Escape to the Movies: Iron Man 2
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I noticed that Moviebob spelled villain wrong when he was breaking down the movie.
"Character" "Action" "Villian?"
"Character" "Action" "Villian?"
It's an opinion there buddy, obviously Bob liked Dark Knight better than the first Iron Man. Just because you don't agree with that dose not make it wrong.Souplex said:
I think Scarlett Johansson being The Black Widow was supposed to be a surprise based upon the way the movie played out...which would have been great if someone had told the people who did the previews for the movie that.
Even so, it was a really good movie.
Even so, it was a really good movie.
Aww, they actually made us leave the theater like 3/4 into the credits and I wasn't sure enough there was something after them to insist at staying....sad face.
So anyone willing can pm with the what's in the ending.
EDIT: nevermind, read the article
Anyway, perfect summary of this movie really is - more of the first one with some cooler stuff - one more villain, one more ally, one more babe, one more problem (the dying thing). I really like the humour in this movie. I must say though that the both films would ahve been maybe just above average superhero movies, but Downey raises the bar.
Some criticism - again some scenes from the trailer were not in the movie (Pepper kissing the helmet, and Stark showing Natalie how to use the IM glove). And no "I am ironman" from Black Sabbath.
And the freaking trailer is awufl, you could actually pull the plot out from it (and not the begining, the whole plot is told), from mentioned Black widow, to villian team up, but also War machine...I mean they could've kept something secret (like appearance of Two-face in Dark knight).
So anyone willing can pm with the what's in the ending.
EDIT: nevermind, read the article
Anyway, perfect summary of this movie really is - more of the first one with some cooler stuff - one more villain, one more ally, one more babe, one more problem (the dying thing). I really like the humour in this movie. I must say though that the both films would ahve been maybe just above average superhero movies, but Downey raises the bar.
Some criticism - again some scenes from the trailer were not in the movie (Pepper kissing the helmet, and Stark showing Natalie how to use the IM glove). And no "I am ironman" from Black Sabbath.
And the freaking trailer is awufl, you could actually pull the plot out from it (and not the begining, the whole plot is told), from mentioned Black widow, to villian team up, but also War machine...I mean they could've kept something secret (like appearance of Two-face in Dark knight).
Saw it this morning, enjoyed it. I was a little annoyed when I waited through the credits though. All the hype for...
A plug for the next Marvel superhero movie is a little lame.
Thor in the comics is fine, I just don't think he'll translate all that well on the big screen. Unless they seriously update his outfit. Otherwise he'll just make me giggle every time he comes on the screen.
Thor in the comics is fine, I just don't think he'll translate all that well on the big screen. Unless they seriously update his outfit. Otherwise he'll just make me giggle every time he comes on the screen.
I must say that this is one of my favorite sequels.. I was expecting nothing but failure from this movie.. But.. It surprised me big time! I won't spoil anything for those who haven't seen it.. But it's totally worth the money. I think you got the most important points in your review bob! I bow to you Mr. Downey Jr
I actually managed to watch a movie before Bob did! I am strangely gleeful And yeah, post credits thing :O The entire theatre went OOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHH and then YEAH!!!
and their was even a Capt. American reference
GRAHH! I went to see it last night, and I wanted to stay through the credits, but my stupid friend who I was with rushed me out! To be honest, I wasn't entirely sure if there even was a post-credits bit, so I just went with him, but I checked it on Wiki when I got home. Boy, was I raging last night.
OT: I loved it, but I was pretty disappointed at how little screen time Whiplash got. The drones were a bit annoying too, but all in all a great movie. I look forward to seeing how they make the Thor universe meld with that of Iron Man's and Captain America's and such.
OT: I loved it, but I was pretty disappointed at how little screen time Whiplash got. The drones were a bit annoying too, but all in all a great movie. I look forward to seeing how they make the Thor universe meld with that of Iron Man's and Captain America's and such.
I wonder if this film is not a superhero movie but a movie with a superhero in it like the previous film.
After decades of hating or at least disliking all superhero movies it's good to see well written, acted and directed superhero movies (Dark Knight, Iron Man, Watchmen, Kickass) coming out in the last few years.
Now if only Michael Bay and others like him could be banned from genre films it would get even better.
Now if only Michael Bay and others like him could be banned from genre films it would get even better.
I thought this movie tried to do a bit too much. There was a breakdown of Tony Stark leading to his build-up, his arch-rival with the business suit, his family enemy with the Russian guy, his business pressure from running Stark Ind., his love/friend relationship with Peppers, his pressure coming from the government and the military, his involvement with Shields, etc, etc. So in the end, almost nothing is flushed out or explained very well. It's a pretty fun ride, but the movie insists on putting all of these plot elements together ends up pretty disastrous and sometimes, downright boring. This feels very much like the Star Wars prequel to me, except not nearly as crappy.
EDIT: I hate the new Rhodey. He acts much much too serious for that role. The previous actor was a much better cast.
EDIT: I hate the new Rhodey. He acts much much too serious for that role. The previous actor was a much better cast.
To interject, it is wrong. Wrong in every way. I hate Dark Knight and people are just dick riding Batman.Eric the Orange said:
You know to why it's bad? Everyone hated Daredevil. Everyone loved Dark Knight. Dark Knight was a duplicate of Daredevil, pretty much scene for scene with even the angles in the warehouse and street shoot out being the same, just more dragged out with 50 minutes of faffing about and with a Batman theme instead. Christian Bale was also a horribly 1-dimensional Batman, using scowly face/voice to make up for absolutely no depth of character.
I must be one of the few people who were disappointed. I went to see Iron Man 2 less than 24 hours ago, and... well...
The character development felt awkward and stilted in many places, the character of Justin Hammer must be one of the most brain-liquifyingly annoying people I've ever witnessed in a movie, Scarlet Johannsen (or however you spell that) managed to cement my conviction that merely looking good just doesn't cut it when you're trying to bring a comicbook character to life, there were some horribly dull lengths during the middle (seriously, cutting away about 20-25 minutes would have improved the movie), the interesting (and in some places really fun) bad guy got the short straw regarding well-used screentime, and they managed the impossible by not making Nick Fury - played by Samuel L. Bad Mutherfucker Jackson - look cool.
The movie did have its strengths, too, with solid action, an aforementioned altogether more interesting villain, some juicy tidbits for the fans (like the suitcase) and, of course, the introduction of War Machine... but these bits were in the minority, and the drastic decrease in levity didn't help the main character either, even though I understand that it was pivotal to the new plot.
Maybe this is one of those movies that get more enjoyable the second or third time around, but for now - and let me state that this, just like everything else in this post, is my humble opinion - I can't help but feel that Iron Man 2 reached for the extremely highly-set bar raised by its predecessor, fumbled spectacularly and broke at least one of its armored feet upon landing.
The character development felt awkward and stilted in many places, the character of Justin Hammer must be one of the most brain-liquifyingly annoying people I've ever witnessed in a movie, Scarlet Johannsen (or however you spell that) managed to cement my conviction that merely looking good just doesn't cut it when you're trying to bring a comicbook character to life, there were some horribly dull lengths during the middle (seriously, cutting away about 20-25 minutes would have improved the movie), the interesting (and in some places really fun) bad guy got the short straw regarding well-used screentime, and they managed the impossible by not making Nick Fury - played by Samuel L. Bad Mutherfucker Jackson - look cool.
The movie did have its strengths, too, with solid action, an aforementioned altogether more interesting villain, some juicy tidbits for the fans (like the suitcase) and, of course, the introduction of War Machine... but these bits were in the minority, and the drastic decrease in levity didn't help the main character either, even though I understand that it was pivotal to the new plot.
Maybe this is one of those movies that get more enjoyable the second or third time around, but for now - and let me state that this, just like everything else in this post, is my humble opinion - I can't help but feel that Iron Man 2 reached for the extremely highly-set bar raised by its predecessor, fumbled spectacularly and broke at least one of its armored feet upon landing.