[Dave]

Hey folks, well, here we are! Entering our contest is easy as pie. All you need to do is create an account on this forum, then make a comment right here in this thread under your new user ID. Be sure to use a valid email address, since that's how we'll contact you to let you know if you've won. We won't be selling your email address and no one else will have access to it, but if you don't trust us, feel tree to get a temporary one from one of the free email services out there. Just keep an eye on it until the contest is over.


By Monday, we'll have a list of the prizes that can be won, but they'll include jackets, shirts, mugs, caps and other stuff. You do NOT have to be in the U.S. to enter. This contest will end at Midnight Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5) on May 31st and we'll announce the winners on the show the following Friday (June 4).

[SantaBJ]

Cool

[Newstar]

I agree with the InSight Guys about Iron Man II being really good! I just saw it on Sun. I don't want to give spoilers, but I agree with a radio review I heard about good characterization and cool effects. If anything, it was better than the first one.
Thanks for the show, guys!

[SantaBJ]

It was at least *as fun* as the first one. However, it was not as *good* - and I'm going to tell you why.

The characters have reverted since the first movie. Throughout the first, Stark went from extravagant egotistical playboy to someone who actually cared about others. Then, in the second, he's back to being an extravagant egotistical playboy. It's fun, sure, but it's problematic - not just because of the reversal of character issue (which in itself is quite bad), but because it creates a problem for the third movie. In the comics, Stark developed alcoholism and depression over time. He never lost his wit, but he did lose his edge. That's part of what made the character so interesting, he had to pick himself up from that. Since they didn't use the second movie as a stepping stone on the way to that fall, they are either going to have to ignore it completely - which will make the character of Tony Stark less interesting - or that whole aspect is going to get cramped in there. Neither works. So yeah...now they have a problem.

Hopefully they can use the Avengers movie to fix that problem. Since Joss Whedon is (re)writing and directing that, I'm hoping he'll see the issue and fix it - if he's allowed to. He *is* a great character writer, so who knows?

Edit:

Apropos Iron Man 2... http://www.popsci.co...t-real-iron-man

[Newstar]

I disagree there's a problem with the Stark character. In movie one he did indeed get an epiphany re selling weapons, and implemented company policy changes. But he didn't change who he was. Notice at the end he says "I am iron man!" His God complex (narcissism) and ego coming through. He was still the faulty genius, just one who had woken up to one issue very relevant to his capture experience. His character wasn't reverting, he was just in new circumstances, the world peace etc. that allowed him to go back to old habits. I think they did a great job on him. He was appealing for his genius and physical strength, but had believable faults he had to be made to overcome.

[Bill]

We need to get back on topic, this thread is for new sign ups to our little corner of the Universe.

Dave, on 14 May 2010 - 06:30 PM, said:

Hey folks, well, here we are! Entering our contest is easy as pie. All you need to do is create an account on this forum, then make a comment right here in this thread under your new user ID. Be sure to use a valid email address, since that's how we'll contact you to let you know if you've won. We won't be selling your email address and no one else will have access to it, but if you don't trust us, feel tree to get a temporary one from one of the free email services out there. Just keep an eye on it until the contest is over.


By Monday, we'll have a list of the prizes that can be won, but they'll include jackets, shirts, mugs, caps and other stuff. You do NOT have to be in the U.S. to enter. This contest will end at Midnight Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5) on May 31st and we'll announce the winners on the show the following Friday (June 4).

[Newstar]

I'd love to hear what new people think about any topic on InSight (Including Iron Man II ) Or comments on Dave's Irish accent... anything goes in here as long as it's polite!

[Christine G. Roberts]

Why do I get the feeling I'm not elgible? lol.

[Newstar]

The latest episode of InSight is lots of fun, and informative!

http://www.syzygynetwork.com/insight/