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 disaster movie September 5, 2010
Nenad Kastratovic (serbia)
0 out of 8 found this review helpful
presenting russians as main world villains is overused topic and only keeps stressing out the urge of american government to rule the world and the universe which is why, despite the brilliant iron man 1, this one is total disaster.
im totally not into buying this political rubbish for my collection.
...and mickey rourky as a russian?? what da hell...
 Better than the first film? August 27, 2010
Ir1sh91
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I went to see Iron Man 2 twice at the Cinema this summer. Excellent plot thoroughly enjoyable. Acting from Robert Downey Jr. was very satisfactory and the relationship between Tony Stark and Pepper Potts was humorous and touching. The fact that AC/DC did the soundtrack was a great surprise as I didn't know about it before I went to see it, I'm not a massive hard rock fan but in an action/superhero film it suited it down to a tee. Special Effects were very impressive and only served to enhance the story. All in all I think that Iron Man 2 was a very good sequel to Iron Man and would definitely say that it's the better of the two although the original Iron Man still holds its own. Highly recommend it to anyone who liked the first one, I'll definitely be buying it.
 What a jip August 9, 2010
p.barlow@ic.ac.uk (London, UK)
7 out of 19 found this review helpful
First of all, let me say that I thought the film itself was great. Not as good as the first one, but that would have been a stretch. However, I do feel it's unfair that, just like with X-Men Origins: Wolverine [DVD] [2009], the DVD owner is being stiffed, and forced to go out and invest in Blu-Ray. They call this product the "2-disc special edition", and yet they don't even put half of what is available on the Blu-Ray on here, meaning that if people what the full experience of Iron-Man 2 in their own home, they have to go out and buy a Blu-Ray player. I don't have a Blu-Ray player, or an HDTV, and as it stands I'm quite happy with what I've already got in terms of home media. I don't like therefore companies such as Marvel dictating what home media I should have by beginning to ignore DVD format with their documentaries and special features.
I loved Iron Man, but this is sloooooooooow and not worth the effort August 8, 2010
Komerade Snowflake (United Kingdom)
4 out of 11 found this review helpful
'Iron man'remains one of the best comic book adaptations to date, but this?
Another reviewer puts it nicely, so I've just copied their comment:
I honestly expected to be straight in the action, the first film set things up perfectly. But Iron Man 2 instantly fell flat and stayed on it's back for the next 2 hours. When there finally was a bit of decent action I had lost all interest in the film.
Brilliant Film July 19, 2010
Saffronire
37 out of 50 found this review helpful
Before I'd even seen this film I was being bombarded with negative feedback from others. People said Iron Man 2 had lost it's magic, that it was boring, not as good as the first - the same old stuff you usually hear. And I admit that between the time of hearing the negativity and going to watch the movie, I was a little worried. I wasn't convinced that the movie was going to be 'bad' in any sense of the word. 'Bad' movies in my list are things like Twilight and I couldn't believe that Favreau would really bring disappointment to that degree. But, like I said, I was a little worried.
After seeing this film three times now, I can safely say that it delivers. It's funny, it tells a convincing story of Tony Stark six months on from Iron Man, it has plenty of action (Action doesn't just mean people shooting each other you know) and the entire cast was brilliant. There wasn't a single bad actor in this. As always the visuals were stunning and it is an exciting film.
Despite what people have said the character of Tony Stark is, thanks to great writers and superb Robert Downey Jr, just as funny as he ever was. His sarcasm and ego are just as sharp, rather that it has been blended into the storyline in a more subtle way, instead of having him just spouting off gags every few minutes. With the character of Tony Stark being who he is, it would be too easy for the writers to steer the Iron Man story into 'The Hilarious Robert Downey Jr. Show'. Although this would please the Iron-man-no-funny-any-more crowd, it would ruin the films and cheapen the performances.
The only 'downfall' of this movie, if you even want to call that, would be that it incorporates elements of the comics and the greater Marvel world - Like Agent Coulson finding Captain America's shield in Tony's workshop, and Tony then using it to make a pipe level. To fans of the franchise these will be a bonus, to regular movie-goers it might be an alienation. I would say, however, that the film can be enjoyed by those who know very little about the Marvel universe in spite of it.
Overall this movie really has everything. Anyone who likes the Action/Comedy genre will love this film. If you enjoy good acting and a bit of sci-fi, I cannot recommend this movie more. I would definitely say to make your own mind up about this film and not to take negative feedback as gospel, because you could be missing out on a great time.
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