Iron Man 2 Review
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I would say the most anticipated movie of the summer arrived in theaters this weekend, and Iron Man 2 did not disappoint. Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) returns to do battle with those who try to steal his work and threaten the new time of peace the world has been enjoying. The new villain in this sequel is physicist Ivan Vanko, A.K.A. Whiplash, played by one of the most bad ass bad guys: Mickey Rourke. Two other additions to the Iron Man series are Natalie Rushman, Stark Industries’ legal counsel, played by the gorgeous Scarlett Johansson, and Don Cheadle who replaces Terrence Howard as the new Lt. Col. James Rhodes and War Machine.
The sequel did have a different tone than the first Iron Man movie as Tony Stark is now struggling with a health issue. You get this hopeless feeling for a while as opposed to the spunky, wise-guy antics from the first movie. I was a bit thrown off by Stark not being as cocky as he normally is and just the whole change in his attitude. This did give the movie more of an empathetic feel to it, which I’m sure most audience members weren’t expecting and may have turned them off a bit, but I feel was great for shifting gears to not deify him as much. There was a scene where Stark thinks the end is near and sits down with Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) at a diner to talk about the Avengers and how to save Tony’s life that reminded me of the diner scene in Pulp Fiction. I don’t know if anybody else noticed that too, but I thought it was pretty neat.
I love seeing the futuristic technology used in this movie. It wasn’t just the battle suits of Iron Man and War Machine, or even the drones that were the most impressive pieces of technology. The 3D projections of interactive displays and menus that you could walk through and crumple up like a piece of paper were amazing. They were even more impressive than the consoles and displays that the characters in Avatar were using. Seeing technology like this makes me want to live forever so I can see just how far we can advance with science.
Robert Downey Jr.’s stardom continues to grow with the Iron Man titles and the new Sherlock Holmes series. If you haven’t seen Iron Man 2 yet, you need to see the first biggest blockbuster of the year so far. Also, be sure to stick around for an extra little scene at the end of the credits! There is a little taste of a movie to be released next year!
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Teri said:
I actually didn’t like this one nearly as much. Well, I mean, granted, I liked some of the rapid-fire banter between Downey Jr. and Paltrow, and the special effects were incredible. That being said, I’m big on a good plot and good character development, and I didn’t see it. Who is this new bad guy? He seems to have come out of nowhere, and I barely got a glimpse into the workings of his evil psyche. Yes, he was bad-ass and crafty the few times he appears in the movie, but I wanted to see more! And Iron Man’s arch-nemesis from the weapons company seemed downright stupid. I thought Johansson’s character had potential, but she became more of a prop for ridiculously unrealistic stunts and the pro quo gratuitous leather body suit shots, skin, and cleavage.
So, like most sequels, I don’t think this one held up to the first.
June 4th, 2010 at 11:00 am -
Michael said:
Its a great movie and nice above review.
But Iron Man first film is quite remarkable one. I really love the previous movie not this one as much.June 5th, 2010 at 2:46 pm -
BrianEarley said:
I agree, I did enjoy the first movie more.
June 15th, 2010 at 8:56 pm