Why IRON MAN 3 Is A Great CBM

Why IRON MAN 3 Is A Great CBM

Iron Man 3 has been well received by the masses, however some nerds refuse to accept this great film.

Editorial Opinion
By BloodPrince - Sep 13, 2013 05:09 PM EST
Filed Under: Iron Man 3
Source: ComicBookMovie.com

Iron Man 3 is one of the best CBMs of all time. It is not as good as The Avengers, Iron Man, or The Dark Knight. It is still better than The Dark Knight Rises and Spider-Man 3. Iron Man 3 currently has 78% on Rotten Tomatoes and made over $1.2 Billion at the box office. I'd say that is a huge success for a film. Unfortunately, some nerds refuse to see its greatness. Just like Trekkies with Star Trek Into Darkness. I will now address some issues people had with this film.

1. Too much comedy
Tony Stark was at his most vulnerable. His Malibu mansion had just been destroyed and he was alone for a period of time with nothing. Tony Stark was having panic attacks. It was a very dark CBM. Sure it had some comedy, who doesn't want to have a good laugh?

2. Mandarin portrayal
Ben Kingsley was such a great actor. The 616 Mandarin is a racist incarnation. This character was created during the Cold War; it was a very different time back then. Surely you couldn't think that we'd see the same 616 version. None of you read Ultimate Marvel?

3. Tony Stark blowing up his armors
If you actually saw the film you would have heard Tony Stark saying "I will always be Iron Man." Blowing up his armors doesn't mean that he is no longer Iron Man, unlike Batman in The Dark Knight Rises.


There you have it folks! Comment your opinion below! What did YOU think?

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Mike89
Mike89 - 9/13/2013, 5:35 PM
Iron Man 3 had problems far beyond the mandarin twist. I could have forgiven the twist if the movie got better after it, but it didn't. Just like the Mark 42 suit. It looks badass but its worthless, and constantly falls apart.
Moohika
Moohika - 9/13/2013, 5:38 PM
In my opinion, Shane Black said "Hey, you know what? let's make this a kid friendly Iron Man Christmas story, that would be great right?" and somehow Kevin Feige let him nearly destroy the already crippled (with Iron Man 2) trilogy.
alibaboolal
alibaboolal - 9/13/2013, 5:41 PM
Iron man 3 sucked
There are CBM's i would watch multiple times (dark knight,300,watchmen,avengers,iron man1,captain america)
This movie i just wanted it out of my head after i saw it.they tried to make it like that crappy ultimate spiderman and avengers assemble.more kid friendly crap.
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 9/13/2013, 5:44 PM
K
Moohika
Moohika - 9/13/2013, 5:46 PM
This pretty much sums up the movie and my thoughts on it

LEVITIKUZ
LEVITIKUZ - 9/13/2013, 5:51 PM
These are 3 reasons against the film.

After a second viewing its a good film, not great.
MisterMagurlypse
MisterMagurlypse - 9/13/2013, 5:52 PM
I didn't know people disliked IM3. Oh..My...God.
JDUKE25
JDUKE25 - 9/13/2013, 5:56 PM
Finally saw it last night. Better than 2, but still not as good as the first. 7/10 for me, and that's being generous.
CPIXLEY
CPIXLEY - 9/13/2013, 5:58 PM
The panic attacks were too light-hearted. They seemed trivial too me.
TheYoungMan
TheYoungMan - 9/13/2013, 6:01 PM
"It is still better than The Dark Knight Rises..."

"Iron Man 3 currently has 78% on Rotten Tomatoes..."

:/

cdpacheco89
cdpacheco89 - 9/13/2013, 6:02 PM
Best of all time is a ridiculous streach. I didn't freak out like everyone else and the points you make, although valid, are insubstantial. I agree people need to calm down about blowing up his suits its a metaphor for going back to basics being iron man not iron man being who he is but the problem I have mostly with this movie is the hidden messages and metaphors. The director was a bad choice he wanted it to be a think piece and its actually supposed to be a comic book movie and for some reason he didn't want to grasp that
Moohika
Moohika - 9/13/2013, 6:06 PM
Let me guess bloodprince...because I disliked Iron Man 3, that automatically makes me a DC fanboy right? Which is why you brought up TDKR video. You are truly pathetic.
Highflyer
Highflyer - 9/13/2013, 6:13 PM
@bloodprince, this isn't news
Highflyer
Highflyer - 9/13/2013, 6:39 PM
The mandarin twist was crap. Even if they HAD to do it, couldn't they give us a better mandarin than killian? Why trade that awesome mandarin Ben gave us and trade him for a giant ken doll.
Visualiza
Visualiza - 9/13/2013, 6:45 PM
You're not convincing any of these simpletons. Why? B-b-b-because da MANDARIN DURRRRRRR.
Sp1d3y
Sp1d3y - 9/13/2013, 7:04 PM
I loved Ironman 1&2. But 3 just didn't get me that excited. I don't understand why CBM trilogy always choose to get away from the superhero asppennerect, and make it about the guy under the mask for most of the movie. I mean we to watch movies not just to see bruce wayne, peter parker, tony stark but their alternate personas, kicking ass and saving the day.
marvel72
marvel72 - 9/13/2013, 7:05 PM
its good not great,it was an insult to the fans going into the movie expecting the mandarin,instead we got a funny scene but still an insult.
Sp1d3y
Sp1d3y - 9/13/2013, 7:07 PM
Aspect*** my phone acting up lol
TelaVizion
TelaVizion - 9/13/2013, 7:18 PM
Everyone knows its a great movie... some of the nerds out there just think its cool to "hate" on the movie. No one really hated it.
BrowniesExplode
BrowniesExplode - 9/13/2013, 7:48 PM
Iron man 3 was bullshit ok. Now my username is Mcufan and expected marvel studios to go darker and all they did was copy the dark knight rises. Also the mandarin could have been boss in this movie. The whole ten rings thing in iron man not even mentioned in this. And marvel why have Don replace terrance and not allow him be a badass war machine.
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