. I loved what they did with Tony's character in 3, and I don't give a crap about the Mandarin (except for how gleefully I cackled in the theater over the utter inversion and inside-out-ening of expectations. So much better than going with the stupid predictable boring original. Your childhood, let me ruin it).
Book: Yes, I'd forgotten you're moonlighting as a criminal mastermind now. Got your next heist planned? Simon: No. But I'm thinking about growing a big black mustache. I'm a traditionalist.
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Zenkitty - Jul 20, 2015 1:19:08 pm PDT #144 of 4001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Pix - Jul 20, 2015 1:21:41 pm PDT #145 of 4001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
I may be 1 3 2. I’m forgetting now.
Kalshane - Jul 20, 2015 1:47:00 pm PDT #146 of 4001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
I'm 132, but 2 was on when I was stuck in the hospital last year and it was much more enjoyable than I had remembered.
Connie Neil - Jul 20, 2015 1:48:24 pm PDT #147 of 4001
brillig
Tony Stark at loose in a Home Depot-type store and single-handedly attacking a terrorist compound is wonderful. I love all the fanfics where people say "But he doesn't have his armor!" and the Avengers are all "He's going to meet us already on his way back, and the bad guys are going to be in a floating prison he just invented." And the common thread of "They pissed him off and then put him in a lab? Boy, are they stupid."
sj - Jul 20, 2015 2:12:23 pm PDT #148 of 4001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I'm still angry that they ignored everything in IM3 for Ultron.
P.M. Marc - Jul 20, 2015 2:16:25 pm PDT #149 of 4001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
They ignored EVERYTHING that had happened since Avengers in Ultron. It was so irritating.
sj - Jul 20, 2015 2:20:44 pm PDT #150 of 4001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
True, but the IM parts bothered me the most for some reason.
Connie Neil - Jul 20, 2015 2:33:56 pm PDT #151 of 4001
brillig
True, but the IM parts bothered me the most for some reason.
Exactly! They spend three movies developing the relationship between Tony and Jarvis, including the "Don't leave me, buddy" line, and then Tony replaces Jarvis by sorting through a pile of fancy USB chips?
Not to mention Tony blowing up all the armor then having an army of drones. Grr.
It's like Joss glanced over some basic plot summaries of the solo movies and all he took away was "Oh, Tony doesn't have the arc reactor anymore, that'll make costuming easier."
Atropa - Jul 20, 2015 6:22:37 pm PDT #152 of 4001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
IM2 has the watch-from-the-hall party scenes. They make sense for the narrative, but they're cringe-inducing.
Whereas IM3 has Tony trying to deal with his PTSD and horrible emotional coping skills. Plus a giant bunny.
(No, I am never going to be over the inclusion of the giant bunny.)
Connie Neil - Jul 20, 2015 6:23:40 pm PDT #153 of 4001
brillig
I always skip the party scenes.