Iron Man 2: It’s a Better Sequel than Teen Wolf Too

I recently had the pleasure of FINALLY seeing Iron Man 2 (The sequel to Iron Man). I invested over $40 dollars on this movie (Yikes). I had initially planned on seeing it last Friday the day It came out (I even went and bought tickets early because I am such a baller). I spent $15 on two tickets (I was taking someone to see it? OMG, I know right?!) However, due to getting packed up to move home from college (I have more shit than a Desperate Housewife, no lie), I did not have time to get away from packing up 4 years of accumulated coupon books, free t-shirts and koozies, and other things to see the film. So boom, I'm out that money. Not a huge deal as it is just money and I am absolutely loaded (I have moved home to live with my parents for the foreseeable future). However, I was still determined to see what very well could be this summer's biggest blockbuster hit. Therefore, I turned around and bought two tickets to see it in IMAX. Nevertheless, after investing enough money into what seemed like would have gotten a start-up business off the ground, I was excited to the sequel to Iron Man (Iron Man 2). I had the pleasure of reading Nuss's review of the movie before I saw it. Check it out here if you haven't read it yet. His review had me skeptical about what was to come in this film.

    After seeing this movie, I can say I disagree with James (with all due respect my good man). Iron Man 2 (Sequel to Iron Man) is an exciting film. Here are a couple of reactions I had during and after this movie:

1. Mickey Rourek did a fantastic job in his role. My one gripe about his character (And many Hollywood characters) was his lack of taste buds. Now, personally, I have never chugged Russain Vodka from a bottle. However, if it tastes anything like normal vodka, it does not go down that smooth (so I hear). It annoys me when a character like his downs vodka (straight) like it's a bottle of water. It probably really was water, but that is beside the point. I want to see some acting. Coming from someone who just spent four years in college (observing, of course), no hard liquor goes down that smooth. It should look more like this.
   

   
    

2. Scarlett JoHOTT was a great addition to this movie. Wow, just, wow, I can't even, wow I'm a fan. The scene where she singlehandedly takes out 10 or so guards, wow, just, yeah, wow. Cherish her Ryan Reynolds… Cherish her.
   

   
    

3. Robert Downey Jr. was his usual smart ass Tony Stark (he plays it well), but Sam Rockwell straight up stole the show. I will be buying this movie when it comes out and one of the main reasons is I just want to watch his character again because he played it so well. He can also bust a move (reminds me of myself).
   

   
    

4. Wow, Scarlett Johansson, just wow.
   

   
    

5. I felt like I was taken back to Science class for about a half-hour. I hate science class….
   

   
    

Although I have decided I like Iron Man better than Iron Man 2 (the sequel to Iron Man) because it was the original, it wasn't hyped up, and it was very underrated. IM2 still had a good balance (for the most part) of action mixed with plot and humor. As mentioned before the cast was great. I thought I was going to hate Don Cheadle replacing Terrance Howard because I am a firm believer if you do a sequel, you do it right and get everyone on board again (Unlike Teen Wolf Too. Why'd they have to mess that series up?). However, I was wrong and I more than approved having him in the movie.

My favorite scene was the fictional race, "Grand Prix de Monaco Historique" (Yes, I had to look that up). This is where Tony Stark first gets introduced to Ivan (Rourek). The special effects and the overall atmosphere of the scene had me feeling like I was in the movie (good of had to do with seeing it in Imax). This scene had me wanting to take a visit for the real race someday. However, from the looks of it, you have to be a CEO or a gold digger to go. I'm still crossing my fingers for my sugar momma.

And how cool is it seeing Jon Favreau in the movie he directed? Some people might say it is him having an ego trip. However, I say he can do whatever he wants after making these movies…

In closing, I was a fan of this movie. Robert Downey Jr. was good as always, Sam Rockwell stole the show, and Scarlett Johansson (Have I mentioned, wow?) was a solid addition. The fight scenes were good, yet the plot was there. I am excited to see what Marvel has in store next.

Overall: 4/5 Claws

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