1. Sam Jack Sunday - Don Cheadle and Samuel L Jackson record voice-over for the critically-maligned Iron Man 2 video game. At 3:22 in, SamJack makes a silly face at the camera. ORLY?

    Sam Jack Sunday - Don Cheadle and Samuel L Jackson record voice-over for the critically-maligned Iron Man 2 video game. At 3:22 in, SamJack makes a silly face at the camera. ORLY?

  2. The RotCast Episode #70 - Iron Man Too

    News

    Review & Discussion

    • Iron Man 2

    What We Watched

    Full Runtime: 1hr 7min 19sec

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    Agree or disagree with something we said on the show? Have a movie recommendation? Send us an email at james@filmrot.com and we’ll read & discuss it on the next show! Don’t forget to include your URL if you want a plug!

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  3. Watchlist: Iron Man 2

    Iron Man 2 (2010)
    Directed by John Favreau
    Watched 5/5/2010 (Advance Screening) - 1st Viewing

    The first Iron Man film was an unexpected surprise to most movie-goers, even those few that were intimately familiar with the 2nd string Marvel comic book character. It was fast-paced, had great special effects, and maintained a slick style visually and in the edit room. It was also, most importantly, charming - due to the career-saving performance of Robert Downey Jr. as the man in the iron suit.

    The second film in the series plays up all of the above elements, ad nauseum, as if the string-pullers (the aforementioned RDJ and director Jon Favreau) were a little too afraid to really push the boundaries of the first film in any way what-so-ever. The sequel is slick, don’t get me wrong, and hits all the same checkboxes that made the first film such a pleasant surprise. Unfortunately, there isn’t a whole lot of progression going on here, visually or thematically.

    But it’s a comic book movie right? Sure, I guess. But box-checking a prior success does not a great film make. But does it make an entertaining film? I guess on that note, sure again. You won’t be bored watching the film, but you also won’t walk away from it feeling like you have watched anything new.

    Unless you count that room-clearing back-mounted circular laser weapon… that was freakin’ awesome.

    Full review on the next episode of The RotCast!

  4. Titanic -vs- ??? - Wait for it, wait for it… Also, Bridget Jones and Dirty Dancing.

  5. Iron Man 2 Reviewed: Pick Your Poison

    The first two Iron Man 2 reviews are in, and they are mixed, to say the least. Go in peace, and tread lightly…

  6. Link Blowout #72

    I’ve Seen the Future of Car Insurance - Local auto insurance company Vern Fonk parodies Back to the Future. Awfully.

    Trailer: Iron Man 2 (Chinese Edition) - With a small handful of new footage. May 7th can’t come soon enough.

    If Oscars Were Given For Movie Websites - That’s *official* movie websites, not fanboy news/blogs, unfortunately. Still, a pretty interesting read. I can’t tell you the last time I visited an movie’s official website for anything other than a trailer watch.

    Mining For Gold in Stanley Kubrick’s Archives - An interesting piece on Lunatic at Large, a film about carnies based on a concept found Kubrick’s archive in 1999 by his son-in-law, which has already scored interest from ScarJo and Sam “Moon was robbed” Rockwell.

    How Do Movie Theaters Choose Which Trailers To Play? - Slate unravels the sticky politics behind the mini sneak-peek.

    Lists of the Day

    [Caddyshack Busters via juliasegal]

  7. Stan Lee’s Marvel Movie Cameos - All of them, from X-Men to Iron Man. Also, Stan The Man is a good follow on Twitter.

    [via mridontcontribute]

  8. Link Blowout #66

    Most Minimalist Casablanca Poster Ever - A trend taken too far? … Or not far enough?

    Parannoying Activity - I’ll give you 10 to 1 odds that this spoof will be more clever than the currently planned future D2DVD Lions Gate sequel.

    Plastic Bag - An 18min short-film featuring Werner Herzog as the voice of a plastic bag. I’m pretty sure there’s a message in here somewhere, but it’s so darned subtle, I think I missed it.

    Chinese Sprite Commercial - Directed by David Fincher (Se7en, Fight Club, etc). They can’t all be Nike, I guess.

    Iron Man 2: Pre-Effects - So stupidly fun I had to link it somewhere. Consider this my apology in advance.

    Daily Lists

    [Quentin Tarantino & Christoph Waltz, by Annie Leibovitz via pauvrelolita]

  9. More Minimalist Posters

    Tumblr user evilcomma tries his/her hand at minimalizing some recent favorites.

  10. Link Blowout #63

    Lady Geek-Ga - Not only does LG’s  video for “Telephone” feature the P***y Wagon from Kill Bill, but it’s loaded with nods to other geek favorites.

    IGN Dubs Kick-Ass “The Best Superhero Movie Ever Made” - Did someone say overhype?

    Spaghetti Western Poster Roundup - Loads of great vintage posters here. What happened to painted posters?

    Director Russell Mulcahy Defends His Teen Wolf Remake - As if there is ANY  possible defense. < insert misplaced outrage here >

    Quick Pics

    [Hayley “Iron Man” Williams via thebigbadwolf]

  11. Batman Begins to Look a Lot Like Iron Man - A lot. Srsly, a lot.

    mattedits:

    Deja View: Iron Man vs. Batman

    With the success of Star Trek vs. Star Wars and Dude, Where’s My Hangover, I put together another Deja View.