Talking about the issue of alcoholism is one thing, but making a summer movie with it as a major plot is another thing entirely.  When Shane Black attempted to make Iron Man 3 more of a character study about Tony, I get the sense that the audience wasn't on board as much as they had been for Iron Man, Iron Man 2 and Avengers.  And you want to take this character study to an even darker place?  Just from the standpoint of producing a summer movie it seems like a bad idea.

How bad?  Apparently, Disney didn't want to go there either.  And they told Shane Black as much. 

And what about your star?  Robert Downey Jr. has been through a very rough and public battle with substance abuse.  He's defied the odds and managed to turn his life and career around.  He's also one of the most gifted actors of his generation.  And if he was going to do a movie with a character arc that revolves around substance abuse, I think he would want it to be done the right way.  Especially since he's been through substance abuse and recovery.  A summer popcorn movie does not seem like the right venue to examine a very complex issue like alcoholism.

If you have ever dealt with alcoholism/drug dependence, then you'll know that it takes a LONG time for someone to regain the trust they squander away.  I just don't think that they could handle it in a realistic way in the forum of a mass-market summer blockbuster.

Okay, for starters my dad was an alcoholic, never got help, and died two years ago from alcoholism.  I don't want to make the conversation about me, but you should know that I have a little first hand experience with the disease. 

Secondly, what's your definition of a "long time?"  Stark has been drinking for years and years according to the movies.  It isn't about regaining trust - it's about the pivotal moment when you decide that there's something more important in your life than drinking.  Agree to disagree I guess - they could easily show that in the way I described it.

Lastly, you're talking about "realistic" in a movie about Extremis tech and a guy with a flying suit of armor.  They could make it just as real as they made the panic attacks, so if you bought that sub plot, the alcoholism shouldn't be a stretch.

Saw MOS today & all I can say is EPIC!   

Yes this is a reboot, not the Christopher Reeves or the Brandon Routh nod to Reeves. If I sit thru a movie that is bad, I will look at my watch like those last 3 SW flicks & Indiana Nuke the Fridge "cough-cough". MOS is fricken' awesome! I did see it in 3D & the CGI fighting scenes looked off. As for the suit, never bothered me & Cavill, perfect! Nice glasses Clark, no one will still notice.... lmao... 
I will see it again & own it to watch again & again!

Spoliers:  Anyone else notice the Easter eggs in MOS? LexCorp logo on a couple tanker trucks, Wayne Enterprises logo on the satellite, 2 signs on buildings, Blaze Comics & Utopia Casino, Ezra’s Mail Depot store & Sullivan’s Truck & Tractor Repair sign. Smallville?  Chloe Sullivan?

B+

Thanks to Dan for helping me get one of these bad boys.

Well this will teach me for losing these boxes! Does any know which parts come with which figures?!

Darth Vader = head
Imp. Digntary = body
TIE Pilot = bottom "hub" with arm
R2 = arms "A" & "B"
Leia = arms "C" &"D"
Captain Antilles = greeblie "E", arm "G" and display stand