Robert Downey Jr, further cementing his burgeoning reputation as an all-round legend, went off on Batman during an interview to promote his new flick, Tropic Thunder.

'Iron Man' couldn't resist venting about the Dark Knight, and even went as far as to articulate that golden sentence which I'm sure many at Marvel have been chewing over for years: "Fuck D.C.".

I can't say I agree with him, and expect there's a smidgen of envy involved in this outburst, but still- you gotta love a guy who doesn't mince his words.

"My whole thing is that that I saw 'The Dark Knight'. I feel like I'm dumb because I feel like I don't get how many things that are so smart. It's like a Ferrari engine of storytelling and script writing and I'm like, 'That's not my idea of what I want to see in a movie.' I loved 'The Prestige' but didn't understand 'The Dark Knight'. Didn't get it, still can't tell you what happened in the movie, what happened to the character and in the end they need him to be a bad guy. I'm like, 'I get it. This is so high brow and so f—king smart, I clearly need a college education to understand this movie.' You know what? Fuck DC comics. That's all I have to say and that's where I'm really coming from."

from Moviehole's interview

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Marvel's latest big-screen outing opens up 2008's summer blockbuster season.

Pros:

• As you may have seen from the trailer, kickass factor is high.
• Robert Downey Jr is absolutely inspired casting. He doesn't quite carry the movie (it doesn't need to be carried), but is definitely it's strongest point.
• It's handled very well by former Swinger Jon Favreau, a fair bit of action, a fair bit of cracking wise.
  
• Great opening.
• Great ending.
• I think it's fair to say that we've got to the stage that great effects are a given in this type of movie, but nonetheless, it still helps.
  
• Lots of appropriate rock & metal (apparently even the score was composed on distorted guitar before being transcribed for an orchestra).
  
• I would have easily sit through another hour or so.

Cons:

• I wouldn't be Gwyneth Paltrow's biggest fan.
• Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be enough of a 'Bad Guy'. The villain of the piece seems like something of an afterthought.
• The climax could have delivered more.
  
• As usual with genesis stories, a lot of hero time is lost (though the genesis here is still cool).

Great popcorn flick, cool action, and that trademark Downey Jr wit we all love (see Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang)- what more could we want?

Better villain? Probably. Several more hours of Iron Man action? Hell yes.

Thankfully Downey Jr is a big Iron Man fan, so has already pledged his commitment to more flicks. And judging by the name dropped in the post-credits sequence, any sequels may be substantially bigger in scope. Bring it on.

Check out the post-credits sequence here while you can.

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The Onion released some huge news about the Iron man trailer




risky decision by Paramount? what's your view on this earth shattering news?

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Short but simple clip but making me more excited none-the-less. All hail the Chemical Dustbin (Robert Downey Jnr)

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This might just have replaced The Dark Knight as Superhero movie (or any movie) that I most want to see this year. Kudos to Downey for not flushing his acting ability out of his body along with all the chemicals.

Kudos also for the rock soundtracke making me more wet.

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