Previous Post > > > > > > I went to the 8 o'clock advanced showing tonight. I don't know how well advertised it was that the movie started playing Thursday night, but the theater wasn't a sell out. It was nearly full, however, and everyone seemed to have a good time. > > > > > > Everyone in it did a great job acting, and the character was really faithful to the days before he became an ass. It might be a little tame for some tastes, as there are only a handful of combat scenes, but I didn't mind personally... it had good pacing throughout. > > > > > > I know Marvel is looking to establish the Marvel Universe with their self-financed movies, but after seeing Iron Man, I think it's perfectly situated to remain in it's own little world. This could easily be a James Bond-ish franchise, with Stark thwarting more real-world based would-be dictators and terrorists and such, instead of digging up appropriate comic-book villains for him to fight each outing. Either way, though, they've got me on board for a sequel. I think "The Dark Knight" will have to work to top this as the comic book movie of the summer. > > > > > > Oh, and the new Hulk trailer with this one actually looked much better than that first trailer.

Personally, I have no problem with movies offering a little something as enticement for people to watch the trailers and give the cast and crew a little recognition.

The scene here, while much meatier than most post-credits bits, wouldn't have worked well within the flow of the movie itself.