# The Iron Man Movie (no spoilers) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 1, 2008, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iron-man-movie-no-spoilers/447640 "2008-05-01T17:33:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![diku](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4af34b/32.png) [@diku](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diku)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iron-man-movie-no-spoilers/447640/1 "2008-05-01T17:33:20Z")
So **Max Carnage** and I saw a free sneak preview of **Iron Man** on Tuesday, and it was very very good. A lot of fun, and Robert Downey Jr. was fantastic. I’m not going to spoil anything, but I highly encourage people see it! ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iron-man-movie-no-spoilers/447640/2 "2008-05-01T17:41:14Z")
Saw a preview Tuesday night, also, with **melodyharmonius**. I thought as comic book adaptations go, it was on par with _Spider-Man_. Not as good as _Batman Begins_, light years ahead of _Fantastic Four_ and _Hulk_. I somehow had no idea it was a Jon Favreau movie until the credits rolled. BTW: best last line I’ve heard in a long time. ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iron-man-movie-no-spoilers/447640/3 "2008-05-01T19:00:05Z")
Did you stay through the credits? Was there anything at the end? I’ve heard the main release is going to have a little tag at the very end but that it’s been withheld from preview prints. I’m going to see it tonight! Woo! ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iron-man-movie-no-spoilers/447640/4 "2008-05-01T19:03:35Z")
I’m going to have to sneak out of work early tomorrow. There’s not many movies I’ve been as eager for as this. And I didn’t even follow the Iron Man comics that much; it looks like it’s just that awesome of a movie. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iron-man-movie-no-spoilers/447640/5 "2008-05-01T19:29:56Z")
[QUOTE=cbawlmer] Did you stay through the credits? [/quote] Yes. > [@](#): > > Was there anything at the end? No. > [@](#): > > I’ve heard the main release is going to have a little tag at the very end but that it’s been withheld from preview prints. Hadn’t heard that. Please apprise when you have more data. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iron-man-movie-no-spoilers/447640/6 "2008-05-01T19:31:45Z")
I really want to see it. I lurve Robert Downey Jr. and am really glad to see him back on track with his life. ---
**Author:** ![shy\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@shy\_guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shy_guy)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iron-man-movie-no-spoilers/447640/7 "2008-05-01T19:34:53Z")
A friend and I have our tickets for tomorrow after work 😃 As a long-time Iron Man fan (the first comic I ever bought was a Shellhead book), I’m definitely looking forward to this one. It looks great and has been getting tons of positive buzz. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iron-man-movie-no-spoilers/447640/8 "2008-05-01T20:06:02Z")
For what it’s worth, this is the first comics based movie that The Wife has shown any interest in seeing. ---
**Author:** ![diku](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4af34b/32.png) [@diku](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diku)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iron-man-movie-no-spoilers/447640/9 "2008-05-01T20:09:02Z")
Nothing at the end of the credits on ours, although I’ve heard the same rumor. Can’t imagine they’d be shipping out two prints, but anything’s possible. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iron-man-movie-no-spoilers/447640/10 "2008-05-01T21:18:25Z")
[QUOTE=KneadToKnow] Hadn’t heard that. Please apprise when you have more data. 🙂 [/QUOTE] **WARNING: Reading the url of the link below will provide the alleged post-credit SPOILER!!! BEWARE of running your mouse over it!** Here’s the scoop: [Link](http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/05/is_samuel_l_jackson_in_iron_ma.html). ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iron-man-movie-no-spoilers/447640/11 "2008-05-01T21:24:37Z")
**ArchiveGuy:** Awesome. I knew what the credit cookie was supposed to contain, but it’s good to have confirmation. I always sit through the credits anyway, but I wanted to know. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iron-man-movie-no-spoilers/447640/12 "2008-05-01T21:26:01Z")
[QUOTE=cbawlmer] **ArchiveGuy:** Awesome. I knew what the credit cookie was supposed to contain, but it’s good to have confirmation. I always sit through the credits anyway, but I wanted to know. [/QUOTE] Yeah, that connects up two things I had heard, as well. Kool and the Gang. ---
**Author:** ![PharmBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/74df32/32.png) [@PharmBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PharmBoy)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iron-man-movie-no-spoilers/447640/13 "2008-05-02T00:46:41Z")
Can’t wait to see it - I’ve been an Iron Man fan since i was a kid… ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iron-man-movie-no-spoilers/447640/14 "2008-05-02T10:17:54Z")
Going to see it tonight at 7:15 at the [Ziegfeld](http://www.clearviewcinemas.com/cgi-bin/locations.cgi?id=042&flag=diplay_theatre). In spite of all the hassle involved, I always enjoy going to see highly anticipated blockbusters on opening weekend. Even if the movie isn’t so good, there’s an energy in the crowd that’s really enjoyable. Of course, _Iron Man_ is apparently _actually_ good. The reviews have been quite favorable: NY Post: 3.5/4 Daily News: 4/5 Onion A.V. Club: B+ NY Times (non-pretentious): “And ‘Iron Man’ . . . has the advantage of being an unusually good superhero picture.” NY Times (pretentious): “Within the big, crowded movements of this pop symphony is a series of brilliant duets that sometimes seem to have the swing and spontaneity of jazz improvisation. . .” ---
**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iron-man-movie-no-spoilers/447640/15 "2008-05-02T13:38:07Z")
[QUOTE=Shirley Ujest] I really want to see it. I lurve Robert Downey Jr. and am really glad to see him back on track with his life. [/QUOTE] Amen. ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iron-man-movie-no-spoilers/447640/16 "2008-05-02T13:44:03Z")
AMC theaters in Kansas City started showing it at 8:00 last night, so we caught the 11:15 showing (hoping to cut back on the number of kids there and the glowing screens of their phones as they text away). It was definitely one of the better comic book adaptations. It’ll be nice to see the second one when they can skip the backstory. Oh, and yeah, stay until the very end. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iron-man-movie-no-spoilers/447640/17 "2008-05-02T13:52:57Z")
Bah. Other superheroes fight bad guys. Iron Man just fights wrinkles. ---
**Author:** ![stegon66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee59a6/32.png) [@stegon66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stegon66)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iron-man-movie-no-spoilers/447640/18 "2008-05-02T14:02:49Z")
Yep, one of the best superhero flicks in years. And definitely stay through the credits. While it’s no longer a secret as to who shows up and who’s playing him, what he has to say to Tony Stark will set racing the heart of every nerd in the audience. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iron-man-movie-no-spoilers/447640/19 "2008-05-02T14:28:14Z")
The wife and I are going to see it tonight. I’ve seen the previews to it at other movies and it looks really good. -XT ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iron-man-movie-no-spoilers/447640/20 "2008-05-02T16:33:11Z")
[QUOTE=Thudlow Boink] Bah. Other superheroes fight bad guys. Iron Man just fights wrinkles. [/QUOTE] “Iron Man, Iron Man, does whatever an iron can…” Holy crap, we loved this movie. This is a no-spoilers thread, so I won’t go into detail, but I want to see it again this weekend. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iron-man-movie-no-spoilers/447640.md?page=2)