Iron Man 2 was totally worth the trip the theater. See it on the big screen, a movie this big just does not have the same effect on a 40” TV.
Was it as good as the first? NO. But for a sequel it was good. It might not have been Badder and Stronger, but it was certainly Bigger. The money was certainly invested, the characters still had charisma. The biggest issues I had with this movie is the fact that I didnt feel as strongly for my hero as I wanted.
But why did Tony Stark go from being a douche to being a hero back to being a douche?
I guess its the nature of being Tony Stark. The guy that you know will always end up doing the right thing. He just has a lot of demons it seems. I guess anyone who could truly do whatever they wanted when they wanted might have a little bit of a superiority complex.
As with all types of technology, once you build it and the world knows about, others will copy it.
Well, the ARC Reactor technology got into the wrong hands, apparently its an energy source that allows BAD people to engage in a bunch of shenanigans. It was also a technology which was created by a man who was never given proper credit and this crazy bad ass with a serious accent decides he is going to avenge his father by beating Tony Stark with this technology. There was a whole bunch of other stuff which involved the military feeling as though they had to had the technology in order to fight against bad guys who may be experimenting and the government viewing the Iron Man as nothing more than a weapon.
The story line fizzles but the action scenes are great. Don Cheadle did a great job, even though I noticeably missed Terrence Howard, but that was ONLY because I saw part 1 right before I saw part 2. Otherwise, the switch was not that big of a deal.
Iron Man did not go exactly into the direction I would have liked, but hopefully if they decide to make another, they will get back to basics and realize that its easy to impress of with action and special effects, but what makes us fall in love and hold onto a character goes beyond explosions and nonsense.
