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[Stefancos]

What is the function of the arc reactor in Stark's chest? It was places there to stop the shrapnel from getting to his heart. But does it also power the Iron Man suit?

The films are not consistent regarding this. Some lines of dialogue clearly state this, while other things don't support that. (If the suit is powered by the arc reactor, how does Rhodes use it?)

[Jason LeBlanc]

Wait till you see the 3rd film, it gets even more muddled!

[Stefancos]

I have seen it.

 

Script wise it's an improvement over the second film. But it has some of the same issues.

 

The third film has too many Iron Man suits, most of them dont have Stark in them.

[Jason LeBlanc]

Right, and apparently

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he doesn't need the arc reactor to keep him alive anymore, he can have the shrapnel bits removed with surgery?  That came out of nowhere.  And I guess he built 42 arc reactors to power all the other suits?  Its all unclear

[Stefancos]

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Indeed! There is nothing in the first 2 films or The Avengers that state he could get the shrapnel removed. In The Avengers he calls it a "terrible privilege" suggesting it is something he had to live with, like Banner had to live with The Hulk

 

The Ironman film lack really great villains to compete with Tony Stark.

They certainly hired great actors for them, (you can't get better then Bridges, Rourke etc etc) but didn't really give then characters with great motivations, ingenious plans etc etc. Just the usual greed or revenge.

 

Loki is the best one so far. Actually I think I enjoy Iron Man the most in The Avengers. (it also has the best looking suit)

[Chaac]

What is the function of the arc reactor in Stark's chest? It was places there to stop the shrapnel from getting to his heart. But does it also power the Iron Man suit?

The films are not consistent regarding this. Some lines of dialogue clearly state this, while other things don't support that. (If the suit is powered by the arc reactor, how does Rhodes use it?)

 

The suits initially used the arc reactor in his chest. Later they use their own independent arc reactor.

[Stefancos]

I don't think this is stated in any of the films.

In the first one Stane steals the reactor from Stark's chest and Tony has to use the one he build in Afghanistan. Jarvis tell him that it's not designed for sustained flight and will only last 15 minutes.

[Chaac]

It's not stated per se, but it's obvious.

[Jason LeBlanc]

Yes. All 3 Iron Man films feature a villain seeking revenge for something that happened in Tony or his family's past.  It's getting tiresome, they need a villain with a MUCH better motivation for IM4.

[Stefancos]

It's not stated per se, but it's obvious.

 

 

 

Not to me.

[ZackR]

Star Trek Into Darkness
4. For some reason, Chris Hemsworth and Jennifer Morrison are listed in the end credits as playing Kirk's parents, but they didn't appear in the film that I saw, unless it was when I was changing seats.  Weird.

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Kirk heard their voices as he was waking up.

[Mark Olivarez]

Coughcough

 

It could have been anything from

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a picture in Kirk's bedroom at the begining or perhaps the moment he awakens in the hospital, I heard dialogue from the first film in his thoughts as he awoke.

[ZackR]

Oops. Missed your post!

[Jason LeBlanc]

Star Trek Into Darkness

 

I went and saw it again in the theater.  I enjoyed it MUCH more the second time!

This time since I already knew all the story beats, I could focus more on the music (confirmed for myself that there are many GREAT unreleased cues), the background details, the performances, etc.

 

Anyway, I think because this time I was able to ignore the plot holes and just enjoy the movie, I enjoyed it for the fun summer action romp it is.  They did some good stuff here.

 

Should have had a better ending though.

[Marian Schedenig]

Just saw it and loved it. There were a few moments that were a bit too clicheed and obvious, but they couldn't at all hurt what I thought was a wonderfully twisted take on the old formula.

 

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Watched it with a friend who had never seen and of the series or the old movies. I'll have to show her The Wrath of Khan now.