Comments on: Major Spoilers Poll: Summer Blockbuster

By: J'osh

J'osh — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:38:49 +0000

The reality is that this summer I plan on seeing too many movies:Iron Man, TDK,Hulk,Speed Racer, Hellboy 2 and Wall-E. Haven’t looked forward to this many movies in a long time.

By: Everan

Everan — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:58:28 +0000

My heart goes with Iron Man, but cold logic forces me to bet on Dark Knight.

By: Rodrigo

Rodrigo — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:44:58 +0000

I’d say don’t worry too much about it Shawn, the question is ‘which one do you think will do better’ not ‘which one do you like most’

By: Gaumer

Gaumer — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:37:17 +0000

I think the TDK being a sequel and the Ledger news will draw bigger crowds.

I’m more excited about Ironman tho

By: Dave (Matter-Eater Man....)

Dave (Matter-Eater Man....) — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:24:26 +0000

TDK will likely do better, just because it’s the GD Batman! But, I think Iron Man will do well, and I plan to see both. They both look really good!

By: Katzedecimal

Katzedecimal — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:06:30 +0000

Dark Knight, for one very simple reason: More Johnny Mundanes know about Batman than they do about Iron Man. Fact is, if the average Johnny Mundane knows about Iron Man at all, it’s as a Black Sabbath song.

By: Shawn

Shawn — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:00:27 +0000

I can’t pick one over the other. My allegiances are to Batman but Iron Man looks cool as heck. I just can’t pick one over the other because I’m really looking forward to both.

By: Baal

Baal — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:46:04 +0000

I probably won’t see the Batman movie (I still haven’t seen the first) but I know it’ll outperform Iron Man, the one I will see.

By: Young

Young — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:34:55 +0000

Iron Man is going to dominate. It is a fresh idea to the public in general (no baggage, not the fifth movie in a franchise, even if reimagined), and has a stronger cast – i.e. bigger marquee players in RDJr, Paltrow, Bridges, and Howard. The trailers have also been well made, and the marketing push is strong (Superbowl ad was pretty good). Granted, Batman has had the whole viral marketing campaign on the net, and the unfortunate death of Heath Ledger will spark greater interest in Batman, but I think IM will come on top.

By: doubledumbassonyou

doubledumbassonyou — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:18:45 +0000

The Dark Knight was going to be huge … and with Heath Ledger kicking it there will be that much more of a boost. However, Iron Man may in the end have more widespread appeal and has had a significantly larger marketing push over the last year.

I voted for TDK.