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Iron Man 2

24 Apr


Iron Man 2 – Superhero Movie


Iron Man 2 is the second film in a planned trilogy about the Marvel superhero character Iron Man.  The film is due for UK release on 30th April 2010, with world release dates on or around this time.

The film stars Robert Downey Jr as Iron Man, Gwyneth Paltrow as Virginia “Pepper” Potts, Don Cheadle as War Machine, Mickey Rourke as Whiplash, Scarlet Johannson as Black Widow, Sam Rockwell as Justin Hammer, and Samuel L Jackson as Nick Fury.

Stan Lee gets his usual opportunity for a cameo appearance in the role of the talk-show host Larry King.

The film will once again be directed by John Favreau.

Iron Man 2 Soundtrack

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The soundtrack to Iron Man Two will be provided by AC/DC and will be released by Columbia records.

On a personal note I am happy to hear within the soundtrack the unmistakable riffs contained within Black Sabbath’s track entitled “Iron Man”.  Yes, I admit to being a fan of 70s rock music and comic books both.

Ahh the memories!

Movie Marketing for Iron Man 2

Although the studios are being quite tightlipped about the plot of Iron Man two it is probably fair to say that we can expect another gadget filled, high-tech, tour de force similar to the first movie.  Paramount Studios have released a website with various teaser articles and short clips from the movie this is available from:

http://ironmanmovie.marvel.com/

The studio has apparently pitched the movie between Iron Man’s early development and the “Demon in the Bottle” phase of the story.  This is fine by me as sitting through a two hour movie about a man fighting alchoholism isn’t my idea of a good night out.  More explosions please!

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Apart from the obvious DVD/Blu-ray/movie soundtrack marketing that is taking place there will also be a video game to go along with this.  To be honest, I would be disappointed if there wasn’t.

The video game is due to release by Sega on May 4, 2010.

So, do I intend to go and see the movie?

Iron man 2 superhero movieI read and enjoyed iron man the Marvel comic for several years.  The first movie was close enough to the Marvel original to hold my interest.  I love gadgets and technology and the chance to see them all pulled together in a film with advanced Hollywood special effects themed around a comic that I enjoyed reading is too good a chance to miss.

Book your front row seats now, before I beat you to it!

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Kick Ass – New Superhero Movie

28 Mar

Superhero movies have had a new lease of life with recent advances in special effects.  Gone is the camp Bruce Wayne of the 1960’s superhero flicks and in is the errr well Kick Ass superheroes of 2010.  So the effects are better, but are the plots of these movies any better?  Would a comic book fan like them?  Can you make a superhero movie without spending a gazillion bucks on special effects?  Can you make a superhero movie without superpowers?

Kick Ass – The Movie

Kick Ass features an unremarkable student called Dave Lizewski as its central character.  He describes himself as having only one super power — being invisible to girls.  While drifting through high school and reading comic books, he one day decides to become a superhero.

Kick Ass - The movie

Wait!

Did you say “decides to become a superhero?  What happened to the mantras like ‘With great power, comes great responsibility’?”  Well the thing is that this particular hero doesn’t actually have any superpowers whatsoever.

Being an enterprising kind of guy he decides to become a superhero despite the fact he has no training, no powers and err well no meaningful reason to actually be a hero.  No motivation that is apart from the crazy adulation of all that see him patrolling in a kind of cheesy attempt at a costume.  Fans of City of Heroes and Champions Online will weep when they see it.  It reminds me of something a newbie in the game arrives in after pressing the “random” button on the character designer.  Thankfully the movie is better than the costume!

One thing I really loved was the car used as a patrol vehicle in the movie.  It is called “RED-MIST” (after the hero who drives it) and comes with a variety of extras that make it a highly entertaining part of the movie in its own right.  I won’t spoil things and tell you why.

Kick Ass is unlikely to redefine the genre, but it is a fun, fast paced movie which is pokes fun at itself and the genre in general.  Well worth seeing on a rainy spring afternoon.

Kick Ass – Movie Trailer

Despite what the trailer and website says, the movie is now showing in the UK.

If you want to know more have a look at the movie website at:  http://www.kickass-themovie.com

The site predictably uses a lot of flash animation and is slow to load even on the heavy duty servers a professional operation like this uses, but it is well worth a look.

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