Iron Man 2 (Single-Disc Edition)

Great movie

Great movie works as advertised!

Good character development of Iron Man. As with other Marvel characters, you learn what makes them tick.

I won't spend too much time on the film, as most of you who are thinking of buying this blu-ray have already seen it, but here goes; The original Iron Man was a very fun ride thanks mainly to the absolutely perfect casting of Robert Downey Jr., as he essentially IS/WAS the bad boy that Tony Stark IS/WAS. The script was fun, the effects were awesome, and while a bit by the numbers the movie had the huge benefit of the fact that Iron Man was (at the time) essentially a "B List" character in the Marvel Universe and no one really expected much out of the movie. Now Iron Man 2 has the unenviable job of following up on the momentum started in part one, but for the most part pulls it off rather well. Mickey Rourke spouts ominous lines about blood and sharks and what-not that could come off as silly except he's actually making a very true point that once you show that God (or in this case Iron Man) is mortal and can in fact be hurt people will no longer worship him. Rourke delivers a fun performance with the only gripe being that I wish he was a little more fleshed out, as he really does have a reason to hate Tony Stark and the character could have been a little less one dimensional. This is a script fault though, nothing to do with Rourke, as he makes the character work. Sam Jackson is at times a bit too Pulp Fiction-ish in his delivery but for the most part is an awesome Nick Fury. Paltrow delivers her usual good performance despite having to once again be the damsel in distress, and Scarlett J. is a wonderful Black Widow (who's true super power seems to be gorgeous self curling hair in battle scenes?). Downey is Downey, he IS Tony Stark, and minus a couple times of going a bit overkill he is awesome. A good movie, lots of Avengers set up, with an ending that's a bit rushed but overall ok. Now to the actual blu-ray. AWESOME!! Tons of content, a director's commentary that's actually fun AND informative, and tight packaging. As an added plus, the digital copy that every blockbuster has to have so they can add a "3 DISCS!" to the cover also contains a DVD copy of the film, a concept a truly wish all studios would adapt. On the bonus disc you get hours worth of featurettes, some interesting deleted scenes, an AC/DC Shoot to Thrill music video, all three of the films trailers (why are some studios NOT putting the film's trailers on their own blu-ray's now???) as well as some other Marvel Trailers, etc. Overall a very good package, highly recommended.

Excellent

The people giving this bad reviews must have not watched the same movie. IRON MAN 2 was as good as it gets for superhero movies. It is a well-built story using characters and situations dating back to the 1960's. (Hence the nice addition of Tony Stark's dad in filmstrip sequences). The rivalry between him and a cold war Russian inventor plays out a generation later between Tony and the inventor's son, a character known as Whiplash (but never actually called that in the movie). I have to say the writing was top-notch and the characters excellently portrayed. For any armchair psychologists out there, the child-rearing theory of nature vs. nurture surfaces in Whiplash' origin. The young boy grew up in a climate of hate, and well, this is what happens. OK, getting too deep, more on the fun stuff... Paltrow as Virginia "Pepper" Potts, the director as "Happy" Hogan, and Rockwell as Justin Hammer all did a great job. Mickey Rourke dialed it down a notch and was superb. You will get some laughs from Favreau, functioning mostly as a chauffeur. Adding in the Black Widow (Scarlett Johanson) was a stroke of genius. Her fight sequence deserved applause! A nice touch: her decorative belt rings (first seen in Spiderman issue #86, 1970) became her weapons. Very cool! This film is great fun, balancing character development, science (best invention - Hammer's "Ex-wife" missile), thrills, politics and laughs. Highly recommended.

Great movie

If you're reading this review, it probably means you didn't see the movie in the theater. I saw it several times, at least once in IMAX, and I was genuinely concerned that a smaller screen could never do the movie justice. Hard to believe, but there is a whole group of people out there that absolutely hate super-hero movies. That's because super-heroes don't do a very good job representing us. We have a hard time seeing ourselves in the super-hero's shoes, because they're so much larger than life. On the contrary, Tony Stark is someone that a guy like me can easily relate to. No, I'm not a multi-billionaire or the son of an iconic genius-inventor / modern renaissance man. Tony Stark is a man. He's an alcoholic, and a womanizer, and he knows that money can't buy happiness. He's a charismatic leader that can charm an audience with his wit and humor, and he has developed a track record for being a hero with which no villain should even attempt to challenge. He's an athlete, and a fighter, and he has gone toe-to-toe with all manner of villains already (none of whom we get to know anything about--we just have to assume.) Don Cheadle gives a very understated performance, but he plays the part well. I do appreciate the fact that he's a serious hero that kids will love, and he also happens to be African-American (something that's not usually true of super-heroes.) War Machine is a force to be reckoned with, and Don Cheadle does a great job exhibiting the type of maschismo that would go hand-in-hand with suiting up in armor that makes one a virtual one man army. ScarJo also does a great job...But no one would have cared no matter how bad her acting proved to be. She's Eye Candy at it's very finest, and watching her in her form-fitting outfits is something akin to staring at the sun during an eclipse. I'm serious: she's so smoking hot, I couldn't figure out why Tony wasn't trying to put the moves on her. There's a scene on the night of his birthday party, when he's clearly getting drunk, and I suppose a lesser man would have been all over her. Not Tony, though. It's clear that he's already made his choice: Miss Pepper Potts. The movie has its flaws, and it has its fair share of detractors. Critics that I trust implicitly have stated unequivocably that they loathed the movie, which really hurts my heart. I loved this movie, and I intend to find out how many viewings I can get out of a Blu-Ray before it has to be replaced.

Robert Downey Jr was the best reason to watch the first Iron Man film since he seemed to slide into the role of Tony Stark so flawlessly and effortlessly. RDJ is just as amusing and fun to watch in Iron Man 2. If there were any doubts left over from RDJ's portrayal of Tony Stark from the first film, they're inevitably washed away with his convincing performance in the sequel. Newcomers Mickey Rourke, Sam Rockwell, and Scarlett Johansson are just as impressive. Rourke has been on an incredible streak since The Wrestler and puts in another solid performance here. His Russian accent is pretty spot on and he shows a wider range of emotion than you may not be expecting. Rockwell has been on my "actors to keep an eye on" radar since Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. I thoroughly enjoyed his smarmy performance as Hammer, who has all of the tools at his disposal to make as big of an impact on the world as Tony Stark has only to wind up falling short in the long run. The flirting between Tony and Johansson's Natalie Rushman is pretty captivating, but her crowning achievement is her fight scene in the latter half of the film that practically steals the show. Don Cheadle does have a few humorous one-liners and is great as War Machine, but doesn't really add anything that Terrence Howard already established with the role in the first film. It's slightly disappointing since Cheadle is known for his strong acting roles, but may be a result of the way the Capt. James Rhodes character was written for both films. While the film is a worthy sequel, it does contain a few small flaws. What is it with Hollywood films lately having the climactic battle during the finale last five minutes or less? Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Clash of the Titans,and Iron Man 2 all share this trait. It doesn't take away from the fact that the conclusion to Iron Man 2 is still pretty satisfying, but my mindset seems dead set on thinking it's more satisfying when the antagonist has the advantage. He or she gains the upper hand and there's that moment where you think they may bring their evil plan to fruition before the protagonist outsmarts the antagonist for the win. When that last battle seems short, it makes it seem like the villain was all talk. Speaking of the action sequences though, they're spectacular and twice as big as the action in the original film. The problem is that the action seemed to get blurry during several of the more hefty action scenes. I'm not sure if it's because it's the way it was shot or what, but it made it seem like there was too much going on in the film to fully process in post-production or something. Iron Man 2 is an extremely satisfying sequel on all accounts. While the original film is probably slightly better, the sequel does everything right and doubles up on everything in comparison; action, strong characters, teases for upcoming Marvel films, etc. Despite some of its early negative criticism, Iron Man 2 delivers a worthwhile sequel with a fantastic cast and spectacular action.

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zum aktuellen Zeitpunkt. Ich lese ja auch gerne Rezensionen und da waren ja etliche Negative zu sehen - 1-2 Sterne "langweilig" "unlogisch" u.s.w. Die Blueray kommt zwar erst im Oktober raus - aber bei lovefilm konnte man sich die Verleihversion bereits holen. Also habe ich die in meiner üblichen Beamerrunde eingelegt - und war natürlich erstmal etwas skeptisch - wann kommen denn die schlechten Szenen ? Wo ist die Langeweile ? Nunja - der Film lief und lief - eine gute Szene nach der anderen - schließlich setzten wir alles auf den wahrscheinlich schlechtesten Abspann der Filmgeschichte da vorher einfach nichts zu bemängeln war - der Abspann war dann auch keine Weltklasse aber das führt nicht zum Punktabzug. Das ist einer der Filme wo man am Ende applaudieren möchte - Prima alles richtig gemacht ! Endlich wird einmal Wert auf vernünftige Dialoge gelegt - die Schauspieler sind bis in die Nebenrollen perfekt besetzt und können bzw. dürfen sogar auch schauspielern - ohne von einem vollkommen hohlen und belanglosen Drehbuch ausgebremst zu werden. Hier wird kein Effekt-Overkill betrieben wie bei diversen anderen Filmen - natürlich gibt es auch etliche sehr gute Effekte zu sehen - bei einer auch sehr guten Bildqualität der Blueray - aber im Vordergrund stehen die glaubhaft rübergebrachten Charaktere. Die Dialoge strotzen nur so von Originalität und Wortwitz das ich mir den Film nach dem anschauen gleich nochmal bei Amazon vorbestellt habe - den muß ich unbedingt nochmal sehen. Im Gegensatz zu diversen anderen Machwerken steht hier die Lockerheit im Vordergrund - keine Dröge "USA #1" Orgie - und trotzdem eigentlich noch ein bißchen patriotisch - aber nicht auf die nervende Art. Robert Downey Jr. IST Ironman - er ist einfach einer der Besten Schauspieler überhaupt und geht in seiner Rolle voll auf - die Senatsanhörung beispielsweise ist derartig gut gelungen das wir uns teilweise weggeschmissen haben. Auch die anderen sind endlich mal wieder sehenswert - wenn ich daran denke wie grauenhaft Samuel L Jackson und Scarlet Johansson in dem "Spirit" verbrannt worden sind ist es eine Wohltat die beiden jetzt endlich wieder schauspielern zu sehen. Der Film ist ganz genau das was man sehen will - Action - gute Schauspieler - rasante Dialoge - geniale Unterhaltung. Leider bekommt man davon in letzter Zeit einfach zu wenig - aber wenn man so eine Perle dann relativ unverhofft gezeigt bekommt strahlt sie umso heller. Der Film bekommt von mir 6 Sterne.

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