This is, quite simply, the best Marvel movie ever made. Yes, it's better than all the Spidey and X-Men films put together. I am not kidding.
Best part: No Nick Fury! This rules because Samuel L. Jackson was rumored to play him, and I am currently very burnt out on Sam Jackson. S.H.I.E.L.D. did have a presence however, and it was a very welcome one. The villain was a HUGE twist! Not at all what I expected.
Every actor and actress played their parts very well. Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow couldn't have been better cast. I...yes. I am officially in spastic fangasm mode. Going to go wander away and try to sleep. Now that I've had all my fun for the weekend, I gotta hit the finals.
Best part: No Nick Fury! This rules because Samuel L. Jackson was rumored to play him, and I am currently very burnt out on Sam Jackson. S.H.I.E.L.D. did have a presence however, and it was a very welcome one. The villain was a HUGE twist! Not at all what I expected.
Watch past the credits, guess who?
Watch past the credits, guess who?
Had to leave the theater before the credits finished, or else fail at getting enough sleep to work all day today. However, I will amend my above statement to: I'm glad he wasn't in the two or so hours before the credits. =P
Its really not that bad, when you consider that Ultimate Nick Fury was modeled after Samuel L. Jackson, Nick Fury represents the perfect hero against a backdrop of paranoia. 616 Fury? Nazi paranoia, Punisher MAX? Vietnam era paranoia. Ultimate Fury? That would be post 9/11 paranoia.
So you can actually see how the character and the actor choice coincide, I assume you're more of a super power kind of a guy Jason - I'm more of a fan of Batman, The Punisher, etc. So maybe you didn't even know about the different Furies? Irrelevant, just kind of explaining why Jackson was most likely chosen. Ignore any rants about them making Fury black to appease balance of race or whatever.
Okay, I've geeked out enough for now. lol.