toastandtea: shape of a man, soul of a car

Marina (

toastandtea) wrote,
@ 2008-05-07 22:27:00

Current mood:	robots
Current music:	NOBODY WANTS HIM
Entry tags:	iron man, movies

shape of a man, soul of a car
Because i'm sure you haven't seen enough of this, some slightly belated comments about IRON MAN:

Sooooooo badass.

I was not at all previously acquainted with Iron Man (aside from like... knowing who he is?) as i am extremely poorly versed in superhero lore despite my purported love of superheroes. NOW I AM SAD THAT I AM SUCH A LAZY NERD.

One of my very very very very favorite moments was of course the last second of the film and "I am Iron Man." because oh man that goes against every emo superhero's all-consuming secret identity angst and WTF TONY STARK, WHY SO AWESOME. Perfect end note. PERFECT.

Iron Man vs. Iron Monger was insaaaaaanely great because a) ROBOT FIGHT HOLY SHIT and b) i loved the juxtaposition of gigantic clunky loud ostentatious Iron Monger and little sleek quick efficient Iron Man. Basically one of my favorite aspects of superheroes is AGILITY-- it is why i love Spider-Man so much, because he is a small skinny asskicking acrobat and that is SO FANTASTIC TO WATCH.

TONY/PEPPER. Uhm it's almost kind of like if James Bond had ever ACTUALLY had a real relationship with Moneypenny. Or something!!! IN ANY CASE, yes, win, unrequited quick-witted awesomeness, Tony loves the color red and he does in fact have a heart. HOT PEOPLE. BEING GREAT. AND HOT. <3 <3 <3

!!!!!!!!! "Just call us S.H.I.E.L.D." !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOVED IT. NICK FURY WTF.

<3 <3 Tony and Rhodes!

The first rocket boot test with Tony being thrown very very quickly and violently into the wall cracked me up THE MOST. UNEXPECTED HILARITY.

And helloooooooo Robert Downey Jr. Nice arms, fella! APPROVED. I suddenly feel the need to rewatch Kiss Kiss Bang Bang due to awesomeness. Fast-talking awesomeness. Fast-talking UNRELIABLE NARRATOR awesomeness.

...Anyway!

FIC RECS that you have probably already seen but deserve to be mentioned nonetheless: Vignettes In Ferrum by latropita; Drink Deep by dafnap.

So MAN. SNEAK ATTACK AWESOME MOVIES, livejournal approved! Ha ha i love you lj and your sudden and intense explosions of fannishness, that is totally not annoying when it's something i agree with!

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	cereal 2008-05-08 02:46 am UTC (link)
	I can honestly say: I didn't even know I *wanted* to read Iron Man fic, but then I clicked your helpful rec links and I DO, oh boy I DO. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	toastandtea 2008-05-09 03:50 am UTC (link)
	I KNOW, RIGHT. Suddenly Tony/Pepper is kind of my It couple right now, thanks to my friends list conveniently writing/pointing me to awesome fic. BLINDSIDED! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	colorstoobright 2008-05-08 02:53 am UTC (link)
	Iron Man = awesome for EVERY SINGLE REASON YOU SAID. I...... yes plz. I'm off to read fic~! (Reply to this)(Thread)

	toastandtea 2008-05-09 03:51 am UTC (link)
	WOOT. I AM ALWAYS RIGHT. OR SOMETHING. (Reply to this)(Parent)

peopleareshapes
2008-05-08 03:16 am UTC (link)

Iron Man vs. Iron Monger was insaaaaaanely great because a) ROBOT FIGHT HOLY SHIT and b) i loved the juxtaposition of gigantic clunky loud ostentatious Iron Monger and little sleek quick efficient Iron Man.

MARINA, YES. I've read quite a few lukewarm reactions WRT the ending, and I'm like, DUDES, WHAT THE HELL? ROBOTS FIGHTING. WHAT IS MORE AWESOME THAN THAT. (Plus, Robots with freaking Robert Downey Jr and Jeff Bridges at the helm - did you ever think in your entire life?!) It was like 99% of the reason I went to see Transformers, (the other 1% = childhood nostalgia) but that movie failed so hard on every level that I couldn't even entirely appreciate the semi-cool special effects because I just felt so manipulated the whole time. But Iron Man was so, so, SO great that when it came to the grand finale, even if it wasn't quite as um, cerebral as the rest of the film, I was fully ready to embrace the pure popcorn spectacle of it, because my heart was so full of love for the movie in the general sense. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT MADE SENSE. Basically: Robots = cool. Iron Man = near perfect.

Uhm it's almost kind of like if James Bond had ever ACTUALLY had a real relationship with Moneypenny.

Yes. And also YES to what you said about the ending. Tony Stark is a bad ass. IRON MAN 2, GET HERE NOW.

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toastandtea
2008-05-09 03:59 am UTC (link)

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAT. LUKEWARM REACTIONS?!? BUT ROBOTS KICKING ASS ALL OVER THE PLACE! And oh man i agree with you 10000000% re: Transformers. The robot fights were cool, but that movie's awfulness made me feel SO BAD that i couldn't even enjoy it, nothing could make up for my disillusionment with the whole thing. Whereas Iron Man was so awesome ALREADY that it all worked out in a happymaking action-packed robot destruction fest! So basically: YEAH I GET YOU.

I keep thinking "GODDDDDDDD, it is going to be FOREVER until a sequel!!!!!!!" and then i think about how fast those things actually come around. Like seriously wasn't Batman Begins just out??! WHAT!

SUPERHEROES AND ROBOTS, JENN! A++++++++++++ Your kickass Bale icon obviously agrees.

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	(Anonymous) 2008-05-08 03:28 am UTC (link)
	Did you stay until after the credits? The scene after is the BEST. It blows the mind of any superhero fangirl (or boy..). (Reply to this)(Thread)

	toastandtea 2008-05-09 04:01 am UTC (link)
	Of course i did! Thus my "NICK FURY WTF" comment. :D There were only a couple other people in my theatre who stayed, apparently nobody got the memo. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	hotpot8202 2008-05-08 03:32 am UTC (link)
	AH thanks for the fic recs! I've been wanting to read good IM fics after watching the movie. :) (Reply to this)(Thread)

	toastandtea 2008-05-09 04:03 am UTC (link)
	You're welcome! Seems like a lot of us were craving fic after the movie, even if we weren't immediately aware of it. :D (Reply to this)(Parent)

does whatever an iron can

sandee725
2008-05-08 04:06 am UTC (link)

NICK FOCKEN FURY!!!!!!!!! Man, that dude IS Samuel L, isn't he??? I read somewhere that he was the actual reference for that character so When captain america throws his mighty S.H.H.H.H.I.I.I.I.E.E.E.L.L.L.L.L.D.D.D.D.

My favorite bit was the helper robot duuuude! "Douse me again when i'm not on fire and i'm donating you to a community college." JUST TRYIN TO HELP.

Dude the thing i looooooooved about this movie was that Tony was not angsty or emo at all! Or if he was, it wasn't something all-consuming or his driving force or whatever. He was just a GOOD GUY. Not to say that angsty superheroes are a bad thing; I am OF COURSE psyched/excited/ripping at my hair for THE DARK NIGHT. This may interest you!.

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	Re: does whatever an iron can sandee725 2008-05-08 04:07 am UTC (link)
	an entire bit of sentence was hacked to bits, i meant to say "I read somewhere that he was the actual reference for that character so IT BLEW MY HEAD OFF THAT HE WAS THERE." (Reply to this)(Parent)

	peopleareshapes 2008-05-08 04:16 am UTC (link)
	asldkjadslkajdslakjdlasjd that video! BEST EVER. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sandee725 2008-05-08 04:34 am UTC (link)
	Watch the rest by that guy!! All freakin insane in a fantabulous way. (Reply to this)(Parent)

Re: does whatever an iron can

toastandtea
2008-05-10 02:48 am UTC (link)

Oh my god your subject line gave me the best mental picture ever of Tony ironing clothes and Pepper walking in on him and being like "whaaat is this." and Tony saying "I AM IRON MAN." While brandishing an iron. BEST.

Hahaha i did NOT know that Samuel L. was the reference for Nick Fury, that makes that 12974618075682365 times even better. AWESOME.

I looooved Tony with his sassy robots, AGREED. Also Tony just deciding to do what's right while still being his own nonconformist, non-emo snarky badass self. <3

THAT VIDEO, HAHAHAHA. Love it. Tony would totally be able to lighten Bruce up a little, sometimes i really wish Marvel and DC could cross over. Sigh.

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dafnap
2008-05-08 04:41 am UTC (link)

Uhm it's almost kind of like if James Bond had ever ACTUALLY had a real relationship with Moneypenny.

God, I was SUCH a Bond/Moneypenny shipper after Goldeneye, and now that you mention it, you're totally right re: pinging the same 'shippydar. I feel sort of like a tool of the patriarchy? But I'm also shallow, so it evens out.

...because oh man that goes against every emo superhero's all-consuming secret identity angst

YES. The whole film was like that! They cast a female actress that wasn't just there to look pretty, therefore making her whatshouldhavebeencliche-role integral and awesome; they actually remembered that superheroes can be funny without being campy; despite it being a superhero film they allowed subtle acting (RDJ EYES MARINA. HIS EYEEEEEEEES) instead of the usual broad (emo) strokes; and DUDE, they totally got me to like The Paltrow? I'm STILL confused about that.

Also, thanks for the rec dude, it's nice to know other people dig completely unresolved porn that I had to write so they'd stop doing in my head :D

Oh, and

dotfic is having some hot/angsty drabble fic in her comments, in case you still need a fix. Oh! And

musesfool posted equally hot UST with Foundation! There is back touching!

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toastandtea
2008-05-10 03:47 am UTC (link)

I have never liked Bond girls, Moneypenny was always where it's at for me. It's not about shipping bosses with secretaries/assistants though! It's about charming sexually charged banter and giving as good as they get! AT LEAST THAT'S HOW I RATIONALIZE IT. ...But i also ship tall boys/short girls just cause it looks nice. So. Tool of the patriarchy, pretty much.

AGREED ON ALL COUNTS OF AWESOMENESS. Pepper was the one who saved the daaaaay and Gwyneth totally didn't suck at all, she was actually adorable and great. And it helps that apparently RDJ has chemistry with anything! EVEN (especially?) ROBOTS.

in case you still need a fix.

Apparently i ALWAYS still need a fix. What the hell livejournal, i was into them in the movie but not quite super duper fannish levels and then everybody just laid fic right in front of me and it only added fuel to the fire. WTF FANDOM, thanks a lot. (except seriously, thank you, omg <3)

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	dafnap 2008-05-10 04:03 am UTC (link)
	Just so you know, Proof by gabby_silang is my new favorite fic EVAR. And mekosuchinae is doing ALSO doing an awesome drabble-off in her LJ and MARINA. FANDOM IS AMAZING. I mean, I'm never writing again because holy god, the quality just jumped up a thousandfold, BUT I'M OKAY WITH THAT. Because AWESOME people are doing the work for me! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	dafnap 2008-05-10 04:03 am UTC (link)
	...and I just saw gabby_silang's comment below. Doh. (she's awesome. but STILL. preaching to the choir here!) (Reply to this)(Parent)

	silverqe 2008-05-08 05:05 am UTC (link)
	My FAVORITE LINE from the movie was still... Pepper, in a polite tone: "...and sometimes, that involves taking out the trash. Will that be all?" I don't know why but the delivery was just pitch perfect hilarity. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	toastandtea 2008-05-10 03:49 am UTC (link)
	Truly that part was awwwwesome, it definitely elicited an "OH, SNAP!" (in my head.) (Reply to this)(Parent)

	leucocrystal 2008-05-08 10:27 am UTC (link)
	it is why i love Spider-Man so much, because he is a small skinny asskicking acrobat and that is SO FANTASTIC TO WATCH. I have not seen Iron Man (I'll add the prerequisite qualifier "yet" in here, because I have basically been convinced by now that I MUST, but OMG agreed! It is so much fun to watch Spidey doing his gymnastics all over NYC, isn't it? (Reply to this)(Thread)

	toastandtea 2008-05-10 03:52 am UTC (link)
	IT IS SO MUCH FUN. He just jumps around being bendy and awesome! While saving the day in the process! I never tire of it. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	slodwick 2008-05-08 12:20 pm UTC (link)
	AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	toastandtea 2008-05-10 03:54 am UTC (link)
	Hmmm let me think... AGREED. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	gabby_silang 2008-05-08 02:07 pm UTC (link)
	I AGREE ON ALL POINTS. Also wtf I swear all those fics turned up literally overnight because I spent all last morning SEARCHING and now they're all RIGHT THERE. SCORE. Also armssssss. The arms (and the rest, but mainly arms) are my desktop wallpaper. My happy place. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	toastandtea 2008-05-10 04:01 am UTC (link)
	I LOVE THAT TONY/PEPPER FIC KEEPS POPPING UP ALL OVER THE PLACE. LIKE FROM YOU, FOR INSTANCE. <3 It is in fact a very good pair of arms. VERY VERY GOOD. Sigh. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gabby_silang 2008-05-10 04:42 am UTC (link)
	Eeeeehehe you caught that one, huh? For some reason I cannot stop thinking about the romantic comedy implications of robots. WTF BRAIN. (Reply to this)(Parent)

spectralbovine
2008-05-08 11:50 pm UTC (link)

I agree with your Iron Man thoughts!! And I still need to see Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. I HEART UNRELIABLE NARRATORS.

One of my very very very very favorite moments was of course the last second of the film and "I am Iron Man." because oh man that goes against every emo superhero's all-consuming secret identity angst and WTF TONY STARK, WHY SO AWESOME. Perfect end note. PERFECT.
And it worked so well for the character as portrayed! He would totally do that, you know? I'm so excited for how they play with that in the sequel. Apparently, that only became canon very recently.

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	toastandtea 2008-05-10 04:16 am UTC (link)
	I HEART UNRELIABLE NARRATORS. AS DO I. And that is a great movie for it. Hilarious and awwwwesome. Apparently, that only became canon very recently. I wondered about that! I love that he was all "bodyguard, HA!" as a reference to that always being the explanation in the comics. :D (Reply to this)(Parent)

	morgaine22 2008-05-09 01:15 am UTC (link)
	because oh man that goes against every emo superhero's all-consuming secret identity angst and WTF TONY STARK, WHY SO AWESOME. Perfect end note. PERFECT. RIGHT?! It's so, 'Fuck ya'll; it's totally me. PRAISE ME NOW.' And then S.H.I.E.L.D.!! I geeked all over myself. I need to see this movie at least two more times in the theater. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	toastandtea 2008-05-10 04:19 am UTC (link)
	I need to see this movie at least two more times in the theater. ME TOOOOOOO. I have not seen anything multiple times in a theatre in a long time, i love that i loved this movie so much. :D (Reply to this)(Parent)

	xguardianangelx 2008-05-26 04:57 pm UTC (link)
	I approve of all this flailing. Which is totally why I am adding you as a friend. Let's share our love for RDJ and Iron Man <3 <3 (Reply to this)

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