MARVEL PHASE 2 News

The Battle for 2015 is all set! After announcing that the Man Of Steel sequel will feature Batman in 2015 ,the Marvel people have announced the name of the Avengers Sequel which is set for 2015!!

The sequel to the blockbuster 2012 movie will be called------AVENGERS:AGE OF ULTRON

(the image features from Left:Vision,Antman/Dr.Pym,Ultron)

As of now Vin Diesel's role is still kept in wraps ,and he could be a part of either Guardians of the Galaxy or Avengers2.

Rumours say that VinDiesel could be playing "Vision" ,a robot created by Ultron to attack/mislead the Avengers ,but later on Vision joins the Avengers group.

The main discussion about Vision is that his story is part of Antman ,who will be appearing only after Avengers2.Ultron himself was created by Antman/Dr Pym.So its interesting how the story would be formed around these villains without introducing the superhero-Antman.

from left:Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer,Zoe Saldana as Gamora,Chris Pratt as Peter Quill / Star-Lord,Enzo Cilenti as Groot

CONCEPT ART From Guardians of the Galaxy

Iron Man 3 (2013)

[Downey scores once again]

Iron Man 3 (2013)

IMDB- 7.7

RottenTomatoes- 78%

RJG Ratings- 75

Tony Stark finds his life scarred by memories, as a new villain wrecks havoc across the country.

Starring- Robert Downey Jr ,Guy Pearce, Gwyneth Paltrow,Ben Kingsley

Director- Shane Black

He has never disappointed with the role ,and he never does in this movie either.Im speaking about Robert Downey Jr ,who reprises his role of Tony Stark aka Ironman.Robert is at complete ease throughout IM3 ,and unlike the previous movies ,Robert gives a more deeper look into the character of Tony Stark.According to the promos ,youll notice that the villain is called Mandarin ,played by Ben Kingsley.As an actor ,Ben has done a great job ,but he never does get to complete the intense role.Ben's Mandarin will be a forgotten role in times to come.Back up villain ? Thats where Guy Pearce comes! Now he completely rocked the movie.Amazing performance by him ,and he is hands down the best villain from the Marvel Phase 1,2 series.Gwyneth Paltrow ,Rebecca Hall ,Don Cheadle ,Ty Simpkins (the kid) all do a good job.

The biggest flaw in my opinion is the story.Dont get me wrong ,its still a great story compared to previous Marvel movies ,but on closer observation its a hastily compiled story.At every point the story takes a convenient turn ,and stays predictable most of the time.The big 'twist' though hilarious ,completely ruins the intensity factor the movie's first half was building up.The thought process behind various scenes are missing.The end was rushed and completely goes against whatever the previous movies tried to tell.On the positive side ,theres plenty of Tony Stark.It was great to see him rely less on the suit for much of the movie.

Shane Black does a fine job handling the Iron Man franchise.He does a much much better job than Jon Favreau's Iron Man 2.He tries to give the movie a darker tone ,and the way he handled the Mandarin in the first half was excellent.But by the second half he lets the comic side in him let loose ,as he dumps the intensity for humour.The climax was really poor ,since it raised more questions than answers.The movie isnt too long ,and thus a rushed ending is questionable.Shane wraps up everything he unleashed in the course of a couple of minutes.

The action scenes were great.The Malibu House Attack ,Backup Suit Army Fight were awesome.The visual effects on the suit were stepped up a notch with the Mark42 suit assembling piece by piece on Tony's command.

Overall IM3 ,is a great addition to the Marvel series ,but it doesnt fulfill its potential to have been great.Die hard fans wont be disappointed!

Acting- 4/5

Story- 3/5

Direction- 3.5/5

Action- 4/5

Comedy- 4/5

Drama- 3/5

Romance- 3.5/5

PS:IM trilogy ranking-

4- IronMan2

3- IronMan3

2- Avengers (based on IM's story)

1- IronMan1

Iron Man (2008)

[fun and enjoyable superhero movie for all]

Iron Man (2008)
IMDB- 7.9
Rottentomatoes- 94%
RJG Rating- 90

After being kidnapped by a terrorist group ,Tony Stark vows to fight back .

Starring- Robert Downey Jr. ,Jeff Bridges ,Gwyneth Paltrow
Direction- Jon Favreau

Iron Man is a superhero based on the Marvel comic book hero of the same name.

Robert Downey plays the titular character and he simply rocks it!The entire movie is shouldered by the charm of Robert as Iron Man.From scene one to the finale its all Robert.He was born to play this role.But when you have such a powerful actor in the movie ,he just overshadows everyone else.Gwyneth is ok as Pepper Potts ,she tries her best in the role.Jeff Bridges as the ,Obadiah/Iron Monger , is passable.Terence Howard as Rhodes gives a good performance.

The story for IronMan is tightly knit and solid.It doesnt pull of many twists but it paints a good origin story ,followed up by a nice action packed tale.The main pillars of the story are the witty dialogues delivered by Robert (Ironman/Tony).But the story runs out of steam towards the end.

Direction from Jon ,is excellent.He does a great job bringing to screen the tale of Iron Man.What was once a risky move turned out to be a game changer movie for Marvel & Paramount studios.Jon manages to balance the seriousness with the fun, making the movie an enjoyable experience for all.

Bringing a comic superhero into Hollywood ,amongst other well established heroes was going to be a tough task, but no one could have predicted the kind of reaction it received.The audience and critics praised the movie and its star Robert Downey.More importantly it laid the foundation for the 2012 movie The Avengers.

Overall ,Ironman is a movie for everyone.Fun and action packed with a strong performance by Robert Downey.

Acting- 4/5
Story- 4/5
Direction- 4/5
Action- 4/5


Oscars
Nominated - 2
Best Sound Editing
Best Visual Effects