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Iron Man Released

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the it's-that-most-wonderful-time-of-the-year dept.

Slashdot reader stoolpigeon wrote about the start of summer blockbuster season, and the latest comic book to make it to the big screen. He says "Iron Man is an entertaining movie, as they go. I never was really into comic books — so I have no knowledge or concerns as it relates to following the original story line. I can't address that. The film has good action and some very humorous moments. The serious side of the film is not its strong suit. It's not horrible, but it really doesn't make too much sense. It was interesting to see how they tried to set up an anti-war message without being critical of the US military. It's really a comic book put to film. Not high art or anything, but a whole lot of fun. The film keeps up a fast pace throughout and never bogs down. Some of the product placements were so blatant that they kind of jarred me out of being into the film. The special effects were phenomenal. It was awesome in that regard. Like any movie, it is not everyone's cup of tea If you do go see it in the theater, and you are a big comic books fan, do not leave until after all the credits have run. And I mean all of them." I gotta get a sitter. Man I'm old.

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  1. this just in... by Captain+Murdock · · Score: 3, Funny

    movie reviews on slashdot

    1. Re:this just in... by Merusdraconis · · Score: 2, Funny

      I wanna know how much it cost the Linux people.

    2. Re:this just in... by zippthorne · · Score: 2, Funny

      In the movie version, the Mk. III Iron Man suit runs a proprietary OS with a voice-activated expert system with implausibly good semantic understanding.

      So presumably, it could run linux.

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  2. Re:Iron by winkydink · · Score: 4, Funny

    No, it means you're in junior high school.

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  3. Re:Old? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    You're old when your youngest needs a sitter for his youngest. Youngster.

    You're old when your youngest needs a sitter for you.
  4. Re:I have mixed feelings about this. by TheoMurpse · · Score: 4, Funny

    What??? Captain America is dead??!?! Thanks for the SPOILER ALERT!!

    At least the rest of the media world had the decency to not ruin it for us like you just did...

  5. Re:tripe... by Mix+Master+Nixon · · Score: 2, Funny

    Does all of your logic come from substance abuse?

    No, just the really awesome logic.

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  6. Re:I have mixed feelings about this. by Kierthos · · Score: 2, Funny

    Was that Superman flying by?

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  7. Information wants 2 be free (and so does Iron Man) by Torodung · · Score: 3, Funny

    What?! No torrent tracker file? What do you mean it was released? How can it be a "release" without a torrent? Don't you know anything? (*wink, wink, say no MORE*)

    (Thanks for the review. This looks like one that might be worth a trip to the cineplex.)

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  8. Re:Iron Man? by Dystopian+Rebel · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm a comics fangirl To immediately fill your In-Box with marriage proposals, please indicate whether you also use Linux.

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  9. Larry Ellison is Iron Man by dave_leigh · · Score: 2, Funny

    Proof: http://preview.tinyurl.com/2qcdr7

  10. Re:I have mixed feelings about this. by VAXcat · · Score: 4, Funny

    Nope, Superman's dead too.

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  11. Re:So what about DC comics then? by skuzzlebutt · · Score: 2, Funny

    Flash movie? Crap...another plugin to install...

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  12. Re:Iron Man? by thesandtiger · · Score: 4, Funny

    Alas, I use OSX, so I guess I'll just get a lot of attention from gay men.

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