Originally Posted By WilliamK99 Not sure if Disney is going to make this big of a risk but if they are smart, they will lock RDJ into a new 3 film deal (Iron Man 4, Avengers 2, Avengers 3) ASAP...
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA With a $50 million dollar back end deal on The Avengers -- why wouldn't he?
Originally Posted By ecdc >>I don't think he is the talented actor that he think he is<< Disagree. That studios want to cast him as an extension of himself, and he takes those roles and the giant money bin sized paychecks that come with them, doesn't invalidate the talent he's displayed in other films like Chaplin, The Gingerbread Man, and Zodiac. I see him simliar to Johnny Depp or even Jack Nicholson before them - a very specific personality type that usually does show through in their films, but underneath it, some serious acting chops they've had a chance to showcase in other, smaller films.
Originally Posted By ecdc BTW, please no one misconstrue my defense of RDJ as a defense of Iron Man 3. I haven't seen it, and after hating, hating, hating the Avengers after everyone else just swooned, I've realized comic book movies aren't my bag and I just need to stop going. But I do think RDJ is a terrific actor.
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 BTW, please no one misconstrue my defense of RDJ as a defense of Iron Man 3. I haven't seen it, and after hating, hating, hating the Avengers after everyone else just swooned, I've realized comic book movies aren't my bag and I just need to stop going. But I do think RDJ is a terrific actor.<< Iron Man 3 is a totally different movie than The Avengers, almost like a buddy cop action adventure movie with suits of armor. In fact for about an hour in the middle of the movie, there is no Iron Man suit used at all. It is a very refreshing take on the superhero movie...
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 175 million estimated <a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/" target="_blank">http://www.boxofficemojo.com/w...d/chart/</a>
Originally Posted By ecdc >>almost like a buddy cop action adventure movie with suits of armor.<< I thought Kiss Kiss Bang Bang was fantastic.... Crap. Now I'm a little tempted.
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 I thought Kiss Kiss Bang Bang was fantastic.... Crap. Now I'm a little tempted.<< You could tell this was a Shane Black movie as he put his touch on it, even the after credit scene had his trademark humor in it... but don't just take my word on it, go to rotten tomatoes and read a few of the non spoilerish reviews, it really is a different movie than The Avengers.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 KKBB is great. As for IM3 I really liked it. Don't know if it's better than one but an improvement over IM2
Originally Posted By leobloom >> I haven't seen it, and after hating, hating, hating the Avengers after everyone else just swooned, I've realized comic book movies aren't my bag and I just need to stop going. << I think we'd get along famously. I've retired from Marvel movies after sticking around through the Avengers. They're just not my bag. Too formulaic. Too CGI-heavy. >> But I do think RDJ is a terrific actor. << I dunno if he's terrific. Even in Zodiac (a favorite of mine), he seems to be playing the RDJ-type... Not sure he has any range whatsoever.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance "Iron Man 3 is a totally different movie than The Avengers, almost like a buddy cop action adventure movie with suits of armor. In fact for about an hour in the middle of the movie, there is no Iron Man suit used at all. It is a very refreshing take on the superhero movie..." SPOILER? Yeah, my five year old noticed the lack of Iron Man on screen and started asking how long the movie was going to take. lol Of course he nearly jumped out of his seat when they had all 12 or whatever of them on the screen at once.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance And whether or not Robert Downey is playing an extension of himself or completely acting, I don't really care. He really makes movies funny. Thought this one was one of his best too. I have a really specific sense of humor, most things that are suppose to be funny don't even make me crack a smile, but he says the most ridiculously, off the wall things, I just laugh and laugh.
Originally Posted By leemac <<And whether or not Robert Downey is playing an extension of himself or completely acting, I don't really care. He really makes movies funny. Thought this one was one of his best too. >> Have you seen Due Date? Boy that was an awful movie. <<I dunno if he's terrific. Even in Zodiac (a favorite of mine), he seems to be playing the RDJ-type... Not sure he has any range whatsoever.>> That's how I'd sum him up too. A lot of folks weren't happy with his RDJ-ization of Paul Avery. I thought Zodiac was a typical Fincher movie - overlong and a little too glossy - but everyone acted well in it.
Originally Posted By dagobert The only RDJ movies I have seen so far are Sherlock and the Marvel movies and both roles are very similar. So I can't really say anything about his qualities, but I think that he did a very good job as Iron Man/Tony Stark and Sherlock Holmes.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan I think he really is a gifted actor. Chaplin, Less Than Zero, Chances Are, Tropic Thunder are all movies people who enjoy him as Tony Stark/Ironman should check out.
Originally Posted By dagobert I always think abou him like I do about Johnny Depp. Everyone associates him with Jack Sparrow, but he did other fantastic movies as well. One of my favourite is Blow or Chocolat. The same happens with RDJ. Everyone knows him because of IM, but I assumed that he made other good movies as well.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan I haven't seen Ironman 3 yet, but in the first two and The Avengers, IMHO he strikes just the right mix of believability and winking at the audience in these movies, very much in keeping with the style of many comic books.
