Superhero/Comicbook-adapted movies has come to the forefront of the general consciousness and media acceptance (altho not totally "understanding-of") and has never been as hyped and marketed as they do in this day and age, what with multiple Viral marketing, promotions and a deluge of coverage that threatens to engulf online netizens (least of me my humble blog LOL) who dwell in this particular www-realm, for sure the genre is carving out it's own niche in celluloid-history, it remains some time before it's acceptance into the pantheons of "recognized filmmaking" (via the traditionalists and thespians) is as accepted and welcomed, as the fans of this genre, IMHO. With vaulted peers as The Dark Knight, Hulk, The Watchmen and it's ilk, IRON MAN stands poised to go down in history as the movie that
did ... as for what it actually did, I'd only dare to speculate on it's intent and reactions, by my own personal opinion. And hopefully, when YOU folks have seen the movie, we could all geek-out over it together :)
I'd personally managed to catch the 11:30AM screening on April 30th @ Cathay Cinema in Downtown East's E!Hub -
CLICK HERE (link to my primary blog) to read my humble review (including ***SPOILERS***) and long-ramble about the movie :)
**DO NOTE: Please stay until the end of Credit Roll to see a
"Surprise Prologue Sequence" involving Tony and
Nick -
'nuff said!
Superhero/Comicbook-adapted movies has come to the forefront of the general consciousness and media acceptance (altho not totally "understanding-of") and has never been as hyped and marketed as they do in this day and age, what with multiple Viral marketing, promotions and a deluge of coverage that threatens to engulf online netizens (least of me my humble blog LOL) who dwell in this particular www-realm, for sure the genre is carving out it's own niche in celluloid-history, it remains some time before it's acceptance into the pantheons of "recognized filmmaking" (via the traditionalists and thespians) is as accepted and welcomed, as the fans of this genre, IMHO. With vaulted peers as The Dark Knight, Hulk, The Watchmen and it's ilk, IRON MAN stands poised to go down in history as the movie that did ... as for what it actually did, I'd only dare to speculate on it's intent and reactions, by my own personal opinion. And hopefully, when YOU folks have seen the movie, we could all geek-out over it together :)
Description via: "Marvel's High-Tech Hero goes super-deformed in this exclusive NYCC edition Wacky Wobbler from Funko. Cast in vinyl and measures 7" tall. Available from selected retailers on the show floor. Limited to 1500 piece"
Marvelous News has the scooper with pics [via SHH] featuring a selection of shiny toys (would be nice if the final product be as glossy as these shown tho), especially Iron Monger, who looks like he's in adult-diapers, innit? hilarious! hell, i'd stand in line in a Singapore outlet tget a Kids Meal if ever this appears? (like i did Transformers ... or at least for Starscream LOL) ... don't know about the shades tho ... heh :p
Captain Collector of the Action Figure Times reviews the new Iron Man movie-figure series from Hasbro (circa 21st March) - including the Walmart Exclusive Stealth Operations Iron Man (War Machine) and Target Exclusive Red Repulsor Iron Man ... wonder if Singapore's got these tho ... (haven't had a chance to check :p)
