Comments on: Iron Man - Great Movie (with just a few gripes by me)

By: WarAxe

WarAxe — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:04:09 +0000

@John3Sobieski
Yeah, probably just a knock on big business. I’m mellowing to the whole thing. Great movie, though.

@Javier
A few “look away” parts, indeed… but I agree, it wasn’t too much and made for a great movie.

@Deb
That’s cool about the statue. I didn’t know PW made the engines (I knew you made big engines, though). Who knows… they might have “borrowed” the statue for the scene… or based a replica off of it. That means that PW and Northrup Grumman get a little sprinkling of influence in there with LM.

@Vernard Mercader
Well spoken! One company… one team. Can-do. Mission success! [singing] Oh-oh say can you seeeeeee….

By: Vernard Mercader

Vernard Mercader — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:37:26 +0000

The resemblance of Stark Industries to the Lockheed Martin Logo? I realized that first hand in 1.5 seconds the moment I saw it on the premiere, and I thought, made sense. What would be the best “spoof” to make the fictitious Stark Industries logo? The best and the world-reknowned defense contractor in the United States, Lockheed Martin.

By: Deb

Deb — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 01:43:57 +0000

We are PW employees, and build the F22 engines… we also have an F22 statue in front of our building (well, we used to have it in Fl., but now it’s in Ct.). We did the same double take when we saw the statue… thought it might even be the one in front of our building! Where were they shooting in that scene?

GREAT MOVIE!!

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By: Javier

Javier — Thu, 08 May 2008 23:14:39 +0000

I saw the movie Twice… great movie. In defence of the air force commanding officer he was eager to shut down the “UFO” because it just destroyed an f-22, maybe he was TOO eager but that kind of attitude only makes him kind of trigger-happy….

yes you are all right about the physics, he should have been “tony pudding” after he got shut down by a tank…(appears on trailer) but then again you all have to consider is based on a comic where ironman is practically invincible… hes the hero so he CANT get hurt, so on those parts i just “looked away”…

By: John3Sobieski

John3Sobieski — Tue, 06 May 2008 11:22:22 +0000

Sweet movie, loved it all the way. The leftism, though it was there, was subtle enough for me to just glance over and ignore, because the action was so much bigger. One thing though, is that the leftism involved isn’t a clear cut “all weapons are evil” idea. If that other guy (I don’t want to be spoiling stuff too much) hadn’t been conducting business illegally, the terrorists would never have gotten those weapons. Now that Stark has gotten a better grasp on his company’s dealings, it won’t happen again. It might have been more of a knock on big business than weapons.

By: WarAxe

WarAxe — Tue, 06 May 2008 01:26:10 +0000

@john
1 - No problem.
2 - Thanks.
3 - I think the cliché with the military was the Air Force commanding officer who was insistent on shooting down an unidentified “object”… that also happened to kill some enemies. I don’t know for sure, but I don’t think that’s protocol for them.

I think what bothered me the most was the goofy way Stark was saying that instead of building weapons that are just used to hurt innocent people, let’s actually do something that “helps people”. I’d really like to see how they play his roel in Stark Industries in the sequel… whether or not they keep making those sweet aircraft and whatever.

@Rachel
I’m glad you like it. I tend to type like I speak… so sometimes people who know me can actually hear the words rollin’ off my tongue.

@Dustin
Oh yes… I imagine you and I weren’t the only LM employees whose eyes opened wide when they saw a strangely familiar logo on those missile boxes at the beginning… and later on that big F-22 statue in front of the company building.

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By: Dustin

Dustin — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:56:26 +0000

I work for Lockheed Martin now and found the same resemblance in the merchandise featured in the film as well as the company logo. My only question is, when will LM start making my super suit? haha. Great movie btw. Would recommend it to anyone.

Thank God for our country and it’s heroes.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:11:49 +0000

I love how I hear the inflection of your voice as you write. The “!?” is totally you.

By: John

John — Mon, 05 May 2008 13:51:48 +0000

First, sorry I missed the show on Friday. My plans were locked in before I knew you were going to be playing. Toth apparently knew that HMT was the act but didn’t mention that to me and he didn’t know you were playing at all.

Second, the new site look is fantastic. Nuff said.

Third, Iron Man. Saw it. Liked it. Tony’s knee-jerk reaction to see what looked like enough Stark weaponry to fill that warehouse where they stored the Ark of the Covenant sitting around in a terrorist camp was kind of goofy, admittedly. But I thought the later direction pointed more toward stopping that than stopping weapons all together. I’d have to watch it again to make sure I understand what he’s really after.

Also, whilst I think there was a knock on US policy and the defense industry, I didn’t think the soliders, themselves, were portrayed negatively. I’m trying to remember what the Airforce pilots were up to. They may have been a little more eager to shoot at stuff.

For the record, I was also bothered by the abuse Tony Stark’s body should have taken inside the suit. I’ve seen a number of car accidents where the car was clearly banged up but hadn’t pinched in half crushing the driver, yet the driver was a goner. Just having an invulnerable exterior isn’t enough. Just ask Dale Earnhardt, Sr. NASCAR cars are built like tanks. So the one thing that can absorb the energy of impact is a nice soft human body.