Iron Man 2: Where the Government is Stupid

Eltargrim · 12-17-2009, 10:18 PM

I mean, seriously, when one of your citizens comes up with an effective weapon that greatly expands combat capabilities of those who use it and you don't just grab it, then you're an idiot.

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Aerozord · 12-17-2009, 10:21 PM

well there are other factors, like price. We have alot of nasty weapons we can make, including death lasers, but for less you can just shoot a missle at it. Iron Man has a suit plated in gold after all.

Anyways, this is supposed to have warmachine so yea, this is going on my list of things to see

Eltargrim · 12-17-2009, 10:23 PM

It's not even grabbing it so you can implement it, it's grabbing it so that you could make more of it if someone else started making them. I'm mean, I'm all for government backing off and not being douchebags, but I'd rather them be douchebags to the one guy with advanced technology so that we could ALL have advanced technology.

Aerozord · 12-17-2009, 10:30 PM

again, the metals of the exoskelaton alone is a freakin forture. Its why Warmachine is more like a walking tank. Not to mention political fallout. Stark got the people on his side and in a democracy, that basically means you win. Whole reason he made the armor is because he was giving this to them, and they kept finding their way into the hands of their enemy.

Magus · 12-21-2009, 01:55 AM

Rhodes becoming War Machine might actually be Stark's compromise with the government, like Rhodes is the government liaison or something. Besides which we all know that if the government gets its hands on something like the Iron Man suit it wouldn't benefit any of us and they would just use it as an outright weapon instead of as an inhibition towards other countries or a line of defense. Stark is aware of this.

There were also all those other mech suits trying to kill them, which is either the work of the government or Justin Hammer. If it's Justin Hammer he probably buys the technology to make the power system off of Whiplash or whatever.

In any case Stark's line about privatizing peace actually made me laugh out loud, which rarely happens.

I thought Whiplash making his debut at Stark's drag race (lol) was kind of silly, it reminds me of when Green Goblin shows up at that parade in Spider-Man and kills the company board, that seemed appropriate at the time but nowadays it seems over the top for a guy with dual electric whips to appear at a crowded race and try to kill the world's richest man in broad daylight.

Fifthfiend · 12-21-2009, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Aerozord

Not to mention political fallout. Stark got the people on his side and in a democracy, that basically means you win.

LOL but really what everyone's forgetting is the 'billionaires can do pretty much whatever they want' rule.

Whatever, I'm mostly just annoyed they wussed out on doing the Mandarin.

Melfice · 12-21-2009, 03:00 PM

Hmm, the way I see this going down:

Gov'ment wants Iron Man suit. Stark says "LOL, no. Screw you."
Whiplash finds/found the schematics, builds his own.
Shit gets intense for Stark. Stark calls Rhodes: "Yo, Rhodie. You want a suit like mine?" "Fo sho'!" "'S cool. Get the awesome black one, then help me beat up Whiplash." "No prob', homie!"
Whiplash gets whooped and Iron Man and War Machine strike an awesome pose.
Gov'ment imprisons Whiplash. Dude's like: "Wait, you guys wantink Iron Man suit, da?" "Affirmative." "I'm am havink schematics in hideout. We friends?" "*bang!* Not for a 100.000 years, commie bastard!"

And then Iron Man and War Machine fight the government, who used Stark's designs to build their own suits (Mandroids nod?).

Loyal · 12-21-2009, 04:55 PM

And Samuel L. Jackson shows up as... his own likeness.

Magus · 12-22-2009, 02:01 AM

More like Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury as Samuel L. Jackson, it's how he infiltrates Stark's party, only celebs can get in after all and they happen to be perfect lookalikes.

Mirai Gen · 12-22-2009, 02:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Fifthfiend

Whatever, I'm mostly just annoyed they wussed out on doing the Mandarin.

Probably saving it for the last movie, I think.

So let's get this straight.

Nick Fury is about as whitebread as you can get.
Ultimates universe, Nick Fury is modeled after Samuel L Jackson.
In Ultimates like, #4, he says Sameul L Jackson would play himself the best.
So that's what we get.

Huh.

Also movie looks great. I'm glad they're trying to grab onto the fun of the original while simultaneously raising the stakes.

And any question of how it is Tony's keeping the Iron Man suit is pretty much solved by the

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Originally Posted by Fifthfiend

'billionaires can do pretty much whatever they want' rule.

12-17-2009, 10:18 PM	#1
Eltargrim Fifty-Talents Haversham Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: FABULOUS Posts: 1,904	Iron Man 2: Where the Government is Stupid I mean, seriously, when one of your citizens comes up with an effective weapon that greatly expands combat capabilities of those who use it and you don't just grab it, then you're an idiot. 480p trailer 720p trailer 1080p trailer __________________ <Insert witticism here; get credit; ???; profit!>

12-17-2009, 10:21 PM	#2
Aerozord So we are clear Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Former murder capital of the world Posts: 13,824	well there are other factors, like price. We have alot of nasty weapons we can make, including death lasers, but for less you can just shoot a missle at it. Iron Man has a suit plated in gold after all. Anyways, this is supposed to have warmachine so yea, this is going on my list of things to see __________________ "don't hate me for being a heterosexual white guy disparaging slacktivism, hate me for all those murders I've done."

12-17-2009, 10:23 PM	#3
Eltargrim Fifty-Talents Haversham Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: FABULOUS Posts: 1,904	It's not even grabbing it so you can implement it, it's grabbing it so that you could make more of it if someone else started making them. I'm mean, I'm all for government backing off and not being douchebags, but I'd rather them be douchebags to the one guy with advanced technology so that we could ALL have advanced technology. __________________ <Insert witticism here; get credit; ???; profit!>

12-21-2009, 01:55 AM	#5
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	Rhodes becoming War Machine might actually be Stark's compromise with the government, like Rhodes is the government liaison or something. Besides which we all know that if the government gets its hands on something like the Iron Man suit it wouldn't benefit any of us and they would just use it as an outright weapon instead of as an inhibition towards other countries or a line of defense. Stark is aware of this. There were also all those other mech suits trying to kill them, which is either the work of the government or Justin Hammer. If it's Justin Hammer he probably buys the technology to make the power system off of Whiplash or whatever. In any case Stark's line about privatizing peace actually made me laugh out loud, which rarely happens. I thought Whiplash making his debut at Stark's drag race (lol) was kind of silly, it reminds me of when Green Goblin shows up at that parade in Spider-Man and kills the company board, that seemed appropriate at the time but nowadays it seems over the top for a guy with dual electric whips to appear at a crowded race and try to kill the world's richest man in broad daylight. __________________ The Valiant Review

12-22-2009, 02:01 AM	#9
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	More like Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury as Samuel L. Jackson, it's how he infiltrates Stark's party, only celebs can get in after all and they happen to be perfect lookalikes. __________________ The Valiant Review

12-17-2009, 10:30 PM	#4
Aerozord So we are clear Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Former murder capital of the world Posts: 13,824	again, the metals of the exoskelaton alone is a freakin forture. Its why Warmachine is more like a walking tank. Not to mention political fallout. Stark got the people on his side and in a democracy, that basically means you win. Whole reason he made the armor is because he was giving this to them, and they kept finding their way into the hands of their enemy. __________________ "don't hate me for being a heterosexual white guy disparaging slacktivism, hate me for all those murders I've done."

12-21-2009, 03:00 PM	#7
Melfice Vigilo - Confido Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 4,846	Hmm, the way I see this going down: Gov'ment wants Iron Man suit. Stark says "LOL, no. Screw you." Whiplash finds/found the schematics, builds his own. Shit gets intense for Stark. Stark calls Rhodes: "Yo, Rhodie. You want a suit like mine?" "Fo sho'!" "'S cool. Get the awesome black one, then help me beat up Whiplash." "No prob', homie!" Whiplash gets whooped and Iron Man and War Machine strike an awesome pose. Gov'ment imprisons Whiplash. Dude's like: "Wait, you guys wantink Iron Man suit, da?" "Affirmative." "I'm am havink schematics in hideout. We friends?" "bang! Not for a 100.000 years, commie bastard!" And then Iron Man and War Machine fight the government, who used Stark's designs to build their own suits (Mandroids nod?).