I have now seen Iron Man 2 twice. Neither showing included the secret ending post-credits tag, and that was on purpose – Marvel wants to save the surprise of that secret ending for the real paying audience, not critics and contest winners.
And yet some sites are spoiling that ending, and frankly that sucks. The movie is out in a couple of days in the US – people can see that ending for themselves. And they should see it and be surprised and think it’s cool and be excited. I mean, isn’t that why you’re going to a movie like Iron Man 2 in the first place? Isn’t that the whole point of being a film nerd? There’s a certain point when spoilers quit being cool and fun and become obsessive compulsive and shitty, and that point is when the secret post-credits tag of a film like Iron Man 2 is ruined. It’s enough to know that there is a secret worth sitting through the credits to see, so why have it ruined in advance?
So be wary out there – there are some folks who can’t wait to ruin your enjoyment of that little moment. It’s just a couple of seconds of fun, and it should be kept secret so that people can experience it correctly. Shame on the sites that ruin it for their readers and for the internet in general.
(For all the ding dongs who will post below: yes, we did report on the Nick Fury ending of Iron Man. I won’t defend that, although I do think it’s different from the second-by-second (and pirate picture) spoiling going on for Iron Man 2, so I will just say I think that was a mistake we made.)
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Devin, there have been some seriously mixed reviews. I can wait for your full review, just please tell me, Did you enjoy it?
Yeah, I can't believe Joss Whedon turns up at the end with a big net and drags Iron Man away either!
I heard Batman shows up and asks to join the Avengers but no one can understand what he is saying just laughs at his stupid voice. Batman then apparently goes home and puts on his favourite Jewel album and cries naked from the waist down whilst staring into the mirror in a scene that is reminiscent of Harvey Kietel in Bad Lieutenant.
It's a movie, right? Not a cure for something horrible? A movie…
umm the ending is not that great, its certainly nothing to get all hormonal about somebody publishing spoilers for it. its not like we see thor or cap… i think your reaction was ironic in that by caring so much about it YOU'RE the one who's gone all OCD about it.
The 1 thing that hasn't been said is that the internet ruins movies in general, not just some 10 second scene from the end credits of a movie.. As for the mixed reviews? What did you all expect??? Any time they have a sequel to a movie that was really food to begin with, there naturally going to make it bigger and with probably more villains.. Can't understand WHY some of these reviews act like this is such a big deal???? It's going to be appear crowded and there's going to be ALOT going on in 2.5 hours of watching this.. Jesus, if Nolan would've directed this movie the way it is right now, would people still bitch about it or have Nolan's balls hanging out of their mouths as though he could do no wrong.. Get ready for TDK Sequel when the whole "Bigger is Better" campaign hits that movie in trying to outdo TDK, though that won't be that hard unless your villain has died during production in which case, the movie will shoot up to 500 Million again like last time..
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Yes, why IS Devin obsessing about this? Could it be that the movie isn't quite entertaining enough, so Devin feels that only the consolation of the end-of-credits easter egg makes the film worth while? Devin, is the film worth watching even if you walk out before the end credits? The only people who stay all the way through the credits for an extra scene are people who have been spoiled for it anyway.
People who care won't read the spoilers. People who don't care will. I don't think this topic is worthy of an article.
I just read the spoilers a few minutes ago. I don't care. A few seconds of stuff outside of the film experience isn't going to alter my enjoyment of the film at all. Actually, having read what it is, I'd probably be disappointed and irate after sitting through the credits just for that – assuming this leak is actually real. It could just be some marketing, and the post-credits scene is longer, or something else.
Kinda like how you ruined the cameo in Zombieland?
Cinematical.com's Todd Gilchrist is calling Iron Man 2 "the Matrix Reloaded of superhero movies." Uh oh.
Devin, when is your review being published to the site? Harry Knowles already has his up, so there can't really be an embargo, can there?
Ding dongs? If you hate the people you write for so much, why do you still do it? And it's always great to see you on your soapbox when you've done your fair share of spoiling. This just happens to be a movie you have a vested interest in. Enjoy deleting this comment.
Cool. Thanks to #12 and slashfilm.com, I found out the "secret" ending before everyone else, and I'm going to be sending the link to all my friends on facebook. Awesome!
With the original, I didn't feel the post-credit sequence helped or hindered my enjoyment of the film. I thought Incredible Hulk did it better, actually sewing it into the film. This post-credit stuff feels gimmicky and tacked on, without making any real contribution to the film experience. I hope I'm wrong and I shit my pants this time, but it'll need to be something more than Sam Jackson in an eyepatch.
I hope you get cancer.
This article is so hypocritical I don't even know where to begin. "Don't ruin the easter egg!" for little fanboy Devin's popcorn movie, while other movies the site not only spoils but breaks down bit-by-bit.
I respect what your saying in the article Dev, but I have to say… this was just begging for a commenter to spoil the ending (a la' comment #12).
It's the equivalent of a parent telling their child not to look at dirty magazines… the kid probably had no previous intention to do so, but thanks to the parent's heads up… he's gonna seek out the closest Playboy.
On the subject of the mixed reviews. The only negative reviews I've read fault the movie for being more of the same. Isn't that what a sequel is? It seems to me from reading these reviews that if you liked the first one you'll like the second one.
Hey Devin… talking out of both sides of his mouth again… CHUD is notorious for spoiling films, and now your calling out people for doign the same? Why? Because you guys were not the first to report it? I guarenfuckingtee you that if you got this story sent to you three weeks ago, you would have ran with it… Devin, you go and write that awesome piece on theft and journalism.. then you revert back to this shit… why? I mean, what's next Devin, an article ripping on fat bearded guys who write internet movie blogs?
I agree with Devin … so why did I read the comments to see the spoiler posted above? Oops.
@11 – 81 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Don't get your panties in a bunch.
So basically this article is Devin bitching about how his horseshit "internet movie critic" status didn't allow him to see the super sekrit ending before everyone else. Got it.
Yes we were Spoiled for the Nick Fury, BUT it didn't impact how awesome it was to see. Now I am spoiled for the new one and at this moment I am still really excited to see….but it involves something that I am totally curious about as past huge fan of the element of the scene.
Devin spoiled the end of The Hulk. Even Latino Review called him out. Selective memory, all of Devin's bitching is transparently convenient. And it pretty much always has been.
I'd be more worried about the trailer for the video game ruining the movie. I saw it yesterday and I think it showed way more than the actual trailer did, and i don't think that is a good thing.
Well said.
I've seen the other sites, and they all bury the info deep underneath spoiler warnings. They're only spoiling it for people who want to be spoiled, and it's something that everyone will be talking about in a week anyway, and it's not even part of the actual movie plot, and it's no different to things Chud has done a hundred times in the past. Since when did Chud become the whiny little bitch of the movie site community?
Wait… there is an Iron Man 2 movie coming out.
And by a couple of days, you mean a week and a half. The USA, the country where the movie was financed and created, has to wait a full week plus after it comes out in the rest of the world.
Piracy won't do anything to it, but it damn well should.
Ballz, Chud has always been the whiny bitch. See the lies that they tried to spread about Trek, and their bitching about Avatar. They've done good things sometimes occasionally too, with the Breaking dawn and Clash of the Titans articles.
You know, movie reviewers for print media ruin stuff all the time, and have made me furious by spoiling much anticipated films.
However, if it weren't for cinematical.com's overly defensive tweets and blog post, I wouldn't know about the end of IM2. Now I do. Does nobody like surprises anymore? Does nobody want to be pumped on opening days anymore? And BTW: If Devin changed his views on spoilers, BFD! He is a grown man who is entitled to think about things and change his fucking mind.
whatever man. it was a dick move for them to run THREE DIFFERENT endings for wolverine.
also, why should i have to sit around waiting for 5 minutes of credits (while i have to pee) to see something that's actually kind of vital to the overall franchise. it's not like it's outtakes or throwaway gags. this is, marvel movie U cannon.
@#25 – Let's be fair, Ang Lee spoiled the ending of The Hulk…
Devin–you write great movie reviews and I appreciate your insights and gossip on upcoming films. But this whole "internet movie critic cop" schtick is just tiresome. Please give it a rest.
Totally agree with liamaa #34. I really enjoy the movie reviews, and agree with most of them. Really like all the movie features. But seriously, who cares about Collider, they suck anyway. CHUD should take the fucking high road over that shit, and it's disappointing that you didn't.
I gave your mom cancer. . . with my COCK!
glad I didn't know about the after-credits scenes.. I mean, I knew there was one — not what it was about
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