Iron Man 2

[Tannhauser]

Just saw it, enjoyed it.  It was almost packed too full, but some really great scenes.  Performances were stellar again and it was great to see IM in action again.  Man I love how he looks on the big screen! 

With the money it's making, I'm sure there'll be an IM3, but I wonder how it will fit into the Avengers stuff.  RDJ will start charging 20mil a movie, and deserve it.

Random thought; WTF happened to Keanau Reeves?  Did "Day the Earth Stood Still" kill his career?

[Sir T]

Wikipedia is your friend

Reeves played the main character in two 2008 films, Street Kings and The Day the Earth Stood Still. In February 2009 The Private Life of Pippa Lee  -where Reeves starred alongside Robin Wright Penn, Julianne Moore, Alan Arkin, Winona Ryder, Maria Bello, Monica Bellucci, Zoe Kazan, Ryan McDonald, Blake Lively, Robin Weigert-, was presented at Berlinale.
2010s

Reeves started filming the surrealist romantic comedy Henry's Crime in December 2009, with filming set to wrap in early 2010. After this he will be starting work as producer and star on the science-fiction space drama Passengers, written by Jon Spaihts.[9]

In January 2009, it was revealed that Reeves will star in the live-action film adaptation of the anime series Cowboy Bebop,[10][11] slated for release in 2011. Other upcoming projects include the samurai film 47 Ronin, Chef - story by Reeves and written by Steven Knight, and a modern retelling of the Robert Louis Stevenson classic Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, scripted by Justin Haythe and titled Jekyll. Nicolas Winding Refn is in negotiations to direct and was later replaced by Dennis Iliadis and produced by Universal Pictures.[12]

[LK]

Black Widow is the female equivalent of Gerard Butler as Leonidas. A body like that... I see that maybe once or twice a year.

[Sheepherder]

I don't get why anyone would care what Reeves is doing.  He is only notable because the first Matrix wasn't a steaming pile of shit.

[Ard]

With the money it's making, I'm sure there'll be an IM3, but I wonder how it will fit into the Avengers stuff.  RDJ will start charging 20mil a movie, and deserve it.

Almost certain they announced an Iron Man 3 a long while back, scheduled after the Avengers  (Cap/Thor 2011, Avengers 2012, IM3 2013).  I could be wrong though, I don't have a source offhand, and I'm much too lazy to google that.

[sickrubik]

I don't get why anyone would care what Reeves is doing.  He is only notable because the first Matrix wasn't a steaming pile of shit.

He topped out with Point Break.

[Mrbloodworth]

I don't get why anyone would care what Reeves is doing.  He is only notable because the first Matrix wasn't a steaming pile of shit.

Sure, if you ignore that he has touched pop culture at least twice, and the matrix wasn't the first time.

[bhodi]

The character kind of oozed a sleaze that you know you can't trust. It was very palpable to me in that here was a guy that would be as sweet and chamring as he could in public but if he had a chance and you were alone he would do all he could to fuck you over.  

In that sense, it was very well acted.

Hammer's entire character is rooted in jealousy. It's clear that from a young age he always wanted to be the man on top, be adored, have all the power and control in the world. He gets to the top, unconcerned with the methods that put him there, finally CEO of his own successful company, but then there's Stark - still and always better, smarter, and more popular. He SO VERY MUCH wanted to be Tony Stark but could never quite pull it off.

That's pretty clear in the movie, his motivations I mean, but I very much liked the extra touches - trying to copy Stark's expo event, matching the casual egotism but, without the softness and sentimentality that allows Stark to pull it off, it falls flat and he ends up looking simply desperate for attention. Throughout the movie it's quite clear all he wants is a little respect and he's too narrow minded to realize you can't simply buy or bully it out of people.

I think it was a terrific character and very well acted. Very much the petty tyrant.

[NowhereMan]

I really, really loved the Hammer character. He was fantastically acted, the fact that he clearly wanted to be buddy buddy with Stark showed the power relation there. I don't think it was just the glasses that made me think Austin Powers though, there seemed to be very much the same sort of thing with the Austin Powers character when he got unfrozen, he was acting like he was the man while everyone around him was cringing. Also the sliminess really didn't bother me too much so that must have helped me like him.

[Nebu]

Sure, if you ignore that he has touched pop culture at least twice, and the matrix wasn't the first time.

I always think of Bill & Ted and Point Break.  Am I missing one? 

[Segoris]

I always think of Bill & Ted and Point Break.  Am I missing one? 

Devil's Advocate, Johnny Mnemonic, Speed (though I envy you for forgetting this one).

[Sir T]

Speed even spawned a popular haircut.

[UnSub]

"Bram Stoker's Dracula"? 

Reeves has a limited capacity as an actor, but he is solid when he is playing himself - either surfer / stoner guy or charming man.

He was okay in "Constantine", although the supporting cast was better.

Still haven't seen "IM2". Hopefully soon.

[LK]

Speed even spawned a popular haircut.

and Sandra Bullock's career, I think.

[Sir T]

No, She had done Demolition Man before that.

[Lakov_Sanite]

I really liked constantine, I think it suffered from an awkward plot more than Reeve's acting. I would actually say that the main character was one of the movie's stronger points.

[tazelbain]

I really liked constantine, I think it suffered from an awkward plot more than Reeve's acting. I would actually say that the main character was one of the movie's stronger points.

A really mediocre movie that sets up some really bad-ass last 15 minutes.

[Ironwood]

No, She had done Demolition Man before that.

um ?

[Tarami]

I like Reeves in A Scanner Darkly, The Gift and many others. He's fun.

[Ironwood]

Actually, The Gift and Much Ado proved that he's much, much better playing a villian.

MUCH.

[Mrbloodworth]

Sure, if you ignore that he has touched pop culture at least twice, and the matrix wasn't the first time.

I always think of Bill & Ted and Point Break.  Am I missing one?  

I would say that Bill & Ted and Matrix was perhaps his largest impact on pop culture. IMO. Most of his other works were were profitable, and or touched/influenced lesser/niche culture.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keanu_Reeves#Filmography

[Segoris]

I would say that Bill & Ted and Matrix was perhaps his largest impact on pop culture. IMO. Most of his other works were were profitable, and or touched/influenced lesser/niche culture.

Include Speed in that assessment and I agree. That shit didn't die out from pop culture for years, and I'd venture a guess that even today it still has small bits lingering.

(I know I need to go back to bed when I read "Bill & Ted and Matrix" and think about the possibilities of combining those movies  )

[UnSub]

We may have broken this thread.

I kind of feel sorry for Reeves in "The Matrix" films. It rebooted his career, but his entire role was playing an idiot.

[Merusk]

I really liked constantine, I think it suffered from an awkward plot more than Reeve's acting. I would actually say that the main character was one of the movie's stronger points.

A really mediocre movie that sets up some really bad-ass last 15 minutes.

Agreed.. but that last 15 mins was so great I didn't feel guilty buying the DVD at all.

[Sir T]

Yeah, the ending of Constintine is pretty damn badass. I thought he was pretty decent in in it too.

[Lakov_Sanite]

I really think Reeve's just needs decent scripts.  I would actually go so far as to say as an actor he's not bad at all but he's terrible at picking his movies.  (the matrix for all its glamor had poorly written characters)

[Nebu]

I really think Reeve's just needs decent scripts.  I would actually go so far as to say as an actor he's not bad at all but he's terrible at picking his movies.  (the matrix for all its glamor had poorly written characters)

Watch "A Walk in the Clouds".  You'll change your mind about Keanu being able to act.  He can't.  This movie gave him a reasonable script and an ability to play both the hero and the romantic lead.  He's really not up to it. 

[Threash]

Movie rocked, needed more Olivia Munn though.  I don't know how i feel about tossing mythological super heroes into a real world situation, both IM and the Hulk are "science" powered and i just don't see how they can coexist with real live gods.

[Lakov_Sanite]

I was actually thinking this too.  To an extent nearly every successful super-hero movie has been science(super science) with the most fantastical involving aliens but still grounded within the same realm.  Thor, is gonna fuck shit up.

[devildog]

Loved the movie. I read a few reviews that had bagged on it a bit, so i didn't go in expecting much. After seeing it i am now wondering what the hell the reviewers were thinking. The guy that reviewed it at EW needs to have his head checked. I guess there were not enough foreign subtitles in it for him. All in all, i though tit was a step up from the first one. The bad guys were an upgrade, replacing Terrence was an upgrade, and i thought the story in general was a bit better.

The only complaint i have is that Nick Fury is Samuel Jackson. Yea, so i was a bit of an Iron Man nerd, but come on...from a hard-ass white guy a la Sgt. Rock to Samuel Jackson....really?  I guess we're going to have Leonardo DiCaprio playing Hercules at some point. Probably not as big of a deal as i see it, but still bugs me. Rourke and Sam Rockwell definitely made this movie a lot better than i expected. Rockwell was a definite surprise.

All in all i thought it was a lot better than the first movie, but still leaves room for a good third one. One question, when are they going to cast the Mandarin as the bad guy? He seemed to be the top dog bad guy in the comics if i remember right.

- Devildog

[sickrubik]

Sam Jackson in the IM movies is modeled after the Ultimates version of Nick Fury, who in turn was modeled after Sam Jackson.

Also, EW is hardly a pub that is all over subtitles/foreign language. It's a pretty light magazine centered on popcorn fluff.

[Pennilenko]

Wife and I really enjoyed Iron Man 2 last night. It was a lot of fun. I enjoyed the villains a good bit more than the first movie. Miss Munn was hot hot hot, I'm pretty sure even my wife thought she was hot.

[Threash]

She was on screen for like 2 seconds though.

[Lakov_Sanite]

Scarlett Johansson




Olivia Munn

[Ironwood]

Who ?